Charlie Godwin grinded for her tournament life on Day 3 of the Grand Prix UK Main Event, but it was not to be
Charlie Godwin has just been eliminated in 23rd place after a horrible run-out effectively ended her hopes.
The key blow to Godwin’s stack took place during a blind on blind confrontation with Ronan Sweeney when Godwin set her opponent all in, after the action folded to her in the small blind.
After some thought Sweeney called off his remaining 3.7m chips holding , but Godwin had him pipped by one with her .
A flop of didn’t change anything and a chop looked unlikely.
The turn didn’t bring any split pot opportunities but the river allowed Sweeney to scoop the pot.
Godwin would get her remaining three big blinds in with but find herself in rough shape versus the held by Dillon Scanlan.
Despite turning a flush draw on the board the river brought no salvation for Godwin. Worse still was that just one more place up the ladder would have meant an extra £1,000, with everyone now guaranteed £5,500 instead of the £4,500 Godwin takes home.
Who doesn't dream of a $10,000 Caribbean Poker Party package just for reaching a final table?
We only have two golden chip holders left i the Grand Prix UK Main Event, in the shape of Richard King and Robero Gordonas. Both men have been reseated at the same table (the feature table) with 16 players left. Not just that - they're sat right next to each other, with Gordonas holding position over the biggest chip stack in King.
"I've had a great day so far," King told us. "I've won almost all the all-ins I've been involved, which is good. That's what you need at this stage."
If either man (or both) make the final table, they'll win a $10,000 Caribbean Poker Party package...and that can be one of the most lucrative prizes partypoker give away! The final table is eight-handed, so they just have to make that final eight to get on the plane to Punta Cana!
Just 12 players remain in with a chance of winning the Grand Prix UK Main Event, with the action now available on a delayed live stream (30 minutes behind) via the tab at the right of the menu above. You can also watch on YouTube right here:
Tomas Fara (right) earlier on Day 3. The Czech player will be heading for Las Vegas "If I win it!"
Emma Fullarton has departed in 11th place after four-bet shoving on Tomas Fara.
The action began with Fullarton opening to 1.3m at blinds of 300k-600k before being three-bet by Fara, who made it 2.7m. Fullarton responded to the re-raise by sliding the rest of her chips into the middle totalling 9 million, with Fara snap calling.
Both players had pairs but it was Fara who held the commanding lead with his , way in front versus the of Fullerton.
The flop of kept Fara in front, with it staying that way as the and fell to complete the board.
Tomas Fara turned 35 today...can he unwrap the Grand Prix trophy later on tonight?
Tomas Fara (pictured) turns 35 today and on his birthday, he's getting close to the final table of the Grand Prix UK Main Event. We thought we'd ask him if this was the ideal thing to be doing on his birthday or if it felt odd.
"It's a bit odd. Sunday is a quiet day though, not much happens on a Sunday so it's a good thing to do instead of celebrating. If I win, I'll be celebrating!"
Tomas lives in Prague, and therefore spends a lot of his time travelling to play poker. That means whenever he pitches up in a tournament, there's got to be a great time waiting for him to compensate for the constant accumulation of air miles.
"I have 16 million chips, which is 20 big blinds and the average is thirty. But there's still a way to go."
Fara has long been a consistent performer on the European circuit. That success will be bolstered by yet another big win here tonight. Can he take it down and win £150,000? We will find out very soon.
Jamie Whyte raised under the gun to 1,800,000, with action folding all the way round to Dillon Scanlan in the small blind. He was down to his last few bigs, and decided now was the time to rip, for around 6,000,000. Antonis Poulengeris quickly folded his big blind, and Whyte flicked in a chip to call.
It was a flip; Scanlan's against Whyte's . The gave Whyte a huge amount of outs! Any ace, king, queen, 10, or 9 would give Whyte the lead. The landed on the turn, counterfeiting Scanlon's pair. Scanlon needed a 7 and only a 7 to win, but couldn't find one on the river and, instead, the would spell the end of Scanlon's deep run.
Dillon Scanlon will take home the first five-figure score of the festival: £11,250 in cash, as well as a £2,200 UKPC seat.
The final eight assemble in the Grand Prix UK Main Event
Here are the final eight players who will do battle in an attempt to win that magical £150,000 top prize and golden trophy in the Grand Prix UK Main Event!
It's Tomas Fara's birthday! Yes, our Seat 1 player is 35 today and what better way to celebrate than in the electric atmosphere of Dusk Till Dawn?
Fara's finest result to date in live tournaments was when he was runner-up in Amsterdam to win $163,273...today's win would eclipse that if he take it down!
Fara told us "I love the format and Dusk Till Dawn delivers." before he sat down and is passionate about poker offering the kind of side events that we've seen today and a return to more freezeouts entering the poker tournament circuit. He won his seat in this event from a $55 satellite on partypoker online and dreams of one day playing poker on the Pacific Island of Vanuatu. Don't tell Rob Yong...he'll set up another dream destination poker tournament offering ridiculous top prizes on the beach before you can say 'value'.
Peter 'Slots' Craw is already looking forward to winning this title and he's certain to improve on his best ever live cash of $12,000, which he took home for coming 4th in the Grand Prix Poker Tour Stadium Tour Main Event at Newcastle's St. James Park via partypoker.
He's always idolised Daniel Negreanu and would take on his hero in Las Vegas in his dream heads-up. But Peter told us that he's always satellited into these events on partypoker and would buy in directly if he hadn't purely down to the value.
Can he cash out the biggest result of his career by winning? Stay tuned for an exclusive chat with Peter Craw and his poker league friends later on tonight.
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