GUKPT Edinburgh Day 1a Blog
End of Day 1a – 27/04/2018 – 01:30
GK Leads Day 1a in Edinburgh – 27/04/2018 – 01:30
After ten levels of play Day 1a of GUKPT Edinburgh is now in the history books.
It’s been a great day played with smiles on faces as is the norm in this cardroom.
In total there have been 90 entries today, which is up 20 on the Day 1a of last year, which is a great start.
G.K has finished on top of the 23 players who have made it through the day, they are:
| Gajanthan | Kamalanathan | 163600 |
| Ho Yin | Lee | 154000 |
| Andrew | Feenan | 149600 |
| John | Stirling | 124200 |
| Andrew | Hills | 97000 |
| Robert | Bostock | 93700 |
| Matthew | Ireland | 91200 |
| Ross | Mcleod | 87500 |
| David | Docherty | 86600 |
| Ian | Berry | 86000 |
| Louis | Paxton | 85900 |
| William James | Mcclure | 85300 |
| Kyle | Swan | 72100 |
| Michael Anthony | Kane | 72000 |
| Ivan | Emanuely | 65300 |
| Steven | Bangham | 51900 |
| James | Mclean | 41300 |
| Sally | Lawson | 41200 |
| Craig | Smith | 38500 |
| Tom Craig | Noble | 33400 |
| Christopher | Scott | 31100 |
| Thomas | Mcgarvey | 26700 |
| Ian | Swan | 24000 |
The players will be back Saturday, but we will be back tomorrow for Day 1b, where another ten levels will be played. Play begins at 1pm.
Join us then.
Play as Finished – 27/04/2018 – 01:01
Play has now finished for the day, the 24 remaining players have bagged up their chips.
Full chip counts will be up as soon as possible.
Last Five Hands – 27/04/2018 – 00:40
The clock has been paused with 10 minutes remaining.
The players will now play five more hands before bagging up for the night.
All is Quiet – 27/04/2018 – 00:20
All is quiet on the four tables during this level, which is the last one of the day.
GK currently leads with a massive stack of 150,000! If all stays the same, he will finish the day as chip leader.
Stuart White Exits – 27/04/2018 – 00:07
Stuart White moves all in for his stack of 10,000, Andrew Feenan is the only customer and the two players table their hands:
Stuart needs help tabling 
against the 
of Andrew.
The board runs out 
Top set for Andrew as he takes the pot!
We lose Stuart from the tournament here during the last level of the day.
Level Up – 26/04/2018 – 23:45
The blinds increase as we begin level number ten, the final level of the day.
They are now 500/1000 with a 100 ante.
32 players remaining in the field.
Table Shots – 26/04/2018 – 23:20
Gary Whitehead – 26/04/2018 – 23:02
Gary Whitehead moves all in for his 14,000 stack, Jim McLean also moves all in or around 30,000… The rest of the players get out of the way and the cards are tabled:
Gary – 
Jim – 
The flop comes 
The turn card 
giving Gary a open ended straight draw.
The river card comes 
Queens hold for Jim who now has around 45,000.
We lose Gary from the tournament, but he has tomorrow to buy in, if he wants another bullet.
Level 9 – 26/04/2018 – 22:55
The players are back seated as we begin level number 9.
The blinds are now 400/800 with a 100 ante.
40 players remaining.
Break Time – 26/04/2018 – 22:40
Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes.
Gillon Gone – 26/04/2018 – 22:20
Colin Gillon has been grinding a short stack for some time, down to just 9,000 he gets it all in and loses.
We’re now down to just 40 players here as we approach the last break of the day.
Chip Counts – 26/04/2018 – 22:01
Ian Swan – 18,000
Tommy Noble – 21,000
Louis Paxton – 70,000
Chris Scott – 65,000
Gordon Wood – 12,000
Level Eight – 26/04/2018 – 21:45
The blinds increase as we begin level number 8.
They are now 300/600 with a 50 ante.
43 players remaining.
David Gee Gone – 26/04/2018 – 21:20
We get to the table on a board of 
There is around 11,000 in the middle when David Gee bets 8,600, Michael Kane raises to 20,000 and passport winner David Gee goes into the tank… he has around 10k behind the line and calls it off tabling 
for top pair and a gut shot, he needs to find a ten as Michael shows 
for a set of nines.
