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4:55pm: Reilly finds another big pair
Level 30 - Blinds 60,000/120,000 (20,000 ante)
It's one thing to get dealt big hands, it's another entirely to pick them up when someone else has a slightly worse hand. Mark Reilly has found himself in that situation with the best of it a few times today.
On this occasion Dave Pollock opened to 325,000 from under-the-gun with [As][Ts], Adalsteinn Karlsson smooth called with [Ah][Jc] only for Reilly to find [Qh][Qd] in the big blind.
He slid out a three-bet to 2,000,000 straight and both his opponent's folded.
4:48pm: Vousden shoves
Level 30 - Blinds 60,000/120,000 (20,000 ante)
Samuel Vousden is the shortest stack at the moment and he just moved all-in with [Kc]][Qd] for 1,180,000 and picked up the blinds and antes uncontested.
4:43pm: Chip count roller-coaster of a day!
Level 30 - Blinds 60,000/120,000 (20,000 ante)
| Name | Country | Status | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | PokerStars player | 8,140,000 |
| Dave Pollock | Ireland | PokerStars qualifier | 8,005,000 |
| Mark Reilly | Ireland | 4,490,000 | |
| Adalsteinn Karlsson | Iceland | PokerStars player | 2,490,000 |
| Samuel Vousden | Finland | PokerStars player | 1,700,000 |
| Quentin Dellis | Belgium | 0 | |
| Jelcides Monteiro | Luxembourg | 0 | |
| Marc Foggin | UK | 0 |
4:37pm: Quentin Dellis eliminated in sixth place (€31,880)
Level 30 - Blinds 60,000/120,000 (20,000 ante)
They say you need a bit of luck to win a poker tournament and luck deserted Quentin Dellis when he needed it the most.
Action folded to Vladas Tamasauskas in the small blind and he set Dellis all-in for an effective 1,760,000. Dellis took a quick look at his cards and called all-in.
Dellis: [8h][8c]
Tamasauskas: [Ks][3c]
The [Td][Ks][Jh] flop gave Tamasauskas the lead and the Belgian didn't hit the [Tc] turn or [6h] river and exited in sixth place.
Vladas Tamasauskas, 8,140,000
Quentin Dellis, 0
4:32pm: Jelcides Monteiro eliminated in seventh place (€23,520)
Level 29 - Blinds 50,00-100,000 (10,000 ante)
"So pretty!" muttered chip leader Dave Pollock in the big blind after he looked at his hand.
Jelcides Monteiro had moved all in from early position with [as][5c] and was waiting for his Irish opponent to make a decision. The shove was for 1,670,000 and Pollock realised he had to call before he did.
The board ran [9d][3h][qs][ac][8h] to pair Pollock's kicker, and then there were six.
4:28pm: Vladas Tamasauskas doubles through Adalsteinn Karlsson
Level 29 - Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
It's the Vladas Tamasauskas and Adalsteinn Karlsson show at the moment and it was the Lithuanian's turn to double up this time.
He three-bet shoved for 2,730,000 with pocket threes after Karlsson had opened with [As][Tc]. When it folded back to Karlsson he got a count and then called.
"I didn't think we'd see Vladas Tamasauskas at risk any time soon," said James Hartigan but he needed to win this classic (ish) race to avoid going out in seventh. He managed to do that as the [5c][7h][5d][8d][Qc] board kept him in front.
Vladas Tamasauskas, 5,500,000
Adalsteinn Karlsson, 2,920,000
4:23pm: Adalsteinn Karlsson doubles through Vladas Tamasauskas again
Level 29 - Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
A great value check from Adalsteinn Karlsson has seen him double up again and he's now back up to second in chips, whilst Vladas Tamasauskas is down to 27 big blinds.
The Icelander opened to 210,000 with [Ah][Th], Vladas Tamasauskas smooth called on the button with [Kc][Qc] and Samuel Vousden defended his big blind with [8c][7s].
