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

07-15-2023 12:06 UTC

Doron and Watson Eliminated

Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was on the turn on a board of J♠Q♦A♠6♣. Doron Ferenbach checked and Ali Zia bet out 30,000. Ferenbach moved all in for 101,000.

Zia weighed it up and enquired about his opponent's hand. "Have you got ace jack?", he asked, before making the call.

Ferenbach showed A♠7♣ for a pair of aces and Zia flipped over A♦K♠ for a pair of aces with king kicker. The river came the 8♠ and Zia held. Ferenbach was eliminated from the tournament.

On the adjacent table, Wendy Watson was all in and also busted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Zia	490,000 270,500	270,500
Doron Ferenbach	Busted
Wendy Watson	Busted

Tags: Wendy Watson Ali Zia Doron Ferenbach

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

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

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 12:48 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 12:58 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 13:08 UTC

Erhan Runs Into Set of Queens and Busts

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Matt Warburton

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

Constantin Erhan raised from late position and G.M. reraised from the big blind. Erhan got his chips in the middle with a shorter stack and players flipped their cards.

Constantin Erhan: A♥6♥
G.M.: Q♦Q♣

The board ran out Q♠7♣A♦5♣6♣. Erhan made two pair but G.M. made a set of queens to win the pot. Erhan was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
G.M.	265,000 265,000	265,000
Constantin Erhan	Busted

Tags: Constantin Erham

07-15-2023 13:19 UTC

Players Heading for 20-Minute Break

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Matt Warburton

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

Players in Day 2 of the UKIPT Blackpool Main Event are heading for a 20-minute break. There are now just 27 players remaining.

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

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