2018 partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships

£5,300 Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
£70,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£5,300
Prize Pool
£200,000
Entries
40
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Hands #173-178: Last Hands Before the Break

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #173: Nishid Hindocha limped with {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}. Steven Morris called with {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Xiaoyang Luo checked his big blind with {j-Hearts}{8-Spades}. The flop of {3-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} was checked to Hindocha who continued for 30,000. Morris called and Luo folded. The pair checked the {j-Spades} turn and {q-Clubs} river and Morris took down the pot.

Hand #174: Luo raised to 60,000 with {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and Hindocha called in the small blind with {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. The flop came {9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Hindocha check-folded to a bet of 100,000.

Hand #175: Morris limped in the small blind with {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Luo checked in the big blind with {j-Spades}{3-Spades}. The pair checked the {6-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs} board and Morris bet 85,000 on the {2-Clubs} river. Luo folded.

Hand #176: Luo limped with {a-Clubs}{6-Spades} in the small blind and Hindocha raised with {8-Hearts}{4-Spades} in the big blind to 130,000. Luo folded.

Hand #177: Hindocha limped with {8-Clubs}{3-Hearts} in the small blind and Morris checked his big blind with {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. The flop came {3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Hindocha bet 40,000 and Morris called. The turn was the {4-Hearts} and again Hindocha checked. This time Morris bet 65,000 forcing his opponent out of the pot.

Tags: Nishid HindochaXiaoyang LuoSteven Morris

Tom Middleton Eliminated in 4th Place (£22,000)

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Tom Middleton
Tom Middleton

Hand #172: Tom Middleton moved all in for 410,000 from the small blind with {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Luo called with {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} in the big blind.

The {8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop was safe for Middleton, but the {8-Hearts} turn put Luo into a big lead and the brick river cemented Middleton's fate to exit in 4th place.

Player Chips Progress
Xiaoyang Luo cn
Xiaoyang Luo
1,205,000 410,000
Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Tom MiddletonXiaoyang Luo

Hands #169-171: Middleton Folds to Luo's Shove

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #169: Tom Middleton raised to 60,000 with {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts} before Xiaoyang Luo moved all in for 810,000 with {5-Hearts}{5-Spades} from the small blind and Middleton wasted no time in folding.

Hand #170: Luo raised to 60,000 with {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} from the button and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #171: Nishid Hindocha raised to 75,000 with {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} from the button and Middleton defended his big blind with {q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} before folding to a continuation bet on the flop.

Tags: Nishid HindochaTom MiddletonXiaoyang Luo

Hands #164-168: Hindocha Faces Tough River Decision vs Luo

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #164: Nishid Hindocha raised to 65,000 with {10-Clubs}{9-Spades} and took down the pot.

Hand #165: Steven Morris raised with {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} to 70,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #166: Hindocha limped in the small blind with {6-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Morris raised to 115,000 with {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts} in the big blind. Hindocha folded.

Hand #167: Xiaoyang Luo raised to 60,000 with {q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Tom Middleton defended his big blind with {9-Clubs}{7-Spades}.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Middleton check-folded to a bet of 40,000.

Hand #168: Hindocha raised to 70,000 with {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} and Luo defended his big blind with {a-Spades}{5-Clubs}. The pair checked down a board of {q-Spades}{9-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} with the {a-Diamonds} coming on the river. Luo checked to Hindocha who bet 105,000. Luo check-raised all in for 535,000 and Hindocha, after some thought, elected to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Nishid Hindocha gb
Nishid Hindocha
1,500,000 -300,000
Steven Morris gb
Steven Morris
1,100,000 100,000
Xiaoyang Luo cn
Xiaoyang Luo
795,000 250,000
Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
545,000 -105,000

Tags: Nishid HindochaXiaoyang LuoTom MiddletonSteven Morris

Hands #158-162: Big Stacks Tangle

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #158: Xiaoyang Luo raised to 60,000 with {k-Spades}{4-Spades} on the button and took down the pot.

Hand #159: Tom Middleton received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #160: Steven Morris raised to 65,000 on the button with {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #161: Luo limped with {q-Clubs}{5-Hearts} in the small blind and Nishid Hindocha, with {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} in the big blind, raised to 85,000. Luo let it go.

