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

09-08-2023 18:53 UTC

Farrell Outkicks Dedusha

Matt Warburton

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

John Farrell raised to 2,500 from middle position and Artan Dedusha moved all in from the button. Farrell called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Artan Dedusha: A♣J♦
John Farrell: A♦Q♥

The board ran out 6♥6♠9♦4♦3♠. Both players had ace high with the pair of sixes on board. Farrell had the queen kicker to win the pot and Dedusha was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Farrell	90,000 59,000	59,000
Artan Dedusha	Busted

Tags: Artan Dedusha John Farrell

09-08-2023 18:52 UTC

Grether Shoves and Doubles

Matt Warburton

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

Action folded around to Claus Grether, who moved all in from late position for 13,300. Nicholas Mingoia pushed all in from the small blind with the bigger stack. The two players flipped their cards, with Grether at risk.

Claus Grether: A♠4♣
Nicholas Mingoia: J♥J♦

Grether had already stood up to leave as the board ran out A♥3♥2♠4♦2♣. He hit an ace on the flop and sat back down as the river brought him two pair with the deuces on board to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Mingoia	53,000 12,000	12,000
Claus Grether	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Claus Grether Nicholas Mingoia

09-08-2023 18:40 UTC

Fan Wins Pot From Spragg

Matt Warburton

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

Benjamin Spragg raised to 2,500 from the button and Longmao Fan called in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦5♥A♥. Fan checked and Spraggy bet 3,500, which Fan called. The turn came the J♣. Fan checked again and Spragg bet 8,000, which Fan called.

The river was the 9♣ and both players checked. Fan showed A♠7♣ for a two pair with his aces and the nines on board. Spraggy mucked his hand and Fan won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Longmao Fan	105,000 105,000	105,000
Benjamin Spragg	43,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Longmao Fan

09-08-2023 18:30 UTC

Worthington-Leese Runs Into Queens

Matt Warburton

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

Leo Worthington-Leese was all in preflop against Bojidar Boiadjiev, with Worthington-Leese at risk as players flipped their cards.

Leo Worthington-Leese: A♥Q♥
Bojidar Boiadjiev: Q♦Q♣

The board ran out 7♠2♣J♣5♠2♠. Worthington-Leese didn't find any improvement on the board and Boiadjiev held with his pocket queens to win the pot. Worthington-Leese was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bojidar Boiadjiev	82,000 82,000	82,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	Busted

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-08-2023 18:10 UTC

Yazdian-Tehrani Runs Into Connolly's Kings

Matt Warburton

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

Following a late position open limp, Richard Connolly raised and then Darius Yazdian-Tehrani moved all from the button for 11,300. Connolly made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Darius Yazdian-Tehrani: A♣3♥
Richard Connolly: K♥K♣

The board ran out 7♠4♦7♣4♥Q♦. Yazdian-Tehrani couldn't find any help on the board and Connolly held up with two pair, his pocket kings and the sevens on board. He won the pot and Yazdian-Tehrani was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Connolly	58,000 58,000	58,000
Darius Yazdian-Tehrani	Busted

Tags: Darius Yazdian-Tehrani Richard Connolly

09-08-2023 18:00 UTC

Christy Wins Three-Bet Pot

Matt Warburton

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

Hang Xu raise to 2,700 from late position and picked up a call from Matthew Crocker. Woody Christy then reraised to 8,300 from the button, Xu called and Crocker folded.

The flop came A♠6♠A♥. Xu checked and Christy bet 6,000. Xu folded and Christy won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hang Xu	88,000 88,000	88,000
Woody Christy	76,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Hang Xu Matthew Crocker Woody Christy

09-08-2023 17:50 UTC

State of Play: 153 Entries Made

Matt Warburton

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

There have been a total of 153 entries to Day 1b of the Main Event. The combined prize pool for Day 1a and Day 1b is now £285,120. Late registration is open until the beginning of Level 11.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-08-2023 16:51 UTC

Players Heading for 45-Minute Dinner Break

Matt Warburton

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

Players in the Main Event are heading for a 45-minute dinner break. There are now 149 players entered and 77 remain. Play will resume at around 6:35 p.m. local time.