£560 UKPC Main Event Day 2 | 2024 GGPoker UK Poker Championships

01-29-2024 01:00 UTC

Chris Da Silva Leads the Way After Day 2 of the GG Poker UK Poker Championships Main Event

Richard Hayes

Level 27 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Chris Da Silva takes the chip lead into Day 3 of the GG Poker UK Championships Main Event, with 22 players remaining, all of whom will be hoping to claim the title and first place prize of £102,000 on Day 3.

Da Silva will be hoping to take another title to add to his impressive live resume of $988,910 in earnings, while victory here would be enough to push him over the $1,000,000 mark.

Day 2 Action

237 players began Day 2 hoping to at least navigate their way to the money, with 188th place being good for a minimum cash of £1,000. Notable names who began the day but failed to cash included Nikolay Ponomarev and Gary Miller.

The bubble burst when Dan Luby was eliminated, with the knockouts coming quickly after the players were in the money.

Notable names who made the money but will have been hoping for a deeper run included Katie Swift (177th), Brandon Shiels (157th) and Fraser Bellamy (107th).

Closely following Da Silva is Yong Foo (11,150,000), with Philip Baker (10,650,000) completing the top three.

UKPC Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Chris Da Silva	United Kingdom	13,300,000	53
2	Yong Foo	United Kingdom	11,150,000	44
3	Philip Baker	United Kingdom	10,650,000	42
4	Daniel Woodford	United Kingdom	8,650,000	34
5	Jack Solomon	United Kingdom	8,025,000	32
6	Scott Boyle	United Kingdom	7,725,000	30
7	Anthony Brown	United Kingdom	7,375,000	29
8	Marc Foggin	United Kingdom	6,650,000	26
9	Jean-Emanuel Lhuillier	United Kingdom	5,775,000	23
10	Florian Duta	Romania	5,625,000	22

The players will be returning to 60-minute levels on Day 3, with blinds starting at 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante, and play recommencing at noon local time at Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham. With 22 players remaining, there will be no table redraw in advance of Day 3.

PokerNews will be covering all the action on the way to crowning the champion of the GG Poker UK Poker Championships Main Event.

Tags: Anthony Brown Brandon Shiels Chris Da Silva Dan Luby Daniel Woodford Florian Duta Fraser Bellamy Gary Miller Jack Solomon Katie Swift Marc Foggin Nikolay Ponomarev Philip Baker Scott Boyle Yong Foo

01-28-2024 23:42 UTC

Lee Cowmeadow Eliminated in 23rd Place (£3,000)

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Richard Hayes

Level 27 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Philip Baker opened to 400,000 from late position and Lee Cowmeadow moved all in for 1,460,000, with Baker making the quick call, putting Cowmeadow at risk.

As soon as Baker called, Cowmeadow looked shocked and stated he had thought action had folded round to him.

Lee Cowmeadow: 6♥2♣
Philip Baker: 7♠8♠

Cowmeadow needed some help and the K♣5♦6♣ flop gave him a pair of sixes, however the 9♦ turn gave Baker the straight and left Cowmeadow drawing dead.

The 7♣ river completed the board, with Cowmeadow heading to the exit after an unfortunate lapse in concentration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Baker	10,650,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Lee Cowmeadow	Busted

Tags: Lee Cowmeadow Philip Baker

01-28-2024 23:14 UTC

Woodford Doubles Through Shields

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Richard Hayes

Level 27 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Daniel Woodford opened to 400,000 and was faced with a three-bet to 2,100,000 from Thomas Shields in the small blind.

Action folded back to Woodford who produced the all-in four-bet jam to 5,300,000. Shields pondered his options for a moment and called to put Woodford at risk.

Daniel Woodford: Q♦Q♣
Thomas Shields: A♥K♥

It was the classic race with Woodford's queens ahead of Shields' ace-king.

No help arrived for Shields on the 10♠4♦2♦9♠Q♥ runout, with Woodford scooping the pot with a set of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Woodford	11,100,000 7,100,000	7,100,000
Thomas Shields	1,400,000 3,700,000	3,700,000

Tags: Daniel Woodford Thomas Shields

01-28-2024 23:03 UTC

Hicks Doubles Through Turaliyev

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Richard Hayes

Level 27 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The short-stacked Nick Hicks was all-in for 945,000 and at risk after being called by Kairat Turaliyev.

Nick Hicks: K♦K♥
Kairat Turaliyev: 8♠10♣

Hicks' pair of kings were in great shape and improved to a set on the K♠9♦7♥ flop, although his opponent still had outs with his up and down straight draw.

However any hopes of a turnaround were extinguished by the 7♦ turn, giving Hicks a full house and leaving his opponent drawing dead. The A♥ completed the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kairat Turaliyev	2,300,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Nick Hicks	2,100,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Kairat Turaliyev Nick Hicks

01-28-2024 22:45 UTC

Paul Tait Eliminated in 24th Place (£3,000)

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Richard Hayes

Level 27 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Paul Tait moved all in for 1,800,000 and Philip Baker re-jammed from the button, folding out all other opponents, putting Tait at risk.

Paul Tait: K♣9♣
Philip Baker: J♥J♣

Baker was ahead with a pair of jacks and the 10♣9♥10♥6♦7♠ did not alter matters as Tait exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Baker	8,900,000 5,250,000	5,250,000
Paul Tait	Busted

Tags: Paul Tait Philip Baker

01-28-2024 22:33 UTC

Foo Doubles Through Foggin

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Richard Hayes

Level 26 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Yong Foo was all-in and at risk after being called by Marc Foggin.

