Bluesq.com GUKPT Grand Final: Day 2 - At A Glance

[NoflopsHomer]

Play recommences again today at 1.30pm with 70 players remaining and blinds starting at 800/1600/100.

A full list of players counts and seating plan will be coming as soon as we get our grubby mitts on it, and also a confirmed payouts list.

See you then!

Mazhar Nawab   127,000
Stuart Fox   126,350
Roberto Romanello   99,825
Patrik Selin   80,675
Neil Channing   67,525
Sami Yusuf   65,300
Nathan Lee   51,725
Ali Zihni   50,750
Chris Moore   46,750
Robin Keston   43,925
Richard Herbert   42,550
James Moult   42,100
David Colclough   41,400
John Kabbaj   37,875
Carlos Walker   36,500
Eughan Odea   33,100
Mickey Wernick   32,950
Jon Heath   31,175
Ken Wong   30,875
Dan Carter   28,175
Manuel Palanca   26,450
Horace Harvey   25,575
Dan Samson   25,250
Chris Sokrati   23,675
Surinder Sunar   23,525
Ketul Nathwani   21,325
Anthony Hardy   20,975
Victoria Coren   18,875
Michael Denton   18,150
Haran Paheerathan   17,450
Alan Dean   16,800
William Martin   13,950
Gary Wilson   12,375
Ian Frazer   11,950
G Shaw   1,375

Van Hoang   127025
Mark Friedman   111850
Richard Wheatley   106950
Rumit Somaiya   84125
Ashley Hayles   71700
Ben Vinson   69375
Liam Flood   65300
Simon Zach   64800
Lewiss Stevens   51875
Steve Gibbons   47425
Matt Novak   46925
Owen Lock   46550
Paul Webster   46150
Ross Boatman   44350
Michael Muldoon   42550
Dave Barnes   42500
Jean-Luc Belin   40925
Michael Ellis   38575
Keith Hawkins   36600
Martin Bader   32800
Michael Greco   32275
Sami Mahmoud   31775
John Dwyer   29125
Richard Ashby   26600
Dan Owston   25925
Mark Bointon   25200
Karl Mahrenholz   24400
Ben Roberts   24275
Olegas Kovaleskis   23000
Edward Cahill   22525
Paul Moss   20050
Kevin Jenkins   19225
Norman Gold   9575

[Chili]

Wahoooooo action straight off the bat.  First hand of the day, Alan Dean with only 16,800 made that push with  only to find Ben Vinson completely dominating him with  .  No miracle board for Alan and he is out in 70th place.

[Chili]

 ******* PRIZE BERAKDOWN *******

1. £197,600
2. £106,900
3. £71,300
4. £53,500
5. £41,600
6. £32,700
7. £23,800
8. £17,800
9. £14,800
10. £8,900
11. £5,900
12. £4,800
13. £4,800
14. £4,800
15. £4,800
16. Bubble boy/girl Entry to Grand Final Next Year

If they made 201 there would have been 18 prizes but were just short with 198 runners.

[NoflopsHomer]

Dan Owston is OUT after running Kings into Ross Boatman's flopped flush with .

Karlos Mahrenholz has departed the building pushing over the top of Dave Colclough's raise with , only for Dave to make the call with , the board coming one of those "Hurrah.....Oh bugger." moments:

Stuart Fox has knocked out Paul Webster with K-T against 9-6 and is having his table broken, which he's glad about due to the fact he did have Maz Nawab's equally big stack directly to his left.

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We may be experiencing more casualties than an episode of Chicago Hope, but there have also been the odd double-up, one of those falling at the hands of yesterday's grinder of the day Paul Moss.

Perhaps sensing weakness from the initial raiser, Fatmarra made a timely push with A-9, only to be called by a welcomingly inferior A-8. Loverly jubberly.

[snoopy1239]

Kevin Jenkins has just been cabbaged, his all-in with K-Q running into the Poket Cowboys of John Kabbaj and receiving no further assistance.

Meanwhile, Karl Mahrenholz has bitten the dust, although we don't have the details.

