£1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2022 UKIPT London

04-09-2022 10:18 UTC

Day 2 of the 2022 UKIPT London £1,100 Main Event Starts at Noon

Christian Zetzsche

The 2022 PokerStars UKIPT London £1,100 Main Event recommences at noon local time with 128 players out of 645 entries remaining. It won't be far until the money bubble as the top 95 finishers will receive a portion of the £619,200 prize pool, which should make for an exciting opening stage of the marquee event in the Hippodrome Casino in the heart of London.

Leading the field into Day 2 is Day 1a chip leader Ben Slack with 479,500, followed by Alberto Speranzoni (465,000) and Alexios Zervos (425,000). More than one dozen contenders have more than 100 big blinds at their disposal for the first level of the day and that also includes the two former WSOP Main Event finalists Antoine Labat and Antoine Saout, who reside in 6th and 7th place respectively.

Four PokerStars ambassadors and two staff members have reached the penultimate day spearheaded by Parker Talbot (198,000) and Sam Grafton (193,000). Steve Enriquez made it through via the last chance turbo heat with 113,500 while Benjamin Spragg advanced from Day 1b with a stack of 104,500. PokerStars Senior Twitch & Ambassadors Associate Brandon Nguyen (91,000) and Ido Alon (87,500) round up the line-up of half a dozen red spade representatives.

The action will recommence with blinds of 1,500-3,000 and a big blind ante of 3,000. All levels as of Day 2 and until the conclusion of the tournaments are 60 minutes long and there will be a break every two levels. It appears that at least ten levels will be played with the aim of reaching the nine-handed final table.

It will be another busy day at the former theatre near Leicester Square as a Mystery Bounty will certainly attract a large crowd. Stay tuned for all the action from London as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish.

Tags: Alberto Speranzoni Alexios Zervos Antoine Labat Antoine Saout Ben Slack Benjamin Spragg Brandon Nguyen Ido Alon Parker Talbot Sam Grafton Steve Enriquez

04-09-2022 11:35 UTC

Chiang Soars Above Half a Million

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

As the all-in confrontations keep on coming, the first player leaped above half a million in chips and it is Jen-Yue Chiang who sits behind a large tower of chips. The latest showdown was a preflop all-in in which he was up against Tal Afek.

Tal Afek:
Jen-Yue Chiang:

The runout brought no help to Afek and he joined the early casualties on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jen-Yue Chiang	540,000 121,500	121,500
Tal Afek	Busted

Tags: Jen-Yue Chiang Tal Afek

04-09-2022 11:53 UTC

Lee Among the Next Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Another table broke inside the first 60 minutes as three players bowed out in quick succession.

Among them was Jason Lee, who three-bet jammed on the button for 36,500 and was called by the initial raiser Sam Grafton.

Jason Lee:
Sam Grafton:

The flop left Lee in need of running cards and he got one of them on the turn. However, the river was a blank and Grafton raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	265,000 72,000	72,000

Alistair Moss	Busted
Jason Lee	Busted
Denas Pranaitis	Busted

Tags: Jason Lee Sam Grafton

04-09-2022 12:08 UTC

Talbot Eliminated Before the Money

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

After losing a big portion of his stack previously, Parker Talbot defended the big blind against an under-the-gun raise by Alexios Zervos. He then jammed the flop for very few blinds and Zervos called.

Parker Talbot:
Alexios Zervos:

The turn improved Zervos and the river sealed Talbot's fate. "When you run bad, you run bad," another player at the table remarked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexios Zervos	425,000 85,000	85,000
Dongze Hao	360,000 250,500	250,500
Parker Talbot	Busted

Tags: Alexios Zervos Parker Talbot

04-09-2022 12:20 UTC

Enriquez Also Comes Up Short of the Money

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The next PokerStars ambassador to get the chips in preflop was Steve Enriquez and he had the best of it with the . Table neighbour Alberto Speranzoni tabled the and got there on the runout.

With just over 100 players remaining, the money bubble is already looming in the second level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Speranzoni	420,000 -45,000	-45,000
Steve Enriquez	Busted

Tags: Alberto Speranzoni Steve Enriquez

04-09-2022 12:41 UTC

Martin and Nguyen Felted Before the Money

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Chipped down to 12,500 only, Benjamin Martin got it in preflop and Atanas Pavlov tanked for more than a minute in the big blind before making the call.

Benjamin Martin:
Atanas Pavlov:

The board spelled the end for Martin.

Shortly after, Brandon Nguyen jammed the last 13,500 and Masoud Etemadiherisi reshoved in the blinds.

Brandon Nguyen:
Masoud Etemadiherisi:

The appeared in the window to promise some hope but that was all crushed on the that followed. It was all over on the turn and the river even gave Etemadiherisi quads.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Pavlov	140,000 50,000	50,000
Masoud Etemadiherisi	125,000 61,000	61,000
Benjamin Martin	Busted
Brandon Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Atanas Pavlov Benjamin Martin Brandon Nguyen Masoud Etemadiherisi

04-09-2022 13:38 UTC

Poulengeris Eliminated on the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Antoine Saout raised from the hijack and then called the all-in of Antonis Poulengeris in the cutoff for the last 18,000.

Antonis Poulengeris:
Antoine Saout:

The flop left Poulengeris in dire shape but the turn provided a flush draw. However, the bubble burst on the river to send all 95 remaining players into the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Saout	400,000 56,500	56,500

Antonis Poulengeris	Busted

Tags: Antoine Saout Antonis Poulengeris

04-09-2022 14:24 UTC

Slack Doubles Through Mohamed in Large Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Slack started the action with a raise to 11,000 from under the gun. Michael Ramiro then three-bet on the button for what appeared to be 30,000 and Ahamed Mohamed four-bet jammed for around 400,000. Slack instantly called and Ramiro got out of the way.

Ben Slack:
Ahamed Mohamed:

The dominated pair found no improvement on a board of and Slack doubled for around 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Slack	640,000 145,000	145,000

Michael Ramiro	100,000 -20,500	-20,500
Ahamed Mohamed	100,000 -226,500	-226,500

Tags: Ahamed Mohamed Ben Slack Michael Ramiro

04-09-2022 14:56 UTC

Pavlov Loses Flip to Saout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action kicked off with a cutoff raise to 13,000 by Antoine Saout and Atanas Pavlov then three-bet to 48,000 out of the small blind with a stack of around 220,000. Saout then moved all-in and Pavlov called it off to create the following showdown.

Atanas Pavlov:
Antoine Saout:

The flop gave Saout trips aces and he retained the lead throughout the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Saout	740,000 340,000	340,000

Atanas Pavlov	Busted

Tags: Antoine Saout Atanas Pavlov

04-09-2022 15:27 UTC

Grafton Eliminated by Mohamed

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sam Grafton started the action with a preflop raise from under the gun and the action ultimately led to him getting the chips in and Ahamed Mohamed doing so as well on the button. Both had near identical stack sizes and it was Mohamed at risk but holding the superior hand heading into the showdown.

Ahamed Mohamed:
Sam Grafton:

Once the flop appeared, Mohamed vaulted out of his seat and already started grabbing his belongings. One of the oldest tricks in the history of live poker did its magic once more as the turn restored the preflop order. Nothing changed anymore with the river and Mohamed doubled for 197,000.