Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Paul Dando Leads the Final 59 in the 2015 WPT UK Main Event
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Day 2 of the 2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK Main Event played out on Thursday, Nov. 5. It was Bonfire Night in the United Kingdom, and the date was quite fitting because there were plenty of fireworks during the five 90-minute levels played; from the 171 returning players to Day 2, just 59 of them remained at the end.
Topping the chip counts at the close of play was Paul Dando with 775,000 in chips. Dando may not be well known in the live poker arena, but he has more than $1.4 million from his online poker exploits. He spoke to PokerNews during one of the breaks in play and informed us that he’s had a great year on the virtual felt. That's something he puts down to being part of a strong stable of backed players who are regularly coached. It's that coaching that looks to be paying off so far.
Second in chips going into Friday’s Day 3 was Philip Hepburn on 643,500, while Julien Rouxel ended on 621,000.
As you would expect from a tournament of this magnitude, there are a number of established professional players still in the mix. William Chattaway (465,000), Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (425,000), Simon Deadman (406,000), Mitch Johnson (272,000), Iaron Lightbourne (256,500), Nick Hicks (209,500), Richarrd Kellett (205,000), Craig McCorkell (134,000), Ben Vinson (118,500), and Pieter de Korver (64,000) were among them.
As with any tournament, though, not everyone could make it through. During Day 2, the field lost the likes of Alex Goulder, Craig Varnell, Tamer Kamel, Sergio Aido, Paul Jackson, Simon Trumper, Richard Trigg, and Roberto Romanello.
Day 3 will commence at 12 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, and play should be quite cagey at first because only five of the 59 returning players will leave Dusk Till Dawn empty-handed. The top 54 players will reach the money, with a min-cash being worth £5,400. Whoever wins the Main Event will walk away with £200,000.
Tune into PokerNews from midday UK time on Friday to follow all of the action from the 2015 partypoker WPT UK Main Event.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
775,000 | 255,000 |
|
643,500 | -74,500 |
|
621,000 | 473,400 |
|
465,000 | 155,000 |
|
464,000 | 375,600 |
|
425,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
424,500 | 178,500 |
|
406,000 | 92,000 |
|
|
373,000 | 276,000 |
|
367,000 | 289,200 |
|
314,500 | 241,400 |
|
314,000 | 66,000 |
|
|
295,000 | 199,000 |
|
272,000 | 62,000 |
|
266,000 | 64,700 |
|
261,500 | 195,100 |
|
261,000 | -14,000 |
|
256,500 | 76,500 |
|
|
253,000 | -127,000 |
|
252,500 | 207,100 |
|
249,000 | 177,000 |
|
241,000 | 119,200 |
|
237,000 | 181,200 |
|
237,000 | 95,000 |
|
217,500 | 110,400 |
Four More Hands
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
The clock has been paused and the dealers instructed to deal four more hands.
Trigo Puts de Korver to the Test
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Paul Trigo has just made Pieter de Korver squirm uncomfortably in his seat. de Korner had 15,500 worth of chips in front of him on the button and Trigo was all-in for 70,000 under the gun. de Korver had 56,000 behind so would only have 500 chips left if he called and was incorrect. Eventually, after two to three minutes, de Korver mucked and Trigo raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
96,000 | 65,500 |
|
56,000 | -9,500 |
Kay Adds to His Stack
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Several folds put the action on Craig McCorkell in late position and he wasted no time in raising to 6,000. Dominic Kay called on the button and Breixo Gonzalez put in the extra few chips to make up his big blind.
Both Gonzalez and McCorkell tapped the table and checked, leaving the door open for Kay to take a stab at the pot. Kay did exactly that, betting 12,000 and it was enough to get the job done because both of his opponents folded.
McCorkell Finds Ladies
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Ben Jackson opened to 6,000 from middle position, Craig McCorkell flatted on the button, and Alex Heim called from the big blind.
Everyone checked to Jackson on the 
flop and he made a continuation bet to 7,500. McCorkell called and Heim stepped out of the way.
No further betting took place as both players checked down the 
turn and 
river; Jackson muckedwhen McCorkell turned over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 65,000 |
|
140,000 | 80,000 |
Vinson Four-Bets From the Big Blind
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Alex Spencer was under the gun and he raised to 6,000. The action passed to Lukas Dimsa in late position who three-bet to 16,000. With the action now on him in the big blind, Ben Vinson four-bet to 37,000 and Spencer went deep into the tank. He stayed here for several minutes before folding and Dimsa also folded, albeit after much deliberation, too.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | -4,000 |
|
126,500 | -33,500 |
|
119,000 | 63,000 |
|
|
53,000 | 25,200 |
Dobson Doubles With Snowmen
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Fraser Bellamy made it 7,000 to go and Ben Dobson three-bet to 21,500, leaving himself around 11,000 behind. Everyone folded back to Bellamy who said, "Go on then," before setting Dobson all in. Dobson called.
Dobson showed 
and Bellamy the 
. An eight-friendly 
board secured a double for Dobson who is now up to 73,000 chips as the money bubble approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | 36,000 |
|
73,000 | 22,900 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500