Action was on the river on a board of Q♦6♥9♥4♦5♣. Paul Leckey shoved into an already inflated pot and Justin Lok Yin Tsui called him off for 26,700.
Tsui flipped over Q♥Q♠ for a set of queens. Leckey mucked and Tsui scooped the pot to double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
29,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,400
127,400
|
127,400 |
|
180,000 | |
|
178,700
178,700
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178,700 |
|
151,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
147,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
135,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
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122,400
122,400
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122,400 |
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
110,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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110,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players in the UKIPT Main Event are heading for a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 7.10 p.m. local time.
Pierre Ostercamp raised to 2,000 from under the gun, Laurens Akerboom called on the button and the big blind also called.
The flop came 5♣7♦2♠. Action checked to Akerboom, who made it 3,500 to go. Ostercamp called. Both players then checked it back on the 6♥ turn and on the J♦ river.
Ostercamp showed A♦K♥ for ace high and Akerboom mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
95,000 |
The UKIPT Main Event is being streamed right now on Spraggy and Lex Veldhuis' Twitch channel, as well as PokerStars UK YouTube. You can also click on the Live Stream tab on PokerNews to watch the stream.
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Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Simon Keating raised from the button and Darren Taylor moved all in from the small blind for 17,100. Keating called and had Taylor covered as players revealed their cards.
Simon Keating: A♦J♥ 
Darren Taylor: J♣J♠
The board ran out K♦5♣3♣7♣8♠. Taylor held with his pocket jacks to win the pot and double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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39,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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37,000
37,000
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37,000 |
