As we arrived on Jake Cody's table, he was already involved in a big hand. Andrew Wool had 700 in front of him and Jake Cody had raised to 2,200 out of position from the big blind on a flop of . Wool called in position and the fell on the turn. Cody checked, and called the 4,000 bet Wool made. The on the river saw both players check and Cody showed , Wool mucked.
Cody was right back at it the next hand. Jeanne David opened the cutoff for 700 and the player on the button called. Jake cody over called from the small blind, the big blind folded.
The flop came and Cody checked. David made a continuation bet of 1,600 and the button folded. Cody called and checked agin on the turn. David fired another 2,500 into the middle. Cody tanked for just a bit and then moved in for 19,125. David was now the one thinking about it, and called.
Jake Cody:
Jeanne David:
The river spoiled Cody's double up party and he made his exit. He's still able to buy back in for another hour, so we expect him back soon.
As we walked by table 7 before the break, we saw a board of and it went check check on the river between Kelly Saxby and Paul Moran. We weren't really writing anything down as the pot was rather small and the river action wasn't too exciting.
That was until Moran showed and Saxby mucked. As soon as she released her cards into the muck, Saxby realized what she had done and said "Wait...", but it was too late. Moran took the pot with nines and sevens with a five kicker.
Saxby is still in good shape though, she has around 30,000 at the moment.
Today, 18 players had a chance to take on Mickey Adams, the top UK Grandmaster, in the Villa Marina, while the PokerStars UKIPT Main Event continued next door. The twist – they were all playing simultaneously (black against his white). After just under two and a half hours, Adams had won his 17th game and drawn with the 18th (Alan Ormsby) and had begun to look ahead to tonight’s Combined Chess and Hold’em tournament.
Amongst his opponents were Baard Dahl, winner of last year’s combined event, and PokerStars Team Pro Fatima Moreira de Melo. The amateurs and more advanced players alike agreed that it was “great to have a chance to play against such an experienced opponent and learn from him,” and although Adams doesn’t play simultaneous matches more than about once a year, remembers playing “on the other side” when he was 10 or 11 years old.
“You never know where it might lead,” said Adams, as he contemplated taking his chances as the amateur in the poker half of tonight’s event. “I’m hoping to get quite a lot of points in the chess – or I’ll be in trouble!” Adams, fresh from the Chess World Cup in Baku, will take on up to 39 opponents this evening - not, however, at the same time.
The £150 + £15 Combined Chess and No Limit Hold’em tournament will also see PokerStars Mind Sports Ambassador Jennifer Shahade step in to the ring, starting with six games of chess (beginning at 6pm) and progressing to poker, with 7,000 initial starting chips – upped by points earned in the chess round.
The UKIPT5 Isle of Man stop coincides with the PokerStars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament which runs from October 2-11 here in Douglas.
Liv Boeree has unfortunately been eliminated from the tournament, and we weren't there to write down the specifics. We do know for sure she's out though, she's looking for a chess game to play she tweeted. That's not just a saying or obscure poker terminology, she's actually looking for a game. There's plenty of chess boards out here in the Villa Marina Arcade Harris Promenade as the £165 Combined Chess & NL Holdem event kicked off two hours ago.
"Yeah, I got a little crazy" Liv Boeree said with a smile as we tracked her down in the chess tournament room to ask her the details about her bust out.
A player in early/middle position opened and Boeree in the cutoff called with .
Both players checked the flop and a hit the turn. The initial raiser bet out and Boeree called.
A hit the river and the player bet out small. Boeree shoved all in for a little over 15,000 and her opponent called with pocket queens. Boeree was caught with her hand in the cookie jar and exited the tournament.
Fan favorite Simon Trumper has been knocked out of the tournament. The villain: non other than Johan Bakketeig who he tangled with before.
We asked Bakketeig what had happened and he told us Trumper had raised and Bakketeig had three bet with . Trumper had then shoved with his , but had failed to improve.
Another familiar face gone from the tournament as 108 players remain.
Christopher Knights opened for 3,200 from middle position and his neighbor Daniel Best in the hijack three bet to 6,600. Paul Newey over on the button cold four bet all in for 20,900 and Knights made the call. Best now shoved over the top all in for 62,800 and Knights, having both players covered, called again.
Paul Newey:
Christopher Knights:
Daniel Best:
The board ran out and Best kings stayed best. He knocked out Paul Newey and knocked down Christopher Knight, climbing up to almost 160,000 in chips himself in the proces.
Jake Cody told us he had just lost a 50,000 pot with tens against pre flop all in. After that hand he was down to a mere 6,000 in chips and dwindled down a bit more till he had just 2,600 left in the hijack.
He moved those 1.5 big blinds in and his neighbor Gregory Brew isolated with a raise to 7,000 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded and it was time for a showdown.
Jake Cody:
Gregory Brew:
The board ran out and Cody got up and made his exit. Not only did he bust two bullets today, he also owes Chris Moneymaker another $100 for losing the last longer.
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 . His opponent was Deborah Worley-Roberts holding the for a draw so heavy she had about all the cards in the deck to hit. She spiked the 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.