Main Event
Day 5 Started
2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK
Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK
Buy-in
£2,000
Entries
450
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
It's Time For the Final Table; Iaron Lightbourne Leads
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.
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Cards Are In The Air
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
The cards are in the air at the final table. There is an hour left of Level 26 then levels become 90-minutes. Stay tuned for all of the action from the 2015 WPT UK Main Event.
First Blood to Betts
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Iaron Lightbourne opened to 150,000 from the small blind and Russell Betts called in the big blind.
The action checks to the river on a board of 
and Betts took it down with an unopposed 135,000 bet.
Lightbourne Adds to Stack
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Iaron Lightbourne opened to 85,000 from under the gun and Chi Zhang called in the big blind.
Zhang check-called a 90,000 bet on the 
flop, then check-called a chunkier 250,000 bet on the 
turn. Both players tapped the table and checked the 
river, Lightbourne showing 
and Zhang mucking.
Seden Forces a Fold
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
From the cutoff, Andrew Seden opened to 85,000 and Russell Betts called from the big blind. Both players checked the arrival of the 
flop, with Betts leading for 95,000 when the made an appearance on the turn. Seden called and the dealer placed the 
on the river.
Betts reverted to checking, Seden bet 200,000 and after 20 seconds of deliberation, and a wry smile, Betts' cards hit the muck.
Lightbourne and Zhang Tangle Again
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Iaron Lightbourne was under the gun and raised to 85,000, which seems to be the sum everyone is raising during this level. Chi Zhang, from the big blind, called and it was heads-up to the 
flop.
Zhang checked, Lightbourne bet 90,000 and Zhang called. The turn brought the 
into play and Zhang checked again. Lightbourne reached for chips, betting 265,000. Zhang checked his cards before flicking them into the muck.
Zhang Slides, McCorkell Rises
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Chi Zhang has lost a sizeable chunk of his stack during the opening stages of the final table and is now down to 1,450,000 chips.
Some of his stack is now with Craig McCorkell after the latter raised to 85,000 from the cutoff and then called when Zhang three-bet to 240,000 from the small blind. Both players checked the 
flop, and Zhang also checked the turn. McCorkell became the aggressor and bet 265,000, prompting a fold from Zhang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000 | 1,115,000 |
|
1,450,000 | -1,020,000 |
Lightbourne Approaching 4MM
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Iaron Lightbourne is approaching 4 million chips after getting off to a solid start.
A raise to 85,000 from under the gun received no callers, then the following hand Lightbourne received a walk in the big blind.
The next hand, Craig McCorkell opened to 85,000 in the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800,000 | 900,000 |