£1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2024 UKIPT London

08-10-2024 23:20 UTC

Alessandro Pagliuso Eliminated in 14th Place (£6,600)

Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alessandro Pagliuso raised to 60,000 from under the gun with K♣Q♣ and Gaspare Sposato called in the cutoff with A♥Q♥.

The flop came K♠Q♠A♣. Alessandro Pagliuso continued for 70,000 and Gaspare Sposato called. The turn was the 5♦ and Pagliuso checked. Sposato bet 210,000 and Pagliuso called.

The river came the 2♥ and Pagliuso checked again. Sposato pushed all in and Pagliuso went deep into the tank. He eventually made the call for 730,000.

Pagliuso had two pair, but Sposato had a better two pair with aces and queens to win the pot. Pagliuso was eliminated from the tournament in 14th place for £6,600.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaspare Sposato	3,100,000 1,420,000	1,420,000

Alessandro Pagliuso	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Pagliuso Gaspare Sposato

08-10-2024 22:30 UTC

Ido Alon Eliminated in 15th Place (£6,600)

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Joe Hindry raised to 50,000 from early position and Ido Alon moved all in from the small blind for around 450,000. Hindry called and players flipped their cards, with Alon at risk.

Ido Alon: A♠K♦ All in
Joe Hindry: K♣K♠

The board ran out 4♣Q♣Q♦4♦7♥. Hindry held with his pocket kings and Alon was eliminated from the tournament in 15th place for £6,600.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Hindry	1,100,000 275,000	275,000
Ido Alon	Busted

Tags: Ido Alon Joe Hindry

08-10-2024 22:15 UTC

Haoran Cai Eliminated in 16th Place (£5,750)

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action folded around to Conor O'driscoll, who stacked off from the small blind against Haoran Cai in the big blind.

Conor O'driscoll: A♠K♥ All in
Haoran Cai: A♥Q♦

The board ran out 10♣2♥6♠10♥5♣. O'driscoll held with his ace king high and the pair of tens on board. That left Cai with just 30,000 chips.

Cai managed to double up a few hands later, making a full house on the river to bring his stack back up to 105,000. A few hands later, however, he bust the tournament in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor O'driscoll	1,300,000 395,000	395,000
Haoran Cai	105,000 -585,000	-585,000

Tags: Conor O'driscoll Haoran Cai

08-10-2024 22:10 UTC

Schwaederle Busts to Gimenez

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Cedric Schwaederle raised from middle position and Artus Gimenez reshoved from the big blind. Schwaederle called for around 450,000 and players turned their cards.

Cedric Schwaederle: Q♦Q♣ All in
Artus Gimenez: A♠J♣

The board ran out 7♣K♥A♥J♥3♦. Cedric Schwaederle was ahead with pocket queens, until Gimenez paired his ace on the flop and made two pair on the turn. He won the pot and Cedric Schwaederle was eliminated in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artus Gimenez	2,150,000 295,000	295,000
Cedric Schwaederle	Busted

Tags: Artus Gimenez Cedric Schwaederle

08-10-2024 22:05 UTC

Hardcastle Busts to Romero

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jack Hardcastle open raised to 50,000 from the hijack with A♦K♣ and Alex Romero called in the big blind with J♠8♥.

The flop came J♦8♠A♣, giving Hardcastle a pair of aces and Romero two pair. Romero checked, Hardcastle continued for 45,000 and Romero called.

The turn was the 5♠. Romero checked again, Hardcastle bet 105,000 and Romero check raised all in. Hardcastle called all in for 300,000.

The river came the 2♥ and Romero held with his two pair to win the pot. Hardcastle was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Romero	1,065,000 680,000	680,000
Jack Hardcastle	Busted

Tags: Alex Romero Jack Hardcastle

08-10-2024 21:49 UTC

Pichierri Cracks Gocer's Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alper Gocer raised from middle position, Alessandro Pichierri three-bet, Gocer four-bet, and Pichierri moved all in. Gocer quickly made the call. Players had similar stacks, but Gocer was covered as players flipped their cards.

Alper Gocer: A♦A♥ All in
Alessandro Pichierri: A♣5♣

The board ran out 2♥8♣Q♥3♦4♦. Gocer had pocket aces and was in great shape on the flop. The turn gave Pichierri backdoor straight outs and the river completed his straight.

"It's my hand!", said Pichierri as he scooped over a huge pot. Gocer, meanwhile, was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Pichierri	3,200,000 1,795,000	1,795,000

Alper Gocer	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Pichierri Alper Gocer

08-10-2024 21:15 UTC

Kannan Busts Kirby-Hogarty With Set

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Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 3♦4♥6♥ and Tobias Kirby-Hogarty was all in with a short stack. He was called by Saigokul Kannan and was at risk as players turned their cards.

Tobias Kirby-Hogarty: K♣5♣ All in
Saigokul Kannan: 6♦6♣

Kannan had a set of sixes and Kirby-Hogarty had a straight draw. The turn came the 3♥ and river the A♠. Kannan held and Kirby-Hogarty was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saigokul Kannan	2,300,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tobias Kirby-Hogarty	Busted

Tags: Saigokul Kannan Tobias Kirby-Hogarty

08-10-2024 21:15 UTC

Boatman Runs Into Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Joe Hindry raised to 40,000 from early position and Barny Boatman three-bet to 115,00 from the button. Candido Cappiello four-bet to 210,000 from the small blind and Hindry folded. Boatman smiled and then plonked his stack in the middle and Pichierri called.

Barny Boatman: Q♦J♦ All in
Candido Cappiello: A♦A♣

The board ran out 10♦8♣Q♥7♣A♥. Cappiello further improved to a set of aces and Boatman was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	2,365,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Barny Boatman	Busted

Tags: Barny Boatman Joe Hindry Candido Cappiello

08-10-2024 21:06 UTC

McCorkell Runs Into Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded around to Craig McCorkell, who moved all in from the hijack for 120,000. Ido Alon flatted on the button and the rest of the table folded. The cards were turned.

Craig McCorkell: A♣10♠ All in
Ido Alon: A♠A♥

The board ran out Q♦6♥6♣Q♣3♥. Alon held with his pocket aces, making two pair with the queens on board. McCorkell was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig McCorkell	Busted

Tags: Craig McCorkell Ido Alon

08-10-2024 21:05 UTC

Kannan Cracks Brown's Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Saigokul Kannan open raised, Jonathan Brown UK three-bet and Kannan four-bet for 325,000. Brown moved all in for 525,000 and Kannan called. Brown was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Jonathan Brown UK: A♠A♣ All in
Saigokul Kannan: Q♥Q♣

The board ran out K♠Q♦4♥3♦7♣. Brown has well ahead with his pocket aces, but Kannan made a set of queens on the flop to win the pot. Brown was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saigokul Kannan	1,200,000 10,000	10,000

Jonathan Brown UK	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Brown UK Saigokul Kannan