Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000

Constantin Erhan raised to 6,500 from middle position and Alistair Brown called. Richard Horton moved all in from the button for 42,000, Erhan folded and Brown called. Two players flipped their cards, with Horton at risk.
Richard Horton: 8♥8♣
Alistair Brown: K♦K♣
Horton had pocket eights and Brown had pocket kings. Horton had already stood up as the board ran out 4♠Q♣3♣2♣J♦. Neither player improved and so Brown held with his kings. Horton was eliminated from the tournament with just a few players to go before the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
240,000
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240,000 |
|
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Busted |
Action folded around to Guhlermo Gordo, who raised from the button. Martin Kradlak moved all in from the big blind with a shorter stack and Gordo called. Players flipped their cards.
Guhlermo Gordo: A♥Q♦
Martin Kradlak: A♠J♠
The board ran out 9♦10♥Q♠10♠6♠. That gave Gordo a pair of queens on the flop. However, Kradlak caught up with a runner-runner flush on the river and doubled up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
35,000
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35,000 |
|
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Players in the UKIPT Blackpool Main Event are heading for a 15-minute break. There are now 30 players left and 21 will make it through to Day 2.

Action folded around to Michal Czeszel, who pushed all in from the small blind. Liam Johnston called in the big blind and he was the player at risk as the cards were flipped.
Michal Czeszel: K♣10♠
Liam Johnston: A♣A♦
Czeszel was far behind against Johnston's pocket aces. The board ran out A♥6♣K♦J♥2♥ to further improve Johnston's hand to a set of aces on the flop. He held and Czeszel was eliminated from the tournament as the bubble slowly approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
220,000
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220,000 |
|
|
Busted |
David Thomas raised to 5,000 from middle position and EK reraised to 11,500 from the button. Garrie Belshaw called, as did Thomas.
The flop came 9♦J♦4♥. Thomas checked and EK bet 14,000. Belshaw folded and Thomas called.
The turn was the A♠. Thomas bet out 24,000 and EK moved all in for 105,000. Thomas rubbed his head, looked across at his opponent, rubbed his eyes and stared across again. EK, meanwhile, kept his eyes locked on the table. Eventually, Thomas made the fold and EK scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | |
|
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105,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Action was on the river on a board of 6♦4♠J♥Q♥9♦. Turlough Hugh made a huge shove on the river and Fisher took several minutes before making the call for all of his stack.
Hugh flipped over K♣K♥ for pocket kings, an overpair to the board. Fisher mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Oliver Campion raised to 5,000 from early position and was called by Fraser Bellamy and TJ. The flop came 4♥Q♥6♥ and all three players checked.
The turn was the 7♣ and Campion bet out 5,000, which both Bellamy and TJ called. The river came the 7♠ and Campion checked. Bellamy bet out for 13,000, TJ make the call and Campion folded.
Bellamy showed K♣Q♣ for a pair of queens and TJ threw his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
155,000
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155,000 |
|
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61,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
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53,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500