Ben Shannon splits his time between the poker felt and the stage in his burgeoning career as a comedian.
We picked Ben's brains on reading the audience at the poker table and on the road and how he's the same age as the Power Rangers.
Action was folded to Dillon Scanlan in the cutoff, who decided now was the time to make his move, mashing it all in for a total of 755,000. Braz Junior was on hand to make the call in the small blind, with Chuck Khuu in the big blind getting out of the way.
Dillon Scanlan's 
was in bad shape against Junior's 
, but only until the dealer banged the 
in the window. The 
and 
that accompanied it offered Junior a gutshot draw, and the 
turn gave him some trip outs, too. The 
river did nothing but improve Scanlan's pair to a straight, and he took the full double.
"Can you at least say it was suited?" he turned to me and pleaded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100,000 | |
|
|
1,700,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Both Mickey May and Andy Creasey have been capturing the spirit of today's bumper Day 2e here at the Grand Prix UK Main Event. Dusk Till Dawn has been buzzing today, with a great atmosphere in the £1 million Guaranteed Main Event, £50,000 Gtd Side Event and the cash games throughout the club.
Throw in preparation for an incredible LVL UP Players Party and you have some retro kinda fun!
Chun Law raised this one up from mid position to 170,000, picking up Adam Maxwell from the cutoff and the rest of the table ducking out of the way. The pair went heads up to a 
flop, with Law continuing for 155,000. After some deliberation, Maxwell made the call and we saw 
on the turn. Law slowed down, checking it over to Maxwell who put in 305,000. Law put the call in and the dealer put the 
on the river.
Law checked the action over to Maxwell once again, and this time he went for the whole thing: 1,650,000 effective. Law went deep into the tank, eventually finding a pained fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,560,000
2,550,000
|
2,550,000 |
|
1,650,000
-930,000
|
-930,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
We have three levels left to play, and 36 players remaining across four tables. Adam Maxwell and Thomas Fitzgerald seem to be our chipleaders at the moment, with roughly 6,150,000 each!
Piotr Szymczak opened for 250,000 from mid position, with Richard Burke making the call next to act. Action folded round to Harvey Sellick in the small blind who ripped for 2,150,000. Szymczak looked at Burke's stack, back at his own, then back at Burke's.
"I call," announced Szymczak. Burke folded immediately and the cards were on their backs, Szymczak's 
way out in front of Sellick's 
.
The dealer put a 
in the window and Burke shot out of his seat, claiming that would have been him. Behind that were revealed the and to suddenly give Sellick a resounding lead. The 
did nothing to change proceedings, and the 
on the river finished things off, Sellick picking up a massive double!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,740,000
2,540,000
|
2,540,000 |
|
|
600,000
-1,150,000
|
-1,150,000 |
Paul Allen currently leads the way in the Day 2e field, with James Mitchell also well above the 2.5million chips average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,750,000
5,700,000
|
5,700,000 |
|
4,300,000
2,360,000
|
2,360,000 |
|
|
2,520,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
|
2,500,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 | |
|
|
1,700,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
-1,800,000
|
-1,800,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000