Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2015 UKIPT Isle of Man
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 UKIPT Isle of Man
Buy-in
£400
Prize Pool
£135,412
Entries
349
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Late Registration is Closed
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
With Level 4 now complete, late registration is closed. Any player who busts now will have to enter a side event or play some cash games if they want to continue playing poker.
The screens around the tournament area are displaying 225 entries with 207 of those remaining, but we'll update you once we hear the official total.
An Assortment of Chips
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | |
|
55,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
42,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
36,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
33,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
29,600
29,600
|
29,600 |
|
||
|
29,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
27,800
-10,200
|
-10,200 |
|
27,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
||
|
|
23,750
-1,250
|
-1,250 |
|
23,600
-1,400
|
-1,400 |
|
||
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
20,600
-4,400
|
-4,400 |
|
|
||
|
10,200
10,200
|
10,200 |
|
9,800
-15,200
|
-15,200 |
Zwad Adds to Stack
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
From his seat under the gun, John Keown raised to 800 and was quickly three-bet to 1,700 by Finn Zwad two seats across. To Zwad's immediate left was Timothy Dearing who removed his green plastic dinosaur, the one from Toy Story, from the top of his chips and called. Everyone folded back to Keown who called.
Keown then checked on the 
and Zwad bet 2,600, which folded out both of his opponents. As Dearing folded he accidentally exposed the 
to which Zwad said, "I think I can guess what your second card was!"
Hicklin Bests the "Skullman"
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
On a flop of 
both Jacob Hicklin in middle position and Gerald "Skullman" David on the button checked. The 
hit the turn and Hicklin bet out 2,100. David wasted no time calling.
The 
hit the river and Hicklin checked. David picked 4,500 in chips and tossed them in.
Hicklin started contemplating his options, mumbling something along the lines of "You could have a seven, I changed my mind."
Hicklin eventually threw in a 5,000 chip to call. David admitted to have missed, and Hicklin took it down showing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,500
17,700
|
17,700 |
|
6,225
-18,775
|
-18,775 |
Pagano Lays it Down
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
David Tierney limped under the gun for 400 and Luca Pagano raised it up to 1,400. He got called by the hijack and the button and the limper also called.
The flop came 
and Tierney checked. Pagano made a continuation bet of 1,400. The hijack and button both quickly released and Tierney called.
The 
hit the turn and now Tierney bet out 5,000 all of the sudden. Pagano, with a pained face like he was holding a big hand, folded after just a couple of seconds of thinking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,300
-700
|
-700 |
|
|
||
Break
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
The second break of the day just commenced.
Poker and Chess: Mind Sports in the Isle of Man
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
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.
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Some Day 1b Photo's
