£5,300 Super High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2018 partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships
£5,300 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2018 partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships
Buy-in
£5,300
Prize Pool
£200,000
Entries
40
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Steven Morris Leads partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships £5,300 Super High Roller
Level 12
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The action got underway today at the partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships with the £5,300 Super High Roller attracting 40 players, exactly the amount required to meet the guaranteed prizepool of £200,000.
As expected, there were plenty of big names from the poker world, with the field predominantly made up of top British pros. The quality was evident from the outset; with ten players registered before the start of play they included 2017 bracelet winner Chris Brammer and former EPT runner-up Steven Warburton.
They were soon joined by 2017 MILLIONS runner-up Jacob Mulhern, but he was eliminated before the likes of Tom Hall and Ben Winsor joined the field.
It was Brammer who lead at the first break, after scooping a huge pot against Martyn Frey with the bracelet-winner holding the nut straight.
Shortly after the break it was some overseas talent that joined the fray, with Manig Loeser and yesterday's MILLIONS Germany €10k High Roller winner Dominik Nitsche making the trip over from Rozvadov to jump into the £5,300 High Roller here at Dusk Till Dawn.
The field continued to swell as they got closer to the magic number of 40, with several players opting to make use of their single re-entry.
By the next Brammer was still in the lead, but James Mitchell would double in a huge pot against Andreas Olympios with Mitchell rivering the nut straight to beat the rivered set of tens of his opponent. This pot helped propell Mitchell towards the chip lead, which he would take hold of over the next couple of levels.
Other players continued to join the Super High Roller field, including yesterday's €10k High Roller runner-up and partypoker Ambassador Marcel Luske, and by the final break Mitchell was still in the lead.
It looked like Nitsche might be putting the pressure on the chip leader as the levels ticked by and the field shrunk to just a couple of tables. However, a short while later Nitsche was sent to the rail after running his tens into the jacks of Mitchell.
However, by the end of the day it was Steven Morris who emerged as the overall chip leader with 562,000, good enough for 80 big blinds going into Day 2.
Morris is joined by fellow big stack Luke Marsh (446,000), Chris Sly (389,500) and Ben Jackson (361,500). Long-time chip leader Mitchell is a short way back with 359,000, with another former chip leader Brammer taking 292,000 through to Day 2.
Here is how the final two tables look going into Day 2.
| Seat | Table 1 | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Table 2 | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nishid Hindocha | 264,500 | 38 | Tom Middleton | 215,000 | 31 |
| 2 | James Mitchell | 359,000 | 51 | Luke Marsh | 446,000 | 64 |
| 3 | Ben Jackson | 361,500 | 52 | Manig Loeser | 186,000 | 27 |
| 4 | Fabio Sperling | 118,000 | 17 | Steven Morris | 562,000 | 80 |
| 5 | Marcel Luske | 155,000 | 22 | Chi Zhang | 102,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Nicholas Todd | 211,000 | 30 | Chris Sly | 389,500 | 56 |
| 7 | Chris Brammer | 292,000 | 42 | Xiaoyang Luo | 338,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Empty | Empty |
Stay tuned to PokerNews.com for continuing coverage of the £5,300 Super High Roller as we play down to a winner tomorrow. We will also be bringing you live coverage of the Main Event which gets underway later this week.
End of Day Chip Counts
Level 12
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
562,000 | 282,000 |
|
446,000 | 196,000 |
|
389,500 | 169,500 |
|
361,500 | 11,500 |
|
359,000 | 9,000 |
|
338,000 | 8,000 |
|
292,000 | 102,000 |
|
264,500 | 129,500 |
|
215,000 | 90,000 |
|
211,000 | -79,000 |
|
186,000 | 105,000 |
|
155,000 | 84,000 |
|
118,000 | -87,000 |
|
102,000 | -68,000 |
Warburton Exits as Jackson Hits a Set
Level 12
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Steven Warburton has exited the partypoker UKPC Super High Roller minutes before the end of play for the day.
He was all-in and holding 
on the 
board. Ben Jackson was the man to bust Warburton after hitting a set of nines and moved his stack up to 350,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000 | 55,000 |
|
Busted |
Luo Doubles Through Brammer
Level 12
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
We missed the action prior to the river, but there was already 185,000 chips in the middle between Xiaoyang Luo and Chris Brammer.
The board read 
and Luo wasted no time in moving all in for 86,000. Brammer thought for a while, before realising just how much was in the middle and calling. Luo showed 
and that was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | 165,000 |
|
|
190,000 | -118,000 |
Flush Over Flush as Todd Doubles Through Mitchell
Level 12
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With the flop of already on the felt, Luke Marsh bet 20,000 and was three-bet by James Mitchell to 80,000.
Nicholas Todd was next to act and four-bet all in for 135,000. Marsh quickly got out of the way but Mitchell called and tabled 
Todd turned over 
for the nut-flush and held on the turn and river to double up to over 290,000 in chips.
The Super High Roller is now in its final level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000 | 135,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Final Two Tables
Level 11
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Seat | Table 12 | Table 13 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Mitchell | Xiaoyang Luo |
| 2 | Nicholas Todd | Chris Brammer |
| 3 | Chris Sly | Marcel Luske |
| 4 | Nishid Hindocha | Steven Warburton |
| 5 | Luke Marsh | Tom Middleton |
| 6 | Fabio Sperling | Ben Jackson |
| 7 | Sebastian von Toperczer | Chi Zhang |
| 8 | Manig Loeser | Steven Morris |
Leary Eliminated by Luo
Level 11
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
A short while after bluffing off a portion of his chips to Fabio Sperling, James Leary has been eliminated. He held 
against the of Xiaoyang Luo, but Luo made a flush and sent Leary to the rail.
This table is now breaking around two tables of eight and the final 16 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000 | 105,000 |
|
|
165,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
155,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
135,000 | 25,000 |
|
Busted |
Nitsche Eliminated by Mitchell
Level 11
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
James Mitchell opened to 12,000 and Dominik Nitsche three-bet to 40,000. It folded back to Mitchell who four-bet all in putting Nitsche at risk for his last 160,000. Nitsche called.
Mitchell held 
to Nitsche's 
and there was no help on the flop, with the German eliminated shortly before the last level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
575,000 | 175,000 |
|
Busted |