Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - London
£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 1b
Padilha Puts Pressure on Polkinghorne
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Ryan Polkinghorne is back in the game after taking a shot yesterday but failing to progress. He was in a heads up pot against Celso Padilha over on table two and by the turn, there was already 20,000 in the pot.
The board read 
and Polkinghorne checked to Padilha, who made it 12,700 to play. Polkinghorne used a time-bank card before electing to fold and Padilha continues to build a stack after his double up in the first level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Padilha Eliminates Polkinghorne
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Just a few hands later and "seat open" is heard coming from the direction of Table 2. It has certainly been the most action-heavy table so far today and now it sees yet another player departing. Though PokerNews didn't see the action, it is clear that Ryan Polkinghorne has lost the remainder of his chips to Celso Padilha, who is stacking up a very decent-sized pile of chips. That pot takes his stack up to six figures.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Tricky Flop for El Qmache
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
There was a cutoff open and Rachid El Qmache upped it in position. It was called and the two players saw a flop of 
.
El Qmache opted to check it back at this point and the dealer put a 
out on the turn. The player in the cutoff led for 2,000 and El Qmache quickly called, with the final card coming the 
.
This time it went check-check and El Qmache turned over 
, which was good for the chips.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Mahamdi Making His Presence Known
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
The most recent player to take a seat is Neil Mahamdi and he has sat down on Table 3. Facing an under-the-gun open from Dante Matei, Mahamdi three-bet to 2,000. Everyone else stepped aside and back on Matei, he four-bet to 5,100. Mahamdi wasn't done yet though, five betting all in for 25,000. Matei scratched his head whilst deliberating before folding, giving Mahamdi the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
Jablonski Sticks Around
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
There was an open under the gun and Marek Jablonski called the 600 bet on the button, as did the player in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and there was a 900 continuation bet, which only Jablonski called. Heads up on the 
turn, it checked to Jablonski, who bet 2,000. It was called and the river came the 
. The preflop raiser bet 5,000 at this point and Jablonski wasted no time calling, turning over 
for second pair, which was enough to beat his opponent's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Mahamdi Out; Silverman in Good Shape
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Daniel Silverman narrowly missed out on bagging ahead of Day 2 yesterday but he is back in the mix and he has already got out of the starting blocks, eliminating Neil Mahamdi ahead of the first break of the day.
He has almost tripled up as a result of that hand and asked Mahamdi if he would be re-joining the tournament, to which he got the reply "yeah". It is likely he will re-enter after the break, which is happening in just a couple of minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Break Time
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Players are heading out of the tournament area for their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400