On a board of 
we saw Remy Hordan move in from the small blind for 7,850. The big blind folded and Simon Trumper in position called instantly.
Hordan showed 
and was drawing slim. He needed a spade to survive as Trumper tabled 
.
The river 
was a blank and Trumper eliminated Hordan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted |
A total of 238 players signed up for Day 1b, and just 189 of them remain at the start of level 6. That makes for an average stack of 31,481, or 60 big blinds.
Team PokerStars Pro, Jake Cody, is climbing back towards the starting stack of 25,000. We arrived at his table to see his last 10,425 chips at risk with 
and him being in a good spot to double versus his opponent's 
. A final board reading 
saw Cody double his stack, giving himself some more breathing room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,600
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
In a battle of the blinds, Peter Robinson (small blind) and Carl Harris (big blind) got their chips in the middle before any community card was shown.
Peter Robinson:
Carl Harris:
Harris politely asked the dealer for not too many spades, and got his wish. The board ran out 
, giving Harris the better two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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On a flop of 
Craig Sewell bet out 1,200 from the big blind. Rick Dacey called from the button en both players continued to check the 
on the turn. The river 
made Sewell check. Dacey fired 3,650 but was called rather quickly. Dacey had the look on his face of a guy who was just caught with his hand in the cookie jar, and Sewell just turned over to take it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,200
31,200
|
31,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
36,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
PokerStars today announced that it will be sponsoring Isle of Man Olympic Snowboard Cross champion Zoe Gillings-Brier, who's competing in the UKIPT Isle of Man Main event right now.
Zoe has seven World Cup podiums, three Winter Olympic Games, among many other multinational titles to her name; resulting in her being Great Britain’s most successful Snowboard Cross athlete ever. Zoe is currently Isle of Man Sports Woman of the Year, an accolade she has now won five times.
PokerStars is playing a significant part in Zoe’s Olympic programme by supporting her to train and compete towards the biggest competition of her career to date – the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, which is being held in Pyeongchang; South Korea.
Zoe will be bringing her skills to the poker table during the UK & Ireland Poker Tour Isle of Man Festival where she will be competing in the Main Event and the Charity Tournament. This year’s charity tournament will help to raise funds for local charity, Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation.
Zoe Gillings-Brier said, “I am extremely grateful to PokerStars for supporting me on my journey to the 2018 Olympic Games. The Isle of Man is a small Island in the Irish Sea so it makes me so proud to be supported by a local Manx company while representing the Isle of Man training and competing around the world. I love the adrenaline rush I get from snowboarding and often get the same sense of that when playing poker. I love the chance to compete and improve my skills so I’m looking forward to wearing the PokerStars patch on home soil next week.”
PokerStars Director of Corporate Communications, Eric Hollreiser said “We are delighted to be able to support Zoe as she prepares for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Zoe is an extremely focused and determined athelete and we are excited to be a part of her latest quest for Olympic success. ”
Sarah tries her luck against Chess Master Jennifer Shahade in this gripping match of Chess Roulette.
Gary Blakemore, of the Isle of Man, limped in for 600 from early position and then made the called when Luke Staudenmaier raised to 2,100. Blakemore proceeded to check-call a 3,200 bet on the 
flop and then check-call a 7,500 bet on the 
turn. The river was the and Blakemore instantly moved all-in for 15,600 and Staudenmaier folded equally as fast.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
Michael Fletcher raised to 1,500 from early position and was called by Deborah Worley-Roberts to his immediate left. Nobody else wanted to invest their chips so it was heads-up to the flop. Fletcher continued with a 2,000 bet and won the pot after Worley-Roberts folded, turning over as she did so.