On the [As][2c][4d] flop Karlsson bet 275,000 and Tamasauskas was the only caller. Karlsson improved to two-pair on the [Tc] turn but it was also the perfect turn card for Tamasauskas who now had a straight and flush draw. Karlsson bet small, 350,000 and Tamasauskas smooth called again.
So Karlsson now had just less than a pot sized bet back and on the [6d] river he checked the action to Tamasauskas. The Lithuanian set Karlsson all-in and he took fewer than five seconds to call.
After that hand Karlsson is up to 5,650,000 and Tamasauskas is down to 2,730,000.
4:20pm: Chips ahoy!
Level 29 - Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
| Name | Country | Status | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Pollock | Ireland | PokerStars qualifier | 6,335,000 |
| Adalsteinn Karlsson | Iceland | PokerStars player | 5,650,000 |
| Mark Reilly | Ireland | 4,710,000 | |
| Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | PokerStars player | 2,730,000 |
| Quentin Dellis | Belgium | 1,890,000 | |
| Samuel Vousden | Finland | PokerStars player | 1,890,000 |
| Jelcides Monteiro | Luxembourg | 1,690,000 | |
| Marc Foggin | UK | 0 |
4:15pm: Adalsteinn Karlsson doubles through Vladas Tamasauskas
Level 29 - Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
"Always a sweat," said Adalsteinn Karlsson after he dodged the river to double up through Vladas Tamasauskas, who is now no longer the chip leader.
The Icelander moved all-in for 1,280,000 from the button with [As][9h] and Tamasauskas made the call from the big blind with [Ad][7d].
The [Td][5s][Th] flop kept Karlsson in front but opened up some chopportunities, the [4d] turn gave Tamasauskas a flush draw but the [8s] river was a blank and Karlsson doubled up.
Vladas Tamasauskas, 5,630,000
Adalsteinn Karlsson, 2,680,000
4:05pm: Now Reilly five-bet shoves!
Level 29 - Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
From the cutoff Samuel Vousden opened to 220,000 with [Ah][8d], to his immediate left Mark Reilly picked up another big pocket pair. Having recently shoved all-in with pocket tens, he now had [Jh][Js]. He slid out a three-bet of 575,000 and action passed back to Vousden.
The Finn wasn't finished with his hand though and after asking Reilly how much he started the hand with (2.6M) he four-bet to 1,050,000. There was no snap shove from Reilly, instead he took some time to think through the hand before he did indeed move all-in. Vousden immediately folded.
Mark Reilly, 3,820,000
Samuel Vousden, 2,060,000
3:57pm: Reilly four-bet shoves
Level 29 - Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
Quentin Dellis hasn't got out of line at all today but he had the misfortune to run into a hand the first time he opted to three-bet a little light.
Vladas Tamasauskas opened to 220,000 from under-the-gun with [Jh][Td] and Dellis elected to three-bet to 570,000 on the button with [Qs][Js]. He had the dominating hand, but not for long as Mark Reilly woke up with pocket tens in the big blind.
The Irishman had a stack of 1,715,000 and took some time before moving all-in. There then followed a quick fold from Tamasauskas but Dellis went deep into the tank for three and a half minutes. He had 2,640,000 behind so the call would be for over 50% of his chips. Eventually he folded though and he and Reilly are almost level in chips now.
Quentin Dellis, 2,640,000
Mark Reilly, 2,575,000
3:40pm: Two in a row for Monteiro
Level 29 - Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
Jelcides Monteiro came into this final table as the short stack but he's now up to fifth in chips and a I don't think he's had to showdown a hand yet.
He's picked up two pots early on in level 28. In the first he raised with [Ah][2s] from the cut-off, Quentin Dellis folded [Kc][Qh] in the small blind but Samuel Vousden stuck around with [Th][8c]. A c-bet from Monteiro on the [Ad][9c][Td] flop was enough to earn him the pot.
