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

09-07-2023 18:40 UTC

Rawal Hits Ace to Double Up

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded around to Jason Westbury, who shoved all in from late position for 11,500. Manish Rawal pushed over the top from the small blind with a bigger stack and the player in the big blind folded. The cards were flipped, with Westbury at risk.

Jason Westbury: 10♠10♦
Manish Rawal: A♦3♦

Rawal seem resigned as he threw his cards face up, but the board ran out 8♦A♥2♠5♠7♥ to give him a pair of aces. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manish Rawal	31,000 19,000	19,000
Jason Westbury	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Jason Westbury Manish Rawal

09-07-2023 18:38 UTC

Harding Shoves River to Scoop Pot

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of A♠7♦Q♠. Daniel Harding checked and Marle Spragg bet 4,500. Harding raised to 10,000 and Spragg called.

The turn was the 6♥. Harding bet out 12,000 and Spragg called. The river came the 3♠. Harding moved all in for around 12,000 more and Spragg made the fold to give Harding the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marle Spragg	71,000 45,000	45,000
Daniel Harding	62,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Daniel Harding Marle Spragg

09-07-2023 18:27 UTC

Panetti Wins Pot on River

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Christophe Panetti raised to 1,700 from early position and Conor Beresford called. Marian Ionut Farcas raised to 7,500 from the button, Panetti called and Beresford folded.

The flop came 10♥4♦7♦. Panetti checked and Farcas bet 7,500, which Panetti called.

The turn was the 5♥ and both players checked. The river was the 5♥. Panetti led out for 11,500 and Farcas folded. Panetti won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marian Ionut Farcas	98,000 98,000	98,000
Conor Beresford	79,000 79,000	79,000
Christophe Panetti	49,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Christophe Panetti Conor Beresford Marian Ionut Farcas

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

09-07-2023 17:24 UTC

Players Heading for 45-Minute Dinner Break

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players in the Main Event are heading for a 45-minute dinner break. There are now 110 entries and 71 players remaining. Play will resume at approximately 7:05 p.m. local time.

09-07-2023 17:18 UTC

Gibson Triples Up and Hackney Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Three players were all in on the flop, with Hackney and Gibson at risk as the cards were flipped.

Michael Gibson: A♠J♥
Elliot Hackney: 9♣8♣
Andrew Outar: A♣3♣

The board ran out J♣Q♣A♥5♥9♥. Gibson hit two pair with his aces and jacks to win the main pot. Outar his a pair of aces and won the side pot. Hackney was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Outar	80,000 80,000	80,000
Michael Gibson	31,000 -16,000	-16,000
Elliot Hackney	Busted

Tags: Andrew Outar Elliot Hackney Michael Gibson

09-07-2023 17:05 UTC

Wells Wins With Turn Raise

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Laurentiu Cucu open limped under the gun and Richard Wells raised. Cucu reraised to 6,000 and Wells called.

The flop came 2♥Q♦3♣ and both players checked. The turn was the 9♥. Cucu bet out 7,500 and Wells raised to 20,000. Cucu folded his hand and Wells won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurentiu Cucu	70,000 33,000	33,000
Richard Wells	62,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Laurentiu Cucu Richard Wells

09-07-2023 16:49 UTC

Lappas Wins Showdown With Pocket Kings

Matt Warburton

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Andrew Teng raised to 1,100 from middle position and Charalampos Lappas reraised to 2,700. Cesar Rincon called in the small blind and Teng called.

The flop came 5♥8♣7♥ and all three players checked. The turn came the J♣. Rincon checked and Teng bet 4,500. Lappas called and Rincon folded.

The river was the Q♠ and both players checked. Teng showed A♥J♥ for a pair of jacks and Lappas showed K♠K♥ for pocket kings to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charalampos Lappas	66,000
Andrew Teng	43,000

Tags: Andrew Teng Cesar Rincon Charalampos Lappas

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

09-07-2023 16:25 UTC

Chattaway Takes Dead Money and Doubles

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Adam Mcilroy raised to 1,100 from under the gun. He was called by William Chattaway and Jack Mcdermott in late position. Christopher Hopgood reraised to 4,100 from the button, Mcilroy and Chattaway called and then Mcdermott moved all in. All other players folded, apart from Chattaway, who made the call for 21,200. Players flipped their cards, with Chattaway at risk.

"I have a sh*t hand," said Mcdermott. "There's so much dead money in the pot".

William Chattaway: A♠10♠
Jack Mcdermott: 7♠5♠

The board ran out 3♣4♦A♥10♣4♥. Chattaway hit two pair with his aces and tens and he won the pot to more than double his stack.