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

02-03-2022 17:45 UTC

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 17:48 UTC

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

Chip Count Update; Guimond Re-enters

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Peffly	41,000 11,000	11,000
Ali Sarkeshik	40,000 30,000	30,000
Niall Farrell	30,000 4,000	4,000

Florian Duta	26,000 -19,000	-19,000
Florian Guimond	20,000 20,000	20,000
Harry Lodge	10,000 -12,000	-12,000

02-03-2022 18:00 UTC

Recent Eliminations

Calum Grant

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Wigan	Busted
Richard Hayes	Busted
Trevor Reardon	Busted
Ryan Mandara	Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

02-03-2022 18:05 UTC

Gardner Sends Kothari Deep into the Tank

Calum Grant

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

In a three-bet pot with around 5,000 in the middle, the flop came the . Mark Gardner bet 1,400 from the small blind and his opponent, Daniel Kothari, called from middle position.

Gardner then check-called a bet of 4,200 on the turn before leading out for 9,100 on the river. Kothari went deep into the tank for several minutes before ultimately folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Kothari	45,000
Mark Gardner	36,000

02-03-2022 18:15 UTC

Clay Sticks Around

Calum Grant

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

On Table 25, there was a big pot brewing in a three-handed skirmish. With around 4,000 in the middle on the flop, action checked to Florian Guimond who bet 2,200.

Dean Clay moved all-in for 12,000 before Christopher Maguire shipped in his stack. Guimond folded and the remaining players were off to a turn and river.

Dean Clay:
Christopher Maguire:

Clay was drawing to a open-ended straight draw for his survival while his opponent had flopped bottom set. The turn offered little help but the was exactly what Clay needed to scoop the pot for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Clay	31,000 31,000	31,000
Christopher Maguire	25,000 25,000	25,000

02-03-2022 18:25 UTC

Recent Bust Outs

Calum Grant

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Hall	Busted

Stephen Kehoe	Busted

02-03-2022 18:30 UTC

Boatman and Tsui Battle

Calum Grant

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Richard Trigg opened to 900 from the hijack, with Justin Tsui and Barny Boatman calling from the small and big blind.

Action checked through on the flop to the turn. Boatman led out for 1,500 and only Tsui called.

Tsui then check-called a bet of 3,000 on the river and took the pot down with his , besting Boatman's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	42,000 -13,000	-13,000

Justin Tsui	40,000 15,000	15,000
Richard Trigg	25,000 -1,000	-1,000

02-03-2022 18:43 UTC

Farrell Moves In on Flop

Calum Grant

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Niall Farrell opened to 900 from the cutoff and was only called be Joshua Boulton in the small blind.

Farrell continued for 1,800 before his opponent raised to 5,200. Farrell then moved in for his stack of 20,000 and his opponent snap folded, showing he was making a move .

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	30,000

Joshua Boulton	20,000 20,000	20,000