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

Shah Takes From High

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Thomas High was in the cutoff against Sandeep Shah in the big blind.

The board read {q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} with around 12,000,000 in the pot. Shah bet 6,500,000 which put High into the tank. High used a timebank card before deciding to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sandeep Shah gb
Sandeep Shah
32,000,000
14,800,000
14,800,000
Profile photo of Thomas High gb
Thomas High
15,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000

Tags: Thomas HighSandeep Shah

Wood Doubles With Flush Again

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Chris Wood moved all in from the cutoff for 7,750,000. Algernon Buchanan called in the big blind.

Chris Wood: {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Algernon Buchanan: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Wood again flopped a flush draw as it came {7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts} which block some of Buchanan's out. The turn came the {10-Diamonds} which didn't change anything. The river came the {10-Hearts} giving Wood another flush and another double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Algernon Buchanan gb
Algernon Buchanan
22,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Chris Wood (UK) gb
Chris Wood (UK)
16,700,000
7,400,000
7,400,000

Tags: Algernon BuchananChris Wood

Wood Doubles to Survive

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Chris Wood moved all in for 4,050,000 from the hijack and was called by Algernon Buchanan in the big blind.

Chris Wood: {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Algernon Buchanan: {k-Spades}{8-Spades}

Wood was behind and needed help to double. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} which gave Buchanan top pair but Wood had a flush draw. The turn came the {a-Hearts} but the river came the {2-Diamonds} to give Wood a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Algernon Buchanan gb
Algernon Buchanan
20,000,000
11,500,000
11,500,000
Profile photo of Chris Wood (UK) gb
Chris Wood (UK)
9,300,000
7,855,000
7,855,000

Tags: Algernon BuchananChris Wood

Level: 29

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Matthew Gray Eliminated in 14th Place (£3,500)

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Matthew Gray
Matthew Gray

After losing jacks vs queens Matthew Gray was all in for little. Harrwin Selvarjoo raised to 3,000,000 from early position and everyone else folded.

Matthew Gray: {7-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Harrwin Selvarajoo: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Gray was in bad shape and the board ran out {j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} to eliminate him from the tournament in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Harriwin Selvarajoo gb
Harriwin Selvarajoo
15,500,000
8,000,000
8,000,000
Profile photo of Matthew Gray gb
Matthew Gray
Busted

Tags: Matthew Gray