2023 UKIPT London
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Players in the Main Event are heading for a 15-minute break. There are now 24 players remaining.
David Docherty had lost most of his stack and was down to just one big blind. He put his chips in the middle on the button with ace six and managed to quadruple up with a favorable runout to stay in the game.
A few hands later, action folded around to Alberto Speranzoni, who shoved all in from the small blind. Docherty made the call in the big blind and players flipped their cards.
David Docherty: K♥6♦
Alberto Speranzoni: A♥10♠
The board ran out 7♣8♠K♦8♣7♦. Docherty paired his king on the flop and made two pair with the eights on board. He doubled up his stack. Docherty is still short, but now has a chance to bring it back.
Docherty has since busted out from the tournament.
Oscar Kirby-Hogarty raised from early position and Todor Genov shoved all in with a short stack. Kirby-Hogarty made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Todor Genov: A♦Q♠
Oscar Kirby-Hogarty: K♠10♠
The board ran out 3♥9♠5♣7♠10♥. Kirby-Hogarty picked up a flush draw on the turn and then made a pair of tens on the river to win the pot. Genov was eliminated from the tournament.
Action folded to Adam McKola, who shoved all in from middle position for around 120,000. Kieran Davey moved all in over the top with a bigger stack and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with McKola at risk.
Adam McKola: A♠5♠
Kieran Davey: Q♣Q♦
The board ran out 7♥K♣10♥Q♥3♠. Davey further improved his hand to make a set of queens on the turn. He won the pot and McKola was eliminated from the tournament.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Alberto Speranzoni raised to 18,000 from late position, Adam McKola called on the button and Benjamin Goldstein called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♣6♣Q♠. Goldstein checked and Speranzoni bet 30,000. McKola called and Goldstein folded.
The turn was the J♣ and both players checked. The river was the 9♣. Speranzoni led out for 100,000. McKola leant back in his chair and looked anguished by the decision. He eventually mucked his hand and Speranzoni claimed the pot.
Thomas Steedman raised to 16,000 from late position, Tom Burton called on the button and Oscar Kirby-Hogarty caled in the small blind.
The flop came 5♣4♠5♥. Action checked to Burton, who bet 18,000. Kirby-Hogarty made the call and Steedman folded.
The turn was the 6♣. Kirby-Hogarty checked and Burton bet 105,000, which forced a fold from Kirby-Hogarty and gave Burton the pot.
Action was on the river on a board of A♣4♠8♦3♦5♦. Chris Da-Silva bet out around 135,000 and Bojidar Boiadjiev moved all in for 402,000 chips.
"I don't think I can fold this hand," said Da-Silva. "I really don't think I can fold this hand."
Da-Silva then slammed his chips in the middle to make the call. He showed K♦10♦ for the king high flush. Boiadjiev showed A♦4♦ for the ace high flush to win a huge pot and chip up to close to one million.
Da-Silva was left with just 15,000 behind. He has since been eliminated from the tournament. Boiadjiev chipped up to close to one million.