Yong Foo: K♣K♠
Marc Foggin: Q♦Q♣

Foo's kings were in great shape versus Foggin's queens, and Foo improved to a full house after the K♦9♦9♣ flop. Foggin was left drawing to running queens and the A♣J♣ turn and river confirmed Foo's double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yong Foo	11,050,000 6,745,000	6,745,000
Marc Foggin	7,875,000 1,525,000	1,525,000

Tags: Yong Foo Marc Foggin

01-28-2024 22:21 UTC

Badar Khan Eliminated in 25th Place (£3,000)

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Richard Hayes

Level 26 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Badar Khan was all-in and at risk having been called by Marc Foggin.

Badar Khan: Q♠J♦
Marc Foggin: A♦9♣

Khan needed some help from the board but none arrived on the 4♥K♥3♣7♥10♥ runout, the ace-high of Foggin good enough to take the pot and send Khan to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Foggin	9,400,000 8,580,000	8,580,000
Badar Khan	Busted

Tags: Badar Khan Marc Foggin

01-28-2024 21:57 UTC

Patrick Donohoe Eliminated in 26th Place (£3,000)

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Richard Hayes

Level 26 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Patrick Donohoe moved all in on a flop of A♥7♣4♠ and was called by Tien Nguyen, with Donohoe at risk.

Patrick Donohoe: A♣10♥
Tien Nguyen: A♦K♠

Donohoe was in trouble as his opponent had a better kicker with his ace, and the 8♣ turn and 7♥ river did not alter matters, sending Donohoe packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tien Nguyen	1,900,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Patrick Donohoe	Busted

Tags: Patrick Donohoe Tien Nguyen

01-28-2024 21:49 UTC

Jonathan Douglas-Smith Eliminated in 27th Place (£2,500)

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Richard Hayes

Level 25 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jonathan Douglas-Smith moved all-in for 775,000 and was called by Sunil Mistri, putting his opponent at risk.

Jonathan Douglas-Smith: 8♣7♣
Sunil Mistri: 9♠9♥

Mistri was ahead with a pair of nines and the 10♦K♦5♥Q♦A♠ did not change matters, sending Douglas-Smith to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sunil Mistri	8,250,000 5,650,000	5,650,000
Jonathan Douglas-Smith	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Douglas-Smith Sunil Mistri

01-28-2024 21:45 UTC

Final Three Tables (full)

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Richard Hayes

Level 25 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
45	1	Jonathan Douglas-Smith	775,000	6
45	2	Sunil Mistri	7,500,000	60
45	3	Daniel Golder	4,810,000	38
45	4	Reon Staples	7,700,000	62
45	5	Anthony Brown	2,460,000	19
45	6	Florian Duta	6,110,000	48
45	7	Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier	2,940,000	23
45	8	Guy Taylor	5,055,000	40
45	9	Chris Da Silva	7,540,000	60

55	1	Tien Nguyen	3,420,000	27
55	2	Thomas Shields	5,100,000	40
55	3	Daniel Whitbread	2,490,000	20
55	4	Dominic Cugudda	3,320,000	26
55	5	Badar Khan	3,310,000	26
55	6	Marc Foggin	11,000,000	88
55	7	Yong Foo	4,305,000	34
55	8	Patrick Donohoe	2,075,000	16
55	9	Scott Boyle	8,075,000	64

65	1	Nick Hicks	1,675,000	13
65	2	Philip Baker	3,650,000	29
65	3	Kairat Turaliyev	5,700,000	45
65	4	Lee Cowmeadow	3,600,000	28
65	5	Tom Middleton	2,300,000	18
65	6	Paul Tait	3,500,000	28
65	7	Jack Solomon	8,500,000	68
65	8	Min Ji	1,800,000	14
65	9	Daniel Woodford	4,000,000	50

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Foggin	11,000,000 10,180,000	10,180,000
Jack Solomon	8,500,000 6,975,000	6,975,000
Scott Boyle	8,075,000 25,000	25,000
Reon Staples	7,700,000 900,000	900,000
Chris Da Silva	7,540,000 5,640,000	5,640,000

Sunil Mistri	7,500,000 4,900,000	4,900,000
Florian Duta	6,110,000 1,310,000	1,310,000
Kairat Turaliyev	5,700,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Thomas Shields	5,100,000 200,000	200,000
Guy Taylor	5,055,000 3,355,000	3,355,000
Daniel Golder	4,810,000 3,620,000	3,620,000
Yong Foo	4,305,000 195,000	195,000
Daniel Woodford	4,000,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Philip Baker	3,650,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Lee Cowmeadow	3,600,000 200,000	200,000
Paul Tait	3,500,000 3,235,000	3,235,000
Tien Nguyen	3,420,000 3,420,000	3,420,000
Dominic Cugudda	3,320,000 3,320,000	3,320,000
Badar Khan	3,310,000 1,110,000	1,110,000
Jean-Emmanuel Llhuillier	2,940,000 2,940,000	2,940,000
Daniel Whitbread	2,490,000 2,040,000	2,040,000
Anthony Brown	2,460,000 1,010,000	1,010,000
Tom Middleton	2,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Patrick Donohoe	2,075,000 175,000	175,000
Min Ji	1,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

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