* Day 1A is over - read an entire report of the day here.* 39 remain (of 146 Day 1A entries)* Day 1B starts tomorrow at 11:00am
12.45am: It is all overLevel 12 - Blinds 1,000-2,000 (300 ante)
Play has ended for the night - you'll be able to read a whole wrap-up to today's play here. --JS
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There might be three more hands for the night. --JS
12.25am: Late night casualtiesLevel 12 - Blinds 1,000-2,000 (300 ante)
They made all of it tips on how to the last level, but these players won't be making it to the bag-and-tag stage or Day 2:
David Radnor, Alexios Zervos, Andres Luis Viola, Jaroslaw Szyndler, Neill Howard Williams, Nadeem Hussain, William Davies, Seth Webber, Marco Vasconcelos, Jamie O'Connor, and Miguel Riera Suarez.
12.10am: What's all of the commotion?Level 12 - Blinds 1,000-2,000 (300 ante)
I heard slightly hubbub coming from Jamie O'Connor and Jack Salter's table, and when the ground were called I went to take a look at what was going on.
First - the action leading as much as it. It was pre-flop, and Massafumi Saito had opened to 3,600. O'Connor called, before a player then shoved for around 14,000. It folded back to Massafumi Saito who made some kind of gesture which two players on the table were sure was Saito saying "call", while everyone else on the table (Salter included) insisted he didn't (Salter is sat opposite Saito).
The floor ruled that because the majority of players think he didn't say call, that the ruling could be he'd folded. Then O'Connor snap called with the Q♥Q♦ - "I COULD NOT say anything, I USED TO BE still within the hand!" he said - which might go directly to beat the player-at-risk's pocket sixes. --JS
12am: Final level of the nightLevel 12 - Blinds 1,000-2,000 (300 ante)
It's all gone up - the blinds and the antes. Only 45 minutes of play remain before the remainder players will bag and tag, earning themselves two days off before Saturday's Day 2. --JS
11.53: A GOOD squeezeLevel 11 - Blinds 800-1,600 (200 ante)
Dealer, small blind and massive blind hands create a captivating dynamic; not just are players sat right next to every other, but their play throughout their time together has surely been influenced by each other's styles.
One hand we just caught started with a button-open to 3,600 from Steven Herron, which was flatted by former chip leader Emran Hussain out of the small. Jabran Zahid then awoke ion the massive blind and put out a raise to 14,000.
Heron wasted no time in folding, while Hussain had a trickier decision on his hands - eventually folding, but showing an ace as he did it. Ship this one to Zahid. --JS
11.45: End of the night lullLevel 11 - Blinds 800-1,600 (200 ante)
Maybe it is the time of the day when play tightens up. Maybe the players are tired. Heck, maybe I'm just tired and missing all of the action (don't tell my boss). But there doesn't appear to be much occurring within the room at this time action-wise.
Here's what I'VE seen though:
After Jamie O'Connor opened to 3,000, Jack Salter 3-bet to 8,400 just for O'Connor to 4-bet to a fair 18,000. Salter gave it up.
I also saw the UK's William Davies bust with pocket fives to Simon Dryan's pocket tens. The board was safe all of the way for Dryan and Davies hit the rail.
And I just desired to indicate that Gerald Ringe has by far been the neatest dressed player within the room today. He looks as if he's either come straight from a wedding, or goes to a couple bizarre ceremony which occurs after 1am in London town. Whatever his reason, he deserves props. --JS
11.39pm: No Nevanlinna Land for VasconcelosLevel 11 - Blinds 800-1,600 (200 ante)
Jussi Nevanlinna took some time to name an opponent's shove, but if he did, it was correct and his stack grew to 101,000.
The action folded around to Marco Vasconcelos at the button and he moved all in for his 10,900. Nevanlinna was within the big blind and made the call.
Vasconcelos: T♦2♦Nevanlinna: J♥8♥
The board ran K♥2♣8♣Q♣9♠ to send Vasconcelos on his way. -- MC
Jussi Nevanlinna
11.27pm: Soders all luck for TomasLevel 11 - Blinds 800-1,600 (200 ante)
Tomas Soders was up and out of his seat after a he witnessed a horrible flop in his try to double up.
He had three-bet all in for around 27,000 and saw David Lega move all in behind, for a little bit more. The unique raiser folded and the cards were flipped up.
Soders: A♦K♦Lega: J♥J♦
The board ran 2♠J♠4♥5♠7♠ with Soders drawing dead by the turn. -- MC
11.15pm: Another levelLevel 11 - Blinds 800-1,600 (200 ante)
Two more levels to play before Day 1A is finished. --JS
11.11pm: Matas Cimbolas - your new chip leaderLevel 10 - Blinds 600-1,200 (200 ante)
Who's running good now, eh Matas?
