12:30am: Stian Knutsen leads UKIPT6 Super Series final table
Over 11 levels of play were needed today to shrink the sector down from 129 to the official final table of eight players. It was a frantic day stuffed with coolers, multi-way all-ins and enormous pots. The chip lead changed several times including at the final hand.
Knutzen leads the way
Stian Knutsen just beat Adam Maxwell to the top of day chip lead after he eliminated Jen-Yue Chiang at the last hand of the day (see 12:10am post). Here's how the overall eight will line up tomorrow:
| 1 | Albert Sapiano | 1,133,000 |
| 2 | Stian Knutsen | 2,096,000 |
| 3 | Chris Da-Silva | 1,411,000 |
| 4 | Alexander Fradlin | 1,363,000 |
| 5 | Henry Ribby | 564,000 |
| 6 | Adam Maxwell | 2,087,000 |
| 7 | Valdir Cordeiro | 1,811,000 |
| 8 | Dara O'Kearney | 869,000 |
Ever player remaining is guaranteed a £4,000 payday, that is an amount Gheorghe Macarin can only dream of after he bubbled midway through today's play. He moved his short stack in with J-T and was called in two spots, one among which was Chiang who flopped top pair and burst the bubble. The truth that Chiang then went onto bubble the general table was almost foreshadowing on his part.
The final table's two biggest names are undoubtedly Albert Sapiano and PokerStars qualifier Dara O'Kearney. The previous is a long-time, loved legend of the united kingdom poker scene and satellite king O'Kearney has finally made a UKIPT final table after making his 11th cash, only one behind Thomas Ward's record (way to UKIPT friend Willie Elliot for tweeting this fact).
Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody also recorded his 11th cash today, but fell in 42nd place for a £1,010 cash. Other players who cashed but did not make the general table included: Matt Perrins, Will Kassouf, David Crane, Marc Hunter, Felix Stephensen and Dag Berivan.
The final gets underway at 12pm BST so make sure to join us back here them to look who turns into the UKIPT Super Series champion for 2016.
12:10am: Jen-Yue Chiang bubbles UKIPT Super Series final tableLevel 23 - Blinds 15,000/30,000 (ante 4,000)
Jen-Yue Chiang was very philosophical after he became the official final table bubble boy. He knew the hand played itself and that was enough for him.
He was short stacked and aroused from sleep with A♦J♠. He moved all-in and was unfortunate that Stian Knutsen was at behind with A♥K♣. The overall board of the day ran K♥2♣J♣K♠4♦. That victory took Knutsen back as much as almost 2.1 million.
Chiang - 9th place
12:02am: The last redrawLevel 23 - Blinds 15,000/30,000 (ante 4,000)
| 1 | Albert Sapiano |
| 2 | Stian Knutsen |
| 3 | Chris Da-Silva |
| 4 | Alexander Fradlin |
| 5 | Henry Ribby |
| 6 | Adam Maxwell |
| 7 | Valdir Cordeiro |
| 8 | Jen-Yue Chiang |
| 9 | Dara O'Kearney |
The final 9
11:55pm: All the way down to the unofficial final tableLevel 23 - Blinds 15,000/30,000 (ante 4,000)
Mikołaj Kwiatkiewicz busted in 10th place meaning the general nine players will redraw for the last time. It won't be the official final table until yet one more player busts though.
Valdir Cordeiro opened to 75,000 after which called after Kwiatkiewicz three-bet all-in for 120,000.
Kwiatkiewicz: A♠6♦Cordeiro: Q♥T♥
"Good luck, I'M HOPING you win!" said Kwiatkiewicz seeking to tempt fate.
It didn't work because the board ran 4♣Q♣7♥Q♠6♦ to bust him.
11:46pm: Still no sign of warming upLevel 23 - Blinds 15,000/30,000 (ante 4,000)
Another cold hand but this time it resulted in a double up as opposed to a bustout.
Henry Bibby was first to behave and moved all-in for 317,000. Chip leader Stian Knutsen was at the button and made the call.
Bibby: A♥A♦Knutsen: Q♣Q♥
The board ran 9♥J♠9♠3♦7♠. Knutsen dropped to around 1.8 million.
11:30pm: One more cooler costs MorrisonLevel 22 - Blinds 12,000/24,000 (ante 3,000)
Today's play was plagued by coolers and the hand that busted Benjamin Morrison was no different.
Chris Da-Silva raised from the button and snap called after Morrison moved all-in for 753,000 from the large blind. Da-Silva has just 20,000 more chips than his opponent.
Morrison: A♦Q♠Da-Silva: A♠A♣
The board ran J♦J♣8♥7♥Q♦. Morrison looked just a little dazed, then wished everyone good luck before keeping off to get paid.
11:18pm: River folds with DokeLevel 22 - Blinds 12,000/24,000 (ante 3,000)
Dara O'Kearney lost a large pot after folding at the river but got numerous those lost chips back the very next hand.
