Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Newcastle
£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 1c
Event Info
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Newcastle
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
£140
Entries
436
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
130
Players Left
19
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Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Listed: the only stacks close to Surtees' at the moment. Matthew Gray, who has not run well late in the day in his previous attempts at this Main Event, has again started off strongly. His most recent pot was won with a big shove - 30,600 - into two opponents on a flop of 
. The pot had swollen preflop to around 22,000 and although John Pogue gave it a ponder, he let his hand go, as did the third player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
45,000 | |
|
|
44,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
43,400
13,400
|
13,400 |
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
As expected, Friday night has seen an increase in buzz in the card room at Aspers Casino, Newcastle. Day 1c has already reached 81 entries, the end-of-day number yesterday, and there are nearly three hours of late registration still to go.
Next to the tournament area, a cash game has sprung, fully formed, into existence featuring none other than Chris Moneymaker, taking it easy after making Day 2 yesterday.
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Andrew Hetherington found a perfect flop for a double through, having dropped from his initial starting stack of 30,000 to just 8,500 over the course of the first 90 minutes of play. Hands were on their backs when we arrived, the flop standing: 
.
Hetherington: 
Martin Robinson: 
The turn and river brought 
; double back into contention for Hetherington.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,200
17,300
|
17,300 |
|
|
17,600 |
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Stephen Harris opened preflop to 1,200 in early position, called by button Hazel Birchnall alone. Both players checked the 
flop. On the 
turn, Harris checked, Birchnall bet 1,700, and Harris threw in 3,000 (soon adding 400 to make the raise legitimate). After a brief think, Birchnall called.
The river: . Harris tossed a single 5,000 chip up and into the pot. Birchnall folded slowly and was shown the 
for pure air.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,300
12,300
|
12,300 |
|
|
33,400
3,400
|
3,400 |
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Players are heading out on their first 15 minute break of the day, leaving behind neat stacks; updated counts to follow.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
70,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
66,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
66,200
66,200
|
66,200 |
|
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
61,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
57,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
56,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
43,000
700
|
700 |
|
|
42,500
42,500
|
42,500 |
|
|
41,600
41,600
|
41,600 |
|
|
41,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
40,200
10,200
|
10,200 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
40,000
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
|
38,500
38,500
|
38,500 |
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
35,800
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
|
35,600
35,600
|
35,600 |
|
|
31,400
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
The hand that saw the back of Andrew Hetherington would have seen either of his potential opponents send him to the rail. It started with a preflop open to 2,000 in early position from table chip leader Carlo Giacomini, called by Anthony Long in position. Over to small blind Hetherington, who moved all in for 11,500. Giacomini made the call, but then reconsidered staying in the hand when he found Long moving in over the top for 28,700 total.
Long: 
Hetherington: 
The flop brought a king for the all-in player: 
. The turn and river brought a running broadway, however, for Long: . This provoked a dramatic reaction from Giacomini, prompting Long to ask, "Did you fold the queen of hearts?"
"Yes. Swear to god!" said Giacomini. "Never had one...ever," he mused, as the pot went to Long.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000
25,100
|
25,100 |
|
|
49,400
8,600
|
8,600 |
|
|
Busted |
