2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships

£560 UKPC Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
£84,875
Event Info
Buy-in
£560
Prize Pool
£556,780
Entries
1,148
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
6,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
216
Players Left
32

Grasu Chips Up with Nut Flush

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was three ways with 63,000 in the pot. Luke Turner was in middle position against Nguyen Le and Alexandra Grasu in the blinds.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Turner bet 29,000 when checked to. Both Le and Grasu called.

Action checked through on the {7-Hearts} turn.

The {j-Hearts} was the river and Le bet 55,000. Grasu called and Turner folded. Le turned over {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for top pair but it was no match for Grasu's {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} for the nut flush to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandra Grasu gb
Alexandra Grasu
315,000
Nguyen Le gb
Nguyen Le
77,000

Tags: Alexandra GrasuLuke TurnerNguyen Le

Level: 10

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Van Der Merwe Moves Over a Milly

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Neil Van Der Merwe
Neil Van Der Merwe

There was around 75,000 in the pot heading to the turn. Neil Van Der Merwe was in the cutoff against Garinder Purewal in the big blind.

The board read {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and Purewal check called the 33,000 bet from Van Der Merwe.

The river came the {j-Spades} and action quickly checked through. Purewal showed {q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for one pair but couldn't beat Van Der Merwe's {a-Clubs}{3-Hearts} for top pair as Van Der Merwe moved over 1,000,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Neil Van Der Merwe gb
Neil Van Der Merwe
1,080,000
650,000
650,000
Garinder Purewal gb
Garinder Purewal
320,000
320,000
320,000

Tags: Garinder PurewalNeil Van Der Merwe

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: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Kevin Parkes: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Iannone needed help as he had run into Parkes's pocket kings. However it didn't come as the board ran out {q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{x-} to eliminate Iannone from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Parkes gb
Kevin Parkes
800,000
640,000
640,000
Philip Ioannone gb
Philip Ioannone
Busted

Tags: Kevin ParkesPhilip Iannone

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 {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts} 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: {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Mingda Bi: {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

Gornall had a pair of sevens while Bi had flopped top two. The turn came the {9-Hearts} and the river the {q-Spades} to eliminate Gornall from the tournament and leave Bi with a huge stack.

Player Chips Progress
Mingda Bi (UK) gb
Mingda Bi (UK)
1,700,000
1,485,000
1,485,000
James Gornall gb
James Gornall
Busted

Tags: James GornallMingda Bi

Level: 11

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Wright Doubles with Straight

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Marc Wright
Marc Wright

Marc Wright raised to 25,000 from the hijack and was called by Neil Van Der Merwe in the big blind.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Van Der Merwe check called the 20,000 bet from Wright.

The {q-Spades} was the turn and Wright fired 58,000 when checked to. Again Van Der Merwe called.

The {6-Hearts} 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 {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for the nuts to secure the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Neil Van Der Merwe gb
Neil Van Der Merwe
1,000,000
-80,000
-80,000
Marc Wright gb
Marc Wright
720,000
720,000
720,000

Tags: Marc WrightNeil Van Der Merwe

Arvid Hits on River to Survive

Level 11 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mantis Buiydas
Mantis Buiydas

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: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Mantas Buivydas: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Arvid was in bad shape and needed help. The flop came {10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} putting Buivydas firmly in the lead. The turn came the {8-Spades} before the river came the {6-Clubs} to save Arvid as he rivered a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Mantas Buivydas gb
Mantas Buivydas
370,000
-130,000
-130,000
Vermaut Arvid gb
Vermaut Arvid
284,000
69,000
69,000

Tags: Mantas BuivydasVermaut Arvid

Level: 12

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

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 {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. Gardner continued for 30,000 and Bickley check called.

Action checked through on the {7-Diamonds} turn.

The river was the {q-Diamonds} and Bickley bet 56,000 which prompted a quick fold from Gardner.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Bickley gb
Robert Bickley
1,455,000
Anthony Gardner gb
Anthony Gardner
435,000

Tags: Anthony GardnerRobert Bickley