He and Stian Knutsen made it to the river where a 3♥2♣J♣8♦Q♥ board rested. AN ENORMOUS pile of chips had already found their way into the center and Knutsen committed another 350,000 from the massive blind. O'Kearney tank folded and was shown the 7♦. Knutsen's stack rose to around 2 million.
The very next hand Jen-Yue Chiang raised to 55,000 from first position and was called by Albert Sapiano at the button and O'Kearney within the big blind. The flop fanned 9♦8♥4♣ and the action was cheked to Sapiano who bet 110,000. Both opponents called before all three checked the Q♦ turn. The river was the 5♣ and O'Kearney led out for 200,000. Chiang tank folded and Sapiano open folded 3♣4♣. That put O'Kearney back as much as around 1.3million.
11:04pm: Pez parts ways with the primary EventLevel 22 - Blinds 12,000/24,000 (ante 3,000)
Matt Perrins made a move with an over card, gutshot and backdoor flush draw at the flop but bumped into Adam Maxwell and his top two pair.
The flop read T♥8♠6♦ and the chips went it. Perrins opened Q♦9♦ and shortly saw he was in trouble as Maxwell tabled T♥8♠. The board ran out 2♣3♦.
10:55pm: Six-max all round as Mason falls in 13thLevel 22 - Blinds 12,000/24,000 (ante 3,000)
Each table has six players apiece after the super short stacked Darren Mason called all-in from big blind.
The action folded around to Jen-Yue Chiang within the small blind and he set Mason all-in for his last 86,000. Call.
Chiang: J♠7♦Mason: 6♦4♠
The board ran 5♥T♦9♠A♠T♣ missing both players.
10:50pm: Full chip counts for the overall 13Level 22 - Blinds 12,000/24,000 (ante 3,000)
| Stian Knutsen | 1,650,000 | |
| Valdir Cordeiro Dos Santos | 1,600,000 | |
| Dara O'Kearney | PokerStars Qualifier | 1,550,000 |
| Alexander Fradlin | 1,400,000 | |
| Adam Maxwell | 1,210,000 | |
| Benjamin Morrison | 1,100,000 | |
| Albert Sapiano | 770,000 | |
| Chris Da-Silva | 580,000 | |
| Jen-Yue Chiang | 545,000 | |
| Matthew Perrins | 374,000 | |
| Mikolaj Kwiatkiewicz | 260,000 | |
| Henry Bibby | 260,000 | |
| Darren Mason | PokerStars Qualifier | 95,000 |
10:30pm: Time for a breakLevel 21 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (ante 3,000)
After the frantic action, we're all wanting a 15-minute break.
10:28pm: Maskill busts in 15th place; Berivan follows in 14thLevel 21 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (ante 3,000)
Jack Maskill was the following player to hit the rail after losing a large flip versus Dara O'Kearney.
He opened to 42,000 before O'Kearney three-bet to 105,000. Maskill jammed for 334,000 with J♠J♦ and his Irish opponent called with A♦K♥. The board ran A♣A♠9♥5♥T♦ to make O'Kearney trips.
Dag dominated for long periods today
Just 13 players remain after Dag Berivan followed soon after. She was short and made her move after finding K♠6♠ within the hole. Adam Maxwell found A♦J♦ within the small blind, called, and survived a 4♠7♣5♥5♣Q♣ board.
10:22pm: Big action continuesLevel 21 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (ante 3,000)
It seems as though the players are attempting to get to a last table as quick as possible because the chips continue to fly.
Alexios Zervos was left short after his last encounter and got the last of his chips in with K♥8♥. Matt Perrins called with A♣5♥ and the board ran J♦2♠J♥A♠6♠ to send him to the rail.
Dara O'Kearney has enjoyed a blessed life post bubble and the great form continued with a double up courtesy of Albert Sapiano. It was a little a cooler as both players had flushes on a J♣2♦7♥2♥3♥ board but Sapiano's 6♥T♥ was lower in value that O'Kearney's K♥J♥. "I never hit flushes and once I do....." bemoaned Sapiano.
Alex Bounsall was short and hit the rail in 16th place after his pocket sevens did not hold against an opponent's K♣J♣ that went directly to make a flush.
