2017 partypoker LIVE Grand Prix UK

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 partypoker LIVE Grand Prix UK

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
£150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£200
Prize Pool
£1,028,600
Entries
5,143
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
300,000

Seat 7 - Antonis Poulengeris - 15 million

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Antonis Poulengeris, otherwise known as "The Enigma," already has an impressive tournament resume, with cashes in UKIPT Edinburgh, PokerStars MegaStack London, and WPT National right here at Dusk Till Dawn. No matter where Poulengeris places from this point on, though, this will already be his largest tournament score to date (no mean feat, given that he qualified online via a $55 satellite on partypoker!)

Poulengeris says he has almost admired Sammy Farha as a poker legend and, if he could fulfil his poker dream, it would be to play Farha heads up in the Caribbean.

Seat 6 - Richard King - 46.8 million

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Richard King has already won a $10,000 package to the Caribbean Poker Party later this year and can't wait to take his wife over to the lush beaches and fun in the sun that only a partypoker experience provides. He's heard all about the fun in Punta Cana last November and will be flying out courtesy of having a golden chip in this event and making the final table.

Second in chips, King has a massive chance of taking down what would be his first major title tonight in Nottingham. He won £7,500 as part of the winning Team Challenge here in 2016, so knows this final table territory at Europe's most popular cardroom.

If Richard King could change one thing about live poker, it would be other players ever being miserable at the poker table. King always plays with a smile on his face and his happy-go-lucky mentality has manifested some great poker already this week. He qualified online for a fraction of the buy-in via partypoker online.

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Seat 5 - Roberto Gordinas - 79.3 million (Chip Leader)

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Lithuanian player Roberto Gordonas is truly living the dream at the Grand Prix Main Event. He has the chip lead and a massive one at that, and he's looking to close out what is guaranteed to be his biggest cash ever even if he somehow finishes 8th.

He has enjoyed the "very good" Grand Prix structure and with his best live result just $2,000, Gordinas is following in the footsteps of his countryman and poker legend Tony G - Roberto's poker hero.

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Seat 4 - Andrei Frujina - 28.9 million

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Andrei Frujina hails from Romania and has enjoyed Day 3 more than any other day in the tournament...it could end with him being £150,000 richer!

Frujina played mostly cash games until three months ago when he switched to tournaments as a focus. His reward could be a major title within 13 weeks! He too looks up to Tom Dwan and credits Dwan's bluffing ability and general grinding personality as two of the poker traits he admires.

Frujina dreams of playing at the World Series of Poker within two years. If he wins tonight he could fast-track that dream into Main Event glory!

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Seat 3 - Adam Maxwell - 10 million

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Adam Maxwell comes into play a little short-stacked, but he's loved the "friendly atmosphere" of Dusk Till Dawn all week and he's an absolute hero to his mates in the casino this evening, well supported as he shoots for glory.

Maxwell has previously won £25,000 in the Dusk Till Dawn Deepstack tournament, so any finish above 6th Place will represent his best-ever tournament result. His poker hero was the late Chinese Frankie, who played here at Dusk Till Dawn and was loved by all until his sad passing almost exactly a year ago.

Maxwell would love to play in more shot clock tournaments and loves an alternative poker format for side events, with mixed games just the springboard for his passion. He bought in for £220 on a Day 1 and one day hopes to take on Tom Dwan in the Bahamas. Maybe he can get a roll big enough to take him on in the nosebleed stakes and challenge him to fly there!

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Seat 2 - Peter Craw - 17.9m

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

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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Seat 1 - Tomas Fara - 12.1 million

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

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'.

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Grand Prix UK Main Event Final Table

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
The final eight assemble in the Grand Prix UK Main Event
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!

SeatNameChips
Seat 1Tomas Fara12,100,000
Seat 2Peter Craw17,900,000
Seat 3Adam Maxwell10,000,000
Seat 4Andrei Frujina28,900,000
Seat 5Robertas Gordonas79,300,000 (Golden Chip)
Seat 6Richard King46,800,000 (Golden Chip)
Seat 7Antonis Poulengeris15,000,000
Seat 8Jamie Whyte40,400,000

Dillon Scanlan Eliminated in 9th Place (£11,250)

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

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 {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} against Whyte's {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. The {j-Clubs}{10-Spades}{j-Spades} gave Whyte a huge amount of outs! Any ace, king, queen, 10, or 9 would give Whyte the lead. The {10-Clubs} 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 {4-Clubs} 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 Best Birthday Present Ever?

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
Tomas Fara turned 35 today...can he unwrap the Grand Prix trophy later on tonight?
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.

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