£1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 UKIPT Blackpool

07-13-2023 16:54 UTC

Kular Left Short on Second Bullet

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player who goes by AB open raised. Sarbjit Kular had busted moments before and then re-bought. He reraised and was met with an all in from AB. Kular called and players flipped their cards, with AB at risk.

AB: A♦K♣
Sarbjit Kular: K♠K♥

Kular was well ahead with his pocket kings, until the board ran out 10♥6♥2♥Q♦J♣ to give AB a straight on the river and leave Kular short once again.

"He felt that one," said Jessica Pilkington as the hand ran out.

Player	Chips	Progress
AB	68,000 68,000	68,000
Sarbjit Kular	11,500 11,500	11,500

Tags: Jessica Pilkington Sarbjit Kular

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

07-13-2023 16:37 UTC

Bako Wins Flip to Eliminate Kular

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Sarbjit Kular raised from under the gun and Maz Bako reraised to 4,000. Kular moved all in 9,500 and Bako called. The cards were flipped on their backs, with Kular at risk.

Sarbjit Kular: A♣Q♠
Maz Bako: 9♠9♥

The board ran out J♣5♠7♠3♠3♣. Kular didn't manage to pair his hand and so Bako held up with his pocket nines to win the pot. Kular was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maz Bako	77,000 77,000	77,000
Sarbjit Kular	Busted

Tags: Maz Bako Sarbjit Kular

07-13-2023 16:22 UTC

Whitbread Shoves Short Stack and Doubles

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Daniel Whitbread open raised and Liam Houston moved all in for 7,000 chips. Whitbread made the call and players flipped their cards, with Whitbread at risk.

Daniel Whitbread: A♦Q♠
Liam Houston: A♠3♥

The board ran out 3♦10♥8♠10♦K♥. Houston was dominated preflop, but hit his pair of threes on the flop to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Whitbread	25,000
Liam Houston	12,000

Tags: Daniel Whitbread Liam Houston

07-13-2023 16:16 UTC

Grafton Loses Most of Stack Then Doubles

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Richard Garbutt open limped and picked up a call before Arian Hassankash raised to 2,200. Sam Grafton responded with a three-bet to 5,800 and Garbutt, the original limped, four-bet to 12,000. Grafton made the call.

The flop came J♠K♦10♠ and Garbutt continued for 10,000, which would have put Grafton all in. Grafton made the fold and was left with a short stack.

The next hand, Morten Kjaergaard raised and Grafton moved all in for 5,200. Kjaergaard made the call and the two players flipped the cards, with Grafton at risk.

Sam Grafton: Q♥Q♠
Morten Kjaergaard: K♦10♦

The board ran out 10♥A♥5♣K♠J♥. Grafton had pocket queens. Kjaergaard paired his tens on the flop and made two pair with his king on the turn. It looked like Grafton's would bust, but the river gave him the nut straight to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Morten Kjaergaard	39,000 39,000	39,000
Richard Garbutt	36,000 36,000	36,000
Sam Grafton	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Arian Hassankash Morten Kjaergaard Richard Garbutt Sam Grafton

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

07-13-2023 15:46 UTC

Mulhern Survives With Double Up

Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Lawrence Bury raised from middle position and Craig Watson called on the button. Jacob Mulhern, who had lost a major pot a couple of hands before, moved all in for 4,300. Joshua Musson called and both Bury and Watson folded. Two players flipped their cards for the all in, with Mulhern at risk.

Jacob Mulhern: Q♥10♥
Joshua Musson: J♥J♦

The board ran out 9♦Q♠3♠K♥2♣. Musson had pocket jacks, but Mulhern paired up his queen on the flop and held to the river to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Musson	34,000 34,000	34,000
Jacob Mulhern	12,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Craig Watson Jacob Mulhern Joshua Musson Lawrence Bury

07-13-2023 15:36 UTC

Belshaw Outkicks Mulhern and Doubles Up

Matt Warburton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Oliver Braddock raised from middle position and was called by Jacob Mulhern, the small blind and Garrie Belshaw in the big blind.

The flop came 6♣7♥9♦ and action checked to Mulhern, who bet 2,000. Belshaw moved all in from 21,600 and action folded back to Mulhern. After some confusion over bets and jokes about angle-shooting, Mulhern made the call.

Mulhern showed J♠9♠ and Belshaw showed A♥9♣. Both players had a pair of nines, but Belshaw had the ace kicker to bring him ahead.

The turn came the 5♥ and the river was the 7♦, which helped neither player, meaning Belshaw held with his pair to win the pot.