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

11-12-2023 15:48 UTC

Bamford Holds With Tens to Bust Obadun

Matt Warburton

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

Jordan Bamford raised from early position and Francis Obadun reraised to 70,000 from the button. Bamford then moved all in, which send Obadun into the tank.

"Sorry," said Obadun, "It's just so aggressive". He took his time and then eventually made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Obadun at risk.

Francis Obadun: 7♥7♣
Jordan Bamford: 10♥10♠

The board ran out 5♣5♥9♦K♠2♥. Bamford held with his pocket tens to win the pot. Obadun was eliminated.

"Nice hand," he said as he left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Bamford	1,000,000 340,000	340,000

Francis Obadun	Busted

Tags: Francis Obadun Jordan Bamford

11-12-2023 15:23 UTC

Kennedy Cracks Aces to Double Again

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Matt Warburton

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

John Adderley raised from under the gun and Nicholas Kennedy moved all in from the big blind for 198,000. Adderley called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Nicholas Kennedy: 9♥9♦
John Adderley: A♥A♦

The board ran out 5♣5♠9♣K♠6♦. Kennedy had already stood up and started to put his coat on, turning around to see that he'd flopped a full house.

"See, nines are my favourite hand," he said.

Moments after tripling up his stack, Kennedy doubled up again to bring his stack up to around 410,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Kennedy	410,000 80,000	80,000
John Adderley	260,000 104,000	104,000

Tags: John Adderley Nicholas Kennedy

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

11-12-2023 15:04 UTC

Cai Runs Into Queens and Busts

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Longmao Fan raised to 18,000 from early position and Haoran Cai moved all in for 165,000. Fan made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Haoran Cai: 6♣6♥
Longmao Fan: Q♠Q♣

The board ran out 10♥2♠3♥8♠10♠. Fan held with his pocket queens and the tens on board to win the pot. Cai was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Longmao Fan	630,000 255,000	255,000
Haoran Cai	Busted

Tags: Haoran Cai Longmao Fan

11-12-2023 14:51 UTC

Kennedy Triples Up Stack

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Richard Jones open raised to 19,000 from early position and Adam McKola called. Nicholas Kennedy moved all in from the small blind for 119,000. Jones went into the tank until floor was called, then finally made the call, leaving himself just 10,000 behind. Adam McKola also made the call.

The flop came 10♥8♣3♦ and both Jones and McKola checked back. The turn came the 6♠ and players checked again. The river was the J♣ and both players checked to showdown.

Jones showed A♠Kx and McKola showed A♣Qx. Both had not improved on the board. Kennedy showed J♠J♦ for a pair of jacks to win the pot and triple up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Kennedy	330,000 168,000	168,000
Adam McKola	220,000 298,000	298,000

Richard Jones	10,000 258,500	258,500

Tags: Adam McKola Nicholas Kennedy Richard Jones

11-12-2023 14:42 UTC

Tsvetanov Wins Pot With Higher Kicker

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Tsvetoslav Tsvetanov raised to 21,000 from early position, James Turner reraised to 55,000, and Tsvetanov called.

The flop came 8♠8♦7♥. Tsvetanov checked, Turner bet 20,000, and Tsvetanov called. The turn was the 5♣ and both players checked.

The river came the A♦. Tsvetanov checked and Turner bet 60,000, which Tsvetanov called. Turner showed A♠J♠ and Tsvetanov showed A♥Q♥. Both players paired their ace to make two pair with the eights on board. Tsvetanov's king kicker played to give him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsvetoslav Tsvetanov	310,000 34,000	34,000
James Turner	260,000 126,000	126,000

Tags: James Turner

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

11-12-2023 14:04 UTC

Players Heading for 15-Minute Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Players in the UKIPT Main Event are heading for a 15-minute break. There are now 128 players remaining. The next payout is worth £1,900.

11-12-2023 13:53 UTC

Fontan Makes Full House to Bust Barker

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action folded around to Isaac Barker, who moved all in from the button. Paul Fontan called in the small blind for 85,000 and was covered as players flipped their cards.

Isaac Barker: 5♠5♥
Paul Fontan: K♥Q♣

The board ran out A♥A♦A♣6♠K♣. Barker was in front on the flop and turn with his pocket fives. The river, however, brought Fontan the higher full house, aces full of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Fontan	180,000 57,500	57,500
Isaac Barker	125,000

Tags: Isaac Barker Paul Fontan

11-12-2023 13:51 UTC

Hoang Doubles Up Stack With Two Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Cristian Mihu open raised to 12,000 from middle position and Keith Hoang moved all in for 62,000 from late position. Mihu made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Keith Hoang: K♣Q♥
Cristian Mihu: 4♦4♣

The board ran out 7♠5♠3♣K♠Q♦. Hoang paired his king on the flop and made two pair on the river. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.