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

04-09-2022 15:15 UTC

Running Up and Down the Field

Christian Zetzsche

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

The very next all-in showdown over on table one featured a new arrival in Daniel Field, who put Eugenio Peralta to the test in a preflop contest.

Eugenio Peralta:
Daniel Field:

Peralta had the bets of it and prevailed thanks to the board.

However, shortly after Field made up for the previous loss when his held against the of Hon Ban Lee. They got it in preflop once more and the board sent Lee to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Field	340,000 -70,000	-70,000
Eugenio Peralta	215,000 76,500	76,500
Hon Ban Lee	Busted

Tags: Daniel Field Eugenio Peralta Hon Ban Lee

04-09-2022 15:21 UTC

Simmons Busts Ilyukhin

Christian Zetzsche

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

Victor Ilyukhin Sr had nursed a short stack throughout the day and secured one pay jump. However, he then ultimately ran out of chips eventually. Down to the last 42,000, he shipped it in with the and Paul Simmons tabled the .

Both paired up on the flop, the turn and river then failed to improve Ilyukhin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Simmons	450,000 85,000	85,000
Victor Ilyukhin Sr	Busted

Tags: Paul Simmons Victor Ilyukhin Sr

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.

Grafton was down to 10,000 and forced all-in from the big blind next. Mohamed raised to 14,000 and forced out all other players.

Sam Grafton:
Ahamed Mohamed:

There was a faint glimpse of comeback until the turn but the river spelled the end for the PokerStars ambassador.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahamed Mohamed	450,000 350,000	350,000
Sam Grafton	Busted

Tags: Ahamed Mohamed Sam Grafton

04-09-2022 15:34 UTC

Maini Escapes From Elimination

Christian Zetzsche

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

Dan Wilson and Georgios Sarafalntin were the next two players sent to the rail and Vishal Maini all but joined them. He three-bet jammed a short stack with the and was looked up by the initial raiser Henrik Hecklen, who tabled the .

The flop changed nothing yet but Hecklen took the lead on the turn. However, there was one further twist as the river improved Maini to a set of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Hecklen	640,000 80,000	80,000
Vishal Maini	115,000 -25,000	-25,000
Georgios Sarafalntin	Busted
Dan Wilson	Busted

Tags: Dan Wilson Georgios Sarafalntin Henrik Hecklen Vishal Maini

04-09-2022 15:37 UTC

Slater Left Short as Ji Flips Well

Christian Zetzsche

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

Tim Slater took several hits after he was moved tables and the latest one put a big dent into his stack as he clashed with Min Ji in a preflop flip.

Min Ji:
Tim Slater:

The dreadful ace appeared right away on the flop, the turn and river then changed nothing anymore. Ji doubled for 126,000 and Slater was reduced to around ten blinds for the next level.

Sebastian Skurzynski was also reduced to a short stack when he raised the button to 15,000 and then called the shove by Masoud Etemadiherisi in the big blind for 65,000.

Masoud Etemadiherisi:
Sebastian Skurzynski:

The board kept Etemadiherisi in the mix as he surpassed Skurzynski on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Min Ji	265,000 -105,000	-105,000
Tim Slater	75,000 -370,000	-370,000
Sebastian Skurzynski	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Masoud Etemadiherisi Min Ji Sebastian Skurzynski Tim Slater

04-09-2022 15:37 UTC

Second Break With 60 Remaining

Christian Zetzsche

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

The remaining 60 players have been sent into a scheduled 15-minute break. Day 2 will play a maximum of ten levels or down to the final table and four levels have concluded so far.

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

04-09-2022 15:56 UTC

Trotter Turns a Pair to Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a case of deja vu, Julien Sitbon had increased his stack to then take on an opponent in the bottom half of the leaderboard for yet another preflop contest. This happened to be Paul Trotter in the cutoff, who got it in for 125,000.

Paul Trotter:
Julien Sitbon:

The board improved Trotter and Sitbon dropped back below half a million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	460,000 120,000	120,000

Paul Trotter	262,000 -33,000	-33,000

Tags: Julien Sitbon Paul Trotter

04-09-2022 16:03 UTC

Duta and Boon Hit Field Goals

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Florian Duta came back from very few blinds and got at least one shove through. He then raised to 16,000 and called all-in when Daniel Field pushed out of the small blind.

Florian Duta:
Daniel Field:

The board almost completed a straight but Duta doubled.

Robert Boon then got it in via open-shove for 74,000 with the and Field called on the button with the . A sigh by Field was the result after the board delivered yet another double for the player at risk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Duta	300,000 280,000	280,000
Daniel Field	210,000 -130,000	-130,000
Robert Boon	165,000 -52,500	-52,500

Tags: Daniel Field Florian Duta Robert Boon

04-09-2022 16:10 UTC

Bashlawi Eliminated by Ponomarev

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Max Bashlawi raised in the hijack and was called by Kully Sidhu in the cutoff. Nikolay Ponomarev then three-bet out of the small blind and Bashlawi was the only caller. The flop fell and Ponomarev bet 40,000, Bashlawi jammed and Ponomarev called.

Max Bashlawi:
Nikolay Ponomarev:

The turn improved Bashlawi but the river gate Ponomarev the broadway straight. Both stacks were counted and the 218,000 of Ponomarev covered to eliminate Bashlawi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kully Sidhu	520,000 10,000	10,000
Nikolay Ponomarev	490,000 379,500	379,500
Max Bashlawi	Busted

Tags: Kully Sidhu Max Bashlawi Nikolay Ponomarev