10:10pm: Two table redrawLevel 21 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (ante 3,000)
| 1 | 1 | Alex Bounsall |
| 1 | 2 | Alexios Zervos |
| 1 | 3 | Dag Berivan |
| 1 | 4 | Matt Perrins |
| 1 | 5 | Benjamin Morrison |
| 1 | 6 | Lorenzo Nesti |
| 1 | 7 | Valdir Cordeiro |
| 1 | 8 | Chris Da-Silva |
| 1 | 9 | Adam Maxwell |
| 3 | 1 | Henry Bibby |
| 3 | 2 | Albert Sapiano |
| 3 | 3 | Stian Knutsen |
| 3 | 4 | Dara O'Kearney |
| 3 | 5 | Jen-Yue Chiang |
| 3 | 6 | Jack Maskill |
| 3 | 7 | Darren Mason |
| 3 | 8 | empty |
| 3 | 9 | Mikołaj Kwiatkiewicz |
10pm: Three way all-in sees Jen-Yue Chiang nearly triple upLevel 21 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (ante 3,000)
The board had reached the turn and Jen-Yue Chiang called for a king at the river. It came and secured him a large pot, however it also sent Marcus West to the rail and Alexios Zervos right down to just 70,000.
The latter open shoved for 288,000 before West moved all-in for 170,000 and Chiang called all-in for 218,000.
Zervos: A♣7♣West: J♦J♣Chiang: A♦Q♦
The board ran 9♣T♦4♥Q♥K♠ to make a contented Chiang a straight. After another all-in together on another table, the tournament has shrunk to 17 players and an entire redraw is happening and can be posted shortly.
9:47pm: AN ENORMOUS pot over here and a pair of huge pots over thereLevel 21 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (ante 3,000)
Tables 1 and three both just had an aces versus A-K arrange. A Norwegian Champion busted over on one side, and a brand new huge chip leader emerged at the other side.
Felix went off to lick his wounds
The player to hit the rail was none rather than Felix Stephensen. He had the A-K and walked into the bullets belonging to Benjamin Morrison. The aces held and Morrison's stack grew to 970,000.
Over on table no 1 it was Matt Perrins in the midst of two big pots where he took from the fitting and gave to the left. First up, he doubled through former chip leader Dag Berivan. His A-T hit a 10 at the flop and another at the river to look her stack shrink to 230,000.
Then moments later it was he who had the A♥K♥ that bumped into Alexander Fradlin's A♣A♦. The board ran 8♥J♥6♣T♠J♠ and Perrins dropped to 200,000, whereas Fradlin's all-in was for 819,000.
Perrins (left) & Frandlin (right) watch the board run out
9:35pm: Updated payoutsLevel 21 - Blinds 10,000/20,000 (ante 3,000)
| 24 | Oliver White | £1,600 | ||
| 25 | Jack Nolan | £1,600 | ||
| 26 | Danny Laming | £1,600 | ||
| 27 | Nicos Nicolaou | £1,600 | ||
| 28 | Aviad Regev | £1,380 | ||
| 29 | Jorge Ellena Vega | £1,380 | ||
| 30 | Jon Ander | £1,380 | ||
| 31 | Victor Victorovich Ilyukhin | £1,380 | ||
| 32 | Richard Hoadley | £1,160 | ||
| 33 | Andrew Christoforou | £1,160 | ||
| 34 | Stephen O'Keeffe | £1,160 | ||
| 35 | Danny Tran | £1,160 | ||
| 36 | Dmitri Shchepkin | £1,160 | ||
| 37 | Do Tran | £1,160 | ||
| 38 | Wilson Leung | £1,160 | ||
| 39 | Jonatan Martinez Casero | £1,160 | ||
| 40 | John Divers | £1,010 | ||
| 41 | Billy Chattaway | £1,010 | ||
| 42 | Jake Cody | Team PokerStars Pro | £1,010 |
9:20pm: Nolan busts in 25th placeLevel 20 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (ante 2,000)
Valdir Cordeiro has soared past one million (almost 1.1m) chips after he eliminated the chatty Jack Nolan in a big, cold pot.
The chips were already being passed to Cordeiro but one of the most pieces were prepare for the blog by Steve the ground man and tablemate Chris Da-Silva. Nolan had K-J and Cordeiro had A-Q. Some chips went in on a K-J-8 flop before the remainder went in on a T turn. Cordeiro's straight held as Nolan didn't refill at the river.
9:11pm: Laming laments as a three-outer hits the riverLevel 20 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (ante 2,000)
Day 1B chip leader Danny Laming's ride has come to an end by the hands of Alexander Fradlin. Matt Perrins kindly filled the blog in at the details.
Laming opened from under the gun with queens after which four-bet all-in after Fradin three-bet from the massive blind. The latter called with A-J and an ace hit the river.
8:56pm: Copy and paste doublesLevel 20 - Blinds 8,000/16,000 (ante 2,000)
Mikołaj Kwiatkiewicz is, to be a honest, a reputation that I copy and paste from the player list each time. It seems like I WILL BE doing that for some time longer as well, seeing as he found an excellent spot to double up.
He was within the big blind and three-bet all-in for 189,000 after a cutoff raise to 40,000 from Andy Bell. Call.
Kwiatkiewicz: A♥K♠Bell: A♣J♠
The board ran 5♣4♥8♥A♦3♣ to peer Kwiatkiewicz's hand hold. Bell dropped to 110,000.
