Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2023 UKIPT London
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 UKIPT London
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£359,040
Entries
374
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
123
Players Left
18
Hellmuth Doubles Up Through Riches
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Martin Hellmuth was in preflop against Duncan Riches, who had him covered as players turned their cards.
Martin Hellmuth: A♠K♣
Duncan Riches: A♦Q♦
The board ran out 6♥J♣9♦9♥4♥. Neither player improved and so Hellmuth held with his ace king high to win the pot and double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
18,000 |
Farrell Busts Third Bullet
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Matthew Ferrall open limped in late position and the player on the button limped along. John Farrell then moved all in from the big blind with a short stack and Ferrall made the call with the bigger stack.
John Farrell: A♥8♠
Matthew Ferrall: K♣9♥
The board ran out 6♣K♥4♣J♣4♠. Matthew Ferrall hit a pair of kings and held to win the pot. John Farrell was eliminated from the tournament. He told reporters that this was his third and final bullet of the day and he will be back tomorrow to try again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000 | |
|
Busted |
Telman Makes Set and Doubles Up
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Iulian Petrache raised to 1,500 from early position and picked up two callers before Gregory Telman moved all in from the big blind for 12,200. Iulian Petrache moved all in with the bigger stack and the other players vacated the pot.
Iulian Petrache: K♦Q♥
Gregory Telman: 7♦7♣
The board ran out 3♦10♦7♥8♦4♥. Telman had stood up behind his chair, but the flop brought him a set of sevens. He held to win the pot and double his stack, leaving Petrache short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | |
|
7,000 |
Players Heading for 60-Minute Break
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Players are heading for 60-minute dinner break. There are now entries made and 65 players remaining.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Tang Doubles Up and Petrache Busts
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Ivan Tang moved all in from under the gun for 10,500 and Iulian called in the small blind with a slightly bigger stack. Players flipped over their cards.
Ivan Tang: A♣J♦
Iulian Petrache: 7♥7♣
The board ran out J♥5♦3♥2♣9♠. Tang hit a pair of jacks on the flop and held to win the pot and double his stack. Petrache was left with just 400 behind.
The next hand, Petrache was already all in from the small blind and lost the showdown to Tang. Petrache was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Docherty Wins Small Pot
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Joe Hindry raised to 1,800 from under the gun and David Docherty called on the button. The flop came 4♦5♥2♣. Hindry checked, Docherty bet 1,600 and Hindry folded.
Docherty is currently first place on the UKIPT leaderboard and will be looking to add to his total with a decent finish in London.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
-9,600
|
-9,600 |
|
27,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
Liaj Rivers Flush to Eliminate Harte
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000