Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Newcastle

£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 1a
Event Info

Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Newcastle

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
£7,989
Event Info
Buy-in
£140
Entries
436
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
87
Players Left
14

Robinson Avoids Multiple Overcard Threat to Near-Triple Up

Level 10 : 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

A short-stacked (<10,000) Kyle Watson moved all-in preflop, followed by Mark Robinson for 20,400. Jonathan Prested re-shoved for over 55,000 and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Watson: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Robinson: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Prested: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The board brought Watson his pair of jacks on the flop, but by the river Robinson had made a jack-high straight: {10-Spades}{j-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts}. "The best hand won," said a tablemate. All change for Robinson who is now enjoying a newly replenished stack of 52,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Robinson gb
Mark Robinson
52,000
Jonathan Prested
Jonathan Prested
37,000
Kyle Watson
Kyle Watson
Busted

Tags: Mark RobinsonKyle WatsonJonathan Prested

Watson Spikes His Kicker

Level 10 : 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Andrew Dodson opened preflop in late position and Kyle Watson on the button moved all in for 14,000. When it folded back to Dodson, he called swiftly, tabling a dominating {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} to Watson's {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{j-Clubs} with the crucial nine keeping Watson in the tournament.

"On the button with ten bigs," Watson said, "Nowt else I can do, really..."

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Dodson
Andrew Dodson
46,500
-13,500
-13,500
Kyle Watson
Kyle Watson
30,000
13,400
13,400

Tags: Andrew DodsonKyle Watson

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

"Flop Top Set, You Don't Need Glasses!"

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

Mehmet Hasan has eliminated Shaun Rogerson, flopping a monster set-over-set with (from the table talk post-hand) a slow-played preflop pair of queens. We caught the hand from the turn with the board standing {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts}. Rogerson, the under the gun preflop raiser, checked and Hasan bet 16,000. Rogerson thought for a while, before sliding his full 45,000 across the line. He was snap-called and showed down {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} to Hasan's {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}! The river was the {5-Diamonds} and Rogerson hit the rail.

"Once you bet sixteen, I thought you were strong," admitted Rogerson.

Player Chips Progress
Mehmet Hasan gb
Mehmet Hasan
131,000
131,000
131,000
Shaun Rogerson gb
Shaun Rogerson
Busted

Tags: Mehmet Hasan

Foggin First Out with No Revolving Door

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

With registration now closed, Marc Foggin's elimination is now permanent (for Day 1a - there are still three starting flights coming up this week). His last 16,200 went all-in on a three-way flop of {j-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. Small blind Savvas Mitskouridis had led out for 5,000, and big blind Juliaana Julku called, before Foggin took the plunge. Mitskouridis simply put forward a big stack of 5,000 value chips in response to Foggin's shove, which got a fold from Julku.

Foggin: {k-Spades}{10-Clubs} for the up-and-down straight draw.
Mitskouridis: {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for a flopped two pair.

Foggin missed his draw over the {7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} turn and river, and he exits Day 1a. Meanwhile Mitskouridis looks to have topped the 200,000 mark and has jumped into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Savvas Mitskouridis
Savvas Mitskouridis
200,000
23,000
23,000
Marc Foggin gb
Marc Foggin
Busted

Tags: Marc FogginSavvas Mitskouridis

More Chip Counts From the Break

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

Thanks to all players who left their casino cards on the table during the break to put names to hitherto uncounted stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Savvas Mitskouridis
Savvas Mitskouridis
177,000
107,200
107,200
Alex Whitenstall gb
Alex Whitenstall
118,000
Martin Byrne gb
Martin Byrne
100,000
61,500
61,500
William Robinson gb
William Robinson
98,000
Gerald McInally gb
Gerald McInally
77,000
Andrew Dodson
Andrew Dodson
60,000
44,000
44,000
Peter Cameron gb
Peter Cameron
56,000
-28,000
-28,000
Konstantinos Patsourakis gb
Konstantinos Patsourakis
52,000
22,000
22,000
Shaun Rogerson gb
Shaun Rogerson
51,500
24,700
24,700
Brett Angell gb
Brett Angell
40,500
14,000
14,000
James Griggs
James Griggs
40,000
18,500
18,500
Christopher Maddison
Christopher Maddison
36,300
17,800
17,800
Matthew Gray gb
Matthew Gray
28,200
-1,800
-1,800
Martin Foord gb
Martin Foord
28,000
28,000
28,000
Darren Turnbull
Darren Turnbull
26,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Julku Saved by River Counterfeit

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

Juliaana Julku has doubled up in dramatic fashion with a crucial river card against Marc Foggin. Foggin had opened preflop, called by button Julku and small blind Brett Angell. On the {q-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop, Angell checked, Foggin bet 3,000 and Julku alone made the call.

The turn: {j-Spades}. Foggin led out for 5,500 and Julku moved all-in for 17,000 total, receiving a swift call.

Foggin: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for a flopped two pair.
Julku: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

The river paired the board with the {3-Hearts} and Julku's tournament life was saved with that counterfeit of her opponent's two pair.

"I knew I was behind on the turn, but I had to," ruminated Julku as the dealer briefly attempted to award the pot to the losing Foggin.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Foggin gb
Marc Foggin
52,500
23,500
23,500
Juliaana Julku
Juliaana Julku
50,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Marc FogginJuliaana Julku

Seppanen and Conway Tied for Chip Lead, Level 8

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ari Seppanen fi
Ari Seppanen
185,000
35,000
35,000
Gerard Conway
Gerard Conway
184,000
77,000
77,000
Jed Turnbull gb
Jed Turnbull
106,000
-2,000
-2,000
Paul Dargan
Paul Dargan
90,000
34,000
34,000
Jamie Nixon gb
Jamie Nixon
82,000
22,000
22,000
Grace Rolfe gb
Grace Rolfe
80,000
15,000
15,000
Nik Leka
Nik Leka
31,000
15,000
15,000
Brian Nelson
Brian Nelson
27,600
-58,900
-58,900
Kyle Watson
Kyle Watson
16,600
-28,400
-28,400
John Pogue
John Pogue
Busted

Tags: Ari SeppanenGerard Conway