2015 UKIPT Isle of Man

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2015 UKIPT Isle of Man

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
£24,170
Event Info
Buy-in
£400
Prize Pool
£135,412
Entries
349
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Main Event

Day 1b Completed

Chris Swinden Leads After Day 1b of the UKIPT Isle of Man Main Event

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Chris Swinden
Chris Swinden

Day 1b of the UKIPT Isle of Man Main Event was a busy one as a mix of local heroes, seasoned pros, and excited players from all over the world flocked to the beautiful poker room created in the Villa Marina Arcade Harris Promenade.

The tournament drew a lot more players to the second starting flight compared to Day 1a, with a total of 218 players starting. Twenty of those chose to reenter after they busted within the first four levels, making for 238 entries total. Combined with the 111 entries that played on Day 1a, the total came to 349, creating a prize pool of £135,412.

Amongst the fan favorites were Team PokerStars Pro's Jake Cody, Liv Boeree, Luca Pagano, and sponsored players Sara Chafak (Miss Finland) and Zoe Gillings-Brier (Isle of Man Olympic Snowboard Cross champion). While Chris Moneymaker and Fatima Moreira de Melo set a good example on Day 1a by making it through to Day 2, none of Day 1b's patched-up players would follow that lead.

Boeree was the first to leave of that bunch. She tried to bluff a player with an unimproved ace-jack on the river of a scary board, but her opponent wasn't willing to lay down queens and sent her packing. She did pack her bags but didn't leave the premises, as she went straight to Chess room where she played some matches for practice.

Cody didn't do much better. He first lost tens to ace-jack and dwindled down to a mere 1.5 big blinds. He risked those with pocket sixes and couldn't beat queen-jack.

Pagano, still holder of several records on the EPT, lost his chips getting it in with top two on {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. His opponent was Deborah Worley-Roberts holding the {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a draw so heavy she had about all the cards in the deck to hit. She spiked the {3-Clubs} on the river to sent the Italian Team Pro packing.

The Team Pros were not alone on the rail. They were joined by the likes of Paul Newey (ace-queen into kings and tens) and Simon Trumper (ace-king lost to eights all in preflop).

Where the sponsored players fell, others thrived. Worley-Roberts was one of them. Her constant talking was hard to ignore, but who wanted to anyway? She joked around the entire day, but didn't forget to accumulate chips either. She won pots left and right and ended the day with 114,300 in chips.

That was not even close enough to end the day as chip leader as Shane Henry gathered 211,500 in chips with constant pressure on all his table mates. For example, the Brit knocked out the patiently-waiting Erik Mertens in the last level of the day, hitting trips with ace-jack against ace-king all in preflop.

Norwegian player Johan Bakketeig also left an impression, ending the day with 177,500. He was the one knocking out Trumper, all the time playing with an unfazed posture that reminiscent of Patrik Antonius.

However, it Chris Swinden who ended the day as chip leader with 245,200 in chips. He gained momentum in the last level of the day and ended up with a whole bunch of chips as a result. He hit a set knocking a player out, and flopped top pair in a five-way pot to get even more.

A total of 65 players survived the day, and they'll join the 32 players that made it through from Day 1a. Saturday the remaining 97 players will all try to at least take the first hurdle; reaching the money. A total of 47 players will make it there with a min-cash worth £770. The eight players that make the final table on Sunday will be guaranteed £3,307. The eventual champion will walk away with £26,400.

For a look at the full Day 2 seat draw, click here.

The levels will be 60 minutes long from now on, and a total of 10 of them are on the schedule for Day 2 unless a final table is reached before that. Check back tomorrow for coverage of Day 2 of the UKIPT Isle of Man. In the mean time check out the interview Sarah Herring did with Luke Staudenmaier, the former online pro who now works for PokerStars on the Isle of Man.

Tags: Chris Swinden

Day 2 Table Draw (full)

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
TableSeatNameCountryChips
11Stephen ClarricoatsUnited Kingdom50,800
12Daniel StaceyUnited Kingdom159,300
13Jan KacurSlovakia44,500
14Shane HenryUnited Kingdom211,500
15Adam PrickettUnited Kingdom78,600
16Pierrick TallonBelgium170,000
17Kelly SaxbyUnited States145,900
18Michael JonesUnited Kingdom141,900
     
21Adrian StanciuRomania32,100
22Daniel BestUnited Kingdom177,700
23Darren FullerUnited Kingdom29,200
24Jordan JohnsonUnited Kingdom86,900
25Athir AliUnited Kingdom43,900
26Philip MooringUnited Kingdom38,000
27Jack WesterburgUnited Kingdom31,200
28Simon HamiltonUnited Kingdom21,800
     
