Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2024 UKIPT London
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2024 UKIPT London
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£696,000
Entries
725
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
466
Players Left
70
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alessandro Pichierri was all in preflop for 42,500 against Abraham Van Huyssteen, who had the bigger stack as the cards were turned.
Alessandro Pichierri: Q♦Q♠ 
Abraham Van Huyssteen: K♥J♥
The board ran out A♣9♦8♠8♥2♠. Pichierri held with his pocket queens, making two pair with the eights on board to win the pot and double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After losing most of his chips moments before, Abraham Van Huyssteen was all in preflop and was called by Hong Wang. Van Huyssteen was at risk as players flipped their cards.
Abraham Van Huyssteen: 9♠8♣
Hong Wang: A♠K♣
The board ran out A♥3♥6♦10♦2♦. Wang paired his ace on the flop and held to win the pot, sending Van Huyssteen to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alex Romero raised to 8,000 from late position and Bojidar Boiadjiev called in the small blind.
The flop came A♦K♥A♠. Boiadjiev checked, Romero continued for 4,000 and Boiadjiev called. The turn came the 7♠ and Boiadjiev checked again. Romero fired out a bet of 11,000 and Boiadjiev folded to give him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
70,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alex Romero opened the action with a raise to 8,000, Dmitrijs Kozlovskis called, then Philip Baker moved all in for 52,000. Kitete-Kikumba Johnson then called in the small blind, Romero folded, and Kozlovskis put the rest of his chips in the middle with a short stack to make it a three way all in.
Dmitrijs Kozlovskis: 7♣4♣
Philip Baker: A♣J♥
Kitete-Kikumba Johnson: A♦A♥
Johnson was in great shape against the two opponents and Baker commented that he was a bit screwed.
The board ran out 6♥4♠A♠Q♠6♦. Johnson made a set of aces on the flop and held to win the pot, busting both other players and bringing his stack up to around 380,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Egemen Orhan raised to 11,000 from the button, George Sandford three-bet from the big blind and Orhan moved all in. Sandford made the call and had the bigger stack as players flipped their cards.
Egemen Orhan: Q♥Q♥
George Sandford: K♠K♦
The board ran out 4♣9♥J♠9♣7♣. Sandford held with his pocket kings to win the pot and close to doubled his stack. Orhan was eliminated from the tournament.
"What a spot!", said Sandford as he scooped in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Bojidar Boiadjiev raised to 10,000 from middle position and Jonatan Martinez Casero moved all in from the next seat across for 90,500. Boiadjiev counted up his chips and then made the call. Casero was at risk as the cards were turned.
Jonatan Martinez Casero: K♥K♦
Bojidar Boiadjiev: A♣Q♦
Casero was ahead with his pocket kings, until the board ran out 5♣3♦2♣4♠J♥. The turn brought Boiadjiev the straight and he won the pot, sending Casero to the exit close to the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Artus Gimenez raised to 10,000 from late position and Jaivin Uthirapathy three-bet to 35,000 from the small blind. Gimenez four-bet to 70,000 and Uthirapathy called.
The flop came A♠3♦A♣ and both players checked. The turn was the Q♦ and action was checked back again.
The river came the 9♦ and Uthirapathy switched to shoving all in, a huge overshove to the pot. Gimenez folded his hand and Uthirapathy showed pocket fives.
"Nice raise, nice call of the four bet, nice shove on the river," joked Gimenez.
"Did you even look at the flop?", asked a neutral player.
"Not once," said Uthirapathy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
240,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players in Day 1c of the Main Event are heading for a 15-minute break. There are now just 55 players remaining and 50 are set to make Day 2.