Players in the PokerStars UKIPT Blackpool Main Event are heading for a 60-minute dinner break. There are currently 79 total entries to the flight and 35 players remaining. Late registration will remain open for two more levels after the break.
Maz Bako raised from late position and Jessica Pilkington reraised to 6,000. Bako moved all in for 20,100 and Pilkington made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Bako at risk.
Maz Bako: 9♥9♣
Jessica Pilkington: A♥Q♠
The board ran out 4♦5♦9♣Q♥2♣. Pilkington paired her queens on the turn, but it wasn't enough after Bako made a set of nines on the flop. He doubled up to bring himself well above starting stack again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
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46,000
-31,000
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-31,000 |
A player who goes by AB found himself all in preflop with a short stack against Bradley Rawson. Players flipped their cards, with AB at risk.
AB: Q♦10♠
Bradley Rawson: K♣9♣
The board ran out 6♦J♦5♠10♣7♣ to give AB a pair of tens on the turns. He doubled up and took chips from Rawson, although Rawson was left relatively unscathed sitting on a big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000 | |
|
22,000
-46,000
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-46,000 |
Steven McKeown open raised and Joshua Musson reraised to 4,800 from the button. McKeown four-bet to 15,000 and Musson moved all in. McKeown looked strained as he made the call. Two players flipped over their cards, with McKeown at risk.
Steven McKeown: Q♥Q♣
Joshua Musson: K♠K♥
McKeown had pocket queens and Mussan had pocket kings. The board ran out J♦Q♦3♣5♥5♦. McKeown hit a set of queens on the river. A neutral player looked up from eating his burger. McKeown scooped over the chips.
"I'm glad you were here to see that," said Mussan. "At least it's on paper".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
33,000
-1,000
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-1,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Jessica Pilkington raised to 1,700 from under the gun and was called by Ali Zia on the button and Liam Johnston in the big blind.
The flop came 2♣10♥J♣ and action checked to Pilkington, who bet 2,500. Zia and Johnston both called.
The turn was the 6♥. Johnston checked and Pilkington bet 6,000. Zia made the fold and Johnston called.
The river came the 5♦. Johnston checked again and Pilkington moved all in for to put Johnston on the spot for 11,000 chips effective.
Johnston thought for a moment before making the fold and showing J♥8♥ for a pair of jacks. Pilkington also showed her hand, A♥J♠ for a pair of jacks with higher kicker.
"You've made some pretty sick folds to me today," said Pilkington.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
74,000
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74,000 |
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11,000
-31,000
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-31,000 |
Action folded around to Craig Watson, who raised to 2,000 from late position. Joshua Musson called on the button and Adam McIlroy called in the big blind.
The flop came 7♥3♠9♥. McIlory checked and Watson bet 2,400. Musson folded and McIlroy made the call.
The turn was the Q♥ and both players checked. The river fell the A♠ and McIlory bet out 6,000, which Watson called. McIlroy showed A♦J♣ for a pair of aces and Watson mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
17,000
17,000
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17,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Players in the PokerStars UKIPT Blackpool Main Event are heading for the second 20-minute break of the day. There are now 70 entries and 43 players remaining.
Joshua Musson raised from under the gun and was called by Farid Fawzi and Sarbjit Kular in early positions, as well as Craig Watson in the big blind.
The flop came K♣3♠7♣ and all three players checked. The turn was the 5♠. Musson checked and Fawzi bet 2,500. Kular called and Musson folded.
The river was the 3♥. Fawzi checked and Kular went all in for 4,700. Fawzi made the call. Kular flipped over 8♦6♦ for a bluff and stood up to exit as Fawzi showed Q♥Q♣ for pocket queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000 | |
|
Busted |