8:30pm: Break time counts
Thanks to the Hippodrome staff for his or her assistance.
Morrison building towers
| Dag Berivan | 862,000 | |
| Benjamin Morrison | 800,000 | |
| Stian Knutsen | 785,000 | |
| Alexios Zervos | 640,000 | |
| Matthew Perrins | 614,000 | |
| Dara O'Kearney | PokerStars Qualifier | 600,000 |
| Albert Sapiano | 600,000 | |
| Jack Nolan | 540,000 | |
| Felix Stephenson | 520,000 | |
| Jack Maskill | 520,000 | |
| Valdir Cordeiro Dos Santos | 500,000 | |
| Alexander Fradlin | 447,000 | |
| Nilay Ganatra | 420,000 | |
| Daniel Laming | 403,000 | |
| Adam Maxwell | 362,000 | |
| Oliver White | 325,000 | |
| Darren Mason | PokerStars Qualifier | 280,000 |
| Henry Bibby | 255,000 | |
| Sanjay Thapar | 250,000 | |
| Marcus West | 240,000 | |
| Michael Brisley | 224,000 | |
| Mikolaj Kwiatkiewicz | 195,000 | |
| Glen Davage | 165,000 | |
| Chris Da-Silva | 160,000 | |
| Jen-Yue Chiang | 120,000 | |
| Terence Donakey | 109,000 |
8:21pm: Break timeLevel 19 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (ante 2,000)
The remaining 26 players are taking a 15-minute break.
8:20pm: Sapiano grumpy despite a winLevel 19 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (ante 2,000)
Albert Sapiano was very grumpy despite winning a pot to rise up to around 550,000.
Dag Berivan opened from early position and was called by Terence Donakey (button) and Sapiano (big blind) en path to a 6♦A♠6♥ flop. The action checked to Donakey who bet 35,000. Only Sapiano called and he called another 52,000 at the 3♦ turn before the 5♠ river was checked.
Sapiano opened A♣T♠ beating out Donakey's J♣J♦.
"Nice hand Albert," said Berivan.
"Shut up, stop speaking to me!" barked Sapiano. "I told you I DO NOT like you."
It seemed that Sapiano didn't fully mean it, he was just still remembering being "shafted" by Berivan once or twice today.
That's more like it, Albert.
8:08pm: Laming slipsLevel 19 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (ante 2,000)
Danny Laming has dropped go into reverse to around 300,000 after doubling up neighbour, Alexander Fradlin. Matt Perrins has gotten his stack back as much as 620,000 and it's likely that Laming had a hand in that as well.
A 2♣3♦T♥ flop was out and Fradin moved all-in for 160,000 and was called by Laming who held J♠T♠. Fradin opened K♦T♦ and the board only got better for him because it ran out 8♦K♣.
7:57pm: Maskill rips and flipsLevel 19 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (ante 2,000)
Jack Maskill is back at the up after doubling through Andy Bell.
He was in middle position and open ripped 184,000 straight into the pot. Bell was within the small blind and made the call.
Bell: 9♦9♠Maskill: A♦T♣
The board ran T♦8♣2♠4♥A♠ to make Maskill two pair.
7:42pm: Shchepkin dominated and bustsLevel 19 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (ante 2,000)
Dmitrii Shchepkin was left very short after an earlier bad beat and managed a few double ups, but couldn't do it for a 3rd time.
He got his last 132,000 in preflop with K♥Q♥ and located a willing customer in Darren Mason who held a dominating A♣K♣. The board ran 9♠A♥4♠J♦8♣ to pair Mason's ace.
7:31pm: Payouts as much as 43rdLevel 19 - Blinds 6,000/12,000 (ante 2,000)
There are 36 players remaining normally Event. Here's who has collected their money so far.
| 44 | Vadim Cojocaru | £1,010 | ||
| 45 | Davlos Benakis | £1,010 | ||
| 46 | Mark Goodchild | PokerStars Qualifier | £1,010 | |
| 47 | Will Kassouf | £1,010 | ||
| 48 | Stelyan Gerogiev | £1,010 | ||
| 49 | Mark Metsla | £1,010 | ||
| 50 | David Crane | £1,010 | ||
| 51 | Mason Hyatt | £1,010 | ||
| 52 | Plamen Yakimov | £1,010 | ||
| 53 | Barry Donovan | £1,010 | ||
| 54 | Niccolo Cassettari | £1,010 | ||
| 55 | Paul Tirnovean | £1,010 | ||
| 56 | Marc Hunter | £935 | ||
| 57 | Hristo Georgiev | £935 | ||
| 58 | Giulio Mascolo | £935 | ||
| 59 | Ronen Mozeson | £935 | ||
| 60 | Nisan Arieli | £935 | ||
| 61 | Maziar Seirafi | £935 | ||
| 62 | Alexander Zeligman | £935 | ||
| 63 | Gerhard Lillie | £935 |
7:18pm: Laming scores huge double through PezLevel 18 - Blinds 5,000/10,000 (ante 1,000)
"Nice hand mate," said Matt Perrins to Danny Laming after the latter doubled to over 600,000 after a large preflop confrontation.
