Marius Westlund Bags Big at End of Day 1c of the GGPoker £560 UKPC Main Event
Marius Westlund bagged 4,150,000 as he ended Day 1c as the chip leader of the GGPoker £560 United Kingdom Poker Championship Main Event at Dust Till Dawn in Nottingham.
It was an action-packed day as the final Day 1 flight attracted 428 runners. Of those runners, 64 of those players survived to Day 2 to join the 106 players from Day 1a and Day 1b as well as the online survivors. They will all return for Day 2 tomorrow at 12 p.m. local time as the blinds backtrack to 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marius Westlund | 4,150,000 | 166 |
| 2 | Sandeep Shah | 3,055,000 | 122 |
| 3 | Jahmell Campell | 2,915,000 | 117 |
| 4 | Lee Penrice | 2,750,000 | 110 |
| 5 | Cristian Popescu | 2,675,000 | 107 |
| 6 | Cong Bo Le | 2,650,000 | 106 |
| 7 | Ashley Timms | 2,500,000 | 100 |
| 8 | Saied Yolmeh | 2,345,000 | 94 |
| 9 | Razvan Purcaru | 2,325,000 | 93 |
| 10 | Waheed Ashraf | 2,250,000 | 90 |
* - based on the end of Day 1c
Other notables who secured a bag included Waheed Ashraf (2,250,000), Chris Da Silva (2,035,000), Adam Maxwell (675,000) and Matthew Davenport (500,000).
Action of the Day
The day started with a packed room as many players were eager to take advantage of their final chance to make it to Day 2 of the UKPC Main Event. The day started well for Lee French who managed to river a set of queens against Christopher Johnson's ace-queen. French was able to ride along with the early momentum to secure a bag for Day 2.
Midway through the day late registration closed and the final prize pool was announced. The tournament managed to surpass the £500,000 guarantee as a total of 1,148 entrants generated a prize pool of £556,780 including a first-place prize of £95,000.
Ashley Harrison managed to eliminate Brandon Sheils before late registration closed as Sheils called for his tournament life with two pair against Harrison's flush. Sheild reentered but didn't manage to make it to the end of the day.
Harrison was one of the biggest stacks in the room but lost a significant part of his stack when he tried to bluff Chris Da Silva. It was ill-timed by Harrison as Da Silva called down with aces to double up through Harrison.
Action slowed as the bubble approached but eventually burst to end the day. Jonathan Hanley would be the unlucky bubble boy as his ace-eight couldn't defeat Ashley Timms's pocket nines. Timms flopped a set to ensure Hanley's elimination as the day's proceedings came to a close.
Stay tuned tomorrow to PokerNews as the final 170 return to battle for the £556,780 prize pool and the UKPC Main Event trophy. Cards will be in the air from 12 p.m. local time with blinds being backtracked to 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. Levels will also be extended to 40 minutes in length at the final table. PokerNews will cover all the action until a champion is crowned.