Lithuania's Matas Cimbolas has shot into the chip lead, after winning a pot against the person he just claimed was on a hot streak, Simon Brooke. We didn't catch the action however it will need to have been a large pot, as Brooke's stack as nowhere near what it was, while Cimbolas has heaps.
We just caught a hand where he added much more to his growing stack. It started with an open to 2,500 from David Radnor, which found callers in Brooke, Cimbolas and another player. "How much do you have got"? Cimbolas asked Radnor. "JUST BELOW 40," came the answer. "OK, I quietly call..." said Cimbolas.
The flop came 5♣4♦A♦ and it was checked around, so we saw the K♦ land at the turn. Radnor checked to Brooke who led for 2,000, after which Cimbolas went from quiet to loud - making it 14,000 to play. Everyone folded, and Cimbolas now sits with 181,000. --JS
11:10: Brooke the hookLevel 10 - Blinds 600-1,200 (200 ante)
"You run so good!" said Matas Cimbolas to Simon Brooke after the latter took out Oliver Morgan. Brooke was all in for 12,000 earlier on, and now has 135,000 or thereabouts.
The two players were heads as much as a Q♦7♦A♠ flop where Brooke set Morgan all in for 27,000. Call.
Brooke: A♣7♣ for 2 pair.Morgan: T♦9♦ for a flush draw.
The board ran out 4♠6♠ to overlook Morgan and he hit the rail. - MC
10.51pm: Webber puts his passport issues behind himLevel 10 - Blinds 600-1,200 (200 ante)
Seth Webber - the PokerStars Qualifier who had a little bit a mishap together with his passport earlier today (see our 5:46pm post) - has just secured himself a double by winning a race.
He got his last 11,800 all-in with the 5♣5♥ and was called by a player with the A♦Q♥. The J♥3♠4♣3♥8♦ board ran out pure for Webber though, and he's now as much as 25,800. --JS
Webber's Brighton-based girlfriend delivered his passport
10.45pm: Bedtime for...Level 10 - Blinds 600-1,200 (200 ante)
Say goodnight to: reigning UKIPT champion Vladas Tamasauskas; Tony Andreou, Andreas Olympios, David Leja, Parham Ahoor, Ka Him Li, Cusco Bach Guillem, Imran Shafi, Oscar Iscla Serradell, Nicholas Crisp, Charles Kolade Akadiri, Richard Steele, Mike Panteli, Bhavin Khatri, Dominic Wells and Mikhail Pokrepa. -- MC
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The players have retaken their seats to play out the last three levels of the night.
During the break we came upon that Johann Bjornsson had gotten his stack courtesy of Richard Kellett. Bjornsson six-bet all in with ace-king, bumped into Kellett's kings, but spiked an ace to double to an enormous stack. --MC
10.15pm: Break time chip countsLevel 9 - Blinds 500-1,000 (100 ante)
Players are taking a snappy 15, so while they do this I had a glance across the room at one of the notable stacks:
Emran Hussain - 170,000Johann Bjornsson - 160,000Catalin Lesuc - 109,000Matas Cimbolas - 86,000Jack Salter - 51,000Jamie O'Connor - 69,500
See you shortly. --JS
10.10pm: The Turk is nearly)( backLevel 9 - Blinds 500-1,000 (100 ante)
"There you go, the Turk is back!" exclaimed Yucel "Mad Turk" Eminoglu after he spiked an ace at the river.
He got his short stack in (at the turn we believe) with A♥3♥ and was called by Dominic Wells and his K♠T♣. The board read Q♦6♣6♥K♦ and the river came A♠. Wells dropped to 6,500. -- MC
10pm: Uselis needs no heart to doubleLevel 9 - Blinds 500-1,000 (100 ante)
Gediminas Uselis has doubled to around 90,000 chips after he faded a heart that Edmund Yeung had to bust him.
Uselis opened to 2,200 and was called in a single spot before Yeung squeezed to 9,000 from the small blind. Uselis was the one caller to the A♥8♥3♦ flop where he called a 9,700 c-bet from his opponent. The turn was the 6♦ and Yeung wasted little time in setting Uselis in for his last 21,000. Call.
Yeung: K♥J♥ for a flush draw.Uselis: A♦Q♣ for high pair.