The action was already completed and the dealer was counting that Laming had 305,000. Perrins A-J was already within the muck but Laming's Q♥Q♣ were still proudly on display, next to a board that rested as K♦5♣J♣K♠9♦. Perrins was left with 240,000.
Day 1B chip leader Laming having another great day
7pm: Cody cannedLevel 18 - Blinds 5,000/10,000 (ante 1,000)
Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody had left the building after falling for the old limp under the gun with aces tactic.
Valdir Cordeiro played the villain/hero on this piece and commenced thing off with that limp. He picked up two calls along the best way before Cody moved all-in from the button for 141,000 with pocket fives. Cordeiro re-shoved together with his aces and successfully isolated before surviving the board.
6:50pm: Short stack warLevel 18 - Blinds 5,000/10,000 (ante 1,000)
Mikołaj Kwiatkiewicz and Dmitrii Shchepkin both came back from dinner with short stacks and had to get a move on. They both found pairs, went with them, and one in every of them was left super short upon getting unlucky.
Shchepkin opened from under the gun and called after Kwiatkiewicz three-bet all-in for 100,000 from the small blind.
Kwiatkiewicz: 8♣8♦Shchepkin: Q♣Q♠
The board ran 6♣4♣8♠5♥4♠ to make Shchepkin an entire house. Kwiatkiewicz was left with just 38,000.
6:45pm: Full chip counts from the breakLevel 18 - Blinds 4,000/8,000 (ante 1,000)
Thanks to the dealers for helping with the counts.
Da Silva on top
| Chris Da-Silva | 640,000 | |
| Dag Berivan | 610,000 | |
| John Divers | 570,000 | |
| Dara O'Kearney | PokerStars Qualifier | 500,000 |
| Matthew Perrins | 475,000 | |
| Jack Nolan | 465,000 | |
| Valdir Cordeiro Dos Santos | 430,000 | |
| Jen-Yue Chiang | 430,000 | |
| Stephen O'Keeffe | 374,000 | |
| Oliver White | 338,000 | |
| Jorge Ellena | 330,000 | |
| Daniel Laming | 310,000 | |
| Adam Maxwell | 305,000 | |
| Felix Stephenson | 296,000 | |
| Albert Sapiano | 290,000 | |
| Alex Bounsall | 284,000 | |
| Nicos Nicolaou | 270,000 | |
| John Ander | 255,000 | |
| Danny Tran | 240,000 | |
| Jack Maskill | 235,000 | |
| Henry Bibby | 230,000 | |
| William Chattaway | 230,000 | |
| Marcus West | 226,000 | |
| Andrew Christoforou | 215,000 | |
| Glen Davage | 206,000 | |
| Sanjay Thapar | 200,000 | |
| Benjamin Morrison | 200,000 | |
| Nilay Ganatra | 198,000 | |
| Richard Hoadley | 195,000 | |
| Victor Victorovich Ilyukhin | 180,000 | |
| Stian Knutsen | 173,000 | |
| Jake Cody | Team PokerStars Pro | 172,000 |
| Terence Donakey | 165,000 | |
| Aviad Regev | 162,000 | |
| Dmitri Shchepkin | 133,000 | |
| Jonathan Somekh | 130,000 | |
| Wilson Leung | 130,000 | |
| Darren Mason | PokerStars Qualifier | 121,000 |
| Alexios Zervos | 110,000 | |
| Mikolaj Kwiatkiewicz | 96,000 | |
| Alexander Fradlin | 65,000 | |
| Do Tran | 59,000 |
5:52pm: Dinner timeLevel 18 - Blinds 4,000/8,000 (ante 1,000)
The players are on a 50-minute dinner break.
5:47pm: Doke was on the subject of being broke but then.....Level 18 - Blinds 4,000/8,000 (ante 1,000)
Lend us a hand up there, will ya? God, "Sure Doke!"
5:38pm: After which there has been silence. Kassouf bustsLevel 18 - Blinds 4,000/8,000 (ante 1,000)
Will Kassouf and Andrew Christoforou were the last two Brits to bust within the WSOP Main Event this summer, falling in 17th and 18th place respectively for lifetime high scores of $338k. They both made it into the cash today and located themselves drawn next to one another for a slightly of irony. Much more so when Christoforou took out his neighbour.
"At least I outlasted him the sector Series!" said Kassouf as departing words.