The river comes 
Michael takes the pot and now has around 55,000.
We lose passport winner David Gee from the tournament here during level number 8 of the day.
Chip Counts – 26/04/2018 – 21:10
Jim McLean – 40,000
David Docherty – 45,000
Paul Green – 30,000
Glen Gendrot – 90,000
Ivan Emanuely – 35,000
Ho Yin Le – 92,000
John Stirling – 70,000
90 Entries Today – 26/04/2018 – 20:55
Registration has now closed for Day 1a of the GUKPT Edinburgh.
90 entries in total for the first day one, which is 20 up on last years number!
Level 7 – 26/04/2018 – 20:35
The players are now back seated as we begin level number 7.
The blinds are now 200/400 with a 50 ante.
52 players remaining.
Break Time – 26/04/2018 – 20:15
Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes.
Pics – 26/04/2018 – 19:55
More Counts – 26/04/2018 – 19:40
Craig Smith – 22,000
Graha Williams – 18,000
Mo Tidjani – 11,000
John Angus – 17,000
Grant Hart – 60,000
Sally Lawson – 17,000
Level Six – 26/04/2018 – 19:20
The blinds increase as we begin level number six, the last level to buy in.
They are now 150/300 with a 25 ante.
88 entries so far today.
McTaggart Stacking – 26/04/2018 – 19:10
On a board of A–4–7–Q–A Paul McTaggart and Andrew Ritchie get involved in a raising war which results in both players all in!!
Andrew tables A-2 for trips, but is beaten by the A-7 of Paul who has a full house!!
Andrew heads out of the tournament while Paul is now one of the chip leaders with 50,000.
Gallagher Gifts Gillon – 26/04/2018 – 18:55
We get to the table as Davie Gallagher is all in for his 11,000 stack holding 
against 
of Colin Gillon.
The board runs out 
Tens hold for Colin who takes the pot and now has 25,000. Davie heads for a re-entry.
Omaha Side Event – 26/04/2018 – 18:45
The omaha side event is in full flow with 24 entries.
It’s 4/5/6 card PLO with a buy in of £100.
Late reg is open till 8:15pm.
Cardroom Snaps – 26/04/2018 – 18:30
Level 5 – 26/04/2018 – 18:15
The players are back seated as we begin level 5 of the day.
The blinds are still 100/200 but this time with an ante of 25.
79 entries so far today with 62 players remaining.
Break Time – 26/04/2018 – 17:15
Break time now for the players as they take 60 minutes for dinner.
GCOOP Competition – 26/04/2018 – 16:50
We have just posted up a competition to win yourself a GCOOP Main Event seat worth £110!!
You can find the competition HERE!
Up On Last Year – 26/04/2018 – 16:30
Last year Day 1a of GUKPT Edinburgh attracted 70 entries, so with 4 hours left to buy in we are already up on last years turnout.
Hopefully Scotland comes out in force to support the UKs longest running tour and we will break the 227 total entries from last year.
Level Up – 26/04/2018 – 16:15
The blinds increase as we begin level number four.
They are now 100/200.
72 entries so far today.
More Counts – 26/04/2018 -16:01
Boab Cumming – 9,000
Tommy Noble – 35,000
David Gee – 24,000
Michael Kane – 50,000
Andrew Hills – 14,000
Start of Day 1a – 26/04/2018 – 15:45
Chip Counts – 26/04/2018 – 15:30
Some chip counts from around the tables:
Alistair Buxton – 25,000
Lesley Devine – 27,000
Glen Gendrot – 21,000
Matthew Ireland – 20,000
James Aris – 9,000
Ian Berry – 23,000
David Wyse – 25,000
Ian Swan – 19,000
Ivan Emanuely – 9,850
Level Three – 26/04/2018 – 15:17
The players are back seated as we begin level number three.
The blinds are now 75/150.
61 entries so far today.
Break Time – 26/04/2018 – 15:01
Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes.
Pics – 26/04/2018 – 14:55
A couple of pics from the cardroom
All is Quiet – 26/04/2018 – 14:45
All is quiet here during the second level of play.
There’s no action to speak of as we have 58 entries so far today.
Players can buy in up until 8:30pm tonight.
