Break Time
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Players are on another 15-minute break as 74 players remain.
2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships
£560 UKPC Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships
Buy-in
£560
Prize Pool
£556,780
Entries
1,148
Level
38
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
6,000,000
Entries
216
Players Left
32
Bi Continues to Stack Chips
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
It was a limped pot with around 75,000 in the middle. Action was four ways.
The flop came 
and Mingda Bi bet 15,000 from the small blind. Only Gheorghe Ciubotaru called in the cutoff.
The 
was the turn and Bi bet 50,000 which prompted Ciubotaru to fold as Bi continued to add to his chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,735,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
620,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
Czeszel Catches Wright Bluffing
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Michal Czeszel was under the gun against Marc Wright in the big blind.
There was around 180,000 in the pot and the board read 
and Wright led for 62,000. Czeszel called.
The river was the 
and Wright bet 650,000 which forced Czeszel all in. Czeszel used a time bank card before making the call. Wright turned over 
for a missed draw while Czeszel showed 
for two pair to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
445,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
Bickley Gets River Bet Through
Level 12
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Anthony Gardner raised on the button and was called by Robert Bickley in the big blind.
There was around 100,000 in the pot heading to the flop of 
. Gardner continued for 30,000 and Bickley check called.
Action checked through on the turn.
The river was the 
and Bickley bet 56,000 which prompted a quick fold from Gardner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,455,000 | |
|
435,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Arvid Hits on River to Survive
Level 11
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Gheorche Ciubotaru raised to 28,000 from early position and Mantas Buivydas called in the hijack before Vermaut Arvid moved all in for 118,000 from the big blind. Ciubotaru folded and Buivydas called.
Vermaut Arvid: 
Mantas Buivydas: 
Arvid was in bad shape and needed help. The flop came 
putting Buivydas firmly in the lead. The turn came the 
before the river came the 
to save Arvid as he rivered a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
284,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
Wright Doubles with Straight
Level 11
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Marc Wright raised to 25,000 from the hijack and was called by Neil Van Der Merwe in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Van Der Merwe check called the 20,000 bet from Wright.
The was the turn and Wright fired 58,000 when checked to. Again Van Der Merwe called.
The was the river and Van Der Merwe checked a third time. Wright used a time bank card before moving all in for 249,000. Van Der Merwe called. Wright turned over 
for the nuts to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
720,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Bi Eliminates Gornall
Level 10
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
There was 95,000 in the pot. James Gornall was in the cutoff against Mingda Bi in the big blind.
The board read 
and Gornall bet 35,000 before Bi check raised to 75,000. Gornall went into the tank using his remaining time bank cards saying "I know I have the best right now" before announcing all in for 728,000 as his time was expiring. Bi went into the tank saying "What do you have, you got pocket deuces?" before calling.
James Gornall:
Mingda Bi:
Gornall had a pair of sevens while Bi had flopped top two. The turn came the and the river the to eliminate Gornall from the tournament and leave Bi with a huge stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
1,485,000
|
1,485,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Parkes Eliminates Ioannone's With Kings
Level 10
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Cards were on their backs as Philip Iannone was all in from the small blind after Kevin Parkes raised from the cutoff.
Philip Iannone:
Kevin Parkes: 
Iannone needed help as he had run into Parkes's pocket kings. However it didn't come as the board ran out 
to eliminate Iannone from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
|
Busted |