2018 partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Girl Power

Level 13 : 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Maria Lampropulos
Maria Lampropulos

Such is the size of the Day 2 field here in the partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships £1,100 Main Event, there were half a dozen or so tables out in the marquee, which are slowly being broken into the main room.

One of the most recent tables to break contained former MILLIONS UK winner Maria Lampropulos. As she left the marquee she was stopped by Emma Tolley, also still in the Main Event.

"I just wanted to congratulate you on your recent successes," said Tolley, and the ever-gracious Lampropulos thanked her.

It just serves as a reminder of how much of an effect Lampropulos and her wins here at Dusk Till Dawn and more recently at the PCA are having on women's poker and poker in general.

Player Chips Progress
Emma Tolley gb
Emma Tolley
450,000
51,000
51,000
Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
300,000
-1,000
-1,000

Tags: Maria LampropulosEmma Tolley

Render Makes Early Progress

Level 13 : 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante

There was a raise to 16,000 from a player in early-position and both Keith Johnson, on the button, and Lauren Render, in the big blind, called.

On the {7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{j-Spades} flop, Render led for 20,000 which got her first opponent to fold but Johnson called.

Render then check-called Johnson's 45,000 bet on the {9-Diamonds} turn and the action went check-check after the {4-Hearts} river was revealed. Render tabled {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a pair and Johnson mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Lauren Render gb
Lauren Render
320,000
320,000
320,000
Keith Johnson gb
Keith Johnson
260,000
-22,000
-22,000

Tags: Keith JohnsonLauren Render

Morris and Dowling in Conversation

Level 13 : 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Steven Morris
Steven Morris

Ireland's Chris Dowling is sat next to partypoker UK Poker Championships Super High Roller champion Steven Morris and the pair are enjoying some conversation at table 54. Dowling himself is no stranger to big live tournament cashes, with $701,001 in recorded career prizemoney.

Morris, fresh off the back of his victory for £70,000, has increased his chip-stack by just over 100,000 during the first level.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Morris gb
Steven Morris
450,000
104,000
104,000

Tags: Steven Morris

Level: 14

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Thomas Hemming gb
Thomas Hemming
1,300,000
100,000
100,000
Andrew Garland gb
Andrew Garland
1,000,000
154,500
154,500
Daniel Charlton gb
Daniel Charlton
950,000
77,500
77,500
Alex Luz gb
Alex Luz
950,000
-231,500
-231,500
Day 1D Chip Leader
Stelian Bot ro
Stelian Bot
940,000
173,500
173,500
David Clarkson gb
David Clarkson
900,000
13,000
13,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
890,000
-210,000
-210,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Andrew Laurie gb
Andrew Laurie
800,000
-91,000
-91,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Robert Buky gb
Robert Buky
780,000
7,000
7,000
Adam Neal gb
Adam Neal
760,000
-227,000
-227,000
Day 1A Chip Leader

Tolley Doubles Before Battling with Luz

Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Table 81 has just broken in the marquee but not before the final three hands of drama.

In the first hand, Emma Tolley eliminated a player and moved to over 850,000 after hitting a full-house with pocket-fives. She then immediately raised from under the gun position and called a three-bet from the start-of-day chip-leader Alex Luz.

On the {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop, Tolley check-called a bet of 51,000 before the {10-Spades} hit the turn. Both players checked and they went to the river.

Tolley once again checked after the {7-Diamonds} was revealed and Luz bet for 81,000. Tolley made the call.

Alex Luz: {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Emma Tolley: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

It was another win for Tolley with pocket-fives, this time completing a flush.

In the third and final hand at table 81, Tolley in the big blind defended a cutoff raise from Luz and checked-called the {j-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} flop.

Both players checked the {7-Spades} turn before Tolley called a 58,000 river bet after seeing the {10-Hearts}

Luz turned over {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} for a straight and equaled the score against 2017 DTD Christmas Cup winner Tolley as she mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Emma Tolley gb
Emma Tolley
900,000
450,000
450,000

Tags: Alex LukEmma Tolley

Eliminations So Far Today

Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jason Chamberlain gb
Jason Chamberlain
Busted
Steve O'Keefe gb
Steve O'Keefe
Busted
James Atkin gb
James Atkin
Busted
Andrew Booth gb
Andrew Booth
Busted
Lee West
Lee West
Busted
Artur Zak
Artur Zak
Busted
Tyler Goatcher gb
Tyler Goatcher
Busted
Jamie Nixon gb
Jamie Nixon
Busted
Allan Carmichael gb
Allan Carmichael
Busted
Robert Deacon gb
Robert Deacon
Busted
Colin Gillon gb
Colin Gillon
Busted
Nicholas Fellone it
Nicholas Fellone
Busted
Robert Baker gb
Robert Baker
Busted
Ali Zihni gb
Ali Zihni
Busted
Timothy Rowland
Timothy Rowland
Busted
Daniel Efeturk gb
Daniel Efeturk
Busted
George Dickson
George Dickson
Busted
Wagner Felicio
Wagner Felicio
Busted
Steven Warburton gb
Steven Warburton
Busted
Alexandru Gligu
Alexandru Gligu
Busted
Chris Jones
Chris Jones
Busted
Emran Hussain gb
Emran Hussain
Busted
Stephen Nash gb
Stephen Nash
Busted
Agostino Tiso
Agostino Tiso
Busted
Christopher Gatley
Christopher Gatley
Busted

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And Then There Were None; partypoker Ambassadors Eliminated

Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Natalia Breviglieri
Natalia Breviglieri

Checking up on the recent eliminations we found that all three of the partypoker Ambassadors, including Ladies ambassador Louise Butler have been eliminated from the partypoker LIVE UK Poker Championships £1,100 Main Event.

According to Natalia Breviglieri, she got her last 14 big blinds in with pocket threes, only for another player to wake up with aces and send her to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Louise Butler ie
Louise Butler
Busted
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
Busted
Natalia Breviglieri gb
Natalia Breviglieri
Busted

Tags: Louise ButlerMarcel LuskeNatalia Breviglieri

Etim Doubles Through Hemming

Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Thomas Hemming has been the success story of the day, with his stack increasing up to around 1.5m in chips. However, when we got to his table he was up against the all in of Terence Etim.

Etim was all in for 436,000 on a {3-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds} board, with 180,000 in the pot already.

Thomas Hemming: {7-}{8-}
Terence Etim: {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

Etim had made his straight, but Hemming was still open-ended to knock Etim out. The river was a brick meaning Etim doubled up. Both players are now sitting on seven-figure stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Hemming gb
Thomas Hemming
1,060,000
-440,000
-440,000
Terence Etim gb
Terence Etim
1,052,000
517,000
517,000

Tags: Terence EtimThomas Hemming