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

07-14-2023 18:23 UTC

Trotter Shows River Bluff

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Oliver Campion raised from under the gun, Paul Trotter reraised to 6,600 and Campion called.

The flop came 5♥J♣K♥. Campion checked and Trotter bet 6,000, which Campion called. The turn was the Q♦. Campion checked again and Trotter bet 9,000. Campion called the second street.

The river fell the 9♥. Campion checked and Trotter bet out 25,000, leaving just 10,000 chips behind. Campion thought for a long time before making the fold.

"I'll show," said Trotter, who then flipped over A♣4♠ for a bluff as he moved the chips into his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Trotter	83,000 83,000	83,000
Oliver Campion	57,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Oliver Campion Paul Trotter

07-14-2023 18:03 UTC

Last Level For Late Registration

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The blinds have been raised and there's just one more level left of late registration in Day 1b. There are currently 136 entries to the flight and 62 players remaining. It'll be 15 percent of the field who will make it through to Day 2 and into the money.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-14-2023 18:00 UTC

Jordon Jr Shoves Short and Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Constantin Erhan raised to 2,500 from early position and Terence Jordon Jr moved all in for around 8,000 from the small blind. Erhan made the call and two players flipped their cards, with Jordon Jr at risk.

Terence Jordon Jr: Q♦9♥
Constantin Erhan: A♦K♣

The board ran out 4♠A♥6♣5♥4♣. Erhan paired his ace on the flop and sent Jordon Jr to the rail. Erhan has now chipped up to close to 250,000, making him one of the chip leaders for the flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Constantin Erhan	245,000 185,000	185,000
Terence Jordon Jr	Busted

Tags: Constantin Erhan Terence Jordon Jr

07-14-2023 17:37 UTC

Anderson is the King Slayer

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded around to Steven King, who shoved from the cutoff for 11,100. Jack Anderson made the call and all other players vacated the pot. King was at risk as the cards were flipped on their backs.

Steven King: A♣9♥
Jack Anderson: A♠Q♣

The board ran out 4♣5♣6♠J♣Q♦. Anderson further improved his hand when he hit a pair of queens on the river. King was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Anderson	72,000 72,000	72,000
Steven King	Busted

Tags: Jack Anderson Steven King

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-14-2023 17:02 UTC

Players Heading for 20-Minute Break

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players in the UKIPT Main Event are heading for the third 20-minute break of the day. There are now 135 entries to the flight and 69 players remaining. Late registration is still open and will be until the end of level 10.

Flight 1c, which is running with a turbo format, is also starting now and will be the final starting flight of the tournament.

07-14-2023 16:57 UTC

Laidlaw Wins Flip to Eliminate Popescu

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded around to Cristian Popescu, who raised to 2,300 from the button, Paul Rigg called in the small blind and Daniel Laidlaw reraised to 10,500 from the big blind. Popescu moved all in, Rigg folded and Laidlaw called. Two players turned their cards for the all in, with Popescu at risk.

Cristian Popescu: A♣J♦
Daniel Laidlaw: 10♥10♠

The board ran out K♦7♣9♦K♥2♦. Popescu had the pair of kings on board with ace high and Laidlaw had two pair with the kings and his pocket tens. He won the pot and Popescu was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Laidlaw (UK)	178,000 68,000	68,000
Cristian Popescu	Busted

Tags: Cristian Popescu Daniel Laidlaw Paul Rigg

07-14-2023 16:45 UTC

Bebb's Ace King No Good

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Martyn Bebb was all in under the gun with a short stack against David Docherty and David Thomas.

The flop came 5♥10♠4♦ and Thomas led out for 14,000. Docherty folded, leaving Bebb all in against Thomas.

Martyn Bebb: A♦K♥
David Thomas: A♠A♣

Bebb had ace king and Thomas had pocket aces. The turn and river came blanks and Thomas held up. Neutral players tapped the table as Bebb stood up and left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Thomas (UK)	125,000 125,000	125,000
Martyn Bebb	Busted

Tags: David Docherty David Thomas Martyn Bebb

07-14-2023 16:31 UTC

Johnston Picks Off Slater's River Bluff

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jacob Mulhern raised to 2,000 from under the gun and Nathan Slater made the call. Liam Johnston then reraised to 8,500, Mulhern folded and Slater called.

The flop came J♥A♥Q♣ and both players checked. The turn was the 8♣ and Slater bet 5,200, which Johnston called.

The river fell the 5♥ and Slater bet big for 25,000, which represented an all in for his opponent. Johnston went into the tank and looked visibly anguished by the decision.

"This is probably terrible," said Johnston before eventually making the call.

Slater showed 7♣7♥ for pocket sevens that he'd turned into a bluff. Johnston showed Q♠10♥ for a pair of queens and scooped a pot that doubled him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liam Johnston	63,000 63,000	63,000
Nathan Slater	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Jacob Mulhern Liam Johnston Nathan Slater