The 7♣ river changed nothing and Yeung dropped to 42,500. -- MC
9.50pm: Sweet for SalterLevel 9 - Blinds 500-1,000 (100 ante)
Jack Salter - who became known for his triangle pose whenever he went all-in during his 2nd place run on the 2014 EPT Grand Final - is pulling some new moves here at UKIPT 6 London; as a result of the that's that he is chipping up nicely.
In one hand against Carlos Mocchett, Salter completed the open of 2,000 from the large blind and the 2 saw a flop. It was the J♦8♦7♠ and both checked, taking us to the K♥ turn. Salter now took the betting with a chance of 2,800, which was called. He did the similar at the 9♥ river, only now the bet was 7,500. That was an excessive amount of for Mocchett, and Salter moved as much as around 46,000. --JS
Jack Salter - not all-in (hence no triangle)
9.40pm: House-over-house coolerLevel 9 - Blinds 500-1,000 (100 ante)
"Nice hand!" said Chris Phillips to David Lasierra after he called the latter's shove at the river and saw the bad news.
The board read Q♥7♥9♥A♠9♠ and Lasierra moved all in for 33,100. Phillips called with pocket sevens for a whole house, but Lasierra opened A♥A♦ for a much bigger full house and he moved as much as 110,000. Phillips nearly has to begin over again after dropping to 31,000. -- MC
9.30pm: Blinds up againLevel 9 - Blinds 500-1,000 (100 ante)
We're now playing 500-1,000 with a 100 ante. Four more levels for the night. --JS
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You've always got to stay around while you see two of the heftier stacks within the room prepare to play a pot together, and that is the reason exactly what just happened.
It started with an open from some of the biggest stacks within the room at dinner, belonging to Catalin Lesuc. He made it 2,100 to play, just for Alexios Zervos - who had much more chips at the start of the hand - to make it 5,700 instead. It folded back around to Lesuc who made the call.
The dealer burned and dealt the A♥7♦3♠ flop, and after Lesuc checked Zervos put out a c-bet of 6,300. It was a very easy demand Lesuc - he just threw some chips in before he'd even confirmed the amount.
The turn was the 4♣ and the similar thing happened - only this time Zervos' bet was 9,500. That took us to the 6♥ river, and Lesuc basically insta-shoved for 66,200. Zervos squirmed and got out of his seat in annoyance. There has been a straight draw available in the market now, but whatever Zervos though Lesuc had he clearly thought he was beat. He made an excessively reluctant fold, allowing Lesuc to scoop the pot and take his stack as much as across the 100,000 mark, while Zervos has dipped to a still-very-healthy 86,000.
"Ahh - Romanian style!" Zervos said to Lesuc, who smiled. We therefore presume Lesuc is Romanian. If he's not, it might was a slightly odd thing to say, would it not? --JS
9.20pm: So long, AlbertLevel 8 - Blinds 400-800 (100 ante)
Albert Sapiano had fared rather well in all in showdowns today, but variance finally caught up with him. The Pokerstars Blog had witnessed the primary three, and got there just after the truth at the fourth.
His table mates explained that Sapianio had over-called a limp before a player raised and Dainis Budovskis shoved. The unique limper folded, as did the raiser, but Sapiano called all in for around 12,000 with king-queen. He was in bad shape though as Budovskis held a dominating A♥K♠ and improved because the board came 7♣6♦A♣4♣7♥. -- MC
No fouth-time lucky for Sapiano
9.07pm: The entire all-ins - but it is a no-go for NoLevel 8 - Blinds 400-800 (100 ante)
It's been a busy begin to Level 8 - everywhere I looked there have been red triangles flying. The players in danger looked to be winning all of the pots too; Andres Viola secured an entire double-up, Paul Morris got his shove through, as did Parham Ahoor.
One player wasn't quite as fortunate though - despite having by far the most productive hand.
Antoine No had got his last 11,000 all-in with the K♥K♣ against Xizhe Yuan's Q♥Q♦, and things looked rosy. However the flop came the 3♦Q♣5♠, followed by the 3♠3♣, and the cowboys were killed by the queens. No was outta here.