Hand #162: Hindocha raised with {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} in the small blind to 95,000. Morris had {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts} in the big blind and called. The flop came {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}. Both players checked and the turn was the {9-Spades}. Hindocha check-folded to a bet of 85,000 from Morris.

Tags: Nishid HindochaSteven MorrisTom MiddletonXiaoyang Luo

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Hands #150-157: Short-Stack Middleton Looks for his Double Up

Level 20 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hand #150: Xiaoyang Luo raised to 50.000 with {q-Clubs}{10-Spades} from under the gun and Tom Middleton called in the big blind with {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}. A jack-high flop brought a continuation bet from Luo and Middleton folded.

Hand #151: Middleton was all-in with {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} from the small blind and won the pot.

Hand #152: Steven Morris raised to 50,000 with {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} from under the gun and Luo called with {a-Spades}{j-Spades} in the small blind.

On a {3-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} flop, the action went check-check. The turn brought the {7-Clubs} which led Morris to bet 65,000 and get Luo to fold.

Hand #153: Nishid Hindocha in the small blind called with {q-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Morris checked with {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}.

{5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} was the board when Morris bet 35,000 on the turn and Hindocha called. The {A-Diamonds} river was checked down by both and Morris took the pot with two pair.

Hand #154: Hindocha raised to 60,000 on the button with {j-Spades}{10-Spades} and Middleton folded with {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} in the big blind.

Hand #156: Hindocha raised to 60,000 with {9-Spades}{8-Spades} from the first position and took the pot down.

Hand #157: Middleton was all in on the button with {k-Spades}{2-Spades} for 10 big blinds and won the pot.

Tags: Nishid HindochaSteven MorrisTom MiddletonXiaoyang Luo

Hands #145-149: Morris Doesn't Believe Luo

Level 20 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hand #145: Xiaoyang Luo raised to 50,000 with {a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} on the button. Steven Morris called in the big blind with {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. The players checked board of {10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Morris took down the pot.

Hand #146: Morris moved all in from the small blind with {j-Spades}{10-Spades} and took down the pot after Tom Middleton folded his big blind.

Hand #147: Middleton moved all in with {k-Clubs}{3-Spades} from the small blind and Luo folded his big blind.

Hand #148: Luo picked up {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} in the small blind and raised to 55,000. Nishid Hindocha folded his big blind.

Hand #149: Luo raised to 65,000 on the button with {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Morris had {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} in the big blind and called, with the pair seeing a flop of {5-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{3-Clubs} spread in front of them. Morris check-called a bet of 35,000 from Luo and the turn was the {a-Diamonds}.

Morris checked again and Luo bet 130,000. Again, Morris called. The river was the {8-Clubs}. Both players checked and Morris took down the pot with his pocket nines.

Player Chips Progress
Nishid Hindocha gb
Nishid Hindocha
1,900,000
Steven Morris gb
Steven Morris
1,100,000 440,000
Xiaoyang Luo cn
Xiaoyang Luo
670,000 -330,000
Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
320,000 -105,000

Tags: Nishid HindochaSteven MorrisXiaoyang LuoTom Middleton

Hands #140-144: The Final Four Look For an Edge

Level 20 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hand #140: A walk in the big blind for the big chip leader Nishid Hindocha.

Hand #141: Xiaoyang Luo raised to 50,000 from the button with {q-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Steven Morris called with {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} in the big blind. The flop came down {10-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{A-} and Lou continued for 35,000 which Morris called.

The {q-Hearts} turn was checked by both players and the {K-Diamonds} river brought the nut straight to the board and both players eventually split the pot.

Hand #142: Luo raised from under the gun with {a-}{6-} and won the pot.

Hand #143: Hindocha raised to 50,000 from under the gun with {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and Luo called in the big blind with {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}. The action went check-check on the {5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} flop and Luo checked the {9-Spades} turn and so did Hindocha.

Luo checked once again and Hindocha bet 60,000, which was enough to get Luo to muck.

Hand #144: Morris raised to 50,000 from under the gun with {q-Hearts}{j-Spades} and Hindocha called in the big blind with {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. Morris bet 45,000 on the {9-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} flop and Hindocha folded.

Tags: Nishid HindochaSteven MorrisXiaoyang Luo