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

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Wood Wins Three-Bet Pot

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Chris Wood raised to 3,500 from under the gun and was called by Stephen Forrester in the cutoff and John Davies on the button before Michal Czeszel three-bet to 14,000 in the small blind. Wood and Davies called.

The flop came {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and action checked through.

The turn was the {a-Hearts} and action checked to Wood who bet 15,000. Both Davies and Czeszel quickly folded as the chips went to Wood.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Wood (UK) gb
Chris Wood (UK)
263,000
Michal Czeszel gb
Michal Czeszel
200,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: Chris WoodJohn DaviesMichal CzeszelStephen Forrester

Death by Quads for Khan

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Steve Brown raised to 4,000 from early position before Rikard Johansen three-bet to 13,000 in the cutoff. Action folded to Janghir Khan in the big blind who cold called. Brown also called.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and Khan moved all in for 27,500. Brown called and Johansen folded.

Janghir Khan: {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Steve Brown: {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Khan only had a flush draw while Brown had flopped a set. Khan needed a heart to survive however was drawing dead on the turn as it came the {3-Diamonds} to give Brown quads. The {4-Diamonds} river was irrelevant as Khan was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Brown
Steve Brown
340,000
Janghir Khan gb
Janghir Khan
Busted

Tags: Rikard JohansenSteve BrownJanghir Khan

Timms Gets Value From Talica

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There was 12,000 in the pot. Vlad Talica was in early position against Ashley Timms on the button.

The board read {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{k-Hearts} and action checked through.

The {k-Diamonds} was the river and Talica checked to Timms. Timms bet 6,500 and Talica thought for a small while before calling. Timms showed {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for two pair to take down the pot as Talica mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Ashley Timms gb
Ashley Timms
235,000
Vlad Talica gb
Vlad Talica
230,000
-45,000
-45,000

Tags: Ashley TimmsVlad Talica

Level: 2

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Benosenko Chips Up With Kings

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Airidas Benosenko raised from under the gun and was called by Ali Sakallioglu in middle position. Daniel Parsonage came along in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and action checked through.

The {3-Spades} was the turn and Benosenko bet 10,000 when checked to. Only Sakallioglu called.

Action checked through on the {q-Spades} river and Benosenko tabled the winner as he turned over {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Airidas Benosenko lt
Airidas Benosenko
370,000
Ali Sakallioglu gb
Ali Sakallioglu
160,000

Tags: Airidas BenosenkoAli SakalliogluDaniel Parsonage

Talica Chips Up with Top Pair

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Harrison Herbert raised to 3,000 from under the gun before he was three-bet by Vlad Talica in middle position to 8,000. Kyle Pakey cold called in the hijack before Herbert called when the action folded back to him.

Action was three ways to the flop of {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts}. Talica continued for 7,000 when checked to and both Pakey and Herbert called.

The {k-Hearts} was the turn and Talica bet 17,000. Only Herbert called.

Action checked through on the {4-Clubs} river and Herbert revealed {8-Hearts}{x-} which couldn't beat Talica who tabled {a-Spades}{j-Spades} for top pair to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vlad Talica gb
Vlad Talica
275,000
Harrison Herbert gb
Harrison Herbert
215,000

Tags: Harrison HerbertKyle PakeyVlad Talica

Perry Takes Pot on the Flop

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Dean Perry in the cutoff who raised to 2,500. He was called by Stacy Coore and Lloyd White in the blinds.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Perry bet 6,000 when checked to which caused both Coore and White to muck their hands as the chips went to Coore.

Player Chips Progress
Dean Perry gb
Dean Perry
210,000
Stacy Coore gb
Stacy Coore
190,000
Lloyd White gb
Lloyd White
190,000

Tags: Dean PerryLloyd WhiteStacy Coore

Arvid Takes Early Pot

Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Joining the action on the flop of {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{4-Hearts} with around 16,500 in the pot.

Matthew Bird was in the small blind against Vermaut Arvid in the cutoff. Bird checked to Arvid who bet 5,000. Bird quickly called.

The turn came the {5-Spades} and Bird checked again. Arivid fired 23,000 which prompted the swift fold from Bird.

Player Chips Progress
Vermaut Arvid gb
Vermaut Arvid
215,000
Matthew Bird gb
Matthew Bird
185,000

Tags: Matthew BirdVermaut Arvid

Level: 1

Blinds: 1,000/1,000

Ante: 1,000