We'll try to stay alongside of all of the action! --JS
9pm: Those we now have lovedLevel 8 - Blinds 400-800 (100 ante)
There are five levels left within the day, these players have played their last level for UKIPT6 London though: Chris Gordon, Yucel Eminoglu, Morten Mortensen, Tai Tan, Alan Gilmore, Jon Wong, Luke Gamble, Nezar Abdulrhaman, Yunheng Wu, Luke Haward, Ilan Florian Valentin Hannich, Paulius Cerniauskas, John Kitchen, Hamidreza Rajabi Montazeri, Morten Mortensen, Niko Koop, Phil Gould, Chris Phillips, Raymond Power, Ivan Dragoev, Simon Appleby, Gediminas Uselis, Charles Kolade Akadiri, Paul Morris, Michael Reid, Ramzi Jean Dagher, Marian Albert Didita, Hilmi Ture, Daniel Rudd, Ilan Florian Valentin Hannich, Paulius Cerniauskas, Jamie Rutherford and Antoine Louis. -- MC
8.45pm: Dinner time's over - we're back within the gameLevel 8 - Blinds 400-800 (100 ante)
The remaining 93 players (of 146 entries) are taking their seats after the dinner break. We are going to play five more levels tonight, ending play on the end of Level 12.
The chip leaders within the room at this time are Catalin Lesuc with 118,000, Emran Hussain with 110,000, and Anthony Kennedy with 95,000. Meanwhile, listed below are some stacks from the notables within the field:
Jack Salter 54,000Matas Cimbolas 35,000Jamie O'Connor 20,000Vladas Tamasauskas 7,800Adrian Mateos - Out --JS
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The players are on a 60-minute dinner break. --MC
7.45pm: Adios Mateos!Level 7 - Blinds 300-600 (75 ante)
In the penultimate hand of Level 7, right before the players went on their dinner break, we lost Adrian Mateos from the UKIPT Main Event.
It was an enchanting hand too. Mateos kicked off proceedings with an open, just for Emran Hussain to 3-bet. Another player then flatted, just for Mateos to shove for around 18,000. Hussain then re-shoved over the top, just for the opposite play to name all-in!
So what were the hands? Aces, kings and queens? Ace-king all round? Nope.
Adrian Mateos 8♥8♦Emran Hussain A♠A♣Unknown player K♠Q♠
Mateos had shoved with eights, while the opposite player called off his tournament life with king-queen suited. Both proved a foul idea after an ace fell at the T♦K♦A♥ flop, which was then joined by the 7♠ and T♥ at the turn and river.
Mateos and the unknown player were both eliminated, while Hussain now sits with one of the crucial biggest stacks within the room - around 86,000. --JS
7.42pm: Danilo and Kellet at the upLevel 7 - Blinds 300-600 (75 ante)
There's a couple of strategy to boost one's stack in a poker tournament; Danilo and Richard Kellet just proved that. The 2 players are sat at adjacent tables and the concurrent hands they played took very different paths.
Danilo had A♥A♦ and got his 24,150 stack in preflop versus Oscar Iscla Serradell who held Q♣Q♥. The board ran out K♥9♣6♦8♥8♠ dropping Iscla all the way down to 60,000.
Kellett meanwhile, had a trickier path to a pot win. He, Gerald Ringe and the small blind all took to a 6♣8♦5♥ flop with around 12,500 within the middle. The small led for 4,200 before Kellett raised to 9,000 from middle position. Ringe was within the cutoff and tanked before calling, which looked as if it would aid the small blind in his decision to fold. Both players checked the 2♥ turn before Ringe folded to a 23,000 bet from Kellett at the Q♦ river. Kellett, who busted the High Roller earlier and was alate entry to the principle Event, has already got as much as around 60,000. -- MC
7.30pm: Haward exits - but not without his stoneLevel 7 - Blinds 300-600 (75 ante)
Some players use coins; others use cuddly toys. For Luke Haward, his card protector of choice is a large, smooth, grey pebble. And he almost forgot it.
David Radnor kicked off the action with an open to 1,300, which Haward then 3-bet to 3,500. Matas Cimbolas - on Haward's left - then folded his hand, just for Elias Christodoulou to make it 9,000 to play.
Radnor stroked his beard in contemplation, but opted to let this one go. Haward then leaned out and flashed a stare towards Christodoulou and his chips. He shoved - but it surely was just for a couple of thousand more. Christodoulou called.
It was the T♦T♠ in front of Harder, but he was trailing the J♥J♠. The board ran out 4♠7♠5♣K♥K♠ and Harder was eliminated as Christodoulou started stacking chips while being massaged.
"Good luck guys," he told the table. "It was nice to fulfill you," replaied Cimbolas, always a friendly person on the tables.
Harder was half-way out the door when he heard a decision to him: "DO NOT FORGET your stone!" shouted Cimbolas.
I have no idea where Harder is now, but I'll bet he's only a stone's throw away. --JS
7.15pm: Salter pays off GreeneLevel 7 - Blinds 300-600 (75 ante)
We finally managed to catch a hand with Jack Salter in it. The Brit have been quietly accumulating chips all day, although the hand we witnessed saw him lose a smallish pot.
