£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC Day 1ab | Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Hippodrome London

10-24-2019 15:07 UTC

Taylor Eliminates Christiansen

Will Shillibier

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The eliminations are starting to add up with just 47 players remaining in the Road to PSPC Main Event here at Le Meridien in Piccadilly.

One of the players recently eliminated was Toue Christiansen, who got her last 26,000 chips in with and was hoping to score a double back to average which stands at 53,000.

However, unluckily for her, Tristan Taylor had picked up and eliminated her on the board. Another recent elimination is Craig Sweden, with just 47 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tristan Taylor	65,000
Toue Christiansen	Busted
Craig Sweden	Busted

10-24-2019 15:17 UTC

Break

Will Shillibier

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are going on their second 15-minute break of the day. When they return the blinds will be 6,000/12,000.

A reminder that we will play down to 13 players on Day 1a and Day 1b starts at 18:00 local time. We will bring you a recap and full chip counts from that event as we focus on Day 1a.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-24-2019 15:46 UTC

Find out more about the 'Ladies that poker at the Hippodrome' group

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Organised by Kerryjane Craigie, the Hippodrome's Head of Poker, and Kelly Saxby, a PokerStars Live at the Hippodrome sponsored player, the 'Ladies that poker at the Hippodrome' group formed back in 2015 with a clear goal in mind: get more women playing poker, regardless of their experience level.

“We meet most months and start off with a chat and catch up over a glass of fizz or a cocktail,” Craigie tells PokerStars Blog. “We discuss successes, near misses, specific hands and general poker gossip.”

Tags: Kelly Saxby Kerryjane Craigie

10-24-2019 16:03 UTC

Big Stacks Begin to Emerge

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Davis	155,000
Colin Lovelock	145,000 90,000	90,000
John Crossan	140,000 90,000	90,000
Connor Ross	130,000 20,000	20,000
Jimmy Kebe	125,000 40,000	40,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

10-24-2019 16:20 UTC

2019 Platinum Pass Winner Warris Eliminated

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Asif Warris won a Platinum Pass for the last PSPC, but won't be winning another one this time after being eliminated.

Under the gun limped and Jimmy Kebe raised to 5,000. Warris then jammed 26,000 with ace-king. The original raiser folded and Kebe called with pocket tens.

"You shouldn't race with me!" Kebe said after the hand to Warris, laughing with his opponent.

Warris has three more chances here at Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 with the second flight getting underway in less than an hour.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Kebe	130,000 5,000	5,000
Asif Warris	Busted

Tags: Asif Warris Jimmy Kebe

10-24-2019 16:22 UTC

Creanga Cracks Aces to Double

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A player opened under the gun and got calls from Chris Moneymaker in middle position. Laurentiu Creanga called on the button as did the small blind.

The flop came and it checked to the pre-flop raiser who bet 10,000. Moneymaker folded and Creanga then shoved all in for 36,500. The small blind folded and the initial raiser called.

Laurentiu Creanga:
Opponent:

Creanga had flopped two pair and held on the runout to double to over 80,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurentiu Creanga	85,000

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Laurentiu Creanga

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

10-24-2019 16:46 UTC

Davis Extends Chip Lead

Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player shoved from the button and Jason Davis - already on a big stack - called in the small blind. The big blind folded and the cards were turned over.

All-in Player:
Jason Davis:

The board ran out and the player was eliminated, with Davis moving above 200,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Davis	210,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Jason Davis