£1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 UKIPT Blackpool

07-15-2023 14:46 UTC

Justin Devonport Eliminated In 16th place (£3,440)

Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Justin Devonport raised from early position to 55,000, which was most of his stack. Ali Zia reraised from the big blind for the rest of Devoport's stack and Devonport called.

Justin Devonport: J♠10♦
Ali Zia: K♣J♦

Zia had Devonport dominated and the board ran out 6♥2♥2♦A♠Q♣. Neither player improved, aside from the pair of deuces on board, and so Zia held up with his king high to win the pot.

Devonport was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place for £3,440.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Zia	960,000 470,000	470,000
Justin Devonport	Busted

Tags: Justin Devonport Ali Zia

07-15-2023 14:28 UTC

Renee Xie Eliminated In 17th Place (£3,440)

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Renee Xie was all in preflop with a short stack and got called by an opponent who had her well covered.

Renee Xie: 9♣9♦
Opponent: J♠J♥

The board ran out 7♣3♥5♠6♠J♦. Xie's opponent further improved with a set of jacks on the river to win the pot. Xie was eliminated from the tournament in 17th place for £3,440.

Before that, a player who goes by the name EK busted out in 18th place for £2,990.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renee Xie	Busted

Tags: Renee Xie

07-15-2023 14:25 UTC

Dale Hancock Eliminated In 19th Place (£2,990)

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dale Hancock was all in preflop against Oliver Campion, with Hancock at risk as the cards were flipped.

Dale Hancock: J♣J♥
Oliver Campion: A♥K♠

The board ran out Q♠8♦6♠7♣A♣. Hancock had pocket jacks, but Campion paired up his ace on the river to win the pot. Hancock was eliminated from the tournament in 19th place for £2,990.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Campion	800,000 410,000	410,000
Dale Hancock	Busted

Tags: Dale Hancock Oliver Campion

07-15-2023 14:22 UTC

Craig Watson Eliminated In 20th Place (£2,990)

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Teodor Evstratiev raised from the button, Sam Grafton called in the small blind and Craig Watson moved all in from the big blind. Evstratiev moved his chips into the middle and Grafton called to make for a three-way all in.

Craig Watson: Q♥J♥
Teodor Evstratiev: A♠A♦
Sam Grafton: K♥K♣

Grafton had a pocket pair of kings and Evstratiev had a pocket pair of aces. Watson was drawing thin. The board ran out 5♥6♥10♥2♣3♠. Evstratiev held with his pocket aces to triple up. Grafton took a hit and Watson was eliminated from the tournament in 20th place for £2,990.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teodor Evstratiev	440,000 318,000	318,000
Sam Grafton	390,000 48,000	48,000

Craig Watson	Busted

Tags: Craig Watson Sam Grafton Teodor Evstratiev

07-15-2023 14:16 UTC

Turlough McHugh Eliminated In 21st place (£2,610)

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Beihao Wang raised from middle position and Turlough McHugh moved all in from the button with a short stack. Wang made the call and players flipped their cards.

Turlough McHugh: K♠J♠
Beihao Wang: 9♠9♥

Wang had pocket nines against McHugh's overcards. The board ran out 10♥6♦Q♣3♣5♣. Wang held with his pocket nines and McHugh was eliminated from the tournament in 21st place for £2,610.

Player	Chips	Progress
Beihao Wang	590,000 395,000	395,000
Turlough McHugh	Busted

Tags: Turlough McHugh

07-15-2023 14:06 UTC

Garrie Belshaw Eliminated In 22nd Place (£2,610)

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action folded around to Garrie Belshaw, who moved all in from late position with a short stack. He was called by Maz Bako in the big blind and players flipped their cards, with Belshaw at risk.

Garrie Belshaw: A♦5♠
Maz Bako: A♣K♦

The board ran out 7♥K♠5♣K♣8♣. Bako made a pair of kings on the flop and trip kings on the turn. He won the pot and Belshaw was eliminated from the tournament in 22nd place for £2,610

Player	Chips	Progress
Maz Bako	165,000 74,000	74,000
Garrie Belshaw	Busted

Tags: Maz Bako

07-15-2023 12:58 UTC

King Gets Short Stack in Middle and Busts

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Oliver Campion raised from late position and Bradley King moved all in from the short stack from the small blind. Campion didn't have much more to put in the pot and so made the call.

Bradley King: A♦4♦
Oliver Campion: K♣3♣

The board ran out 7♣9♦J♦J♣3♠. Campion made a pair of threes on the river to give him the hand. King was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Campion	390,000 344,000	344,000
Bradley King	Busted

Tags: Bradley King Oliver Campion

07-15-2023 12:48 UTC

Golubevs Makes Full House and Doubles

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Renee Xie raised from early position and Aleksandrs Golubevs moved all in with a short stack. Xie made the call and players flipped over their cards, with Golubevs at risk.

Aleksandrs Golubevs: A♠Q♥
Renee Xie: J♥10♥

The board ran out Q♣6♦2♦Q♠A♥. Golubevs was already ahead preflop and further improved. By the river, he'd made a full house with queens full of aces to double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandrs Golubevs	115,000 -70,000	-70,000
Renee Xie	110,000 -122,000	-122,000

Tags: Aleksandrs Golubevs

07-15-2023 12:43 UTC

McHugh Picks Up Pair and Eliminates Whitbread

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Daniel Whitbread open shoved all in with a very short stack preflop and Turlough McHugh moved all in over the top. All other players folded and the cards were flipped, with Whitbread at risk.

Daniel Whitbread: A♣7♠
Turlough McHugh: A♠10♦

The board ran out 5♥7♥Q♦10♠9♣. McHugh picked up a pair of tens on the turn and held up to eliminate Whitbread from the tournament in 32nd place.

After starting Day 2 second in chips, Dan Laidlaw has also busted from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Turlough McHugh	135,000 -26,000	-26,000
Daniel Whitbread	Busted
Dan Laidlaw	Busted

Tags: Daniel Whitbread Turlough McHugh

07-15-2023 12:35 UTC

Jackson Wins Race to Eliminate Aslam

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Zahir Aslam raised from under the gun and Daniel Jackson reraised from the big blind. The two players stacked off preflop, with Aslam at risk with the shorter stack.

Zahir Aslam: Q♠Q♣
Daniel Jackson: A♠K♣

It was the most classic of poker races. The board ran out A♥K♦7♦10♦2♦ to give Jackson two pair, aces and kings on the flop. He held up and Aslam was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Jackson	290,000 46,000	46,000
Zahir Aslam	Busted

Tags: Daniel Jackson Zahir Aslam