He opened to 1,150, and it folded around to David Greene within the big blind, who made the decision. The flop came J♦4♣2♦ and Greene checked, allowing Salter to position out a c-bet of 1,200. Greene bumped it as much as 3,200 at this point, and Salter threw out calling chips.
The turn came the Q♠, and the action slowed entirely with both players checking. But at the K♥ river Green continued together with his aggression, putting out a gamble of 4,000. Salter smiled as he stared at Greene, and finally made a decision. He'd muck though when Greene turned over his K♣Q♦ for runner-runner two-pair. --JS
7pm: Level up, registration closesLevel 7 - Blinds 300-600 (75 ante)
The start of Level 7 has commenced and that implies registration has closed. The clock says that 146 players have registered, we'll get confirmation of that number shortly. -- MC
6.55pm: Crazy actionLevel 6 - Blinds 250-500 (50 ante)
There's no 'waiting around for an excellent hand' for some players. This hand happened so quickly that we didn't even bother getting anyone's names - we just need to bring you the hyper-aggressive action.
So, a player from early position made it 1,100 to head - pretty standard at a 500 big blind level. Then the player to his immediate left instantly made it 5,100. Then the player to his immediate left shoved all-in for around 16,000. A FEMININE player within the big blind thought for roughly 20 seconds before folding, and the unique raiser let his hand go along with a sigh. The player who 3-bet insta-called and turned over just the K♥T♠ - and he was the player in danger! Get this though - the player who shoved excessive of him only had the A♠3♦!
The board ran out blank for the 3-bettor (3♣4♥2♠8♣5♦) and his Main Event was over.
Pointing to the 2 players who folded pre-flop, another player on the table said: "Guaranteed you both had better hands than that!"
We'd be hard-pressed to disagree. Crazy action here on Day 1A. --JS
6.43pm: High rollers make the overall tableJust eight players remain (listed below) within the High Roller Event and all are guaranteed a £7,410 payday. Luis Rodriquez from Spain - with over 1.1 million - remains favourite or the £55,650 top prize. -- MC
| 1 | Luis Rodriquez | Spain | 1,114,000 |
| 2 | Lawrence Bayley | UK | 523,000 |
| 3 | Linus Leoliger | Switzerand | 162,500 |
| 4 | Jack O'Neill | UK | 147,500 |
| 5 | Leo Nordin | Sweden | 147,500 |
| 6 | Niall Murray | UK | 143,500 |
| 7 | Andrew Christoforou | UK | 46,000 |
| 8 | Ben Winsor | UK | 307,500 |
6.32pm: Zhou tries to hero, but comes up zeroLevel 6 - Blinds 250-500 (50 ante)
It's always risky making hero calls; you'll either appear to be a genius, or...the opposite.
Well, it was Yingchen Zhou who we just caught trying to hero, only to determine he was crushed. On a flop of Q♦5♦J♠, Zhou's opponent had shoved all-in for 11,975 and, although Zhou had him comfortably covered, he was deep within the tank. Eventually he'd cough up the calling chips, but shook his head when he saw the A♦J♥ for second pair. He gingerly turned over his 4♦4♠ and the remainder of the board brought him no help. --JS
6.25pm: Lesuc leading wayLevel 6 - Blinds 250-500 (50 ante)
The irony of the title isn't lost on us here in London. Catalin Lesuc entered level six because the clear chip leader with around 120,000. Edgar Drozdov (67,000), Tony Andreou (65,000) and Tai Tan (64,000) are amongst those within the chasing pack. -- MC
Catalin certainly doesn't Lesuc
6.15pm: Back to work - end of registration loomingLevel 6 - Blinds 250-500 (50 ante)
The players are back from their break, and we're now stepping into Level 6. That suggests there's just 45 more minutes for brand new players to register and sit today, otherwise they'll must look ahead to probably the most other starting fields (Day 1B tomorrow, or Day 1C on Friday).
Coming back from the break, listed below are a couple of notable name stacks:
Matas Cimbolas - 39,000Jack Salter - 52,000Chris Gordon - 13,000Adrian Mateos - 26,000Vladas Tamasauskas - 28,000 --JS
6pm: Players on second break, Morris won't be among those returningLevel 5 - Blinds 200-400 (50 ante)
The players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day. For James Morris, his break might be indefinite after busting within the last hand of level 5.
He tank-called a 5,000 bet at the turn after which called off his remaining 9,300 at the river when his opponent set him within the. board read Q♠2♣7♠3♣2♥ and Morris' T♠T♦ lost out to his opponent's A♠A♦. -- MC
5.53pm: Sapiano's hot streak continuesLevel 5 - Blinds 200-400 (50 ante)
There's no stopping Albert Sapiano right now, as he's just doubled up again!
