2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships

£560 UKPC Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
£84,875
Event Info
Buy-in
£560
Prize Pool
£556,780
Entries
1,148
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
6,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
169
Players Left
1

Sayers Gets Four Bet Through

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Online qualifier Craig Sayers raised to 80,000 from middle position before Thomas Brady raised to 350,000 on the button. Action folded back to Sayers who four-bet all in for 1,240,000.

Brady went deep into the tank using a time bank card before showing {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and throwing his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Brady gb
Thomas Brady
3,125,000
895,000
895,000
Profile photo of Craig Sayers gb
Craig Sayers
1,700,000
419,320
419,320

Tags: Craig SayersThomas Brady

Halliday Doubles Through Houghton

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Shaun Halliday moved all in for 405,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Kevin Houghton in the big blind and made the call.

Shaun Halliday: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Kevin Houghton: {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Halliday was ahead and needed to hold. The board ran out {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} which gave Halliday a crucial double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kevin Houghton gb
Kevin Houghton
1,900,000
-450,000
-450,000
Profile photo of Shaun Halliday gb
Shaun Halliday
870,000
485,000
485,000

Tags: Kevin HoughtonShaun Halliday

Styrvoll Gets River Shove Through

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Fredrik Styrvoll was in the hijack against Christopher Johnson in the big blind.

The pot was around 600,000 and the board read {j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{a-Clubs}. Johnson checked to Styrvoll in the hijack who moved all in for 670,000. Johnson used a time bank card before laying down his hand as the chips went to Styrvoll.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christopher Johnson (UK) gb
Christopher Johnson (UK)
1,900,000
590,000
590,000
Profile photo of Fredrik Styrvoll gb
Fredrik Styrvoll
1,270,000
-233,818
-233,818

Tags: Christopher JohnsonFredrik Styrvoll

Level: 16

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Packer Gives Up on Bluff

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

There was 95,000 in the pot and action was three ways.

Online qualifier David Thomas was in the cutoff against Nicholas McLennan and start of day chip leader Leslie Packer in the blinds.

The flop came {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Thomas bet 75,000 when checked. Action folded to Packer who check raised to 225,000. Thomas snap called.

The {q-Diamonds} was the turn and action went check check.

Action went check check on the {5-Spades} river and Packer revealed {j-Clubs}{3-Hearts} for nothing while Thomas showed {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for top pair to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Leslie Packer gb
Leslie Packer
4,150,000
-305,000
-305,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of David Thomas (UK) gb
David Thomas (UK)
690,000
-1,833,222
-1,833,222

Tags: David ThomasLeslie PackerNicholas McLennan

Jackson Triple Barrels

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Daniel Jackson raised to 65,000 from the hijack and was called by Daniel Maynard in the big blind.

The flop came {3-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Maynard check called Jackson's 90,000 bet.

The {2-Spades} came the turn and Jackson fired 100,000. Maynard called.

The river came the {q-Clubs} and Maynard checked. Jackson pulled the trigger with a bet of 300,000 in which Maynard quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Jackson gb
Daniel Jackson
2,500,000
-140,000
-140,000
Profile photo of Daniel Maynard gb
Daniel Maynard
1,900,000
650,000
650,000

Tags: Daniel JacksonDaniel Maynard

Houghton Four-Bet Shoves on French

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Kevin Houghton raised to 75,000 from the cutoff before Lee French three-bet to 265,000 in the small blind. Action folded to Houghton who eyed up French's stack before moving in for around 1,165,000 effective.

French went into the tank using a time bank card before making the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kevin Houghton gb
Kevin Houghton
2,350,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Lee French gb
Lee French
900,000
285,000
285,000

Tags: Kevin HoughtonLee French

Level: 15

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Adderley Eliminates Kelliher With Set

Level 14 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
John Adderley
John Adderley

There was around 480,000 in the pot. John Adderley was under the gun against Patrick Kelliher in the cutoff.

The board read {6-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and Adderley checked. Kelliher bet 50,000 before Adderley moved all in for around 600,000 effective covering Kelliher. Kelliher went into the tank using his time bank cards before calling. Adderley showed {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for a set which ensured Kelliher's elimination as he turned over {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} for an overpair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Adderley gb
John Adderley
3,200,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Profile photo of Patrick Kelliher gb
Patrick Kelliher
Busted

Tags: John AdderleyPatrick Kelliher

Licollari Takes Pot on Turn

Level 14 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

William Dudgeon raised to 50,000 and Nelson Licollari, who qualified to Day 2 online, called in early position. Malcolm McKinlay called on the button and Chris Wood called in the big blind.

The flop came {8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and action checked to Licollari who bet 125,000. Only McKinlay called.

The {5-Diamonds} was the turn and Licollari bet 150,000 which produced a quick fold from McKinlay.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Melson Licollari gb
Melson Licollari
2,300,000
370,417
370,417
Profile photo of Malcolm McKinlay gb
Malcolm McKinlay
760,000
-190,000
-190,000

Tags: Chris WoodMalcolm McKinlayNelson LicollariWilliam Dudgeon