£1,250 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2022 GUKPT London
£1,250 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 GUKPT London
Buy-in
£1,250
Prize Pool
£772,200
Entries
702
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
229
Players Left
33
Geilich Leads as GUKPT London Main Event Reaches Final Day
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The largest GUKPT Main Event in history is down to its final day with 33 players still in contention for the GUKPT London title and over £185,000 in prize money that comes with it.
After late registrations were taken into account, the final figure of 702 entries was the largest in the history of the GUKPT, smashing the previous best of 607 set just five months ago.
Leading the 33 survivors is a familiar face in the world of British poker, with Ludovic Geilich bagging 918,000.
Geilich's last cash on the GUKPT was a second-place finish in Edinburgh in September last year for £42,060, and he will be hoping to go one further when play resumes tomorrow.
Other big stacks include Timothy Chung (883,000), Matthew Bonham (874,000) and Lewis Spencer (870,000) who are the only other three players over 800,000.
GUKPT London 2022 Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovic Geilich | United Kingdom | 918,000 | 77 |
| 2 | Timothy Chung | Hong Kong | 883,000 | 74 |
| 3 | Matthew Bonham | United Kingdom | 874,000 | 73 |
| 4 | Lewis Spencer | United Kingdom | 870,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Joshua Boulton | United Kingdom | 750,000 | 63 |
| 6 | Alexios Zervos | Greece | 685,000 | 57 |
| 7 | Chris Dasilva | United Kingdom | 680,000 | 57 |
| 8 | Barny Boatman | United Kingdom | 655,000 | 55 |
| 9 | James Crawleyboevey | United Kingdom | 598,000 | 50 |
| 10 | Martins Adeniya | United Kingdom | 575,000 | 48 |
The final day will also feature three former WSOP Main Event final tablists in the shape of Nick Marchington, Antoine Saout and Antoine Labat, as well as two-time WSOP bracelet winner Barny Boatman.
Missing out on the final day were Grosvenor pros Katie Swift and Richard Trigg along with 2021 National League Champion Euan McNicholas. Bubble boy James Ivall was one of a number of players in a last longer for a GUKPT seat after qualifying online, the last of which still standing being Ciaran McCullagh who bagged 234,000 for Day 3.
The tournament resumes at midday on Sunday, February 6 with the plan to play down to a winner.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
918,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
|
||
|
883,000
298,000
|
298,000 |
|
||
|
874,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
870,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
750,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
685,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
|
680,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
655,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
598,000
468,000
|
468,000 |
|
575,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
546,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
461,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
444,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
397,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
358,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
344,000
-146,000
|
-146,000 |
|
315,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
305,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
271,000
-214,000
|
-214,000 |
|
270,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
269,000
-446,000
|
-446,000 |
|
263,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
260,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
246,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
234,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
||
Frey Busts as Aces Cracked
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Martyn Frey was all in and at risk for around 175,000 holding 
and was comfortably ahead of the 
of Bhavin Khatri on 
As Frey looked for the double, the turn was the 
but the river 
completed a straight for Khatri and Frey was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
Busted |
Khatri Flops Full House for Double
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Bhavin Khatri moved all-in for 145,000 from middle position and was snap-called by Matthew Bonham on his immediate left.
Bhavin Khatri: 
Matthew Bonham: 
Khatri had his opponent drawing extremely thin after the 
flop and doubled up after the 
turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
320,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Another Scalp for Da Silva
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Gary Whitehead was all in for 100,000 on the 
flop against Chris Da Silva.
Da Silva held 
and was ahead of the 
of Whitehead. The turn did give Whitehead a straight draw, but the 
river bricked and Whitehead was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Da Silva Showers Spinks; Woodhead Gone
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Chris Da Silva and Garry Spinks committed their stacks on the 
flop, with the latter at risk of elimination.
Garry Spinks:
Chris Da Silva: 
The turn helped nobody bu Da Sliva made his straight on the 
river to claim the pot.
Elsewhere, Stephen Woodhead moved all-in with king-queen and was called by an opponent's ace-nine. Woodhead was unable to scoop the pot and busted
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Bonham Bounces Back with Flush Over Straight
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was on a river of 
with Matthew Bonham having moved all in for 285,000 with just 40,000 in the middle.
His opponent was Alexios Zervos who was in the tank. "I have a straight," he said. "But I'm worried you have the flush.
He eventually called and Bonham showed 
for a flush. Zervos showed for a jack-high straight — and the ace of spades blocker — and counted out the chips for his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
610,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
140,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
Table 21 Updates
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
385,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
300,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
260,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
200,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
200,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
188,000
144,800
|
144,800 |
|
135,000
81,500
|
81,500 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000