2018 partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2018 partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships

Final Results
Winner
Chris Brice
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
£187,500
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£1,000,000
Entries
1,076
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000

Arapi Wields His Big Stack

Level 4 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

Dritan Arapi scored an early double up and has been hovering at or just over the 200,000 chip mark ever since.

We saw him on a {2-Clubs}{7-Spades}{j-Spades}{2-Hearts} board and a female opponent had checked to him. Arapi fired 20,000 into a pot of just over 40,000. His opponent looked restless; checking and re-checking their cards, counting out chips before folding {a-Spades}{k-Spades} for the nut-flush draw face up.

To his credit, Arapi turned over {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for a full house.

"I know I was fishing," his opponent said. "I just knew you had the house!"

Player Chips Progress
Dritan Arapi gb
Dritan Arapi
195,000 -20,000

Tags: Dritan Arapi

Level: 4

Blinds: 700/1,400

Ante: 1,400

Break

Level 3 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With the tournament clock showing 140/161 players remaining, players are taking their first break of the day. When they return the blinds will be 700/1,400 with a 1,400 button ante.

partypoker Sponsored Pro Marcel Luske Joins the Field

Level 3 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Marcel Luske
Marcel Luske

Yesterday, Marcel Luske was the first elimination of the day in the Super High Roller, however his fortunes were slightly better in the MILLIONS Germany Super High Roller where he finished second to Dominik Nitsche for a €180,000 payday.

The Dutchman leads his country's all-time money list and has been the Dutch ambassador for partypoker since June last year. Luske has a rich and storied poker history, finishing 14th in the 2003 WSOP Main Event and 10th the following year.

Luske is less than $50,000 away from reaching $5m in lifetime earnings and extending his lead at the top of the Netherlands all-time money list over former November Niner Jorryt van Hoof in second place, and EPT Grand Final winner Pieter de Korver in third.

Player Chips Progress
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
100,000

Tags: Marcel Luske

Updated Chip Counts

Level 3 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dritan Arapi gb
Dritan Arapi
215,000 5,000
Usman Kashmir gb
Usman Kashmir
130,000 10,000
Natalia Breviglieri gb
Natalia Breviglieri
120,000 20,000
[Removed:30] ml
[Removed:30]
103,000 3,000
Christian Thiry lu
Christian Thiry
100,000 -25,000
Paul Leckey ie
Paul Leckey
98,000 3,000
Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
95,000
Martyn Frey gb
Martyn Frey
93,000 -32,000
Thomas Stannard gb
Thomas Stannard
93,000 42,000
Jamie Whyte gb
Jamie Whyte
90,000 30,000
Andrew Christoforou gb
Andrew Christoforou
85,000 5,000
Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
66,000 -72,000
Dan Stanway gb
Dan Stanway
55,000 -50,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Frey Going Better on Second Bullet

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Martyn Frey was the first casualty of the day, but things are going decidedly better on the second bullet after he tangled with Andrew Christoforou.

Christoforou raised to 2,200 from the hijack and Frey three-bet to 6,500 on the button. Christoforou called and the flop came {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}{5-Spades}. Both players checked and the turn was the {9-Diamonds}. Christoforou bet 6,500 and Frey called. The river was the {3-Hearts} and Christoforou checked, and then folded after Frey bet 16,000.

Player Chips Progress
Martyn Frey gb
Martyn Frey
125,000 25,000
Andrew Christoforou gb
Andrew Christoforou
80,000 -20,000

Tags: Martyn FreyAndrew Christoforou

Kashmir Climbing

Level 2 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a {9-Hearts}{j-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} board Usman Kashmir was out of position and bet 7,700, with his opponent on the button calling.

The river was the {9-Spades} and both players checked. Kashmir turned over {j-Clubs}{k-Spades} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Usman Kashmir gb
Usman Kashmir
120,000 20,000

Tags: Usman Kashmir