Action was on the turn on a board of 7♦5♥10♠5♦. Jacques Mauron checked and Benjamin Spragg shoved all in. Mauron made the call and was at risk as the cards were turned.
Mauron showed J♦10♥ for a pair of tens. Spraggy flipped over J♣5♣ for trip fives.
The river came the 8♥. Spraggy held to win the pot and Mauron was eliminated from the tournament in 15th place for £3,650.
Andrew Hawksby was all in preflop from late position for 220,000 against Stephen Mckay and was covered as players flipped their cards.
Andrew Hawksby: 7♥7♣
Stephen Mckay: K♦Q♣
The board ran out K♠Q♠J♥A♠6♣. Mckay made two pair on the flop and held to win the pot. Hawksby was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place for £3,070.
Elliot Hackney raised from the button and Marius Varanavicius moved all in from the big blind. Hackney called and was covered as players flipped their cards.
Elliot Hackney: A♥J♣
Marius Varanavicius: A♦K♥
The board ran out 8♦8♣A♣4♦7♦. Both players paired their ace and made two pair with the eights on board. Varanavicius won the pot with his king high kicker to send Hackney to the rail.
With that, the tournament broke down to two tables.
Manoel Assuncao Ferreira Gomes Filho open shoved to 130,000 from middle position, Stephen Mckay called with the bigger stack, and Benjamin Spragg also called, leaving just 1,000 behind. Players flipped their cards.
Manoel Assuncao Ferreira Gomes Filho: A♦J♠
Stephen Mckay: A♣J♣
Benjamin Spragg: J♥J♦
"Well, if there's an ace on the flop I'll be dead," said Spraggy.
The board ran out 4♦6♦9♣10♥4♥. Spraggy held with his pocket jacks to triple of his stack. Mckay took a hit and Filho was eliminated from the tournament.
In a flurry of early exits, Finlay Mackenzie got it in good, only to fall behind when Daniel Gormley paired up on the turn.
David Docherty was next to go, falling to Fintan Hand within the first ten minutes of the tournament resuming when Fintan paired his king on the flop. He is reportedly heading back to bed.
Next to go was Lawrence Bury, who busted in 31st place, followed by Ankit Ahuja and then Felix Schneiders.
The PokerStars UKIPT Edingburgh Main Event, running at Genting Casino Fountain Park, continues today. Day 2 of the event starts at 1 p.m. local time. Out of 220 entries across three flights, 33 players are set to return to the felt as the tournament plays down to the final table.
Players who made it through are already in the money, with payouts to be announced once the tournament resumes. The total prize pool for the event is £211,200.
Gajathan Kamalanathan of Scotland leads the pack with 669,000 chips. Kamalanathan came first in a Goliath event last year and has plenty of final table cashes at local events and beyond. He'll be looking to utilize his advantage and lock up another significant score as the Main Event continues.
Not far behind him is PokerStars Team Pro player Fintan Hand, who chipped up near and on the bubble on Day 1b to bag up 606,000 chips.
Gajathan Kamalanathan
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Gajathan Kamalanathan
UK
669,000
2
Fintan Hand
Ireland
606,000
3
Stephen Mckay
UK
560,500
4
Andrew Mckenzie
USA
503,000
5
Bojidar Boiadjiev
UK
460,000
6
Daniel Gormley
UK
436,500
7
Nohad Teliani
Canada
372,000
8
James Reid
Canada
290,000
9
Casey Kastle
Slovenia
260,500
10
Chris Dowling
Ireland
208,000
Fintan is not the only Team Pro player to make it through. Benjamin Spragg returns for Day 2 with 141,000 chips, and Felix Schneiders bagged up 121,500 on Day 1a.
PokerStars qualifiers Mantas Urbonas and David Docherty - the latter now certain to be crowned UKIPT Player of the Year - are both through, as are influencer Elliot Hackney, Silver Pass winner Thomas Page, and Irish poker legend Chris Dowling, who made it through to Day 2 on his sixth bullet.
Benjamin Spragg
Day 2 will resume part way the 3,000/6,000/6,000 level. Blind levels will then run for 60-minutes, with regular breaks throughout. Day 2 will play down to the final table, possibly to the final six players.
PokerNews will be bringing you live updates straight from the tournament floor as the event plays deeper into the money.