Seating Plan – 26/04/2018 – 14:25
| 1 | 1 | Robert Spencer | Franks |
| 1 | 2 | Justin | Wang |
| 1 | 3 | Gordon | Wood |
| 1 | 4 | John | Angus |
| 1 | 5 | Grant | Hart |
| 1 | 8 | Thomas | Wallace |
| 1 | 9 | Kee Tak | Cheung |
| 1 | 10 | Mark | Dyson |
| 2 | 1 | Paul | Green |
| 2 | 2 | Graham | Williams |
| 2 | 3 | Stuart | Matthews |
| 2 | 4 | Craig | Cadden |
| 2 | 5 | Stephen James | Gunn |
| 2 | 6 | Brian | Harland |
| 2 | 7 | Stuart | White |
| 2 | 8 | Gary | Whitehead |
| 2 | 9 | Scott | Maxwell |
| 2 | 10 | Stuart | Mcnally |
| 3 | 1 | David | Docherty |
| 3 | 2 | Ricky | Yuill |
| 3 | 3 | Louis | Paxton |
| 3 | 5 | Tom Craig | Noble |
| 3 | 6 | Katshuhiro | Muto |
| 3 | 7 | Norbert | Bobra |
| 3 | 8 | Steven | Bangham |
| 3 | 9 | Ryan | Fairgrieve |
| 3 | 10 | Kyle | Swan |
| 4 | 1 | Hakan | Duman |
| 4 | 2 | Andrew | Bathgate |
| 4 | 3 | Robert | Cummings |
| 4 | 4 | Sally | Lawson |
| 4 | 5 | Ramon | Demarco |
| 4 | 6 | Craig Alistair | Smith |
| 4 | 7 | Robert John | Knight |
| 4 | 8 | Kingshuk | Ghosh |
| 4 | 9 | Robert | Bostock |
| 5 | 1 | Andrew | Hills |
| 5 | 2 | Grant David | Mcmillan |
| 5 | 3 | Steven | Smart |
| 5 | 4 | John | Perkin |
| 5 | 5 | Paul | Mctaggart |
| 5 | 6 | Ha Bao Trung | Le |
| 5 | 7 | David | Gee |
| 5 | 8 | Christopher | Scott |
| 5 | 9 | Michael | Kane |
| 5 | 10 | James | Rann |
| 6 | 1 | Alistair | Buxton |
| 6 | 3 | Lesley | Devine |
| 6 | 4 | Glen | Gendrot |
| 6 | 5 | Matthew | Ireland |
| 6 | 6 | James | Aris |
| 6 | 7 | Ian | Berry |
| 6 | 8 | David | Wyse |
| 6 | 9 | Ian | Swan |
| 6 | 10 | Ivan | Emanuely |
Side Event Result – 26/04/2018 – 14:15
GUKPT Edinburgh
£100 NLHE Side Event
Entries: 51
1st – £1,735 – Daniel Clemente
2nd – £1,150 – Eddie Gaines
3rd – £765 – Louis Paxton
4th – £535 – Kingshuk Ghosh
5th – £385 – Sebastian Mikolajczyk
6th – £290 – Katshuhiro Muto
7th – £240 – Andrew Hills
Level 2 – 26/04/2018 – 13:50
The blinds increase as we begin level number 2.
They are now 50/100.
First Exit – 26/04/2018 – 13:45
Just the first level and we already have the first exit of the day.
That being Tommy Lee who won GUKPT Edinburgh in 2016. He is the first player to bust today and becomes the first player to re-enter.
It’s been a good start to the day with 53 entries so far.
Live Stream! – 26/04/2018 – 13:30
We are now live from Edinburgh!
All hole cards being shown on a thirty minute delay and you can watch it HERE!
Shuffle Up & Deal – 26/04/2018 – 13:01
The cards are in the air as we begin Day 1a.
The blinds are 25/50 with 38 players playing the first hand.
Welcome to Edinburgh – 26/04/2018 – 12:45
Good afternoon and welcome to Edinburgh for the GUKPT Main Event.
The tournament is a £500+£60 buy in with a guarantee of £100,000! For their buy in the players will receive 20,000 chips on a 60 minute clock.
Today is Day 1a where ten levels will be played before players bag their chips up for Day 2 which will take place on Saturday.
Last year there was 227 entries in total over the two days of buy ins, with Paul Green taking home the trophy after a four way deal. Paul is already in the building ready to defend his title.
We begin todays play at 1pm and we will be with you providing a live stream, pictures, exits and chip counts from the tournament.
