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

09-22-2023 01:23 UTC

Yuxin Cao Busts on Bubble

Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dylan Bradley raised to 8,000 from late position and Yuxin Cao moved all in from the small blind for 39,500. Bradley made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Yuxin Cao: 3♥3♦
Dylan Bradley: 6♦6♠

The board ran out 7♠2♣J♦8♦K♠. Neither player improved and so Bradley held with his pocket sixes. Cao was eliminated on the bubble. The rest of the players bagged and tagged their stacks ready to return for Day 2.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Bradley	235,000 235,000	235,000
Yuxin Cao	Busted

Tags: Dylan Bradley Yuxin Cao Yuxin Cao Busts

09-21-2023 23:39 UTC

Boci Shoves and Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Lorenc Boci open shoved all in from late position and was called by Luke Porter, who had the bigger stack as the cards were flipped.

Lorenc Boci: K♥Q♦
Luke Porter: A♥J♥

The board ran out 10♠7♥7♣9♣7♠. Neither player improved and so Porter held with his ace high to bust Boci from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Porter	92,000 92,000	92,000
Lorenc Boci	Busted

Tags: Lorenc Boci Luke Porter

09-21-2023 23:31 UTC

Vasilakis Runs Set Into Higher Set

Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 10♦2♥4♦. Players checked to Kieran Davey, who made a bet. Michael Harb raised to 26,500 and then Nektarios Vasilakis moved all in. He was called by Kieran Davey. Harb folded and showed pocket kings before the other two players showed their hands.

Nektarios Vasilakis: 4♣4♠
Kieran Davey: 10♣10♠

The turn came the 3♣ and the river was the 6♥. Both players had made a set, but Davey had the higher set with tens to take the pot. Vasilakis was eliminated from the tournament as the bubble drew closer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kieran Davey	530,000 497,000	497,000

Nektarios Vasilakis	Busted

Tags: Kieran Davey Michael Harb Nektarios Vasilakis

09-21-2023 23:07 UTC

Hellmuth Busts Blind Versus Blind

Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action folded around to Joe Hindry, who pushed all in from the small blind.

"It's close," said Martin Hellmuth, who was sitting in the big blind. He made the call for around 33,000 and was covered as the cards were turned.

Martin Hellmuth: K♠8♥
Joe Hindry: A♦7♣

The board ran out Q♦3♣Q♣6♠3♥. Neither player improved and so the two pair on the board played along with Hindry's ace high. He won the pot and eliminated Hellmuth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Hindry	105,000 77,500	77,500
Martin Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Joe Hindry Martin Hellmuth

09-21-2023 23:02 UTC

Cao Outkicks Liaj

Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 10♣Q♣4♣. Yuxin Cao bet 8,000 and Ishaq Liaj moved all in for around 30,000. Cao made the call and players turned their cards.

Ishaq Liaj: Q♥J♠
Yuxin Cao: A♥Q♠

The turn came the 4♠ and the river was the K♣. Both players had a pair of queens, but Cao had the ace kicker and won the pot, Liaj was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuxin Cao	200,000 135,000	135,000
Ishaq Liaj	Busted

Tags: Ishaq Liaj Yuxin Cao

09-21-2023 22:47 UTC

Zervos Busts Shah

Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alexios Zervos raised to 6,500 from under the gun and picked up three callers before Sandeep Shah moved all in from the small blind for 16,500. Zervos reraised to 32,000 and the rest of the table folded.

Sandeep Shah: K♥J♥
Alexios Zervos: K♦K♠

The board ran out 4♠2♣9♠4♣J♦. Zervos held with his pocket kings and so, after clashing with the same player moments before, Shah was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexios Zervos	275,000 25,000	25,000
Sandeep Shah	Busted

Tags: Alexios Zervos Sandeep Shah

09-21-2023 22:02 UTC

Liaj Calls Four Bet to Eliminate Speranzoni

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a raised pot preflop, Alberto Speranzoni four-bet all in for around 54,000. Ishaq Liaj made the call with the bigger stack and players turned the cards on their backs.

Ishaq Liaj: A♣Q♥
Alberto Speranzoni: A♥9♣

The board ran out 5♦10♦5♣3♦A♠. Both players paired their ace on the river, but Liaj's queen kicker played to give him the pot. Speranzoni was eliminated from the tournament.

Liaj's stack increased to nearly 200,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ishaq Liaj	192,000 94,000	94,000
Alberto Speranzoni	Busted

Tags: Alberto Speranzoni Ishaq Liaj

09-21-2023 21:45 UTC

McKola Busts Boatman With Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Adam McKola raised to 3,500 from middle position, Todor Genov called and then Barny Boatman moved all in from the button for around 25,000. McKola made the call and Genov folded. McKola had Boatman covered as the cards were turned.

Barny Boatman: 6♦5♦
Adam McKola: A♦A♣

"How many times are you going to get aces?", said a neutral player.

The board ran out 2♠7♥4♣7♠Q♠. Boatman picked up a straight draw on the flop to bring the sweat to McKola.

"Don't do it Barny!", said McKola as the turn and river cards were flipped. He held with his aces and Boatman was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam McKola	170,000 50,000	50,000
Barny Boatman	Busted

Tags: Adam McKola Barny Boatman Todor Genov

09-21-2023 20:22 UTC

Shah Cracks Schuman's Aces

Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the flop on a board of K♦4♦8♦. Sandeep Shah bet 5,500 and Jonathan Schuman moved all in for 40,800. Shah made the call with the bigger stack and players turned their cards.

Jonathan Schuman: A♠A♣
Sandeep Shah: 8♣4♣

Schuman had pocket aces and Shah had two pair, eights and fours. The turn came the Q♦ and the river was the 2♣. Shah held up and Schuman was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sandeep Shah	85,000 85,000	85,000
Jonathan Schuman	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Schuman Sandeep Shah

09-21-2023 18:55 UTC

Liaj Rivers Flush to Eliminate Harte

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Richard Harte raised to 1,800 from middle position and picked up three calls, including Ishaq Liaj in the big blind.

The flop came 2♠J♠A♥. Liaj checked and Harte bet 3,300. The other two players folded and Liaj called.

The turn was the 4♣. Liaj checked, Harte bet 5,200 and Liaj raised to 16,600. Harte then moved all in for 41,000 and Liaj made the call with the bigger stack. Players flipped their cards.

Richard Harte: A♣3♦
Ishaq Liaj: 9♠4♠

Harte had a pair of aces and backdoor straight draw. Liaj had a pair of fours and flush draw. The river came the Q♠, which completed Liaj's flush. He won the pot and Harte was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ishaq Liaj	170,000 82,000	82,000
Richard Harte	Busted

Tags: Ishaq Liaj Richard Harte