He got it in with the Q♣J♣ and was up against his opponent's A♠3♠. The flop was good for Sapiano because the J♠9♠8♣ gave him top pair and a gutshot. The T♣ at the turn completed that draw and the K♦ improved his hand needlessly.
Sapiano is now as much as 43,000. --JS
5.46pm: Webber has the most productive girlfriend a person could ask forLevel 5 - Blinds 200-400 (50 ante)
PokerStars qualifier Seth Webber was here on time for the beginning of Day 1A but couldn't take his seat as he had left his passport at home in Brighton, at the UK's south coast. Luckily for Webber he has an overly understanding girlfriend who travelled the entire way up with it, allowing the South African native to finally take his seat.
"I'm within the bad books!" said a sheepish Webber. "I WILL BE buying the drinks though," he continued with a grin. -- MC
5.30pm: A double up and more for ČerniauskasLevel 5 - Blinds 200-400 (50 ante)
There are a number of chips being splashed about over on Table 7, and before the blinds went up we caught one hand which secured Paulius Černiauskas a much-needed double up.
It started with an open to 650 from the player to Černiauskas' right, which he then called, as did two other players. The flop was the J♥4♦Q♦ and it checked to the raiser who continued for 1,250. Now Černiauskas shoved for 7,325 total, which got the opposite players to fold. The raiser made the decision though.
Černiauskas had the cowboys - the K♦K♣ to be precise - but must hold against his opponent's 9♦8♦ for a gutshot and flush draw. The 5♥ turn was safe, as was the 3♥ at the river, and Černiauskas stacked up around 22,000 to take him almost back where he started. --JS
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Albert Sapiano has doubled once more, and needed the deck's help again.
He moved all in for 6,200 with a flop reading K♠A♠5♦ and located one caller, who held A♦K♣. Sapiano held the drawing 3♠4♠ and made a wheel straight because the board ran out 2♦J♣. -- MC
5.15pm: Level upLevel 5 - Blinds 200-400 (50 ante)
5.10pm: Good bluff by CimbolasLevel 4 - Blinds 150-300 (25 ante)
"What a legend! He's the most productive". Said a player at Table 4 during a hand where Matas Cimbolas took a corpulent pot down uncontested.
There were a raise to 700 and a choice before Cimbolas squeezed to 2,800 from the small blind. The unique raiser folded however the player at the button called to look a 9♣9♥Q♥ flop.
"Only one question I have," said Cimbolas. "How do I AM GETTING max?"
His opponent called and the K♣ appeared at the turn. "That's a tight card!" continued Cimbolas before he bet 5,500.
His opponent folded and Cimbolas said "Oh my god, what a bluff!" He moved as much as 50,000 chips. -- MC4.55pm: Appleby bubbles High Roller
The £2,200 High Roller event only lasted three hands after Simon Appleby fell to giant chip leader, Luis Rodriguez.
The latter raised the 4,000 big blind as much as 8,000 and was called by Appleby at the button, and the massive blind. The board rolled out 2♦7♦4♥4♠7♠ with Rodriguez betting 16,500, 26,000 and shoved the river. Appleby stuck with him all of the way and called all in for around 107,000 at the river.
Rodriguez opened 7♥T♥ for a whole house Appleby winced when he saw the holding as he new he was a goner with A♦4♦ for a smaller full house that was within the lead by the turn. Rodriguez moved as much as greater than 700,000 chips, nearly four times the typical stack!
That pot ensured everyone still in is guaranteed £3,470. -- MC
Rodriquez leading the way
4.40pm: UKIPT5 Dublin champ doubles up 'Team PokerStars Live on the Hippodrome' ProLevel 4 - Blinds 150-300 (25 ante)
The man who took down the UKIPT Dublin title in February - Vladas Tamasauskas - is in the home today, and he'd been chipping up nicely. However the Lithuanian - who pocketed a staggering €176,900 for his big win and only third career cash - just took a slight knock as he doubled up Chris Gordon, a member of the Team PokerStars Live on the Hippodrome team.
Tamasauskas made it 750 to move from early position, and one player called before Gordon shoved for his short 4,575 stack. It folded back around to Tamasauskas who then slid in 30,000 for an isolation bet. It worked, because the other player got out of how and the cards were at their backs.
Gordon: 5♦5♠Tamasauskas: Q♠Q♣
Gordon needed some home-turf help, and he got it on the 8♣5♣T♣ flop. The set put him ahead, but he'd wish to dodge any club or a queen to carry. The 4♠ turn and J♦ river changed nothing, giving Gordon the double as much as just below 10,000. --JS
4.30pm: Level 4 - shuffle up and dealLevel 4 - Blinds 150-300 (25 ante)
We're back here on Day 1A. We'll be playing two more levels before players take another break, and at that time registration for Day 1A will come to an end. In case you are taking into consideration coming all the way down to the Hipprodrome to play though, do not fret; there's Day 1B tomorrow and Day 1C on Friday. --JS
4:15pm: Break time
Players at the moment are on their first 15-minute break of the day. --JS
4.10pm: Early bump within the road for MateosLevel 3 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
You might think it's usually smooth sailing for the poker phenoms, but we just caught a slight slip-up from Adrian Mateos.
With the board reading T♦5♦3♥K♦ and with roughly 4,000 within the pot, Mateos put out a gamble of 1,675, and his one opponent made the decision. After the A♥ hit the river, though, Mateos' opponent put out a corpulent bet of 3,225 and Mateos snapped it off. He mucked though when he saw the villain's 7♦2♦ for a toddler flush. The Spaniard has around 20,000 in front of him. --JS
Adrian Mateos in action
4.05pm: Nice turn of events for SapianoLevel 3 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
Albert Sapiano doesn't love to hang out. If he hits a board, he's happy to position chips in.
He did that at present for all his chips but found himself behind. The poker gods look favourably on him though and he doubled up after sucking out on his opponent.
The flop read Q♣8♦5♠ and Sapiano check-raised all in for 5,975 after his opponent had bet 3,000. Sapiano opened 7♥8♠ once he was called, behind to his opponent's J♦J♠. The board ran out 7♣K♠ to make Sapinao trips and the pot was pushed his way. -- MC
3.55pm: Adrian Mateos takes his seatLevel 3 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
This room of players already boasted a number of talent, but Adrian Mateos entering the sector just edged it up a notch.
Mateos is an absolute beast, who in precisely his early-twenties has already won greater than $4.1 million in live earnings - including his profile-boosting wins on the EPT11 Grand Final ($1,214,161) and the WSOPE Main Event ($1,351,661).
Not content with just winning on the felt, Mateos could also be nominated for 2 awards on the European Poker Awards 2016 - with the intention to happen through the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo.
His performance in last year's Grand Final earned him a spot at the short list for Tournament Performance of the Year, while his epic bluff against Johnny Lodden at that final table caused Daniel Negreanu to announce at the live stream: "We're seeing some high-level poker."
There's unquestionably we'll see some high-level poker from Mateos here today, so make you stick around and keep refreshing the live updates. --JS
You can play poker free of charge on PokerStars. Simply click here to open an account.3.40pm: Cimbolas says his holasLevel 3 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
Matas Cimbolas has taken his seat on Day 1A - but not without saying hello to at least 10 players upon entering the room.
The talented Lithuanian - who lives here in London with a gaggle of grinders from his home country - called an open of 350 and saw a flop with one opponent. It came the 3♥Q♠6♣ and Cimbolas checked, before facing a continuation bet of 400 that he would quickly call. The turn came the 7♥ and both players checked, before the 9♥ hit the river. Cimbolas checked once more, after which folded when his opponent bet 700.
We'll be hoping to snatch numerous action from Cimbolas inside the day, who has $726,000 in live earnings - including a last table appearance at EPT11 Deuville. --JS
Matas Cimbolas - all smiles for now
3.30pm: Level up, antes in playLevel 3 - Blinds 100-200 (25 ante)
3.25pm: High Roller Day 2 is in full swing
Lawrence Bayley is back for Day 2
The UKIPT London festival kicked off yesterday with the £2,200 High Roller event, and attracted an outstanding 114 entries. They helped amass a £221,166 prize pool and 28 players returned for Day 2 hoping to say a share of it.
The final 17 will make the money and guarantee themselves £3,470, but all can be hoping to stroll away with £55,650 - the prize saved for the champion. Because the time of publishing, 24 players remain.
Some of the large names still in contentions are: Ben Winsor, Felix Stephensen, Niall Murray, Richard Gryko, Richard Kellett, Simon Appleby, Tamer Kamel and Lawrence Bayley. -- MC
3.10pm: Sidhu felted earlyLevel 2 - Blinds 75-150
Certainly one of the decorated players within the room in the case of UKIPT and EPT cashes, Kully Sidhu knows a specific thing or two about navigating these fields.