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They were counting out the stacks as I departed, but it looks as though Paul Webster is down to the felt after his all-in with A-Q on a Jack high Flop was correctly called by Martin Bader's K-J. Due to their seating positions, I can only assume that Bader called pre-flop, before sticking to his guns on the Flop. Bader was duly rewarded with a blank turn and river for a welcome double up.

[Chili]

Maz Nowab never shy of action, knocks out Haran Paheerathan.  All in preflop:

Haran 
Maz   

AQ holds for about 20k extra over to Maz Nowab.

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Dan Carter has entered the building finally and only lost about 4k in blinds.  "It's ok, only one steal for me!" enthuses Dan.


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Michael Ellis has doubled up through Rumit Somaiya.  Ellis, no messing about went all in from late possition with  .  With Rumit in the cut off - he announces all in too with  though.  Ellis had 42,200 so a double for him and Rumit down to about 40k himself.

[Chili]

Ian Frazer with only 13,200 on a flop of    goes all in and gets a call from Maz Nowab.  Maz hitting the flop again with  and Frazer just in desparate mode with only  .   An Ace on the turn though gives Frazer that much needed double up and Maz gives over about 15,000 that he can afford to lose anyway.

[Chili]

Richard Ashby is shaking his head saying things are not good on 15k but he is still smiling so he didn't depress me.


Channing looking a bit more sullen though having "done 50k already!"


Overnight chip leader Van Hoang raised to 5k preflop and Dave Colclough smooth called.  The flop came:

 

Van made a 10k bet only for Dave C to min raise to 20k.  Van (who was uber aggressive all yesterday with constant reraises) min raised again to 40k.  Dave having none of it went all in, probably for only another 30k.  Van had a small dwell, shook his head and passed!  Nice scoop for Dave off the loose cannon of the tournament.

[snoopy1239]

Anthony Hardy is OUT. On a Flop of , he was all-in with , but called by Dave Barnes' which hit a on the River. Oooh Betty!

[NoflopsHomer]

Chris Sokrati is OUT, an utg push with had Keith Hawkins pushing behind him with .

Board:





Dan Carter has finally arrived, and immediately knocked out a short stack button pusher (who held A-3) with Eights.

[NoflopsHomer]

41 . It's all about the merciless.

Ben Vinson limps with Aces, and Matt Novak pushes Kings and is obviously called





Ben looks to be close to being chip leader now.

[NoflopsHomer]

Vicky Coren is OUT. , she got boiled by Kabbaj who had Aces in the big blind.

[Chili]

Mark Friedman looks to be carrying on in the same vein as he was at the start of play yesterday.  Knocking out more players, this time a very short Mark Bointon.  Friedman raised in early poss with  and his neighbour with only 13k pushed with  .

Friedman actually made broadway straight and added to his already big stack.  I was chatting to this Canadian at the end of play last night and he revealed that he is only over in the UK for his sisters birthday which is tomorrow.  So of course I asked what his sister will say if he made the final tomorrow instead of her party, but of course she will be alright, "with a percentage naturally" says Friedman.  He will have to buy another suitcase to take the dosh back to Canada on Monday if he wins the near £200K but I guess that would not be a worry to him....

[snoopy1239]

Can we have an update on the big old bear...Ashley Hayles?
Ta

Certainly sir, he's out. Queens v Mark Friedman's Aces. T-J-5-8-2 board.

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Mickey Wernick is a goooooooooooooooona. He was only down to a few k at the time, and inevitably found two callers in the blinds when he made his move. a 2-2-T Flop later and it was pretty much all over for the Worm, the big blind checking down his T-2 all the way. Mickey did pick up a flush draw on the turn, but to no avail.

[Chili]

Another shortstack Richard Ashby is OUT - His A10 was called by J 7 due it only being another 4k to call.  The J hit and Ashby has gone up in smoke.

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Nottingham's Jim Moult raised it up to 5k and got a re raise from Martin Bader to 12k.  Jim didn't hesitate to go all in then for another 25,800.  Bader counted out the 25,800 but left it HIS side of the line, whilst looking at the 30k he would have left if he made the call and lost.  He stopped off in dwell city via think tank town before making the pass, Jim survives and takes the extra chips gladly.