£1,100 Main Event Day 1de | 2024 UKIPT Nottingham

11-16-2024 16:49 UTC

Kassouf Gets Shoved On

Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Nerijus Gercas made it 1,600 to go and Muhamed Mia called in the next seat before William Kassouf three-bet to 4,400. Gercas called, but Mia folded.

On the 9♦10♠5♣ flop, Gercas shoved his 6,300-chip stack into the middle, and Kassouf was unsure on how to proceed.

"I don't want to double you up. I feel like you may have outflopped me," said Kassouf.

Eventually, Kassouf folded and flashed an ace, while Gercas showed 8♠8♦ for a pair of eights as he scooped in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vilnis Geidans	165,000 15,000	15,000
Longmao Fan	70,000 20,000	20,000
William Kassouf	25,000
Nerijus Gercas	18,000

Tags: Muhamed Mia Nerijus Gercas William Kassouf

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

11-16-2024 16:21 UTC

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are on a 20-minute break.

Today, there will be a split dinner break with the lowered-numbered tables heading to eat after Level 8, and the higher-numbered tables going to dinner after Level 9.

11-16-2024 16:15 UTC

Madaliyev Can Beat a Flush

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With around 2,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 7♦6♦3♦, Almat Madaliyev checked it over to Mazin Karkotli, who fired 2,400. Madaliyev called.

A 2♦ on the river made the board a little scarier, and Madaliyev went into check-call mode again after Karkotli fired 2,700.

A fifth diamond, the 10♦, landed on the river and Madaliyev led out for 3,300.

"Can you beat a flush?" asked Karkotli.

"That's a tricky question," replied Madaliyev.

Eventually, Karkotli laid it down, and Madaliyev was kind enough to show K♦J♣ for a bigger flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Almat Madaliyev	110,000 30,000	30,000
Atanas Pavlov	45,000 45,000	45,000
Mor Kamber	40,000 40,000	40,000
Mazin Karkotli	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Almat Madaliyev Mazin Karkotli

11-16-2024 16:06 UTC

Day 1d Outpaces Previous Three Opening Flights

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Day 1d has officially outpaced the combined entries of the first three flights!

With 477 players across Days 1a, 1b, and 1c, Day 1d alone has already brought in an impressive 478 entries, setting the stage for a fantastic turnout.

11-16-2024 16:03 UTC

Pham's Cowboys Lasso in Farrell's Queens

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

John Farrell opened from early position to 1,500 and Mantas Buivydas called on the button. Daniel Wilson came along from the small blind before Hong Pham squeezed to 6,600 from the big blind. Farrell then four-bet to 16,500, which got Buivydas and Wilson to fold, and Pham shoved for around 31,000. After giving it some thought, Farrell called.

Hong Pham: K♣K♠ All in
John Farrell: Q♠Q♥

Pham's Cowboys were in the lead, and they stayed there throughout the hand as the board came a clean 2♠3♥6♣J♣4♠, which earned her a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hong Pham	65,000 65,000	65,000
Mantas Buivydas	23,000 23,000	23,000
John Farrell	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Daniel Wilson Hong Pham John Farrell Mantas Buivydas

11-16-2024 15:52 UTC

Geidans Scoops Huge Side Pot as Downdall Gets Back to Starting Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A huge pot just developed on Table #55, which resulted in a triple-up, a double-up, and an elimination all in one hand.

On a flop of 8♠A♠7♥, Max Downdall was already all-in for around 10,000 and was contesting for the main pot of around 30,000. Vilnis Geidans then fired 5,000 into the dry side pot and Farhad Akbari shoved around 70,000. After giving it some thought, Geidans called.

Max Downdall: 8♥8♣ All in
Farhad Akbari: A♥9♣ All in
Vilnis Geidans: A♣J♠

Akbari's shove created a 250-big-blind side pot between him and Geidans, which was still up for grabs after the 7♦ turn. There were a lot of chop outs for Akbari to survive, however the 10♥ wasn't one of them, which meant he was eliminated as Geidans' kicker played.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vilnis Geidans	150,000 80,000	80,000
Longmao Fan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Max Downdall	30,000 15,000	15,000
Farhad Akbari	Busted

Tags: Farhad Akbari Max Downdall Vilnis Geidans

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

11-16-2024 15:34 UTC

Wilkinson Gets a River Shove Through, Boatman's Stack Up Early

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Rhys Keen opened to 1,100 from under the gun and Ross Boatman called from two seats down. Adam Wilkinson then put in a tiny squeeze to 2,200 from middle position, which both Keen and Boatman called.

They trio saw a flop of 5♦6♣K♠ where it checked to Wilkinson, who fired 3,000. Keen called, and Boatman folded.

Both checked the board-pairing K♥ turn to see the Q♣ on the river, where Keen check-folded to Wilkinson's 12,000-chip shove.

Wilkinson then flashed the J♠ to his opponent and said "I had you all the way,".

Player	Chips	Progress
Ross Boatman	75,000 75,000	75,000
Rhys Keen	45,000 45,000	45,000
Adam Wilkinson	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Adam Wilkinson Rhys Keen Ross Boatman

11-16-2024 15:29 UTC

Bright Does What He Likes, Stacks Cowell With Rags

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

With around 7,000 chips in the middle on a board of 7♦Q♥6♣3♠, David Bright had bet pot, which put Lewis Cowell to the test for his remaining stack of around 5,000. After thinking it over, Cowell decided now was the right moment to commit his chips, and called.

Lewis Cowell: K♥Q♠ All in
David Bright: 6♠3♣

Cowell couldn't quite believe his eyes and wasn't happy at the holding of Bright. The 10♠ river was a brick, which meant Cowell was eliminated and Bright took the pot.

"I paid £1,100 to play this tournament, I'll do whatever I like," said Bright.