2022 UKIPT London

£1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 UKIPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
£86,569
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£619,200
Entries
645
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
16
Players Left
1

Alexios Zervos Eliminated in 5th Place (£31,511)

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

After forfeiting the big blind to a button raise by Joshua Boulton, the far shortest stack of Alexios Zervos went into the middle for what appeared to be 680,000 and Lukas Dimsa called in the big blind.

Alexios Zervos: {6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Lukas Dimsa: {k-Hearts}{9-Spades}

The {k-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop provided a lifeline for Zervos with the gutshot but he bricked the {2-Spades} turn and {2-Clubs} river.

"What did you have?" he asked Rickie Vedhara, who replied "king ten" with a heart. "Good bet," Zervos conceded before heading to the payout desk to collect £31,511 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lukas Dimsa lt
Lukas Dimsa
4,900,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of Alexios Zervos gr
Alexios Zervos
Busted

Tags: Alexios ZervosJoshua BoultonLukas DimsaRickie Vedhara

Boulton's Big Hero Call is Restores the Lead

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

Lukas Dimsa raised to 200,000 in the cutoff and Joshua Boulton called in the small blind. Rickie Vedhara then raised to 850,000 out of the big blind for Dimsa to fold, while Boulton reluctantly called.

They checked all the way to the {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{j-Spades} river on which Boulton checked. Vedhara bet 650,000 and that sent Boulton deep into the tank. Alexios Zervos waited four minutes until he called the clock on Boulton, apologising "sorry guys but I only have seven blinds."

Boulton was given 30 seconds to act and he called during that time. Vedhara tabled the {a-Spades}{6-Clubs} for a bluff and Boulton had that beat with the {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a pair of tens.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joshua Boulton gb
Joshua Boulton
6,800,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Lukas Dimsa lt
Lukas Dimsa
4,300,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Rickie Vedhara gb
Rickie Vedhara
3,800,000
-1,600,000
-1,600,000

Tags: Alexios ZervosJoshua BoultonLukas DimsaRickie Vedhara

Dimsa Doubles Through Zervos

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

Alexios Zervos raised out of the small blind and Lukas Dimsa defended the big blind. The {7-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop was checked by Zervos and Dimsa bet 200,000. Zervos then check-raised to 620,000 for Dimsa to shove and the sigh-call by Zervos followed.

Lukas Dimsa: {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Alexios Zervos: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The {2-Clubs} turn and {k-Hearts} on the river kept Dimsa in contention as he doubled for 1,940,000

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lukas Dimsa lt
Lukas Dimsa
4,500,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
Profile photo of Alexios Zervos gr
Alexios Zervos
700,000
-1,950,000
-1,950,000

Tags: Alexios ZervosLukas Dimsa

Zervos Folds Almost the Top of His Range

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

James Rann raised the button and Rickie Vedhara called out of the big blind. On the {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} flop, Vedhara check-called for 100,000 and the {7-Clubs} turn was checked by both. Vedhara also checked the {6-Diamonds} river and Rann bet 550,000 to win the pot uncontested.

Up next, Vedhara limped the small blind and Alexios Zervos raised to 335,000 for Vedhara to call. The {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop brought a check by Vedhara, a bet worth 175,000 by Zervos and the call.

The {8-Hearts} turn was checked and Vedhara bet big for 1,200,000 on the {9-Diamonds} river.

"That's a bad card for me and I am top of the range almost," Zervos sighed in table chat. He then gave it more thought and admitted not to be at the very top of said range.

Ten seconds later, he conceded the pot with the words "take it" as he flashed the {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rickie Vedhara gb
Rickie Vedhara
5,400,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Joshua Boulton gb
Joshua Boulton
5,350,000
-500,000
-500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of James Rann gb
James Rann
3,800,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Alexios Zervos gr
Alexios Zervos
2,650,000
-500,000
-500,000
Profile photo of Lukas Dimsa lt
Lukas Dimsa
2,300,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: Alexios ZervosJames RannRickie Vedhara

Julien Sitbon Eliminated in 6th Place (£24,242)

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

One hand after dropping to a severe short stack, Julien Sitbon was in the big blind and one fifth of his stack was gone by paying the big blind ante. Rickie Vedhara raised the button to 225,000 and Sitbon defended.

"This is probably my last hand," he said in French to his girlfriend on the rail.

The flop fell {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Sitbon mulled it over for a few seconds before jamming, Vedhara called in a heartbeat.

Julien Sitbon: {k-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Rickie Vedhara: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The {8-Spades} turn provided an unexpected sweat but the {5-Spades} river was of no help to send Sitbon to the rail in 6th place for £24,242.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rickie Vedhara gb
Rickie Vedhara
5,100,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Julien SitbonRickie Vedhara

Zervos Leaves Sitbon With Fumes

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

"I am curios to know what you limped with," Alexios Zervos in the big blind said while he stared at the TV screen that showed the match between Manchester City and Liverpool.

The board showed {10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{8-Spades}{j-Hearts} and Zervos had bet 365,000 while Julien Sitbon was in the tank. What followed was the very reluctant call by Sitbon, who mucked to the {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs} of Zervos and dropped to just five blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexios Zervos gr
Alexios Zervos
3,150,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
525,000
-600,000
-600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Alexios ZervosJulien Sitbon

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Vedhara Jams Into Sitbon

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Julien Sitbon raised it up from the cutoff for Rickie Vedhara to defend the big blind. Vedhara then bet the {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop for 100,000 and the {10-Hearts} turn for 275,000 to pick up calls from Sitbon.

Vedhara then jammed the {q-Clubs} river and Sitbon folded after some 30 seconds of consideration.

"Maybe I am lucky because if it's not this river card I will call any bet," Sitbon said with a dry smile on the face.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rickie Vedhara gb
Rickie Vedhara
4,500,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
1,125,000
-575,000
-575,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Julien SitbonRickie Vedhara

Zervos Wins One Post Flop

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alexios Zervos raised to 175,000 on the button and Julien Sitbon gave it some thought out of the small blind but folded. Lukas Dimsa defended the big blind and check-folded the {k-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop when Zervos made it 115,000 to go.

Zervos flashed his cards and Sitbon loudly exclaimed "I am a fuckin genius, wow" and then added he had been thinking about making a move with ace-ten.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lukas Dimsa lt
Lukas Dimsa
2,100,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Alexios Zervos gr
Alexios Zervos
2,100,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
1,700,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Alexios ZervosJulien SitbonLukas Dimsa

Ranner Ranner Diamonds for the Double

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
James Rann
James Rann

Lukas Dimsa opened the action with a raise to 175,000 in the hijack and James Rann then three-bet to 1,000,000 with fewer than that behind in the cutoff. Joshua Boulton eyeballed the stack of both and then pushed all-in from the button, forcing a fold from Dimsa while Rann called it off.

James Rann: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Joshua Boulton: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The {9-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop provided no help but the {q-Diamonds} turn delivered a gutshot and flush draw for Rann. Sure enough, he got there with the {4-Diamonds} river and doubled for 1,685,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joshua Boulton gb
Joshua Boulton
5,850,000
-1,350,000
-1,350,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of James Rann gb
James Rann
3,745,000
2,245,000
2,245,000
Profile photo of Lukas Dimsa lt
Lukas Dimsa
2,200,000
-550,000
-550,000

Tags: James RannJoshua BoultonLukas Dimsa