Fatima Moreira de Melo opened to 5,000 and Chris Moneymaker was quick to call from the hijack two positions down. Moneymaker and Moreira de Melo were already involved in some banter, so it wasn't a surprise he looked her up.
Phillip Corion in the cutoff squeezed to 16,000 and after both the button and blinds folded, the decision was back on Moreira de Melo. She was in a do or die situation, deciding between all in and a fold probably. She choose the latter. Moneymaker did call.
The flop came and both players checked. Moneymaker lead for 16,000 on the on the turn and the completed the river. Moneymaker bet 32,000 and Corion went into the tank.
"How much is that?" Corion asked. "Thirty two thousand" Moneymaker said before the dealer could say a thing.
Corion tanked some more and eventually Ted Jackson Spivack asked for the clock. Down to just 10 seconds Corion folded.
"You had tens or something?" Moneymaker asked. The two of them chatted about the hand a bit and Corion at one point said he had .
Fatima Moreira de Melo has doubled to 61,000 after winning a coinflip against Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker.
Gareth Mcintosh opened to 5,200 in the hijack, later saying with , and Moreira de Melo three-bet shoved for 28,300. Moneymaker called from the small blind and Mcintosh folded.
Moreira de Melo revealed the and Moneymaker the . A final board reading saw Moreira de Melo double.
Christopher Corkhill has just won a huge pot to all but triple up.
Corkhill was part of a three way all-in and he had the worse of it, his running into and Luke Fern's . Corkhill only trailed as far as the flop and stayed in front on the turn and the river to send the player with kings to the rail and leave Fern with a legitimate bad beat story.
Guy Phillips has given himself some room to breathe after doubling through Luke Staudenmaier.
The latter opened to 6,000 on the button and quickly called when Phillips placed his hat on his head and pushed his 24,100 stack into the middle. Staudenmaier showed and was trailing the of Phillips. The flop put Staudenmaier in the lead, although the turn locked up the hand for Phillips. The rolled off on the river and Phillips let out an audible sigh of relief as the pot was push his way.
From the button, Adam Owen raised to 5,000 and Luke Fern called from the big blind. A flop was checked by Fern, bet to the tune of 5,000 by Owen and called by Fern.
Both players checked the arrival of the on the turn, which was the same action on the river.
"Ace-high," said Fern as he showed . Owen mucked claiming to have also had ace-high, albeit a weaker one.
One of the big stacks going into Day 2, Paul Moran, fired a bet of 4,800 on an board and was called by the Isle of Man's David Hill. Moran bet again, this time 17,200 when the appeared on the river only to see Hill raise to 35,000. Moran called quickly, turned over for two pair and lost to Hill's that had flopped a set.
"You tried to steal my big blind?" Moneymaker laughed. Moneymaker was talking to Johan Bakketeig who had apparently opened the button and had to call Gerard Doherty's small blind shove as it wasn't all that much more.
Bakketeig had the mere while Doherty had a dominating . As Moneymaker was in a big discussion about the states and their capitals (as he claimed he could name them all), he hadn't really paid attention but the flop was already out and Doherty was close to doubling up with on the flop.
"That's what you get!" Moneymaker laughed. But that was a bit too early. The on the turn and the on the river gave Bakketeig the winning flush and Doherty was the first to leave the tournament room on Day 2.
Webjoker
Chris Moneymaker brings 188,700 to the table today
In about an hour time, it's time for Day 2 of the 2015 UKIPT Isle of Man Main Event. With just 97 of 349 entries remaining, the money is in sight. A total of 47 players will take home a minimum of £770, so that means 50 unfortunate souls will leave the tournament room empty handed today.
A total of ten 60-minute levels are scheduled today, unless a final table of 8 is reached before that. The first level to be played is 1,200/2,400 with a 300 ante, so the stakes are getting high.
Leading the charge is Day 1a chip leader Adrian Filiczkowski with 247,600 in chips (103 big blinds), followed closely by Day 1b chip leader Christopher Swinden who gathered 245,200 (102 big blinds) in the first ten levels of play.
Also still in contention are PokerStars Team Pro Chris Moneymaker and PokerStars Sport Star Fatima Moreira de Melo. Moneymaker (188,700) brings a whole lot more chips than Moreira de Melo (30,400), but the latter has the advantage of experience here in the Isle of Man as two years ago she finished runner up in this event.
The tournament re starts at noon sharp, so check back here in about an hour for coverage of Day 2 of the UKIPT Isle of Man Main Event!
flop, Grech bet 10,200 and only Walsh called. On the 
flop both players checked, with Walsh betting 15,000 on the 
river
for his troubles.
and both players checked. Moneymaker lead for 16,000 on the 
on the turn and the 
completed the river. Moneymaker bet 32,000 and Corion went into the tank.
.
, and Moreira de Melo three-bet shoved for 28,300. Moneymaker called from the small blind and Mcintosh folded.
and Moneymaker the 
. A final board reading 
saw Moreira de Melo double.
and Luke Fern's 
flop and stayed in front on the 
turn and the 
river to send the player with kings to the rail and leave Fern with a legitimate bad beat story.
and was trailing the 
of Phillips. The 
on the turn, which was the same action on the 
river.
board and was called by the Isle of Man's David Hill. Moran bet again, this time 17,200 when the 
that had flopped a set.
. As Moneymaker was in a big discussion about the states and their capitals (as he claimed he could name them all), he hadn't really paid attention but the flop was already out and Doherty was close to doubling up with 
on the turn and the 
