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
Total Entries
436
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
87
Players Left
14
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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.

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..."

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tags: Marc FogginJuliaana Julku

Seppanen and Conway Tied for Chip Lead, Level 8

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

Tags: Ari SeppanenGerard Conway