£560 UKPC Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships
£560 UKPC Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
281
Players Left
42
Duncan McLellan Leads 42 Survivors at Conclusion of the GGPoker £560 UKPC Main Event Day 1b
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Duncan McLellan bagged the chip lead at the end of Day 1b of the GGPoker £560 United Kingdom Poker Championship Main Event at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham.
McLellan has over $500,000 in live tournament earnings and he will be hoping to add another big score to his resume as he will return to Day 2 with 3,650,000 chips. He was closely followed Francis Obadun with 3,200,000.
GGPoker £560 UKPC Main Event Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duncan McLellan | 3,650,000 | 146 |
| 2 | Francis Obadun | 3,200,000 | 128 |
| 3 | Matthew Gray | 2,885,000 | 115 |
| 4 | Nick McLennan | 2,865,000 | 113 |
| 5 | Daniel Jackson | 2,640,000 | 115 |
| 6 | James Langston | 2,625,000 | 105 |
| 7 | Jamie Howells | 2,380,000 | 95 |
| 8 | Kevin Houghton | 2,285,000 | 91 |
| 9 | Ian Morris | 1,995,000 | |
| 10 | David-Adrian Barbu | 1,800,000 | 72 |
* - based on the end of Day 1b
Action of the Day
All the excitement of the day was based around the battle between GGPoker ambassadors Niall Farrell and Lukas Robinson, where their teams of freeroll qualifiers battled to be the last man standing.
However captain Farrell would let his team down as he was eliminated after only one hour of play as his pocket queens lost against pocket kings.
After that Team Robin was firmly in the lead as members of Team Firaldo started to drop. However, members of Team Robin bowed out later in the day as the numbers evened out.
Notables such as Will Kassouf and Jessica Pilkington were in the field but will have to return tomorrow if they want to get their hand on some of the £500,000 guaranteed prizepool as both failed to bag along with Farrell.
Mohammed Ghani coolered Fabian Donovan early in the day as Donovan rivered trips while Ghani rivered a full house to win a huge pot early in the day. However, Ghani would drop right at the end of the day at the hands of Obadun's pocket jacks.
Nick McLennan ran hot towards the end of the day as he took out two in back-to-back hands, including the elimination of Anastasi Vasilou as McLennan turned a straight against Vasilou's top set.
The final members of Team Firaldo and Team Robin were Gurvinder Shergill and Lukas Robinson who were both short on the bubble but they would both bag as Winston Jones would be the bubble boy when he shoved king queen from the small blind only to run into James Langston's pocket kings.
The elimination of Winston Jones brought the days proceeding to an end as the remaining 42 players will join the 32 players from Day 1a as well as the survivors from the online flights for Day 2 on Monday 16th January at 12 p.m. local time.
Stayed tuned tomorrow to PokerNews for Day 1c as players will have their last chance to try and make it to Day 2. Cards will be in the air from 12 p.m. local time. PokerNews will give all the updates until a champion is crowned.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,650,000 | 1,850,000 |
|
3,200,000 | -300,000 |
|
2,885,000 | 2,385,000 |
|
2,865,000 | -135,000 |
|
2,640,000 | 1,980,000 |
|
2,625,000 | |
|
|
2,380,000 | 2,380,000 |
|
2,285,000 | 785,000 |
|
1,995,000 | 1,845,000 |
|
|
1,800,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
1,780,000 | 1,780,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | 550,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | 700,000 |
|
1,575,000 | 225,000 |
|
|
1,555,000 | -75,000 |
|
1,510,000 | 1,510,000 |
|
|
1,345,000 | 1,345,000 |
|
|
1,310,000 | 1,310,000 |
|
1,240,000 | 1,240,000 |
|
|
1,175,000 | 1,175,000 |
|
|
1,070,000 | 1,070,000 |
|
1,055,000 | 1,055,000 |
|
970,000 | 785,000 |
|
|
960,000 | 960,000 |
|
|
950,000 | 950,000 |
Play Concludes for Day 1b
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With the elimination of Winston Jones, action has concluded for Day 1b.
The remaining 42 players will return on Monday for Day 2 starting at 12 p.m. local time. Stay tuned for full chip counts and an end of day recap.
Winston Jones Bubbles the GGPoker £560 UKPC Main Event
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded around to Winston Jones in the small blind who moved all in for 390,000. James Langston was in the big blind and called.
Winston Jones: 
James Langston: 
Jones was in awful shape as he had run into Langston's pocket kings. There would be no saving Jones as the board ran out 
to make him the bubble boy and eliminate him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,625,000 | 2,625,000 |
|
Busted |
Obadun Eliminates Ghani
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Francis Obadun raised to 150,000 from early position before Mohammed Ghani moved all in for 635,000 from the hijack.
Obadun asked for a count and called.
Mohammed Ghani: 
Francis Obadun: 
Ghani was in rough shape as his pair was dominated. There would be no drama as Obadun held to eliminate Ghani as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000 | 2,100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
McLellan Takes Out Two
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The chips all went into the middle on the flop of 
as Anastasi Vasilou was all in from the hijack against Nick McLennan in the small blind.
Anastasi Vasilou: 
Nick McLennan: 
Vasilou had flopped top set while McLennan had an overpair and a gutshot. However it would be heartbreak for Vasilou as the turn came the 
to give McLennan a straight. The river came the which was met with a scream of delight from McLennan as Vasilou was eliminated.
The very next hand under the gun moved all in for around 400,000 from under the gun. Action folded to McLennan who called on the button. The blinds folded.
Under the gun:
Nick McLennan: 
McLennan's luck would continue as the flop came 
which set his opponent up for elimination. The turn of the 
and the river of the 
ensured that McLennan would secure his second straight knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000 | 3,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Cunliffe Eliminates Bates
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded around to Chris Cunliffe in the cutoff who raised to 80,000. Alex Bates was on the button and moved all in for 325,000. Action folded back to Cunliffe who snap called.
Alex Bates: 
Chris Cunliffe: 
Bates was at risk and needed help. But it didn't come as the board ran out 
to eliminate him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000 | 215,000 |
|
Busted |
Roberts Doubles From Behind
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Francis Obadun raised to 80,000 from the cutoff before Philip Roberts moved all in for 330,000 from the button. Action folded back to Obadun who called.
Philip Roberts:
Francis Obadun: 
Roberts was at risk and behind but the flop came 
which put Roberts ahead. The turn came the which gave Obadun an open-ended-straight-draw. However it didn't come in as the river came the 
to give Roberts the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000 | 670,000 |
|
|
735,000 |
Cunliffe Doubles Through Jackson
Level 13
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Ilana Belsky raised to 60,000 in the hijack before Daniel Jackson three-bet to 160,000 in the cutoff. Chris Cunliffe four-bet all in for 400,000 on the button. Belsky folded and Jackson quickly called.
Chris Cunliffe: 
Daniel Jackson: 
Cunliffe had Jackson dominated and needed to hold to double up. The board ran out clean as it came to allow Cunliffe to survive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
935,000 | |
|
|
660,000 |