£1,250 Main Event Day 1a | 2022 GUKPT London

02-03-2022 17:48 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hall (UK)	60,000
Jack Hardcastle	18,700 18,700	18,700

Corrigan Folds Three-of-a-Kind

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

With 5,000 in the pot with the board reading , Michael Corrigan bet 1,500 from the small blind. Justin Tsui, in the cutoff, raised to 10,000 to put his opponent all-in.

Corrigan quickly folded and flashed a deuce as he returned his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Tsui	25,000 25,000	25,000
Michael Corrigan	6,000 -7,000	-7,000

02-03-2022 17:34 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Karen Arthur	43,000 -7,000	-7,000
Renee Xie	35,000 15,000	15,000

Jan Svec	30,000 7,000	7,000
Adam Wilkinson	25,000 5,000	5,000
Trevor Reardon	20,000 8,000	8,000
Alan Carr	13,000 -27,000	-27,000
Steven Warburton	10,000 -10,000	-10,000
Julien Sitbon	3,000 -29,000	-29,000

Cooler Confirms Guimond's Exit

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

With 3,500 in the pot with the completed board showing , Chun Law and Florian Guimond committed their stacks after a series of raises.

Law tabled for a full house while Guimond had for the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry Law	40,000 20,000	20,000
Florian Guimond	Busted

02-03-2022 17:21 UTC

Grafton Doubles Up Spencer

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Sam Grafton opened to 700 from middle position and was only called by Lewis Spencer in the hijack.

Both players checked the flop through to the turn. Grafton bet 3,500 and was called. On the river, Grafton put Spencer all-in and was snap-called. Grafton turned over pocket fours but they were bested by Spencer's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis Spencer	21,000 1,000	1,000
Sam Grafton	5,000 -18,000	-18,000

02-03-2022 17:07 UTC

Grafton and Swift Scoop Early Pots After the Break

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Katie Swift called the 800 bet from Ryan Mandara from the small blind to see the flop. Swift check-called a bet of 700 before action checked through on the turn and river. Mandara tabled queen-jack for top pair but Swift held to scoop with a flush.

Sam Grafton also picked up a small pot from David Crane on the opposite table. His was good enoughh to rake in the chips after the board displayed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Eamonn Dyer	90,000 10,000	10,000
Katie Swift	59,000 14,000	14,000

Sam Grafton	23,000 4,000	4,000

Ryan Mandara	18,000
David Crane	10,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

02-03-2022 16:46 UTC

Notable Names and Big Stack Update

Calum Grant

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eamonn Dyer	80,000 27,000	27,000
Colin Paddington	65,000 65,000	65,000
Cristinel Costin	60,000 40,000	40,000
Yann Del Rey	60,000 60,000	60,000
Antoine Saout	60,000 -10,000	-10,000
Bhavin Khatri	58,000 58,000	58,000
Davide Magnan	57,000 57,000	57,000
Barny Boatman	55,000 10,000	10,000

Katie Swift	55,000 14,000	14,000

Ulysse Harry	43,000 43,000	43,000
Stephen Kehoe	42,000 24,000	24,000
Iaron Lightbourne	40,000 -35,000	-35,000
Alexios Zervos	30,000 18,000	18,000
Richard Trigg	26,000 6,000	6,000

Thomas Hall	19,000 19,000	19,000

Sam Grafton	19,000 4,000	4,000

02-03-2022 16:21 UTC

Tournament Goes on Break

Calum Grant

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

The 104 remaining players are now on a 40-minute break. So far, there have been 139 total entries which has inflated the prize kitty to £177,870

02-03-2022 16:20 UTC

Saout Scoops to Felt Bousfield.

Calum Grant

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Israel Avraham opened to 700 from middle position before John Bousfield raised to 2,300 on his immediate left. Antoine Saout then four-bet to 4,200 from the cutoff. Adam Miller called from the big blind, Avraham folded and Bousfield called.

Bousfield then moved all-in on the flop for 5,700. Both of his opponents called.