Level: 5
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2018 partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships
Main Event
Day: 1d
Entries and Re-entries
Level 4
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
With all four starting day 1's having begun there was bound to be plenty of players trying to give themselves every chance of making Day 2.
Will Kassouf has reentered Day 1d, Charlie Godwin, Kelly Saxby and partypoker LIVE MILLIONS champion Maria Lampropulos have joined from Day 1c with Lauren Render also joining the action.
Total entries are up to 323 with 265 still playing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | -99,000 |
Fitzgerald Tries Again
Level 4
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
In the very last level of yesterday evening's Day 1b, Ludovic Geilich was able to catapult this chip count up to over a million thanks to a call against Thomas Fitzgerald.
Ireland's Fitzgerald, who has two partypoker LIVE Grand Prix final tables to his name, tried to bluff all-in but Geilich caught him out. Just 24 hours later, Fitzgerald is back in Main Event action and has taken his seat in the marquee for Day 1d.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Vinson Folds on the River to Shannon
Level 4
: 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
With three players in action on the 
flop, Ben Shannon threw in one purple 5k chip and Ben Vinson was the only caller. A fourth club hit the turn in the form of the 
and both players checked.
When the 
hit the river Shannon decided to move all in for around 25,000. Vinson, who has $1,348,351 in recorded live tournament cashes, didn't immediately fold his hand and instead seemed to have a tough decision. After weighing up his options for nearly two minutes he slowed moved his hand over the pass line and Shannon swooped in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | -20,000 |
|
55,000 | -45,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 1,400
Break
Level 3
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The 257 remaining players in Day 1d have gone on their first 15-minute break. Entries are up to 286, of which 16 are re-entries.
Chip Count Update
Level 3
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
110,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
75,000 | -10,000 |
Middleton and Frey Enter Proceddings
Level 3
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
partypoker LIVE UKPC Super High Roller participants Tom Middleton and Martyn Frey have joined the Day 1d field and given themselves a final chance to build a day two stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | -25,000 |
|
100,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Kassouf Eliminated
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With 40,000 already in the pot and the flop laid out 
, Will Kassouf faced a bet of 20,000 from his opponent in the small blind. Kassouf, who was in middle-position, had a stack of around 75,000 behind him and took his time to think.
"You must have ace-high?" he asked, but got no response.
He then announced all-in and was quickly called.
Will Kassouf: 
Opponent: 
Kassouf was behind and needed to catch up by the river. He called for one of his outs to hit but when the 
and 
were revealed he was left to ponder reentry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |