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

08-10-2024 16:30 UTC

Top Ten Chip Counts Following Break

Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Haoran Cai	1,240,000 120,000	120,000

Gaspare Sposato	995,000 780,000	780,000

Atanas Pavlov	983,000 -55,000	-55,000

Jack Hardcastle	960,000 360,000	360,000
Alessandro Pagliuso	740,000 645,000	645,000
Artus Gimenez	720,000 460,000	460,000
George Sandford	703,000 253,000	253,000
Tobias Kirby-Hogarty	700,000 140,000	140,000
Victor Pinna	699,000 -183,000	-183,000
Louis Francis	690,000 325,000	325,000

08-10-2024 16:25 UTC

PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp is Underway!

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Matt Warburton

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The PokerStars World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) is online poker's premier tournament series. Every player, from those just cutting their teeth in the poker world to elite-level professionals, dreams of becoming a WCOOP champion, thanks to the prestige of the series and, of course, the massive top prizes offered.

The 2024 WCOOP is scheduled to run from September 8 through October 2, and PokerStars is hosting the inaugural WCOOP Boot Camp. Running August 4-19, the WCOOP Boot Camp is a mini-series featuring 80 numbered events (160 tournaments) with buy-ins ranging from $2.20 to $1,050.

The WCOOP Boot Camp schedule, which includes a $109 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Main Event with $1,000,000 guaranteed on August 18, is designed to help players prepare for the flagship WCOOP festival and increase their chances of becoming PokerStars champions.

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

08-10-2024 15:55 UTC

Players Heading for 25-Minute Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Players in the UKIPT London Main Event are heading for a 25-minute break.

08-10-2024 15:55 UTC

Recent Bustouts

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Isiguzo	Busted
Lander Lijo Bereciartua	Busted
Johnson Kitete-Kikumba	Busted
Ka Chun Yuan	Busted
Tamer Kamel	Busted

08-10-2024 15:50 UTC

Kirby-Hogarty Check Raises Flop

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Haoran Cai raised from early position and was called by both Alper Gocer in late position and Tobias Kirby-Hogarty in the small blind.

The flop came Q♠K♦3♦ and Cai continued for 20,000. Gocer called before Kirby-Hogarty raised it up to 72,000. Cai and Gocer mucked and Kirby-Hogarty won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haoran Cai	1,120,000 230,000	230,000

Tobias Kirby-Hogarty	560,000 -65,000	-65,000
Alper Gocer	260,000 79,500	79,500

Tags: Alper Gocer Haoran Cai Tobias Kirby-Hogarty

08-10-2024 15:44 UTC

Foster Wins Pot With Turn Bet

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michael Foster raised to 22,000 from under the gun, Jamie Geraghty called on the button and the big blind also called.

The flop came 9♥10♣K♦ and Foster bet 31,000. Geraghty made the call and the big blind folded. The turn was the K♦ and Foster bet again, this time for 40,000. Geraghty folded and Foster won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Geraghty	600,000 -125,000	-125,000
Michael Foster	450,000 308,500	308,500

Tags: Jamie Geraghty Michael Foster

08-10-2024 15:31 UTC

Sandford Cracks Set With Backdoor Straight

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kallum Bascombe open raised from late position and George Sandford moved all in from the next seat across for around 25 big blinds. Bascombe made the call with the bigger stack and players turned their cards.

George Sandford: 6♥6♦ All in
Kallum Bascombe: Q♣Q♦

The board ran out 7♣5♦Q♥3♣4♠. It was a sick runout. Bascombe made a set of queens on the flop, leaving Sandford drawing very thin. Sandford picked up a backdoor straight draw on the turn and completed his straight on the river.

He let out a cheer as the four fell on the river, scooping a double up and leaving Bascombe short.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Sandford	450,000 42,500	42,500
Kallum Bascombe	110,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: George Sandford Kallum Bascombe

08-10-2024 15:22 UTC

Cappiello Holds With Queens to Breach One Million Mark

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ben Slack was all in preflop from late position against Candido Cappiello on the button, who had him well covered as players turned their cards.

Ben Slack: A♥Q♦ All in
Candido Cappiello: Q♣Q♠

The board ran out 7♦8♦7♥8♠2♠. Cappiello held with his pocket queens, making two pair with the eights on board. Slack was eliminated from the tournament, while Cappiello chipped up to over a million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	1,150,000 976,500	976,500
Ben Slack	Busted

Tags: Candido Cappiello Ben Slack

08-10-2024 15:18 UTC

McKola Rivers Ace High Flush

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Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Lander Lijo Bereciartua open raised from late position and Adam McKola called in the big blind.

The flop came A♣8♣6♦. McKola checked and Bereciartua bet 14,000, which McKola called. Both players then checked it back on the Q♦ turn.

The river was the 10♦ and McKola led for 28,000. Bereciartua called and then mucked his hand when McKola showed A♦5♦ for the ace high flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam McKola	290,000 -10,000	-10,000
Lander Lijo Bereciartua	70,000 -32,000	-32,000

Tags: Adam McKola Lander Lijo Bereciartua