Mahamed Muse opened this one up under the gun for a raise to 600,000, with Ben Winsor putting in the 3-bet to 1,600,000 from the cutoff. Andrei Frujina was on the button with the perfect cold 4-bet spot and ripped for 7,800,000. Muse seemed sceptical, but eventually folded. Winsor got himself a rough count, before sliding in a handful of pink 500k-value chips to call.
Frujina slammed his over triumphantly, with Winsor showing the crushed . There was a gutshot sweat for Winsor on a flop, although the relegated those outs to chop outs. Frujina just needed to fade a king river, and did so when the landed. Frujina leaped out of his seat and slammed his hat down victoriously as the dealer pushed 16,800,000 worth of towers towards him.
Peter Craw has been rebuilding after a poor start, shoving his last 2,000,000 under the gun in this hand. Reza Ebrahimi in the cutoff was also short, and saw this as a great opportunity to bang his 1,200,000 stack all-in as well. In the big blind, Thomas Fara mulled it over for a few seconds before shrugging and putting his chips, too.
Craw
Ebrahimi
Fara
The gave nobody any additional outs, with the turn leaving Fara dead, and Ebrahimi drawing to just four chop outs. A dream situation for Craw, who completed the almost-triple-up when the landed on the river. That spelled the end of Ebrahimi's run in the Grand Prix UK, as he finished in 33rd for £3,500 and a £2,200 UKPC seat.
Adam Maxwell continuing to boss the field on Day 3
Matthew Barnett raised to 480,000 from mid position on one of the tables currently playing just six-handed. Adam Maxwell defended from the big blind, and the pair went heads up to a flop of . Barnett made a continuation bet to the tune of 425,000, with Maxwell checkraising to 1,100,000, before Barnett shoved for his entire 4,000,000.
Maxwell made the call with , which had Barnett's drawing to just three outs. Neither the turn or river were of any help to Matthew Barnett, who finished 40th for £3,000 as well as a £2,200 UKPC seat.
Matthew Baker's winning weekend in the Grand Prix UK Main Event came to an end on Day 3
Matthew Baker has enjoyed a great weekend here at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottignham for the Grand Prix UK Main Event, but he will not make the final.
"A player in early position made it 225,000 to go and the player on the button called," Baker told us on the rail. "I called with nines but then they announced that the UKPC seat bubble had burst, so we were in the top fifty. If I'd waited a few more seconds, I would have moved all-in. The flop came and the original raiser made it 400,000. The button raised to 1.1 million and I moved all-in for 1.9m. Both of them called, then checked the turn and river. The original raiser had so he had the open straight and backdoor nut-flush draw from the flop."
Baker may be out, but he's enjoyed a profitable weekend, having played multiple flights, He cashed for separate amounts of £2,500, £700 and £400 across two Day 2's and today's Day 3, while he also won a £2,200 seat to the UK Poker Championships right here at Dusk Till Dawn too! Not bad for a couple of days work.
Action was folded around to Jono Beck in the cutoff, who shoved all-in, only getting it as far as partypoker player Charlie Godwin on the button. She was all-in for 1,600,000, which was not enough to cover Beck, but enough to set alarm bells off in the blinds, who both folded.
It was a flip; Godwin with the pair of , Beck with the overs . That was, until the flop rolled off, leaving Beck drawing to running kings or running tens. The turn was no help at all, and Godwin grabbed herself a much-needed double after the inconsequential river-card.
Paul Allen and Adam Maxwell are two local poker professionals, familiar with one another's game not only in tournaments, but also cash games here at Dusk Till Dawn. The two spent most of yesterday butting heads in big pots, and have drawn the same table again today.
It didn't take long for the two of them to begin battling again, with Allen opening Maxwell's big blind to 400,000. Maxwell made the call and the two of them took a flop, which they both checked. It went check-check again on the turn, with Allen firing a big 1,300,000 bullet on the river when checked to once more.
Maxwell immediately let out a chuckle of resignation and went deep into the tank. "Did you make the nut flush, Sheldon?" he asked, referencing Paul Allen's similarity to the Big Bang Theory character Sheldon Cooper. After another 10 seconds or so, Maxwell sighed and flicked in an orange chip to signify a call.
"Nut flush," declared Allen as he tabled . Maxwell helicoptered his cards into the muck as Allen dragged a big pot.
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over triumphantly, with Winsor showing the crushed 
. There was a gutshot sweat for Winsor on a 
flop, although the 
landed. Frujina leaped out of his seat and slammed his hat down victoriously as the dealer pushed 16,800,000 worth of towers towards him.
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flop and even more as the 
river provided no help and Khuu exits in 33rd place.
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flop as Fan Lei stood up from his chair.
runout and Fan Lei exited in 35th for £3,500 while Fox cemented his chip lead, moving to 26.5m.
gave nobody any additional outs, with the 
. Barnett made a continuation bet to the tune of 425,000, with Maxwell checkraising to 1,100,000, before Barnett shoved for his entire 4,000,000.
, which had Barnett's 
drawing to just three outs. Neither the 
turn or 
river were of any help to Matthew Barnett, who finished 40th for £3,000 as well as a £2,200 UKPC seat.
and the original raiser made it 400,000. The button raised to 1.1 million and I moved all-in for 1.9m. Both of them called, then checked the 
river. The original raiser had 
so he had the open straight and backdoor nut-flush draw from the flop." 
. That was, until the 
was no help at all, and Godwin grabbed herself a much-needed double after the inconsequential river-card.
flop, which they both checked. It went check-check again on the 
turn, with Allen firing a big 1,300,000 bullet on the 