GUKPT Edinburgh Day 2 Blog

Published On April 28, 2018 |

End of Day 2 – 29/04/2018 – 01:10

 


 

 

O’Sullivan Leads Final 14 – 29/04/2018 – 00:45

After starting the day with 74 players we have finished after ten levels of play with just 14 players who will be back tomorrow to play down to a winner.

It’s been another great days play played in a buzzing cardroom with a fantastic atmosphere.

Michael O’Sullivan has finished on top, he won a huge pot on the very last hand of the day, to bag up the chip lead. The chip counts are:

Micheal Osullivan 966,000
Garry Stevenssmith 763,000
Usman Ulhaq 564,000
Louis Paxton 442,500
Hayden Paul Horman 387,500
Robert Bain 327,500
Steven Bangham 326,500
Andrew Feenan 250,000
Sally Lawson 235,000
Jacob Moss 221,500
Ian Berry 211,000
Ross Mcleod 179,500
David Weeks 146,000
Gary Bertram 132,000

Tomorrow we will be back to see who can become the GUKPT Edinburgh 2018 Main Event Champion.

The tournament begins at 12pm, with the live stream starting at 12:30pm.

Join us then.

 


 

Last Five Hands – 29/04/2018 – 00:32

The clock has been paused with ten minutes remaining.

The players will now play 5 more hands before bagging and tagging.

 


 

Craig Smith 15th – 29/04/2018 – 00:15

Craig Smith is the next player out. Finishing in 15th place for £1,400.

 


 

G.K 16th – 29/04/2018 – 00:01

G.K down to just 13 bigs G.K moves all in holding K-9 and is called by Gary Bertram with pocket fives.

No help for G.K as he loses the flip and heads out of the tournament in 16th place for £1,400.

 


 

The Last Level – 28/04/2018 – 23:46

The blinds increase as we begin level number 20. The final level of the day.

They are now 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante.

16 players remaining.


 

Two Exits – 28/04/2018 – 23:45

Two exits in two hands on table number one.

Jonny Gray shoves A-8 and runs into ACES! No help and he heads out in 18th place for £1,300.

 

The very next hand Mark Dyson shoves with K-10 and runs into ACES! No miracles for Mark and he heads out in 17th place for £1,300.


 

Andrew Davidson 19th – 28/04/2018 – 23:35

Andrew Davidson is the next player out here on Day 2. He finishes in 19th place £1,150.

We are now down to 18 players on two tables as we break one.

 


 

Matt Archer 20th – 28/04/2018 – 23:22

Matt Archer opens, Michael O’Sullivan shoves all in for around 240,000, after 5 minutes in the tank Matt makes the call..

It’s a huge flip as Matt tables against the of Michael.

The board runs out

Set for Michael as he takes the pot and now has just short of 500k!

Matt is left with 15k and busts the very next hand in 20th place for £1,150.


 

Prizepool Payout – 28/04/2018 – 23:13

GUKPT Edinburgh Main Event
£500 NLHE F/O
Entries: 258

1st – £36,350
2nd – £23,850
3rd – £14,850
4th – £9,550
5th – £6,550
6th – £4,900
7th – £3,900
8th – £3,050
9th – £2,600
10th – £2,200
11th – £1,950
12th – £1,800
13th – £1,650
14th – £1,600
15th – £1,400
16th – £1,400
17th – £1,300
18th – £1,300
19th – £1,150
20th – £1,150
21st – £1,150 – David Gee
22nd – £1,150 – Radoslav Lliev
23rd – £1,050 – John Stirling
24th – £1,050 – Matt Ireland
25th – £1,050 – Carl Taylor
26th – £1,050 – Jeff Kimber

 


 

 

David Gee 21st – 28/04/2018 – 23:05

We get to the table on a flop reading David Gee bets and is shoved on by Gary Steven Smith, after some time in the tank David Gee makes the call and sees the bad news.

Gary tables for top two. David shows for top pair and needs a miracle.

The turn card comes

The river card

Gary takes the pot and increases his chip lead.

We lose David Gee in 21st place for £1,150.


 

Chip Counts – 28/04/2018 – 22:50

Garry Stevenssmith 415000
Usman Ulhaq 373000
Mathew Archer 357000
Craig Alistair Smith 330000
Jonathan Gray 325000
Andrew James Feenan 310000
Jacob Moss 310000
Steven John Bangham 302000
Hayden Paul Horman 270000
Micheal Osullivan 254000
Andrew Davidson 253000
Ross Mcleod 220000
Ian Berry 210000
Gajanthan Kamalanathan 203000
David Colin Weeks 200000
David Gee 184000
Mark Dyson 145000
Gary Bertram 130000
Louis Paxton 130000
Robert Bain 90000
Sally Lawson 77000

 

 


Level 19 – 28/04/2018 – 22:40

The players are back seated as we begin level number 19.

They are now 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante.

21 players remaining.

 


 

Break Time – 28/04/2018 – 22:25

Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes.


 

Radoslav Lliev 21st – 28/04/2018 – 22:20

Short stack Radoslav Lliev shoves his short stack all in holding K-10 and is called by A-8 of Craig Smith.

No help for Radoslav and he exits the tournament in 21st place for £1,150.


 

 

Pics – 28/04/2018 – 22:15

 

 


 

Sick for Stirling! – 28/04/2018 – 21:50

John Stirling makes it 16,000 to play, Louis Paxton moves all in for his stack of 75,000, David Weeks then shoves for around 200,000. The action comes back to John who also shoves for around 160,000 as we have a three way all in!

John has the best hand tabling

Louis shows

David has

The flop comes as Louis and David flop top pair, John now has just one out to survive!

