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

10-28-2023 18:51 UTC

Gajathan Kamalanathan Eliminated in 7th Place (£7,570)

Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Gajathan Kamalanathan raised from late position and Daniel Gormley reraised to 200,000 from the big blind. Kamalanathan called.

The flop came K♦Q♣8♠. Gomley made a continuation bet of 125,000 and Kamalanathan moved all in. Gomley made the call and players turned their cards, with Kamalanathan at risk.

Gajathan Kamalanathan: K♠3♥
Daniel Gormley: Q♠Q♦

Kamalanathan had a pair of kings and Gormley had flopped a set of queens. The turn came the A♥ and the river was the K♣. Gormley held to win the pot.

Kamalanathan, who was the Day 1b chip leader, was eliminated from the tournament in seventh place for £7,570.

With that, the tournament paused and will resume with the final six players on Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Gormley	2,800,000 665,000	665,000

Gajathan Kamalanathan	Busted

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10-28-2023 17:02 UTC

Marius Varanavicius Eliminated in 8th Place (£6,300)

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Benjamin Spragg raised from early position and Marius Varanavicius shoved all in with a short stack. Spraggy called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Marius Varanavicius: K♥9♦
Benjamin Spragg: A♣8♥

The board ran out 7♣4♥7♦10♣10♦. Neither player improved, both playing two pair with the tens and sevens on board. Spraggy held with his ace high to win the pot.

Varanavicius was eliminated from the tournament in eighth place for £6,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	1,050,000 70,000	70,000

Marius Varanavicius	Busted

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10-28-2023 15:52 UTC

Jun Beum Chun Eliminated in 9th Place (£5,460)

Matt Warburton

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

Benjamin Spragg raised to 25,000 from late position and Jun Beum Chun three-bet from the button. Spraggy four-bet to 170,000 and Chun moved all in. Spraggy quickly called for 682,000 and players flipped their cards.

Benjamin Spragg: A♣A♠
Jun Beum Chun: A♥5♥

The board ran out 8♠Q♥Q♣8♣3♥. Spraggy held with his pocket aces to win the pot, chipping up to around 1,400,000 and leaving CHun short.

The next hand, Benjamin Spragg open raised to 25,000 from late position and Jun Beum Chun moved all in for his remaining 180,000. Nohad Teliani got the count and then moved all in over the top. Spraggy folded and two players flipped their cards, with Chun at risk.

Jun Beum Chun: A♠3♠
Nohad Teliani: Q♠Q♦

The board ran out 5♠8♥J♣9♥2♦. Teliani held with her pocket queens. Chun was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for £5,460.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	1,400,000 780,000	780,000

Nohad Teliani	450,000 270,000	270,000
Jun Beum Chun	Busted

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10-28-2023 15:19 UTC

Bojidar Boiadjiev Eliminated in 10th Place (£4,730)

Matt Warburton

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

Bojidar Boiadjiev shoved all in from under the gun with a short stack and Jun Beum Chun called in the big blind. Players turned over their cards.

Bojidar Boiadjiev: 9♦9♥
Jun Beum Chun: A♠10♠

The board ran out 6♠K♠A♥A♣2♠. Chun hit a pair of aces on the flops, trips on the turn, then made a flush on the river. He won the pot and Boiadjiev was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for £4,730.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Beum Chun	780,000 470,000	470,000
Bojidar Boiadjiev	Busted

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10-28-2023 14:25 UTC

Thomas Page Eliminated in 11th Place (£4,730)

Matt Warburton

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

Action folded around to Thomas Page, who moved all in from the button for 138,000. Fintan Hand called in the small blind and had Page well covered as players turned their cards.

Thomas Page: A♦4♠
Fintan Hand: A♠10♦

Fintan had Page dominated with his ace ten. The board ran out 9♥J♥Q♣Q♥2♦. Neither player paired up their hand, so both were playing the pair of queens on board and ace high. Fintan's ten kicker played to give him the pot.

Page was eliminated from the tournament in 11th place for £4,730.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	1,150,000 544,000	544,000

Thomas Page	Busted

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10-28-2023 14:22 UTC

James Mclean Eliminated in 12th Place (£4,100)

Matt Warburton

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

Action folded to James Mclean, who shoved all in from the button with a short stack. Andrew Mackenzie called in the small blind and had Mclean covered as players flipped their cards.

James Mclean: Q♣Q♥
Andrew Mackenzie: K♠10♠

The board ran out A♦8♣6♦10♣10♥. Mackenzie paired his king on the turn and made trips on the river to win the pot. Mclean's pocket queens were cracked and he was eliminated from the tournament in 12th place for £4,100.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Mackenzie	420,000
James Mclean	Busted

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10-28-2023 14:17 UTC

Marius Varanavicius Eliminated in 13th Place (£4,100), James Reid Busts in 14th Place (£3,650)

Matt Warburton

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

Marius Varanavicius raised from the button and Mark Eadie moved all in from the big blind with a short stack. Varanavicius made the call and players flipped their cards.

Mark Eadie: A♦7♦
Marius Varanavicius: Q♣6♠

The board ran out 6♥Q♦K♦K♥7♣. Varanavicius paired his queen on the flop and made two pair with the kings on board.

Eadie was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place for £4,100.

Moments before, James Reid was eliminated in 14th place for £3,650.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Varanavicius	370,000 -40,000	-40,000
James Reid	Busted
Mark Eadie	Busted

Tags: James Reid Marius Varanavicius Mark Eadie

10-28-2023 14:09 UTC

Andrew Hawksby Eliminated in 16th Place (£3,070)

Matt Warburton

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

Andrew Hawksby was all in preflop from late position for 220,000 against Stephen Mckay and was covered as players flipped their cards.

Andrew Hawksby: 7♥7♣
Stephen Mckay: K♦Q♣

The board ran out K♠Q♠J♥A♠6♣. Mckay made two pair on the flop and held to win the pot. Hawksby was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place for £3,070.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Mckay	720,000 330,000	330,000
Andrew Hawksby	Busted

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10-28-2023 13:52 UTC

Hackney Busts Before Two Table Redraw

Matt Warburton

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

Elliot Hackney raised from the button and Marius Varanavicius moved all in from the big blind. Hackney called and was covered as players flipped their cards.

Elliot Hackney: A♥J♣
Marius Varanavicius: A♦K♥

The board ran out 8♦8♣A♣4♦7♦. Both players paired their ace and made two pair with the eights on board. Varanavicius won the pot with his king high kicker to send Hackney to the rail.

With that, the tournament broke down to two tables.