Then he picked up [Ts][Th] and three-bet after Adalsteinn Karlsson had opened with [Ah][3h]. The Icelander folded his hand and Monteiro moves up to 2,120,000.
3:27pm: Play resumes
Level 29 - Blinds 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
The remaining seven players are back in their seats for level 29, here's how they stack up:
| Name | Country | Status | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | PokerStars player | 7,265,000 |
| Dave Pollock | Ireland | PokerStars qualifier | 7,005,000 |
| Quentin Dellis | Belgium | 3,280,000 | |
| Samuel Vousden | Finland | PokerStars player | 2,705,000 |
| Adalsteinn Karlsson | Iceland | PokerStars player | 1,760,000 |
| Mark Reilly | Ireland | 1,515,000 | |
| Jelcides Monteiro | Luxembourg | 1,295,000 | |
| Marc Foggin | UK | 0 |
3:05pm: Big pot just before the break
Level 28 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
The rest of the players missed a big pot as this one played out as the break started.
Vladas Tamasauskas opened to 180,000 from under-the-gun with [Js][Ts] and called when Samuel Vousden three-bet to 525,000 from the cutoff with [Qc][9c].
The [Qs][9h][6d] flop hit both players, "Some more money is going into this pot," said Joe Stapleton. It didn't on the flop though as both players checked and the [Td] fell on fourth street. With his pair and straight draw Tamasauskas bet 670,000 and Vousden smooth called.
The [Kh] on the river gave Tamasauskas the best hand, but both players checked the river and the Lithuanian won the last hand of the level.
The players are now on a 20-minute break.
3pm: Vousden gets some back
Level 28 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Samuel Vousden stopped his recent slide thanks to a straight and and opponent - Quentin Dellis - bluffing in to him.
Dellis completed [6c][4s] and Vousden checked his option with jack-nine. Both players checked the [kc][qh][qc] flop before Dellis led on the [ts] turn and then bet 250,000 (into 440,000) on the [5s] river. Vousden raised to 800,000 with his straight and Dellis folded after some tanking.
Chips after that hand:
| Name | Country | Status | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Pollock | Ireland | PokerStars qualifier | 6,740,000 |
| Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | PokerStars player | 4,760,000 |
| Samuel Vousden | Finland | PokerStars player | 4,300,000 |
| Quentin Dellis | Belgium | 3,325,000 | |
| Adalsteinn Karlsson | Iceland | PokerStars player | 2,240,000 |
| Mark Reilly | Ireland | 1,815,000 | |
| Jelcides Monteiro | Luxembourg | 1,745,000 | |
| Marc Foggin | UK | 0 |
2:45pm: Monteiro picking up pots
Level 28 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Jelcides Monteiro has moved out of the 'danger zone' after picking up a few pots. Interestingly when he three-bet with ace-queen he didn't three-bet all in. It was enough to get Vladas Tamasauskas to lay down ace-jack though.
Jelcides Monteiro, 1,760,000
2:40: Twitter is with you Adalsteinn!
Level 28 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Adalsteinn Karlsson came in as the chip leader but had a difficult first hour, but he's got great support on Twitter:
My main man @67steinip on the final table of #UKIPTDublin, starting as chipleader but needs some love now after a few difficult hands.VAMOS!
— Haukur M Bodvarsson (@zickread) February 15, 2016
2:35pm: Vousden bluffs the river
Level 28 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
A really interesting three-way pot just played out which ended with Dave Pollock facing a really tough river decision.
The hand started with Samuel Vousden raising to 150,000 with [9d][8s], Dave Pollock called from the small blind with [qd][Ts] and Adalsteinn Karlsson came along from the big blind with [9c][8d].
On the [Th][9s][3c] flop Karlsson led for 285,000 and both players made the call. On the [4d] turn it was Pollock's turn to lead, he bet 300,000 and only Vousden called. So on two post-flop streets we'd had two different players take the betting lead and neither of them were the pre-flop aggressor!
