Peter Craw opened this one up from the cutoff to 220,000, getting called in the small from Kfir Ivgi, and in the big from Richard King. The three players went to a flop, with action checking to Craw, who c-bet 285,000. Ivgi made the call and King folded.
The landed on the turn, with Ivgi checking it over to Craw once more. Craw moved all-in for 1,450,000, and was called instantly!
Ivgi was in great shape to double-up, having called with . Craw was double-barrelling with and needed a heart or an eight to take this one away. The was there on the river to grant him the 2,800,000 pot!
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Lam Trinh opened a can of worms, shoving for 700,000 from the hijack position. Patricia O'sulliven picked this opportunity to move her last 505,000 into the middle and Andrei Frujina made the call as well from the small blind.
Alan Summers closed the action in the big blind also making the call, so we went four ways to a flop, with two players all-in, and around 800,000 behind in Summers' stack.
The flop of saw Frujina check, but Summers instantly moved in. Frujina asked for a count and was told it was 800,000 to call. Frujina folded, so the other cards went on their backs:
Lam Trinh
Patricia O'sulliven
Alan Summers
The turn brought the , which gave O'sulliven an up-and-down draw to go with her top pair, but the river bricked as hard as possible and all the money was sent in Alan Summers' direction. He leaped out of his chair, and screamed, "Yes! I am the champion!" before sitting back down and hugging the big pile of chips in front of him.
Meanwhile, Trinh and O'sulliven both bust, each taking away £700.
Ugo Monye at the felt on Grand Prix UK Main Event Day 1
Ugo Monye sat down on Day 1 of the Grand Prix UK Main Event with a look the determination and focus his 13-year career at Harlequins, England and the British and Irish Lions has prepared him for. However, after just a couple of levels play, he'd been busted and had to re-enter.
"I had pocket aces and raised to four times the big blind pre-flop," Monye told us at the table during a break between hands. "He called me with 6-3. And then guess what the flop is? Five...four...two. I mean, can you believe it? I wished the guy good luck and I was genuine, it's poker it happens. I mean I raised him so big pre-flop and he kept calling."
Monye shoots us the smile that along with his analysis makes him such hot property in the sporting world of television punditry.
"I'm doing OK now, and I'm glad I outlasted Fodes ([Ben Foden]. He's a great guy though."
Monye has done more than outlast Foden. He's now moving up the chipcounts and back into contention for a Day 2 berth.
After a sick run of hands, Russell Betts moved his last 400,000 all-in under the gun. Colin Macandrew was on hand to make the call from mid position, with everyone else ducking out the way.
Betts
Macandrew
Both players flopped a pair on , with Macandrew still way out in front. There was no help for Betts on the turn, nor the river, as he busted in 16th for £700.
Action folded all the way round to the small blind on table 32, where Matt Eardley shoved all-in for his last seven big blinds. Russell Betts wasted absolutely no time in snapping him off with . Eardley declared the "pre-flop nuts," before showing his .
There was an instant sweat for Betts on the flop, with Eardley taking the lead on the turn. The river bricked the and Eardley scooped a much-needed double up!
Running to Broadway - David Cohen takes the pot on the river
David Cohen shoved all-in pre-flop from first position for his last 620,000, with everyone folding around to the small blind, where Andrei Frujina seemed to have a decision. After requesting a count and dwelling for a while, he flicked in the call, before Alan Summers quickly folded the big blind.
It was a coinflip, Frujina with the pair, and Cohen holding over-cards with .
Cometh the flop, however, this was no longer a flip. Frujina took a huge equity boost on the flop. He unfortunately made the rookie mistake of celebrating too early and, after the dealer burned and turned the , it was no real surprise to anyone that the poker gods sent the on the river. Observing the table, there were a few whinces and grimaces, excluding Cohen of course, who gleefully pulled in the 1,500,000 chip pot!
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flop, with action checking to Craw, who c-bet 285,000. Ivgi made the call and King folded.
landed on the turn, with Ivgi checking it over to Craw once more. Craw moved all-in for 1,450,000, and was called instantly! 
. Craw was double-barrelling with 
and needed a heart or an eight to take this one away. The 
was there on the river to grant him the 2,800,000 pot!
saw Frujina check, but Summers instantly moved in. Frujina asked for a count and was told it was 800,000 to call. Frujina folded, so the other cards went on their backs:
river bricked as hard as possible and all the money was sent in Alan Summers' direction. He leaped out of his chair, and screamed, "Yes! I am the champion!" before sitting back down and hugging the big pile of chips in front of him.
, with Macandrew still way out in front. There was no help for Betts on the 
turn, nor the 
river, as he busted in 16th for £700.
. Eardley declared the "pre-flop nuts," before showing his 
.
flop, with Eardley taking the lead on the 
and Cohen holding over-cards with 
flop. He unfortunately made the rookie mistake of celebrating too early and, after the dealer burned and turned the