Christoforcu (right) had the last laugh over Kassouf (left)
Christoforou opened to 17,000 from under the gun and was called by both blind, including Kassouf within the big blind. The flop spread 4♠9♣8♠ and the small blind led for 27,000. Kassouf only had 37,000 and put them over the road after some speech play. Christoforou then moved in behind and the small blind open-folded tens.
"Big blind special!" shouted Kassouf as he opened 9♠3♠ for high pair and flush draw. Christoforou tabled A♥A♣ and survived the J♣Q♦ turn and river.
5:20pm: Chiang's at it againLevel 18 - Blinds 4,000/8,000 (ante 1,000)
Not content with bursting the bubble, Jen-Yue Chiang has gone after more scalps, namely Barry Donovan.
The latter raised from the hijack and Chiang defended his big blind before a 9♥6♠5♥ flop was dealt. Both players checked and a Donovan delayed 20,000 c-bet at the 9♠ turn was treated to a check-raise all-in. He did not have many chips behind and decided to name off with A♦K♠. Unfortunately for him he was drawing dead as Chiang opened 9♦8♥ for trips and that was that.
5pm: Cody doubles down and back up againLevel 17 - Blinds 3,000/6,000 (ante 1,000)
Jake Cody was cololered in a hand to head relatively short but responded with a snappy double up.
Jack Nolan told the blog that he squeezed all-in for around 150,000 with pocket queens after Cody had raised and received two callers. Cody called with jacks and couldn't improve.
Swingy ride for Cody
A couple of hands later Cody and two opponents had made it to the turn where the board read Q♣6♣K♠3♠. The action was checked to Vadim Cojocaru within the hijack who bet 39,000. Cody check-raised all-in for 108,000 from the massive blind and Cojocaru tank called after the third party had folded. Cody opened K♣T♠ and survived the 5♠ river after Cojocaru opened T♥T♠.
4:45pm: Macarin bubbles UKIPT Super SeriesLevel 17 - Blinds 3,000/6,000 (ante 1,000)
After a couple of hands of non-events and double ups, the bubble finally burst with the exit of Gheorghe Macarin.
He was down just 27,000 when he moved all-in from under the gun. Victor Ilyukhin called from the hijack and Jen-Yue Chiang did likewise from the small blind. The flop spread Q♦7♣J♠ and either one of Macarin's opponents checked before Chiang led out for 37,000 at the 8♦ turn. Call. The 6♥ competed the board and both players checked again.
Macarin opened J♥T♥ for second pair, which was behind to Ilyukhin's top-paired K♠Q♠, but Chiang had them both beat with A♦Q♣. All remaining 63 players are all guaranteed a payday of £935.
Macarin (seat 4) bubbling
4:12pm: The tenseless fewLevel 17 - Blinds 3,000/6,000 (ante 1,000)
The players are back of their seats for the continuing bubble period. The next probably enjoyed their break seeing as they're the large stacks:
| Dag Berivan | 605,000 | |
| Alexios Zervos | 370,000 | |
| Dmitri Shchepkin | 360,000 | |
| Daniel Laming | 340,000 | |
| Richard Hoadley | 335,000 | |
| Aviad Regev | 330,000 | |
| Victor Victorovich Ilyukhin | 320,000 | |
| Albert Sapiano | 320,000 | |
| Chris Da-Silva | 318,000 | |
| Jake Cody | Team PokerStars Pro | 305,000 |
| Felix Stephenson | 300,000 | |
| Matthew Perrins | 300,000 | |
| Jack Maskill | 290,000 | |
| Darren Mason | PokerStars Qualifier | 275,000 |
| Alex Bounsall | 250,000 | |
| Vadim Cojocaru | 245,000 | |
| Sanjay Thapar | 241,000 | |
| John Ander | 240,000 | |
| Benjamin Winsor | 230,000 | |
| Nilay Ganatra | 215,000 | |
| Davlos Benakis | 205,000 | |
| Henry Bibby | 200,000 | |
| Glen Davage | 195,000 | |
| Andrew Christoforou | 170,000 |
3:52pm: Tense breakLevel 16 - Blinds 2,500/5,000 (ante 500)
The bubble didn't burst before the extent ended so 64 tense players are off on a 15-minute break.
3:30pm: Captain America soft bubblesLevel 16 - Blinds 2,500/5,000 (ante 500)
Edmund Anderson, who's down as Captain America within the Hippodrome system, has busted in 65th place after losing two flips. Before his last hand, he had apparently lost a 200k flip.
Chip mamma
Dag Berivan opened to 14,000 after which called after Anderson three-bet all-in for 72,500.
Berivan: J♦J♣Anderson: A♦K♦
The board ran J♥4♦Q♣Q♥8♦ to make Berivan an entire house. She's closing in on 600,000 (good for the chip lead) after a terrific couple of levels. Just one more player will leave with nothing and the strain was ramped as much as 11.
