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
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 1c
Entries
130
Players Left
19
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Ponomarev on Final Bullet

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

Nikolay Ponomarev is on his last bullet for Day 1c, having just busted for the second time. Stephen Harris had opened in the hijack for 2,400 and small blind Ponomarev moved all-in for 19,500. At least 20 seconds passed before Harris called - with {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} - which raised an eyebrow or two on the table. Ponomarev tabled {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and the {j-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} board missed him completely.

"What were you thinking about?" asked Ponomarev, before getting out the cash for a re-entry.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Harris
70,600
40,600
40,600
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Nikolay Ponomarev
30,000
6,000
6,000

Tags: Stephen HarrisNikolay Ponomarev

Farrell Feeling Owned

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

As players head back to the card room, here are Niall Farrell's feelings, in his own words (as heard by Willie Elliot), on the day so far:

“I’m getting absolutely owned over here, I’ve bluffed off two bullets and the one time I’ve actually got it, the {k-Clubs} on a four club board, this guy finds the f*****g fold with the {q-Clubs} and you just know the next time we’re in this spot and I bluff at it he’ll call me with the {8-Clubs}."

Edit: Under ten minutes post restart, Farrell is ensconced in the cash game featuring Chris Moneymaker, which sounds like it's at least as entertaining as the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
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Niall Farrell
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Niall Farrell

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Lawrence Busts McManus in Definitive Flop Style

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

When Lewis McManus moved all in preflop under the gun plus one for 11,200 total, it folded round to Will Lawrence whose three-bet shove isolated the short stack. McManus was live: his {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} up against Lawrence's {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} - but not for long. McManus was drawing dead after the flop came down {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}, the {j-Spades}{4-Clubs} river just icing.

Player Chips Progress
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Will Lawrence
72,000
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Lewis McManus
Busted

Tags: Will Lawrence

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Craig Smith Tops 100,000 on Table Tuned to Radio Dunwoodie

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

Thomas Dunwoodie is performing what can only be described as a one-man variety show, keeping up a chain of banter with his neighbour Jonathan Bowers while stopping to croon "You are so beautiful... to me!" or, mysteriously, show someone his toes.

Somehow poker is still being played; Craig Smith just busted a player to boost his stack to 104,000 in a battle of the (just) overpairs. Bowers opened preflop for 3,500, called by the cutoff, button, small blind Smith and big blind Nikolay Ponomarev.

The flop brought the {2-Spades}{4-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and checks to the button, who jammed for 35,800. Smith re-raised all in; the rest of the players in the hand suddenly weren't.

Smith: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Button: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The bigger overpair held over the {5-Hearts}{a-Spades} turn and river. Smith, who apparently travelled down with the Edinburgh gang of Usman Ulhaq and Gary Bertram, looks to have outlasted his buddies on Day 1c.

Player Chips Progress
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Craig Smith
104,000
104,000
104,000
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Thomas Dunwoodie
28,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Craig SmithJonathan BowersThomas Dunwoodie

Kendall Consistently Stacked

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

Connor Kendall, who has been solidly above average in chips for many levels, opened to 3,200 in mid position, called by Keith Forster alone. Kendall led out for 4,000 on the {10-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{a-Hearts} flop, and Forster called. Both players checked the {8-Hearts} turn, and Kendall checked a final time on the {j-Spades} river. Forster threw in 6,000, which was swiftly matched; Kendall's rivered two pair with {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Keith Forster
86,000
43,000
43,000
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Connor Kendall
76,000
76,000
76,000

Tags: Connor KendallKeith Forster