2023 UKIPT London

£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2023 UKIPT London
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
97
Prize
£71,650
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£359,040
Total Entries
374
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
123
Players Left
18
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Liaj Rivers Flush to Eliminate Harte

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Ishaq Liaj
Ishaq Liaj

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

The flop came 2JA. 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: A3
Ishaq Liaj: 94

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
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Ishaq Liaj
170,000
82,000
82,000
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Richard Harte
Busted

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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 452. 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
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David Docherty
43,000
9,600
9,600
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Joe Hindry
27,500
27,500
27,500

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: AJ
Iulian Petrache: 77

The board ran out J5329. 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
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Ivan Tang
29,000
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Iulian Petrache
Busted

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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

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: KQ
Gregory Telman: 77

The board ran out 310784. 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
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Gregory Telman
27,000
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Iulian Petrache
7,000

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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: A8
Matthew Ferrall: K9

The board ran out 6K4J4. 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
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Matthew Ferrall
27,000
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John Farrell
Busted

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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: AK
Duncan Riches: AQ

The board ran out 6J994. Neither player improved and so Hellmuth held with his ace king high to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Martin Hellmuth
23,000
5,000
5,000
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Duncan Riches
18,000

Tags: Duncan RichesMartin Hellmuth

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

McKola Gets Bluff Caught Then Wins Next Hand

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Adam McKola
Adam McKola

Adam McKola raised to 1,100 from late position. Nicholas Marchington called on the button and the player on the big blind also called.

The flop came the K35. Action checked to Marchington, who bet out 1,000. McKola made the call. The turn was the 7 and both players checked.

The river came the Q. McKola bet out 4,000 and Marchington called. McKola showed A10 for a bluff and Marchington showed 76 for a pair of sevens.

The next hand, McKola raised again and took down the pot with a continuation bet. The football influencer and PokerStars ambassador now has close to 50,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam McKola
49,000
49,000
49,000
pokerstars
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Nicholas Marchington
26,000
26,000
26,000

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