£1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 UKIPT Blackpool

07-15-2023 17:01 UTC

Oliver Campion Eliminated In 10th place (£5,220)

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Oliver Campion open raised to 30,000 and was called by the player on the button. Ali Zia reraised to 80,000 and both other players called.

The flop came the 7♦A♦7♥ and all three players checked. The turn was the 9♣ and Zia led for 150,000 and Campion moved all in for 406,000. Zia asked for the chip count and then made the call.

Campion showed A♣J♣ for a pair of aces with jack kicker and Zia showed A♠Q♦ for a pair of aces with queen kicker. The river came the 5♣ and Zia held.

Campion was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for £5,220.

With that, tables broke down to the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Zia	950,000 -10,000	-10,000
Oliver Campion	Busted

Tags: Ali Zia Oliver Campion

07-15-2023 16:50 UTC

Bellamy Loses Most of Stack Then Doubles Up

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of Q♣9♠10♠A♦ when Teodor Evstratiev got his chips in the middle against Fraser Bellamy, who had slightly more behind.

Teodor Evstratiev: K♥J♠
Fraser Bellamy: A♣10x

The river came the K♦. Bellamy had two pair but Evstratiev had a straight to win the pot and leave Bellamy with very few chips left.

The next hand, Beihao Wang raised to 25,000 and Bellamy moved all in for 96,000. Jacob Mulhern called with Bellamy well covered.

Fraser Bellamy: J♥J♣
Jacob Mulhern: K♥Q♦

The board ran out 4♥8♣7♥2♦J♠.

"They can't kill me!", bravely declared Bellamy as the board was still running out. He hit a set of jacks on the river to further improve his hand and win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Mulhern	1,150,000 -300,000	-300,000

Teodor Evstratiev	600,000 210,000	210,000
Fraser Bellamy	200,000 77,000	77,000

Tags: Fraser Bellamy Jacob Mulhern Teodor Evstratiev

07-15-2023 16:41 UTC

Sam Grafton Eliminated In 11th place (£5,220)

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Daniel Jackson open raised to 30,000 from middle position and action folded to Sam Grafton in the big blind, who made the call for most of his stack.

The flop came K♣8♠5♦. Grafton checked and Jackson pushed a stack of blues into the middle worth the rest of Grafton's stack. Grafton didn't look happy about the situation but found himself priced in for the call, which he made. Players flipped their cards.

Sam Grafton: 9♠2♥
Daniel Jackson: J♠J♥

Grafton was not in great shape against Jackson's pocket jacks. The turn came the A♠ and the river was the K♥. Jackson held with his pocket jacks.

Grafton was eliminated from the tournament in 11th place for £5,220.

Tags: Daniel Jackson Sam Grafton

07-15-2023 16:31 UTC

Grafton Short Stacked After Losing All In

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sam Grafton was all in preflop against Daniel Jackson, with Jackson at risk.

Daniel Jackson: A♠K♣
Sam Grafton: A♣J♦

The board ran out 9♦8♦K♥9♥5♦. Jackson hit a pair of kings on the flop. Grafton took a huge hit to his stack and is now short stacked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Jackson	600,000 310,000	310,000
Sam Grafton	60,000 -340,000	-340,000

Tags: Daniel Jackson Sam Grafton

07-15-2023 16:26 UTC

Wang Doubles Up With Flush

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Beihao Wang raised to 25,000 from middle position and got called by Ali Zia and Teodor Evstratiev called.

The flop came 8♥8♦4♠. Wang bet 35,000 and Evstratiev called. The turn came the 9♦ and Wang bet 80,000, which Evstratiev called.

The river was the 6♦ and Wang checked. Evstratiev pushed all in and Wang made the call. Evstratiev showed 7♣7♠ for two pair and Wang flipped over A♦J♦ for the ace high flush to double up.

A few hands later, Sam Grafton also doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Beihao Wang	1,300,000 710,000	710,000
Sam Grafton	400,000 10,000	10,000

Teodor Evstratiev	390,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Ali Zia Sam Grafton Teodor Evstratiev

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

07-15-2023 15:50 UTC

Players on 20-Minute Break

Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Players in the UKIPT Blackpool Main Event are on a 20-minute break. There are now just 11 players remaining.

07-15-2023 15:45 UTC

Bellamy Shoves and Triples Up

Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Fraser Bellamy went all in from the hijack for 123,000. Jacob Mulher called on the button and Beihao Wang called in the big blind.

The flop came 7♥Q♥Q♠ and both Mulher and Wang checked. The turn was the 4♣ and players checked back. The river was the A♣ and action checked back again.

Mulhern showed K♠10♦ for king high, Wang showed 10♥10♣ for pocket tens and Bellamy showed Q♦9♦ for trip queens to triple up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Mulhern	1,450,000 860,000	860,000

Beihao Wang	590,000 -160,000	-160,000
Fraser Bellamy	123,000 -147,000	-147,000

Tags: Fraser Bellamy Jacob Mulher

07-15-2023 15:37 UTC

Martin Kradlak Eliminated In 12th place (£4,550)

Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Martin Kradlak raised to 22,000 from middle position and Tuan Le reraised to 55,000 from the button. Kradlak moved all in and Le called to put Kradlak at risk.

Martin Kradlak: A♦3♦
Tuan Le: A♠A♥

Kradlak was in bad shape against Le's aces. The board ran out 4♥9♣10♠6♠6♣. Le's aces held and Kradlak was eliminated from the tournament in 12th place for £4,550.