Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
2017 partypoker LIVE Grand Prix UK
Main Event
Day: 2e
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 partypoker LIVE Grand Prix UK
Buy-in
£200
Prize Pool
£1,028,600
Entries
5,143
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
300,000
Pierce of the Action
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
James Pierce qualified for this Day 2e of the Grand Prix Main Event by some of the best value means possible.
"I played a freeroll at Rainbows in Bristol. I came at the end of registration, because otherwise you can make a lot of rebuys. I made sure I got my add-on and won a seat to the Day 1 on the following Saturday."
If the story was already good, Pierce wasn't finished.
"I qualified with around 350,000 and mistakenly thought all Day 2 players cashed. But I came here on my own. I know a few players here at Dusk Till Dawn, so it's always friendly. I'v doubled up now, so we'll see how we go."
Pierce does indeed have 700,000 and called the short-stack shove from his direct left in the last hand. His opponent held 
but Pierce's 
caught up across a 
board and he busted another.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000 |
Getting The Maxwell
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Adam Maxwell, one of the chipleaders at this point, was just involved in another big one.
He opened to 30,000 from mid position, with action folding around to Nikki Potter in the big blind, who flicked in the extra and the two went heads-up to a flop of 
. Potter checked, while Maxwell made a continuation bet of 26k, which Potter quickly called.
The 
hit the turn, which Potter quickly checked. After some careful deliberation, Maxwell checked behind and we went to a 
river. Potter wasted no time pushing all-in for 225,000. Maxwell called instantly and whipped over 
for a backdoor flush. Potter calmly rolled over his 
for the superior backdoor flush, causing Maxwell to ping his cards into the muck and immediately whip his phone out, presumably to moan to his friends via text!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
580,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
Day 2E First Break
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Players are now on a short break.
We started the day with 251 players and, after three levels of play, we're down to 165 across 19 tables.
The average stack sits at 454,545, which represents 28.5 big blinds.
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Three Day 1 Flights Remain
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
We are getting closer and closer to the £1,000,000 guarantee here at Dusk Till Dawn, but with just three Day 1 online flights, there are still 516 entries needed. For the Grand Prix UK Main Event to hit the guarantee, or just take advantage of the potential overlay, you can play the next Day 1 at 3.00pm or following flights at 5.00pm and 7.00pm.
Bubble Approaching
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
We've been losing players steadily since the end of the break, and are now just 12 away from the money bubble.
126 players will be guaranteed to take home at least £400, with payouts steadily increasing as we get closer to Day 3.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Sugars Left Feeling Sour
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Byron Sugars opened to around 25,000 in middle position and was only called by Luigi Viscomi in the big blind.
The flop of 
saw both players check, but on the turn, Sugars slid out a bet of 28,000 which was called by Viscomi. On the river of , however, Viscomi bet 80,000.
Sugars went into the tank, but came up calling and Viscomi turned over 
, which was good enough. Viscomi leaps over a million chips, but Sugars has less than 20 big blinds for the first time since qualifying for the next step in a $2.20 satellite on partypoker way back on Wednesday afternoon.
Elsewhere on the same table, Charlie Godwin is now sat behind 600,000, three times what she had less than two hours ago. Power play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
600,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
315,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
Visible Abs
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
On table 27, Łukasz Prejs opened to 47,000 from UTG+1, with PokerTube ambassador James Ablott calling from mid position. Dusk Till Dawn high-roller Martyn Frey, who hasn't really managed to get anything going today, found a spot to move his last 216,000 in from the small blind.
Prejs went into the tank for a long time, before eventually finding a fold, while Ablott called instantly with , but was in rough shape against Frey's 
! Ablott found one his three required outs on an 
flop. Frey picked up a gutshot draw to go with his one remaining king out, when the landed on the turn. The river bricked the 
, though, and we've lost Martyn Frey shortly before the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000 | |
|
Busted |