2024 UKIPT Nottingham
Philip Joyce in the small blind had a towering stack and had Majid Iqbal at risk from the big blind, who had around 300,000 in his stack.
Majid Iqbal: A♦3♣
Philip Joyce: K♦J♥
Iqbal didn't seem too confident and didn't react much as the dealer put out a flop of 7♣6♠K♠, which paired Joyce. A Q♣ on the turn was no help, and Joyce improved to trips on the K♣ river, which sent Iqbal to the rail.
Mitchell Johnson raised to 60,000 from the small blind and Thomas Harbrecht-Parker three-bet to 200,000 from the big blind. Johnson then ripped it in the middle for 580,000, and Harbrecht-Parker quickly called.
Mitchell Johnson: 9♥9♦
Thomas Harbrecht-Parker: 10♥10♦
Johnson's future in the Main Event looked bleak and even his suits were covered by his opponent. The flop of Q♣J♠K♦ gave Harbrecht-Parker an open-ended straight draw and Johnson an inside straight draw, though two of his outs were gone.
Things took a drastic twist on the 10♣ turn as Johnson found a two-outer to make a straight, the same card that gave Harbrecht-Parker a set. A board-pairing river would change the outcome of the hand, but instead the 6♦ rolled off, earning Johnson an unlikely double-up.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
In a blind-on-blind encounter, Sergey Dunyushin was all-in and at risk from the big blind for his stack of around 100,000 against Paul McAulay.
Sergey Dunyushin: A♠8♥
Paul McAulay: A♦K♦
Dunyushin had the dead man's hand and it seemed that it would kill off his tournament, but the runout of 4♣6♥7♠A♣5♦ gave him a straight, which ensured his survival.
On a board of 3♦J♥J♣5♦, there were around 120,000 chips in the pot when Sebastian Crane fired 45,000 on the turn, and Thomas Bingham made it 115,000. Crane then snapped back with an all-in shove, and Bingham thought it over for a while before he committed his stack of 325,000.
Thomas Bingham: 10♠10♦
Sebastian Crane: A♣4♦
An ace or a four is what Crane needed to snatch the pot away from Bingham, but he couldn't find it as the K♠ fell on the river.
Big call from Bingham!