Iaron Lightbourne secured the largest payday of his career on Sunday when he won the 2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK Main Event for £200,000. Lightbourne outlasted a field of 450 players, including his heads-up opponent, Craig McCorkell, to get his hands on the winner’s trophy.
The six-handed final table commenced at 2 p.m. local time on Sunday afternoon with each of the remaining players guaranteed at least £40,000. This was the amount that Chi Zhang won after he moved all in for 10 big blinds with the and Fraser Bellamy called from the small blind with the . No queen or ten appeared on the [3hc7dJd6c] board, and Zhang busted in sixth place.
Two hours later, Simon Betts busted at the hands of McCorkell.
Betts min-raised to 160,000 on the button and was called by Bellamy and McCorkell from the two blinds. An all-heart flop read and action was checked around by all three payers before Bellamy led for 275,000 after the hit the turn. Both McCorkell and Betts called. The river was the , Bellamy checked, McCorkell bet 760,000, and Betts called all in. After Bellamy folded, Betts showed the for a straight and lost to McCorkell’s for a flush.
Andrew Seden was the next to fall. Seden raised to 220,000 and then pushed all in when Bellamy three-bet to 525,000. Bellamy called with the and those ladies beat the in Seden’s hand when the five community cards fell .
Three-handed play lasted another hour and ended with the exit of Bellamy. Lightbourne raised on the button to 250,000 and called when Bellamy reraised all in for around 2 million. Bellamy’s needed some help to beat Lightbourne’s , and it failed to arrive as the dealer ran out the board to send Bellamy home in third place.
Heads-up play lasted four hands, with the fourth and final hand seeing all of the chips go into the middle preflop. McCorkell held the , and Lightbourne had the . The final board read , and McCorkell was eliminated in second place, leaving Lightbourne to become the latest in a long line of WPT champions.
Craig McCorkell is the second place finisher in the Main Event.
All the chips went into the middle on the fourth hand of heads-up play, McCorkell holding and Lightbourne . A final board reading bust McCorkell and left Iraon Lightbourne to be crowned the tournament's champion.
Fraser Bellamy has bust in third place at the hands of Iaron Lightbourne.
Lightbourne raised to 250,000 on the button and called when Bellamy three-bet all in for around 2,000,000. Bellamy showed and Lightbourne the . A final board reading sent Bellamy to the rail.
Andrew Seden opened to 220,000 and was three-bet to 525,000 by Fraser Bellamy. Seden moved all-in and Bellamy instantly called.
Seden showed and was way behind Bellamy's . The flop improved Bellamy to a set but gave Seden outs to a straight. The turn didn't alter anything and neither did the river, which sent Seden to the sidelines.
Russell Betts' tournament is over, his superb run coming to an end in fifth place, a finish worth £50,000.
Betts raised to 160,000 from the button, Fraser Bellamy called in the small blind and Craig McCorkell put in the extra chips from the big blind. An all-heart fop saw all three players check.
Bellamy led for 275,000 and both McCorkell and Betts called on the turn before Bellamy checked the river. MCorkell pushed a bet of 760,000 across the line and Betts called; Bellamy folded.
Betts flipped over for a straight, but McCorkell had flopped a flush with his . A quick count of the stacks confirmed Betts had bust and only four players remain in contention for the £200,000 first place prize.
Chi Zhang's run in the WPT UK Main Event is over, busting at the hands of Fraser Bellamy.
Zhang moved all-in for around 500,000 chips with under the gun and Bellamy called out of the small blind with . The board failed to melt Bellamy's snowmen and Zhang became the sixth place finisher, a great achievement and one worth £40,000.
Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of the 2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK Main Event where at 2:00 pm GMT, six players sit down at the final table and battle it out for a £200,000 first place prize.
Leading the six finalists is Iaron Lightbourne with 2.9 million chips, closely followed Chi Zhang and Fraser Bellamy. Also present at the final table are World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Craig McCorkell and Russell Betts. Anyone who has navigated their way through such a star-studded field deserves their place at the final table and will make a worthy champion.
Seat
Player
Chips
1
Craig Lightbourne
2,900,000
2
Andrew Seden
2,390,000
3
Chi Zhang
2,470,000
4
Iaron Lightbourne
2,900,000
5
Russell Betts
1,105,000
6
Fraser Bellamy
2,650,000
In addition to this live blog, there is a live stream, delayed for 30-minutes, complete with hole cards on the WPT's Twitch channel.
and Fraser Bellamy called from the small blind with the 
. No queen or ten appeared on the [3hc7dJd6c] board, and Zhang busted in sixth place.
and action was checked around by all three payers before Bellamy led for 275,000 after the 
hit the turn. Both McCorkell and Betts called. The river was the 
, Bellamy checked, McCorkell bet 760,000, and Betts called all in. After Bellamy folded, Betts showed the 
for a straight and lost to McCorkell’s 
for a flush.
in Seden’s hand when the five community cards fell 
needed some help to beat Lightbourne’s 
, and it failed to arrive as the dealer ran out the 
board to send Bellamy home in third place.
. The final board read 
board failed to melt Bellamy's snowmen and Zhang became the sixth place finisher, a great achievement and one worth £40,000.
