Phillip Mighall finished in fifth place in last year's WPT UK Main Event and is looking for at least a repeat performance. One way to ensure that happens is to conserve chips, which he did just now in a hand with Denise Good.
Good opened to 1,300 in middle position and then called when Mighall three-bet to 3,900. Good checked the Mighall on the flop and Mighall bet 4,300. Good then check-raised to 15,000 and left herself 30,000 behind. While Mighall looked set to make a move, he ultimately decided to wait for a better spot to commit more of his chips.
Rachel Heneghan is part of the Dusk Till Dawn social media and marketing team, but won her ticket to the £2,200 WPT UK Main Event a few weeks ago and chose today to play.
Her tournament has ended after getting her chips in with versus the of Mats Rosen. Running jacks on the turn and river were more than enough to end Heneghan's WPT dreams...for now.
From early position, Richard Kellett raised to 1,400 and was called by Simon Deadman and then Craig McCorkell.
Kellett led for 3,150 on the , folding out Deadman, but McCorkell called.
Both players checked the turn, with Kellett leading again on the river, making it 10,425 to play. It was enough to fold out McCorkell and leave Kellett to scoop the pot.
Rhys "floppinhel" Jones is no longer competing on Day 1a after running into Fontan Castrillion's with his . No help arrived on the board and Jones headed into the cold, Nottingham night.
British star Richard Gryko has bust at the hands of Daniel Parsonage who now has 140,000 chips thanks to Gryko's set of queens coming unstuck versus Parsonage's on a board with the chips going in on the turn.
The board showed and there were three players involved in the hand.
Nuno Duarte checked out of the big blind, Paul Dando bet 9,600, and Phillip Mighall called on the button. Duarte moved all-in for 29,700, Dando called and Mighall folded, later claiming to have folded jacks.
Duarte:
Dando:
A cooler for Dando. The river card was the and Dando hands over a decent chunk of his stack to Duarte.
Paul Haycock has come unstuck in a pot against Zafar Aslam.
Haycock found himself all-in with on a flop only to discover Aslam held for trip nines. The turn was of no help to Haycock and neither was the river, which confirmed his exit.
Simon Deadman opened to 2,300 in middle position, and from an effective stack of 48,000 Jon Kalmar three-bet to 7,600 from the small blind. Deadman called.
The flop fell , Kalmar bet 11,000 and Deadman called.
Kalmar moved all-in on the turn , and Deadman made the call, flipping over for a set, much stronger than the of Kalmar. The river improved Deadman to an unnecessary full house and he soared into the lead as a result.
Kalmar shows pocket jacks, but Deadman has flopped a set of sixes. The dealer pushes the 4s onto the river. Kalmar leaves the competition, and Deadman takes the chip lead.
flop and Mighall bet 4,300. Good then check-raised to 15,000 and left herself 30,000 behind. While Mighall looked set to make a move, he ultimately decided to wait for a better spot to commit more of his chips.
of Mats Rosen. Running jacks on the turn and river were more than enough to end Heneghan's WPT dreams...for now.
, folding out Deadman, but McCorkell called.
turn, with Kellett leading again on the 
river, making it 10,425 to play. It was enough to fold out McCorkell and leave Kellett to scoop the pot.
with his 
. No help arrived on the 
board and Jones headed into the cold, Nottingham night.
on a 
board with the chips going in on the turn.
and Dando hands over a decent chunk of his stack to Duarte.
on a 
for trip nines. The 
turn was of no help to Haycock and neither was the 
, Kalmar bet 11,000 and Deadman called.
