Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2013 PokerStars.com UKIPT Isle of Man
Main Event
Day: 1a
Low Cards
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Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
Andrew Campbell opened under the gun for 1500, got called by the player sitting to his left, Kovacs Gergo, and on the button by [Removed:17]. The blinds folded so the three of them saw a flop of 
. Checked to Yan who made a move at the pot for 2700. Campbell called and Gergo got the message and folded. A turn card 
was checked by the remaining two players. 
on the river and Campbell led out for 3,800. Yan was having none of it and folded.
Rational Group Straghalis Steams On
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
It looks like Rational Group Employee Chris Straghalis is determined to make a name for himself. Straghalis opened under the gun for 1,500 and was raised to 4,000 by David Gill who had about 8,000 behind. David Lloyd in late position called the raise, and when the blinds folded Straghalis checked Gills’ stack and put in the extra chips. Three players saw a flop of 
. Straghalis checked and Gill bet 6,000, a clear statement of intent. Lloyd folded and Straghalis moved all in. Seemingly caught with his hand in the cookie jar Gill seemed to have no option and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,000 |
Dominik Nitsche's WSOPE Success
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
High volume grinder Dominik Nitsche talks to PokerNews' Laura Cornelius about his recent 3rd place finish at the WSOPE Main Event.
Davey Eliminated
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
Daragh Davey, who made the final of UKIPT Galway, has been knocked out by EPT London finalist Ludovic Geilich.
Bust #UKIPTIOM taking a high wire line with bad top pair vs Ludovic Gellich which backfired, gonna hop in 8pm turbo now cause I love pain.Follow @DaraghDavey
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Coimbra Busts
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
PokerStars Team Online's Andre Coimbra has been knocked out, he moved all in on the turn of a 
board against Caleb Sheridan, a member of the Rational Group Staff. The latter made a quick call with 
and Coimbra needed to hit with 
.
The 
came on the river, not good enough for Coimbra who was eliminated while Sheridan is up to almost 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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95,000 | |
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Busted |
Nitsche on Commission
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
Dominik Nitsche asked Niall Farrell how many UKIPTs he has played. “About ten.” he replied. “Ever played the PCA?” Probed Nitsche. When he heard the answer was no, Nitsche tried to persuade him to give it a go, extolling the benefits and dropping in to the conversation that he was payed $1,000 for every player he referred. “I’ll split it with you.” came the generous incentive from Nitsche.
McTaggart Survives and Elaborates
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
Jonathan Weekes opened for 1,275 and was raised to 3,500 by Paul McTaggart. Having sized up each other’s remaining stacks Weekes moved all-in and was called. Weekes tabled 
and was the player at risk, racing against the 
of McTaggart. The flop came down 
giving McTaggart a significant lead. Chip leader Niall Farrell was at the same table and piped up to needle his friend McTaggart. “Ten, ten.” He called, but the on the turn and 
river were no help to Weekes and he was out.
Farrell then decided to entertain the table with the story of McTaggart’s EPT London adventure. He had been due to play Day 1a of the main event but had ended up still out enjoying the less salubrious side of what London has to offer at 8am. Calling the venue to see if he could move to Day 1b Farrell advised his friend to say his car had broken down or some other misfortune. Taking up the story McTaggart admitted, “I couldn’t tell I lie. I told her I was still drunk.” The woman on the other end of the line laughed for a few minutes and replied that unfortunately that wasn’t reason enough to move days.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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28,000 | 8,000 |
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Busted |
Bustoville, Population: These Guys
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
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Dahl Opts for Caution
Level 7
: 300/600, 75 ante
In a three-way pot, a flop of 
was checked to the button Baard Dahl who bet 2,100. Tim Michels called in the small blind and the big blind folded.
Both players then checked the 
turn and 
river. Michels turned over 
but it was no good against Dahl's 
.