In October 2021, David Docherty came out on top of a 513-strong crowd at the GUKPT Luton Main Event and secured his best live score for £138,000.
Today, he is back in Luton, intending to defend his title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Lee French raised to 500 from under the gun and saw two players call, including Willie Tann from the small blind. French continued for 600 on the 
flop and only Tann called.
"Six for a six" declared Tann, before the 
hit the turn.
"I'm a calling station" said Tann before he checked, and French checked behind, as saw the 
river.
"You check, you lose" said Tann, but French opted to check as well and tabled 
for two pair.
"Just beat me, you could have got value" added Tann before he open-mucked 
.
Ciaran McCullagh raised to 500 from the button, and James Parker defended his big blind. The flop fell 
and Parker led for 500, which McCullagh called. Parker slowed down on the 
turn before calling a 2,000 bet from McCullagh. Parked checked for a second time on the 
river, and McCullagh bet 4,000.
Parker sat quietly for 30 seconds before he double-checked his hand and passed it towards the dealer for McCullagh to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
26,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Philip Clarke raised to 400 from the button and then called after Renee Xie 3-bet to 1,200. Xie continued for 1,300 on the 
flop and Clarke called. Xie again bet on the 
turn, this time for 2,500 and Clarke obliged. After the appeared on the river, Xie moved all in for 5,200, and Clarke snap called.
Xie revealed 
for a full house, and Clarke mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000 | |
|
17,000 |
Late registration is available until the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The players are now on their first 20-minute break in the Main Event.
The flop was down 
and Patrick Fahy bet 400, which received three calls, including from James Mowbray and Sonia Padovani.
The hit the turn and Mowbray bet 1,600 after Fahy checked. Padovani called before Fahy folded, and the action went heads-up to the 
river. Mowbray moved all in for 6,500 and saw Padovani quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000 |
Lorenc Boci was all in preflop for 6,200 and Willie Tann had called.
Boci: 
Tann: 
The 
flop and 
turn were safe for Tann, but the 
fell on the river to give Boci, a former GUKPT Main Event final tablist, an unexpected lifeline.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
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|
12,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