The river was the [Jh] and Pollock elected to check it over to Vousden. The Finn took some time and then slid out a chunky bet of 1,375,000. "This bet is absolutely designed to get Pollock to fold a ten," said Joe Stapleton in the commentary booth.
Pollock went into the tank and said: "You can't have king-queen," and then tanked some more. Eventually he called and when Vousden opened his hand the Irishman saw that he was good.
Dave Pollock, 6,970,000
Samuel Vousden, 4,180,000
2:27pm: Two in a row for Monteiro
Level 28 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Jelclides Monteiro is the clear short stack now, and he's shoved twice in a row. He's got both through uncontested and is now up to 12 big blinds.
2:20pm: Marc Foggin eliminated in eighth place (€ 16,840)
Level 28 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
The theme of big hands clashing at this final table has continued and this time it led to an elimination.
From under-the-gun Marc Foggin raised with [Ah][Kd], this was the first hand the Geordie had played at the final table. That didn't stop Samuel Vousden three-betting with [Js][Jd] from under-the-gun+2. He made it 440,000 to go and although Mark Reilly - with [As][9d] - and Vladas Tamasauskas - with [Ks][7s] - looked interested, they both folded.
With action back on Foggin, who had 24 big blinds back, he took his time before moving all in and after getting a count, Vousden called. Although this was a traditional flip, due to an ace and a king being folded Vousden was actually a 65%-35% favourite to win the hand.
The board ran [Qs][6s][8d][8c][tc] and Foggin is the first man out at the final table, whilst Vousden is now the chip leader.
Samuel Vousden, 6,315,000
Marc Foggin, 0
2:08pm: Level up. Chip counts
Level 28 - Blinds 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
| Name | Country | Status | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | PokerStars player | 4,875,000 |
| Dave Pollock | Ireland | PokerStars qualifier | 4,275,000 |
| Samuel Vousden | Finland | PokerStars player | 4,125,000 |
| Quentin Dellis | Belgium | 4,000,000 | |
| Adalsteinn Karlsson | Iceland | PokerStars player | 2,965,000 |
| Marc Foggin | UK | 2,070,000 | |
| Mark Reilly | Ireland | 1,830,000 | |
| Jelcides Monteiro | Luxembourg | 785,000 |
2:05pm: Mark Reilly doubles through Adalsteinn Karlsson
Level 27 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
It's been a nightmare start to the final table for Adalsteinn Karlsson as he just doubled up Mark Reilly. But, as you'll see below there's not a lot he could do about it.
Karlsson raised to 150,000 with [Ac][Kh], Vladas Tamasauskas, smooth called with [Ah][Th] and Reilly then moved all-in for 785,000 with [9s][9d]. Back on Karlsson he re-raised to isolate and Tamasauskas let his hand go.
This classic race actually wasn't as both Smauel Vousden and Tamasauskas folded an ace meaning Reilly was a 60-40 favourite. The [3h][Td][3c][Qh][6s] board kept him in front and he doubled to around 1,800,000.
Adalsteinn Karlsson, 2,970,000
Mark Reilly, 1,800,000
1:57pm: Karlsson and Tamasauskas clash again
Level 27 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
Seconds out round two! Two hands after they clashed in a big pot Adalsteinn Karlsson and Vladas Tamasauskas played another pot against each other. The Icelander looked down at [9s][9h] and raised it up 150,000 from under-the-gun+2, Tamasauskas three-bet to 395,000 and Karlsson smooth called.
On the [Qd][Jd][Jh] flop Karlsson elected to lead for 475,000 and after a brief dwell Tamasauskas folded.
1:54pm: Aces for Tamasauskas
Level 27 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
Big hands and big pots in the opening few minutes of this final table. Adalsteinn Karlsson picked up [8s][8d] (cut off) and raised to 150,000. Tamasauskas found [Ad][Ac] in the small blind and three-bet to 440,000, Foggin folded [Ah][7h] big blind. Karlsson, smooth calls.