3:05pm: So close but no cigarLevel 16 - Blinds 2,500/5,000 (ante 500)
There are 68 players remaining and play will go hand for hand when 65 remain, that allows you to be just two off the money. The next might be very disappointed at just missing out on a cash:
Paul Skipper, Julien Michaud, Tony Ringe, James Mitchell, Vasile Stancu, Shouvik Pal, Rory Campbell, Paul Brown, Joe Hindry, Christoffel Van Kraayenburg, Phil Souki, Hamish Morjaria, Florian Duta, Grant Fox, Julien-Pierre Jolivet, Bobby Sohal, Andre Loua, Apollo Enriquez, Michel Brisley and Angelos Nastos Megas.
So close for Joe Hindry
2:49pm: Saxy flushed awayLevel 15 - Blinds 2,000/4,000 (ante 500)
PokerStars Live on the Hippodrome team member Kelly Saxby has hit the rail after being flopped dead.
Jake Cody informed the blog that she moved all-in for her last 35,000 with A♦2♦ and was called in a single spot before Dmitrii Shchepkin successfully isolated with a reraise. He opened a dominated A-K suited and flopped a flush.
Saxby in happier times
2:35pm: Why is Jack Maskill so happy?Level 15 - Blinds 2,000/4,000 (ante 500)
Because he knocked out two players in back to back hands to near in on a 300k stack is why!
Maskill opened from mid position with 6♥7♥ and called after the very short stacked Zahir Aslam three-bet all-in from the large blind with A♦7♦. The board ran 3♥7♠Q♥4♠8♥ to make Maskill a flush. "Almost a case of too many outs!" he commented as he raked within the pot.
Jack went on a Maskill
The very next hand saw Ole Nedreboe three-bet all-in for 49,000 from the button after another Maskill opening raise. The latter called with A♠9♠ and matched up on a J♠9♦2♠2♣4♠ board to overcome Nedreboe's 7♥7♦.
2:25pm: Classic AlbertLevel 15 - Blinds 2,000/4,000 (ante 500)
Got a love just a little Albert Sapiano action. The united kingdom legend has passed 300,000 upon getting Edmund Anderson of a claimed two pair.
Sapaino limped in from middle position and went to a 5♠2♥6♥ flop with Julien Michaud and Anderson from the blinds. Anderson led out for 7,000 before Sapiano moved all-in for 285,000. Michaud folded and the verdict was on Anderson and the 185,000 he had back.
No messing around with Albert
"You even have me covered now?" asked Anderson.
"Bit greater than last time," responded Sapiano.
Anderson shook his head and f-bombed to himself.
"I hope you win!" goaded Sapiano.
"How good is 2 pair?" asked Anderson.
Sapiano didn't reply immediately and ate some food before saying, "FEELS LIKE you've only got one pair!"
Eventually Anderson admitted defeat and folded his hand.
2:05pm: Chip daddiesLevel 15 - Blinds 2,000/4,000 (ante 500)
Thanks to the Hippodrome team for counting the next counts within the break:
| Felix Stephenson | 370,000 | |
| John Divers | 310,000 | |
| Danny Laming | 290,000 | |
| Berivan Dag | 286,000 | |
| Mason Hyatt | 275,000 | |
| Matt Perrins | 250,000 | |
| Dmitri Shchepkin | 250,000 | |
| Stian Knutsen | 240,000 | |
| Victor Victorovich Ilyukhin | 230,000 | |
| Jake Cody | Team PokerStars Pro | 230,000 |
| Ben Winsor | 215,000 | |
| Jorge Ellena | 205,000 | |
| Danny Tran | 205,000 | |
| John Ander | 190,000 | |
| Vadim Cojocaru | 185,000 | |
| Albert Sapiano | 183,000 | |
| Hossein Sharif | 180,000 | |
| Richard Hoadley | 180,000 | |
| Jonathan Somekh | 175,000 | |
| Barry Donovan | 172,000 | |
| Terence Donakey | 172,000 | |
| Edmund Anderson | 171,000 | |
| Jack Maskill | 170,000 | |
| Giulio Mascolo | 170,000 | |
| Alexander Zeligman | 169,000 | |
| Alexios Zervos | 160,000 | |
| Plamen Yakimov | 156,000 | |
| Mark Metsla | 155,000 | |
| Alex Bounsall | 140,000 | |
| Andrew Christoforou | 140,000 | |
| Sanjay Thapar | 140,000 | |
| Wilson Leung | 110,000 | |
| Will Kassouf | 110,000 | |
| Chris Da-Silva | 106,000 |
1:42pm: Final 100 on breakLevel 14 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (ante 400)
Around 100 players made it to the primary break of the day. The next have an extended break than they might like:
Fernando Bento, Daiva Barauskaite, Mark Mcvey, Roar Flotre, Wai Lee, Craig Sweden, Federico Quevedo, Patryk Slusarek, Naor Slobodskoy, Jonathan Somekh, Craig Newton, Luke Williams, Anmol Srivats, Ricardo Valim, Vamshi Vandanapu, Simon Dryan, Malcolm McDougall, Hilmi Ture, Christoph Maximowitz and Robert Heidorn.
