£1,250 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2022 GUKPT London
£1,250 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 GUKPT London
Buy-in
£1,250
Prize Pool
£772,200
Entries
702
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
185
Players Left
49
Welcome to Day 1a of the GUKPT London £1,250 Main Event
The Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour (GUKPT) has been running its first major live event of the year, kicking their season off in style at the famous Victoria Casino Poker Room in London.
Today, Thursday, February 3, sees the start of the GUKPT London £1,250 Main Event, which gets underway at 12 p.m. GMT. The Main Event has three starting flights, the first starting shortly while the second plays out tomorrow under the same format. Day 1c will be a turbo flight and begins at 9 p.m. GMT on Friday, February 4.
The fields will then combine for Saturday's Day 2. Those who survive Day 2 will then come back on Sunday, February 5 for the event's final day.
Days 1a and 1b will last for ten one-hour levels, with players being permitted three re-entries in that time. Late registration closes on Day 2 at 12:50 p.m. GMT. Players will also receive a starting stack of 20,000 with blinds starting at 100/100.
A plethora of famous British and European players are expected to hop into the Main Event such as Ludovich Geilich, triple crown winner Niall Farrell, Kenny Hallaert, Harry Lodge and 2018 WSOP Main Event 9th place finisher Antoine Labat.
Grosvenor Poker ambassadors Katie Swift and Jamie Nixon will also be in attendance.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as the live reporting team is on hand to keep you updated as the Main Event rolls on.
Slight Delay
The tournament start time is slightly delayed while players take their seats.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1a of the GUKPT London £1,250 Main Event.
Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Boatman Calls Peffly's Bluff
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
With 2,700 in the pot and a completed board showing 
, Barny Boatman bet 2,500 from the big blind before Alex Peffly raised to 7,000.
Boatman called after a few seconds of thinking and his opponent told him he was good. Peffly tabled 
while Boatman had a set of sevens. "That was a nice bet" remarked the two-time WSOP bracelet winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,500 | 7,500 |
|
12,500 | 12,500 |
Notable Names
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
T. L. Rivers Flush Against Reardon
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
With the board reading 
, Trevor Reardon checked from the small blind before T. L. bet 5,000 into a pot of 6,000.
Reardon thought over his options before putting in the call. His opponent turned over his cards to reveal the 
for a flush to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000 | 28,000 |
|
12,000 | 12,000 |
Speedy Start for Grosvenor Pro Swift
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Katie Swift has had a good start to the day, already notching one elimination from the Main Event.
Swift limped on the button and T. L. from the small blind checked before C. D. made it 700 from the big blind. Only Swift called.
Both players checked the 
flop to bring in the 
turn. C. D. check-raised to 5,000 after Swift bet 1,000. Swift then moved-all-in and her opponent called.
C. D.: 
Katie Swift: 
The fell on the river and Swift scooped the pot and sealed the elimination after C. D. failed to hit their open-ended straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | 20,000 |