[Kc][5d][6c] "Pretty sweet flop for Tamasauskas," said Joe Stapleton in the booth. Tamasauskas bet 385,000 and Karlsson made the call. "He's really calling hoping his opponent shuts down," opined Stapleton. The [4h] fell on the turn giving Karlsson a gutshot straight draw, Tamasauskas bet 880,000 and Karlsson gave it up. After just three hands the start of day chip leader is now fifth in chips, whilst Tamasauskas is the chip leader.
Vladas Tamasauskas, 5,450,000
Adalsteinn Karlsson, 3,215,000
1:47pm: First pot to Vousden
Level 27 - Blinds 30,000/60,000 (10,000 ante)
The first pot has gone to Samuel Vousden, the Finnish pro flopping a full-house no less.
He opened to 150,000 from the hijack with [Kh][Qh] and picked up calls from Adalsteinn Karlsson and Jelcides Monteiro in the blinds.
The [Qc][Ks][Qs] flop was a doozy for Vousden, he bet 150,000, Karlsson stuck around with [5s][5h] but Monteiro, who had [7h][6h], got out of the way.
A 650,000 bet from Vousden on the [6d] turn was enough to win the pot. He's now second in chips.
1:40pm: Shuffle up and deal!
Level 27 - Blinds 30,00-60,000 (10,000 ante)
Cards are in the air for the season-ending finale. There are just over 20 minutes left of level 27. The first player out will receive €16,840 - let's do this!
1:10pm: Final table player profiles
Level 27 - Blinds 30,000-60,000 (10,000 ante)
Which one of our finalists is supposed to be in Las Vegas for a friend's birthday right now? While you're waiting for the action to kick off, find out who and a whole lot more about all our finalists by clicking here.
12:45pm: UKIPT Season 5 set for thrilling finale
Level 27 - Blinds 30,000-60,000 (10,000 ante)
Today we bring the curtain down on Season 5 of the UKIPT, but it won't be going quietly. The final table of the final event of Season 5 will play out on the EPT Live TV table, with cards up coverage on a one hour delay.
In real life the action is already under way as play was due to start at 12.30pm, you'll have to wait to 1.30pm to get moving pictures but as well as reading about it here you can watch it in the following places:
PokerStars.tv
YouTube
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And you can get involved in the conversation by contacting @PokerStarsBlog and @EPTLive on Twitter.
A reminder that the winner of this event will pick up €176,900 and when play starts Adalsteinn Karlsson is in the box seat, although it's very close at the top as the chip counts below show:
| Seat | Name | Country | Status | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | Mark Reilly | Ireland | 845,000 | |
| Seat 2 | Dave Pollock | Ireland | PokerStars qualifier | 4,335,000 |
| Seat 3 | Adalsteinn Karlsson | Iceland | PokerStars player | 4,420,000 |
| Seat 4 | Jelcides Monteiro | Luxembourg | 1,025,000 | |
| Seat 5 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | PokerStars player | 4,255,000 |
| Seat 6 | Marc Foggin | UK | 2,220,000 | |
| Seat 7 | Quentin Dellis | Belgium | 4,150,000 | |
| Seat 8 | Samuel Vousden | Finland | PokerStars player | 3,675,000 |
And a reminder of what's left to play for:
| POS | NAME | COUNTRY | STATUS | PRIZE | DEAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 176,900 | ||||
| 2 | € 107,010 | ||||
| 3 | € 75,230 | ||||
| 4 | € 56,470 | ||||
| 5 | € 43,440 | ||||
| 6 | € 31,880 | ||||
| 7 | € 23,520 | ||||
| 8 | € 16,840 |
Live coverage will begin at 13.30 GMT, see you then.
PokerStars Blog reporting team on the UKIPT5 Dublin Main Event: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photography by Mickey May. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog.
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