Sadly for the Brit, though, that is one event he won't be going deep in. We picked up the action on a 5♠4♦8♦Q♥ board, with a hefty amount already within the middle. Sidhu's only opponent within the hand, Fabian Deimann, had bet around 4,000, just for Sidhu to bump it as much as what appeared like 10,000. All of it happened so fast that after Deimann shoved and Sidhu called we couldn't get accurate counts of the chips each player had behind, but what we did catch were the cards: A♠A♥ for Sidhu, which was trailing the 4♥4♠ of Deimann, who had flopped a set.
The river was the 9♥ and we said goodbye to Kully Sidhu, while Germany's Deimann now sits with around 60,000. --JS
Kully Sidhu hits the street early
2.45pm: Blinds are upLevel 2 - Blinds 75-150
Well that went fast! It was a gorgeous timid first level here, but then they so often are. The blinds have moved as much as 75-150, so hopefully we'll begin to see some big pots brewing. --JS
2.35pm: Are we able to get to four figures?Level 1 - Blinds 50-100
Most UKIPTs have two starting flights but, seeing because the Hippodrome Casino is a bit of snug, three starting flights has been scheduled to verify everyone can discover a day to play. Saying that though, 30 poker tables are operational and Tournament Director Toby Stone indicated that as much as 350 players can also be accommodated each day.
Some of these being accommodated today include: four-time UKIPT casher Mike Pantelli; EPT11 Prague third-place finisher Jon Wong; EPT12 Dublin third-place finisher Kully Sidhu; at the side of UKIPT regulars Albert Sapiano, James Morris and Marco Vasconcelos. -- MC
2.12pm: So, who's here?Level 1 - Blinds 50-100
We're beginning to scope out our Day 1A field, but one table caught our eye from around the room. It features the UK's Jack Salter (best known for finishing 2nd on the EPT Grand Final in 2014 for €765,000), in addition to Jamie O'Connor - referred to as 'Ship It 2010' on PokerStars (who has an excellent $1.6 million in total online winnings). We glance forward to seeing how these guys clash within the day. --JS
2.03pm: Cards within the air!Level 1 - Blinds 50-100
The players have taken their seats here on Day 1A and our dealers have shuffled up. Let the primary hand commence! --JS
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Afternoon all! We're here on the beautiful Hippodrome Casino right within the heart of Leicester Square to kick off the primary Event of UKIPT6 London - the primary stop of the Season 6 tour. It is a late kick-off time today, with play starting at 2pm; but we're sure you will not find any of the players complaining about their lie-in!
It's not the primary event of the festival though - the £2,200 High Roller kicked off at 6pm last night (Tuesday 5th), and drew a massive, star-studded field of 114 players. It is the biggest ever standalone UKIPT High Roller, and here is a run down of only a few of the names playing here within the capital:
Team PokerStars Pros Liv Boeree, Jake Cody; German (and Russian) wizards Tobias Reinkemeier, Igor Kurganov and Fabian Quoss; let alone Victoria Coren, Pierre Neuville, Oliver Price, Jack Salter, JP Kelly, and Dara O'Kearney.
That's one stacked line-up. Only 28 players remain in that event and they will play right down to a winner today, so stay tuned for more information. You will be sure they'll all be typically Event at some point, whether it's here on Day 1A, or in Thursday's Day 1B or Friday's Day 1C.
Back to the principle Event, though. It was the UK's own Rapinder Cheema who took down the Season 5 UKIPT London Main Event for a primary place prize of £78,825, after a deal was made heads-up with Spain's Fernando Marin (who qualified for the tournament online at PokerStars). They shared the overall table run with tour regulars including Lawrence Bayley (4th) and Brett Angell (7th) - the latter of which won this very event in Season 4 for £115,083. We'd be shocked to not see all of them returning to the Hippodrome felt this week.
Rapinder Cheema - Season 5 London champ
So sit back, relax, and prepare for all of the great action from UKIPT6 London. --JS
Key UKIPT6 London Facts:
- 25,000 starting stack- Blinds starting at 50/100 for 250 big blinds- Levels are 45 minutes on Day 1 and they're going to be 12 of them. From Day 2 onwards levels increase to 60 minutes.- Day 1A is today, Day 1B happens tomorrow, and Day 1C happens on Friday. The sector will then combine for the primary time on Saturday for Day 2. We'll reach the money throughout the 10 levels of play on Day 2 after which play all the way down to a last table, so as to happen on Sunday.- Full UKIPT6 London schedule here.- Other tournaments today include a £110 NL Holdem Freezeout Satellite to the UKIPT Main Event, and a £110 NL Holdem Turbo Deepstack.
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT6 London: Marc Convey and Jack Stanton. Photos by Mickey May. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog
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