31Daragh DaveyIreland88,100
32Deborah Worley-RobertsUSA114,300
33Chrise LandUnited Kingdom46,200
34Colin GartshoreIsle of Man80,100
35Gary ChattertonUnited Kingdom34,300
36Sameer SinghUnited Kingdom32,900
37Andrew HutchisonUnited Kingdom48,000
38Leo Worthington-LeeseUnited Kingdom150,500
     
41John LawsonIsle of Man22,700
42Gareth McintoshIsle of Man84,200
43Gerard DohertyUnited Kingdom15,300
45Chris MoneymakerUnited States188,700
46Phillip CorionUnited Kingdom170,400
47Scott ByronUnited States113,900
48Ted Jackson SpivackUnited Kingdom68,200
     
51Ethan BrownUnited Kingdom197,600
52Paul MoranIreland176,100
53John CozensUnited Kingdom47,900
55David HillIsle of Man113,100
56Paren ArzoomanianUnited Kingdom184,100
57James WalshIreland84,000
58Joseph GrechUnited Kingdom174,100
     
61Michael JonesUnited Kingdom56,000
62David LongmateUnited Kingdom89,200
63Lukas DimsaLithuania152,800
64Pasquale EgistoAustralia77,600
65David ClarksonUnited Kingdom177,100
67Michael PanteliUnited Kingdom110,400
68Paul QuirkIsle of Man14,900
     
71Bruce WilliamsonIsle of Man58,100
72Steven KrautUnited States65,800
73Dara O`KearneyIreland133,500
74Frederick FieldUnited Kingdom56,200
75Luke StaudenmaierUnited States55,400
76Guy PhillipsUnited Kingdom17,900
77Diego GomezSpain49,800
78Martin HodsonUnited Kingdom40,800
     
81Dylan CoadyIsle of Man43,200
82Elliott HayesUnited Kingdom102,500
83Christopher McnichollsUnited Kingdom88,000
84Robert CampbellIsle of Man108,300
86Mark TaylorUnited Kingdom108,500
87Adrian FiliczkowskiPoland247,600
88Senh UngUnited Kingdom73,900
     
91Michael SeverynUnited Kingdom41,800
92Ian OtoboUnited Kingdom53,100
94George CunninghamIreland63,500
95David AllottUnited Kingdom78,300
96Martin StuartUnited Kingdom141,700
97Carl HarrisUnited Kingdom52,100
98Ian ChadwickUnited Kingdom90,100
     
101Mark BaxterUnited Kingdom108,200
103Adam ChocholaCzech Republic159,800
104Brandon Trong NguyenIsle of Man68,300
105Christopher KnightsUnited Kingdom98,300
106Anthony GallowayUnited Kingdom100,000
107Christopher SwindenIsle of Man245,200
108Akaash BhatiaUnited Kingdom92,300
     
111Fatima Moreira De MeloNetherlands30,400
112David LappinIreland33,000
113Johan BakketeigNorway177,500
115Adam OwenUnited Kingdom116,700
116Christopher CorkhillIsle of Man48,900
117Luke FernUnited Kingdom145,400
118Nick SmithUnited Kingdom49,800
     
121Vlad StanciuRomania44,700
122Christin MaschmannGermany18,300
123Craig SewellUnited Kingdom116,500
124Adam ChristianIsle of Man61,200
125Nerijus AndriuskaLithuania31,000
126Dawid BiałasPoland50,900
127Matthew Kent-LloydIsle of Man48,500
128Roger LuUnited States117,300
     
