2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships

£560 UKPC Main Event
Day: 1c
1a1b1c2
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
Total Entries
1,148
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
6,000,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
428
Players Left
64
Players Left 1 / 1,148
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Robbins Doubles Through Grummitt

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mark Swift raised to 4,500 from under the gun before Fraser Robbins three-bet to 8,000. Paul Grummitt was in the small blind and four-bet to 20,000.

Action folded back to Robbins who five-bet to 55,000. Grummitt called.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and Robbins moved all in when checked to for around 105,000. Grimmitt said "Ace King? That looks like Ace King" before calling.

Fraser Robbins: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Paul Grummitt: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Robbins had an overpair and was in good shape to double as Grummitt only had two tens. The turn came the {3-Hearts} and the river the {6-Diamonds} which gave Robbins the double up.

Tags: Fraser RobbinsMark SwiftPaul Grummitt

Hayes Doubles With Trips

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There was around 90,000 in the pot with the board reading {10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

Marian Dumitrache was in early position against Mark Hayes in the big blind.

Hayes moved all in for 115,000. Dumitrache went into the tank and asked for a count after using a time bank card. Dumitrache eventually made the call but was disappointed when Hayes turned over {a-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} for flopped trips which beat Dumitrache's {j-Spades}{10-Spades}.

Tags: Marian DumitracheMark Hayes

Ashraf Chips Up With Flush

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There was 73,000 in the pot as action was three ways.

The board read {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Joseph O'Mahoney was in the small blind and checked to UKPC High Roller runner up Waheed Ashraf in early position who bet 40,000. Antonio German was in the hijack and raised to 85,000. O'Mahoney quickly folded.

Ashraf went into the tank saying "This is sick" before making the call after using one time bank card. Ashraf showed {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for the flush which was enough to win as German mucked. Ashraf went on to say "I've just sat down".

Tags: Antonio GermanJoseph O'MahoneyWaheed Ashraf

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Dream River for French to Double Up

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

Joining the action with 47,000 in the pot. Christopher Johnson was in middle position against Lee French in the small blind.

The board read {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts} and French bet 45,000. Johnson called.

The river came the {q-Spades} and French moved all in for 118,500. Johnson through in all his time cards into the middle as he went into the tank. With a few seconds left Johnson called. French turned over {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for a rivered full house while Johnson was disappointed as he turned over {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for a rivered two pair as the chips went to French.

Tags: Christopher JohnsonLee French

"I Just Want to Survive Until Five O'Clock"

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

Action was five ways to the flop with 37,500.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{k-Spades} and action checked to Stephen Hay in the hijack who bet 15,000. Only Albert Sapiano called from early position.

The {j-Clubs} was the turn and Sapiano led for 35,000. Hay called.

The river came the {j-Hearts} and Sapiano checked. Hay bet 35,000 and Sapiano moved all-in. Hay snap called. Sapiano turned over {a-Spades}{5-Spades} which chopped with Hay's {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} as Sapiano had rivered a full house to survive.

Sapiano, already on his second bullet, said "I just want to survive until five o'clock".

Tags: Albert SapianoStephen Hay

Level: 2

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Wan Chips Up With Jacks

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

There was 23,000 in the pot heading into the turn. Allan Wan was in middle position against Nathan Herbert in the small blind.

The board read {6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and Herbert check called the 10,500 bet from Wan.

The river came the {2-Diamonds} and Herbert checked. Wan fired 15,000 and Herbert pondered before making the call. Wan showed {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for the overpair to take down the pot as Herbert mucked.

Tags: Allan WanNathan Herbert

Robbins Rivers Straight

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

Action was three ways to a flop. Catalin Zamfir was in early position against Eugen Margarit in the hijack and Fraser Robbins in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs} with 10,000 in the pot. Zamfir bet 3,500 when checked to and only Robbins called.

Action checked through on the {8-Clubs} turn.

The river came the {6-Spades} and Robbins bet 5,000. Zamfir quickly called. Robbins turned over {a-Clubs}{7-Spades} for a straight which beat Zamfir's set of eights {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}.

Tags: Catalin ZamfirEugen MargaritFraser Robbins

Sapiano Eliminated Early

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

Albert Sapiano limped from under the gun before Natalia Breviglieri raised to 3,500 from early position. Khadir Khoshawy called on the button and Sapiano called.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Sapiano moved all in for 6,500. Breviglieri called and Khoshawy folded.

Albert Sapiano: {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}
Natalia Breviglieri: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

Sapiano has two pair but was in rough shape as Breviglieri had flopped trips. The turn came the {q-Spades} and the river the {q-Diamonds} to ensure Sapiano would be having an early bath.

Tags: Albert SapianoNatalia Breviglieri