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

Conway, Turnbull and Seppanen Top 100,000

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Three players have built six-figure stacks in the first four levels of play. There are currently 48 players at the felt; total Day 1a entries so far: 64.

Player Chips Progress
Jed Turnbull gb
Jed Turnbull
108,000
1,000
1,000
Gerard Conway
Gerard Conway
107,000
33,000
33,000
Ari Seppanen fi
Ari Seppanen
101,000
Brian Nelson
Brian Nelson
86,500
8,700
8,700
Jonathon Prested gb
Jonathon Prested
75,200
Savvas Mitskouridis
Savvas Mitskouridis
69,800
Colin Downer gb
Colin Downer
62,000
14,500
14,500
Shaniece James gb
Shaniece James
59,000
Grace Rolfe gb
Grace Rolfe
45,500
15,500
15,500
Peter Cameron gb
Peter Cameron
43,500
Christopher Maddison
Christopher Maddison
18,500

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Updated Counts for Previously Mentioned Players

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Scratch the update from 15 minutes ago - Jed Turnbull is back in pole position as Day 1a prepares to take its first 15 minute break.

Player Chips Progress
Jed Turnbull gb
Jed Turnbull
107,000
51,000
51,000
Paul Dargan
Paul Dargan
56,000
26,000
26,000
Jamie Nixon gb
Jamie Nixon
40,000
Martin Byrne gb
Martin Byrne
38,500
38,500
38,500
Kevin Johnson us
Kevin Johnson
32,000
2,000
2,000
John Pogue
John Pogue
31,000
31,000
31,000
Marc Foggin gb
Marc Foggin
29,000
-1,000
-1,000
Shaun Rogerson gb
Shaun Rogerson
26,800
26,800
26,800
Andrew Dodson
Andrew Dodson
25,900
-4,100
-4,100
James Griggs
James Griggs
21,500
21,500
21,500
Kyle Watson
Kyle Watson
20,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Jed Turnbull

Leka Busts, Nods at "Coming Tomorrow?" Query

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

James Griggs started a preflop pot going with an under the gun raise to 900, called by a mid-position player and his neighbour Colin Downer before action landed on button Nik Leka. Leka announced a raise to 4,000, with 7,700 behind; Griggs passed and action stalled on the first caller. A bit of back and forth banter (including such classics as, "How much is a rebuy?" and the response, "If it was just me and you...") ended in a fold.

Downer, however, quickly set Leka in, tabling {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}. Leka was live: {5-Spades}{4-Spades}.

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{10-Spades}, the straightening potential of the turn unrealised.

"Coming tomorrow?" asked a tablemate. Leka nodded and cheerfully headed towards the cash tables.

Player Chips Progress
Colin Downer gb
Colin Downer
47,500
47,500
47,500
Nik Leka
Nik Leka
Busted

Tags: Colin Downer

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Conway Cracks Kings

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

A mid-position player opened for 1,400 preflop, and Philip Scialo three-bet to 4,400. Conway made the cold call to see a {j-}{2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} heads up flop after the initial raiser folded. Scialo continued for a hefty 12,000, prompting a shove (for a little under 30,000) from Conway. Scialo called.

Scialo: {k-}{k-}
Conway: {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

The turn brought a few more outs for Conway as it paired his eight; the river was an {a-} and that doubled him to 74,000.

Player Chips Progress
Gerard Conway
Gerard Conway
74,000

Nelson Overtakes Turnbull for Early Lead

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Brian Nelson just lost a heads up pot to Ben Davies (calling 3,000 in position on a {7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop, folding to a 5,000 bet on the {j-Hearts} turn after three-bet preflop) but that has not put his current chip lead into doubt. While early leader Jed Turnbull has lost a few chips, it looks like Nelson is sitting most comfortably stacked out of the 52 current competitors.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Nelson
Brian Nelson
77,800
Jed Turnbull gb
Jed Turnbull
56,000
-22,000
-22,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Watson and Smith Fast-Forward Through the Streets

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

A hand that ended up with a tournament-life-on-the-line moment for Kyle Watson took place at breakneck speed on Table 1. Watson opened preflop in the hijack (to something between 400 and 1,000 - there was a single orange chip in front of him) and his neighbour Ian Smith raised to 2,000. It folded round to Watson, who made the call, quickly.

Flop: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}{9-Clubs}. Watson checked to Smith, who bet 2,000 and was called, immediately.

Turn: {4-Clubs}. Another quick check-call combo, this time of 3,500.

River: {q-Diamonds}. Watson now moved in almost in time with the river card becoming visible. His remaining stack: 11,800. Smith declined to call.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Watson
Kyle Watson
28,000
-2,000
-2,000
Ian Smith
Ian Smith
23,500
-6,500
-6,500