Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - London

£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 3
Event Info

Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - London

Final Results
Winner
Valdir Santos
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
£11,200
Event Info
Buy-in
£140
Entries
753
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000

Ahmed Takes Back the Chip Lead

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

With blinds as high as they are, it is no wonder there is a lot of back and forth within the counts. Just now Ahmed took a pot of Rungarun Thongnonsung after he hit a straight by the river. He made a bet and was called and he pulls ahead of the rest of the table as a result.

Player Chips Progress
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[Removed:148]
7,850,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Rungarun Thongnonsung gb
Rungarun Thongnonsung
5,050,000
-1,390,000
-1,390,000

Thongnonsung New Chip Leader

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

[Removed:148] opened to 350,000 with pocket {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and Justin Bateson three-bet with {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, making it 900,000 to go. Round to Rungarun Thongnonsung and she found the other pair of {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and moved all in for 2,895,000.

It was a tricky spot for Ahmed and he used a time-bank card to before deciding that fold was the best option. That left Bateson with the only decision left to make and he found a call.

The {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} flop meant that with no more queens in the deck, Bateson was down to running cards only as his ten outs had gone to Thongnonsung. There was no sweat with the {4-Clubs} on the turn locking it up for Thongnonsung and once the {j-Clubs} completed the board, she collected the pot that gives her the new chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rungarun Thongnonsung gb
Rungarun Thongnonsung
6,440,000
4,260,000
4,260,000
Profile photo of [Removed:148] gb
[Removed:148]
5,850,000
-600,000
-600,000
Profile photo of Justin Bateson gb
Justin Bateson
2,810,000
-3,200,000
-3,200,000

Tags: Justin BatesonRungarun Thongnonsung

Robert Buky Eliminated in 8th Place (£1,900)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Robert Buky
Robert Buky

Robert Buky was on the cutoff with {k-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and shipped all in. Justin Bateson called him with {a-Hearts}{10-Spades} on the button.

With an ace on the {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop, Bateson moved well into the lead. The {3-Clubs} turn sealed the deal, with the {2-Spades} irrelevant.

Buky exits, whilst Bateson is closely contesting for the chip lead after winning the 2,350,000 pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Bateson
6,010,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
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Robert Buky
Busted

Tags: Justin BatesonRobert Buky

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Dan Spataru Eliminated in 9th Place (£1,500)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Dan Spataru
Dan Spataru

Valdir Santos opened the action to 275,000 with {a-Spades}{5-Hearts}. [Removed:148] flatted {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} on the button and Dan Spataru squeezed 1,065,000 with {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs} in the small blind.

Santos got out of the way but Ahmed made the call. Spataru needed help to stay in the tournament but couldn't find it on the {2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{j-Spades} board and is the first to be eliminated from the final table.

Meanwhile Ahmed extends his chip lead with 65 big blinds in play.

Player Chips Progress
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[Removed:148]
6,450,000
2,190,000
2,190,000
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Valdir Cordeiro dos Santos
790,000
-1,590,000
-1,590,000
Profile photo of Dan Spataru gb
Dan Spataru
Busted

Tags: Dan SpataruValdir Santos

Ahmed Makes a Move

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

[Removed:148] opened to 275,000 with {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Dan Spataru flatted in middle position with {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. Folding round to Rungarun Thongnonsung in the blinds and she three-bet small to 550,000 and got calls from both of her opponents.

On the {6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop, Thongnonsung checked and Ahmed moved all. Spataru was covered and elected to let it go, unbeknownst to him that he had the best had.

Thongnonsung folded too and that pot gives Ahmed an important boost up the counts.

Player Chips Progress
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[Removed:148]
4,260,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
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Rungarun Thongnonsung
2,180,000
-550,000
-550,000
Profile photo of Dan Spataru gb
Dan Spataru
1,270,000
-550,000
-550,000

Tags: Dan SpataruRungarun Thongnonsung

Huge Fold From Spataru; Buky Back in the Game

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Dan Spataru raised to 225,000 with {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} and was three-bet by Duncan Mackie to 650,000 with {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}. Robert Buky got 790,000 all in on the cutoff with {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and everyone else got out of the way. Spataru used a couple of time bank cards and surprisingly opted to fold.

There was a seven in the window on a {2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop. The turn was the {j-Hearts} and the river a {q-Hearts} and Buky has dodged a bullet to bring him back in the game.

Player Chips Progress
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Duncan Mackie
4,170,000
-790,000
-790,000
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Robert Buky
2,060,000
1,120,000
1,120,000
Profile photo of Dan Spataru gb
Dan Spataru
1,820,000
-220,000
-220,000

Tags: Dan SpataruDuncan MackieRobert Buky

Mackie Takes the Lead

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Duncan Mackie has taken the chip lead after a multi-way pot played out to the river. There was a 250,000 open from Gary Miller with {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and three players called behind: Valdir Santos with {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, Duncan Mackie with {a-Clubs}{q-Spades} and Robert Buky defended his big blind with {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

It was checked all the way down to the {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{6-Hearts} river and Miller bet 275,000, which Santos and Duncan Mackie both called. Mackie took the pot and it puts him into the lead now.

Player Chips Progress
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Duncan Mackie
4,960,000
1,405,000
1,405,000
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Gary Miller
3,440,000
-520,000
-520,000
Profile photo of Valdir Cordeiro dos Santos br
Valdir Cordeiro dos Santos
2,630,000
-525,000
-525,000

Tags: Duncan MackieGary MillerRobert BukyValdir Santos