Bad Day 2 for the Baltic Blonde
1:30pm: Huge cooler pot win for FelixLevel 14 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (ante 400)
Felix Stephensen has a stack approaching 300,000 after a large three-way all-in that saw Tim Wright hit the rail and Valdir Cordeiro take a large hit.
The king of Norway
There was a raise and speak to before Stephensen three-bet squeezed. Wright then four-bet all-in fro 43,000 and Cordeiro five-bet all-in for chunks. The primary two players folded and that left the Norwegian who called all-in for 112,600.
Stephensen: K♣K♠Wright: J♥J♦Cordeiro: Q♣Q♦
The board ran 7♣8♥7♦3♦3♠ to peer the kings delay. Cordeiro dropped to 130,000.
1:12pm: Kassouf takes from neighbour ChristoforouLevel 14 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (ante 400)
"I played it like a chairman"! declared the shy and retiring Will Kassouf after he (correctly) talked himself into calling in a hand versus Andrew Christoforou.
The latter opened from under the gun and was called by the button and Kassouf within the big blind. The flop fanned T♣A♠5♣ and Christoforou continued for 7,000. Kassouf check-called before both players checked the K♦ turn. The river was 2♦ and Christoforou bet 8,000 when he was checked to. Kassouf went into his standard chat mode after which made the decision with A♣J♥. He was correct, and moved as much as 150,000, as Christoforou opened K♥J♦. --MC
12:56pm: No level 14 for.....Level 14 - Blinds 1,500/3,000 (ante 400)
Level 14 has started but is not going to feature the next players: Leonardo Armino, Ian Otobo, Charles Harrison, Lorenzo Nesti, Andy Bell, Chris Simpson and Richard Paul.
12:45pm: Felix knows easy methods to play WrightLevel 13 - Blinds 1,200/2,400 (ante 300)
The 2015 Norwegian Poker Champion Felix Stephensen has moved as much as around 165,000 after (successfully) using the old check-raise manoeuvre on Tim Wright.
The flop was out as 6♣A♣8♦ and the Norwegian checked from the small blind after which raised Wright's 11,200 c-bet as much as 35,000. It did the job as Wright tank folded to drop to 65,000.
12:20pm: Who's followed Jordi?Level 13 - Blinds 1,200/2,400 (ante 300)
Those who've joined Mathias for an early bath on Day 2 are: Robert Shiell, Matthew Pierce, Charu Vikram, Justin Kyriakides and Paul Dunne.
12:10pm: Great start for PezLevel 13 - Blinds 1,200/2,400 (ante 300)
Matt Perrins has gotten off to a super start by taking all of the chips off neighbour, Mathias Jordi, to transport as much as around 275,000.
Pez on an early charge
The two players were heads-up and the chips went it at the turn with a board reading 5♠Q♣5♣9♥. Jordi opened K♠Q♠ but had serious kicker issues as Perrins' A♥Q♥ was dominating. The river came because the J♥ and Jordi made an early exit.
12:02pm: Shuffle up and deal!Level 13 - Blinds 1,200/2,400 (ante 300)
11:45am: Day 2 about to commenceLevel 13 - Blinds 1,200/2,400 (ante 300)
Welcome back to PokerStars Live on the Hippodrome for what promises to be an action-packed day of poker. All three starting flights of the UKIPT Super Series Main Event has been completed - with 129 making it through - and today's plan is to check out and whittle them right down to a last table of eight. Twelve 50-minute levels are locked and loaded and the structural pressure on those short stacks should see a gradual flow of individuals leave the scene within the day.
Day 1C (turbo) was an ideal success last night as 83 more entries were added to the pile. They were made of 68 unique players and 15 re-entries. Stian Knutsen ended the flight as chip leader on 158,200 and leads 28 survivors into today.
Those extra entries late last night helped push the overall selection of entries for the development as much as 453 (up from last year's 291), and so they created a £219,705 prize pool. The highest 63 players might be guaranteed a minimum payday of £935 and those that make tomorrow's final table will leave with out a lower than £5,000. The winner? She or he will take home a groovy £42,500. For an entire breakdown, click here.
Here are the highest five counts heading into the day:
| Jorge Ellena | 280,800 | |
| Daniel Laming | 275,800 | |
| Albert Sapiano | 219,800 | |
| Alexander Zeligman | 203,000 | |
| Valdir Cordeiro | 202,200 |
Laming was the Day 1B chip leader
PokerStars Blog reporting team at UKIPT6 Super Series: Marc Convey. Photos by Mickey May.
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