131Rodger ReynoldsUnited Kingdom138,400
132[Removed:59]Germany30,000
133Michael FletcherUnited Kingdom108,800
134Ankit AhujaIndia63,800
135Daniel JohnsonIsle of Man75,300
136Gregory BrewIsle of Man81,300
137Paul MccannUnited Kingdom52,000
138John HandleyUnited Kingdom26,600
Player Chips Progress
Adrian Filiczkowski pl
Adrian Filiczkowski
247,600
Christopher Swinden im
Christopher Swinden
245,200 245,200
Shane Henry gb
Shane Henry
211,500 11,500
Ethan Brown gb
Ethan Brown
197,600
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
188,700
Paren Arzoomanian gb
Paren Arzoomanian
184,100
Daniel Best gb
Daniel Best
177,700 19,700
Johan Bakketeig no
Johan Bakketeig
177,500 53,500
David Clarkson gb
David Clarkson
177,100 148,100
Paul Moran ie
Paul Moran
176,100 -3,900
Joseph Grech gb
Joseph Grech
174,100 50,100
Phillip Corion gb
Phillip Corion
170,400
Pierrick Tallon be
Pierrick Tallon
170,000 54,000
Adam Chochola cz
Adam Chochola
159,800
Daniel Stacey gb
Daniel Stacey
159,300 -11,700
Lukas Dimsa lt
Lukas Dimsa
152,800 152,800
Leo Worthington-Leese gb
Leo Worthington-Leese
150,500 150,500
Kelly Saxby us
Kelly Saxby
145,900 79,900
Luke Fern gb
Luke Fern
145,400 27,400
Michael Jones gb
Michael Jones
141,900 141,900
Martin Stuart gb
Martin Stuart
141,700
Rodger Reynolds gb
Rodger Reynolds
138,400
Dara O`Kearney ie
Dara O`Kearney
133,500
Roger Lu us
Roger Lu
117,300 117,300
Adam Owen gb
Adam Owen
116,700 25,800

Read full

Henry Busts Mertens

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Shane Henry opened for 4,200 from middle position and his neighbor Erik Mertens shoved for 20,400. The action quickly folded back to Henry who contemplated calling.

"You've been so patient" Henry said. Eventually he did call though.

Shane Henry: {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Erik Mertens: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Spades}{J-Hearts} and Mertens had to leave the tournament area with just 20 minutes left on the clock.

Player Chips Progress
Shane Henry gb
Shane Henry
200,000 67,000
Erik Mertens nl
Erik Mertens
Busted

Tags: Shane HenryErik Mertens

Owen Folds the Best Hand

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Adam Owen checked to Michael Fletcher on a {3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{q-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Fletcher bet 53,400 chips, an all-in bet, into the 45,000 pot.

After a few moments Owen said, "I'm probably going to fold. Do you want to try convince me otherwise?" Fletcher remained silent.

"OK, I'm probably 80% likely to fold," continued Owen, but Fletcher refused to give anything away.

After close to a minute, Owen folded and his friends on the rail asked Fletcher to show his bluff. Fletcher responded by turning over the {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} and Owen said that he was in front.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Fletcher gb
Michael Fletcher
105,000 -18,000
Adam Owen gb
Adam Owen
90,900 -69,100

Tags: Adam OwenMichael Fletcher

MacIntyre Mauled

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Fraser MacIntyre
Fraser MacIntyre

Former European Poker Tour Madrid runner-up, Fraser MacIntyre, has bust at the hands of Christopher Knights.

Anthony Galloway limped from under the gun and Knights limped in the next seat along. One fold later and the action was on MacIntyre.

"I'm all-in," said MacIntyre and he pushed his 19,000 stack into the middle, a little under 10 big blinds.

The all-in bet folded out all of the other players except Franks who called to put MacIntyre at risk of busting during the last level of play.

MacIntyre: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Knights: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

A {10-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} flop prompted MacIntyre say that he'd take a chopped pot, with the {J-Hearts} increasing the chance of that happening. only a six to win or either a nine or ace would save MacIntyre, but it was the {2-Diamonds} and MacIntyre said his goodbyes, paid for his massage and headed to the bar.

Player Chips Progress
Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
Busted

Tags: Fraser MacIntyre

Gomez Losing Ground

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Luke Fern opened the button for 3,300 and Diego Gomez in the big blind called.

Gomze check called a bet of 4,000 on {2-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Clubs} and 5,500 on the {A-Spades} turn. Gomez checked again on the {2-Diamonds} river, but folded after some tanking to the 9,200 third barrel.

Player Chips Progress
Luke Fern gb
Luke Fern
118,000 -2,500
Diego Gomez es
Diego Gomez
48,000 -76,000

Tags: Diego Gomez

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Hanz de Vries Eliminated

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

We just ran into Hanz de Vries on his way out the door with a big pint of beer in his hand.

He told us he had first lost a big flip holding pocket fours against ace-king pre flop all in. That 90,000 pot went not his way and he was left with just a few thousand.

The remainder of his chips, which wasn't much he assured us, he lost with {A-Clubs}{Q-} against {J-}{Q-}. His opponent made a flush with his jack and De Vries could head to the party.

Player Chips Progress
Hanz de Vries nl
Hanz de Vries
Busted

Tags: Hanz de Vries