The turn card

The river card

Very unlucky for John who heads out of the tournament in 23rd place for £1,050.

Louis trebles up getting lucky on the river as he hits two pair and is now stacking 240,000.

David takes the side pot and now has a stack of around 220,000.

What a hand! 


 

Level 18 – 28/04/2018 – 21:30

The blinds increase as we begin level 18.

They are now 3,000/6,000 with a 500 ante.

24 players remaining.

 


 

Min Cashers – 28/04/2018 – 21:25

25th – £1,050 – Carl Taylor
26th – £1,050 – Jeff Kimber

 


 

Chip Counts – 28/04/2018 – 21:15

Gajanthan Kamalanathan 540000
Steven John Bangham 460000
Garry Stevenssmith 378000
Micheal Osullivan 377000
Jonathan Gray 370000
David Gee 324000
Jacob Moss 315000
Andrew James Feenan 292000
Ian Berry 235000
Radoslav Lliev 192000
Hayden Paul Horman 185000
Ross Mcleod 185000
Sally Lawson 176000
Mark Dyson 167000
Usman Ulhaq 165000
Robert Bain 120000
Andrew Davidson 96000
David Colin Weeks 95000
Mathew Archer 91000
Craig Alistair Smith 89000
Matthew Ireland 55000
Louis Paxton 50000
Gary Bertram 44000
Jeffrey Kimber 39000
John Stirling 29000
Carl Taylor 28000

 


 

Level 17 – 28/04/2018 – 21:05

There’s twenty minutes remaining of this level so the players are now back to play it.

The blinds are 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante.

26 players remaining all in the money.


 

Break Time – 28/04/2018 – 20:40

Break time now for the players as they take 20 minutes.
 


 

Andy Hills Bubbles – 28/04/2018 – 20:30

Andy Hills moves all in for just 27,000 and is called by Hayden Horman.

Andy tables and will need to get lucky against the of Hayden.

The flop comes as Andy picks up four outs flopping a gut shot.

The turn card comes

The river card

Hayden takes the pot with two pair.

We lose Grosvenor Pro Andy Hills from the tournament as he is our bubble boy!


 

 

Bubble Time – 28/04/2018 – 19:40

We lose Paddy Doonan, with his exit we are now on the bubble!


 

Michael Kane Eliminated – 28/04/2018 – 19:35

Jonny Gray opens to 9,000, Michael Kane three bet shoves for 80,000 and Jonny makes the call after some time in the tank.

Michael tables and is in bad shape against the of Jonny.

The oard runs out

The nine plays for Jonny who takes the pot.

We lose Michael Kane from the tournament as we are now just two players off the money with 28 remaining

 


 

Exits – 28/04/2018 – 19:20

We’re getting close to the money now as we lose Colin Wu & Grant Hart from the tournament.

 

Level 16 – 28/04/2018 – 19:05

The blinds increase as we begin level number 16.

They are now 2,000/4,000 with a 400 ante.

32 players remaining.


 

Double For Usman – 28/04/2018 – 18:50

We get to the table on a flop of Colin Wu and Usman Ulhaq get it all in!!

Colin tables for an open ended straight draw against the of Usman

The turn card comes

The river card

Two pair is good for Usman to take the pot as he doubles up to 190,000.

Colin drops down to 60,000.

 


 

Two Chippies – 28/04/2018 – 18:25

With the break of a table, Andrew Feenan joins G.K. on the feature table. The top two stacks in the tournament are now seated next to each other.

 

 


 

Chip Counts – 28/04/2018 – 18:15

 

Andrew Feenan 254000
Gajanthan Kamalanathan 251000
Patrick Andrew Doonan 239000
David Gee 237000
Ian Berry 213000
Micheal Osullivan 211000
Mathew Archer 210000
Jacob Moss 205000
Robert Bain 190000
Steven John Bangham 180000
Hayden Paul Horman 179500
Andrew Davidson 171000
Gavin John Fisher 169000
Gary Bertram 167000
Garry Stevenssmith 165000
Sally Lawson 161000
Usman Ulhaq 150000
John Stirling 148000
Grant Hart 130000
Haitao Wu 128000
Jonathan Gray 118000
Michael Anthony Kane 117000
Mark Dyson 117000
Craig Alistair Smith 105000
Bernard James Mcginlay 102000
David Colin Weeks 97000
Jeffrey Kimber 95000
Radoslav Lliev 93000
Ross Mcleod 91000
Louis Paxton 74000
Christopher John Weir Craig 71000
Christopher Scott 67000
Carl Taylor 66000
David Docherty 53000
Robert Bostock 44400
William Paxton 38000
Andrew Hills 32000
Matthew Ireland 28000
Tom Craig Noble 17000

 


 

Level 15 – 28/04/2018 – 18:01

The players are back from the buffet as we begin level number 15.

The blinds are now 1500/3000 with a 300 ante.

39 players remaining.


 

Break Time – 28/04/2018 – 17:15

Dinner break now for the players as they take 45 minutes to get some food.


 

Bad One For Baldie – 28/04/2018 – 17:05

We get to the table as Michelle Baldie is all in for her stack of 100,000. After some time in the tank Patrick Doonan makes the call and the cards go on their backs…

Michelle tables and looks in great shape to double up to a huge stack as Patrick shows

The flop comes as Patrick flops a full house!!

The turn card comes giving Michelle one more out as she can now hit the final eight to take the pot.

The river card comes

Patrick takes the pot and now has 220,000.

Very unlucky for Michelle as we lose her from the field. There are now 42 players remaining in the main event.

 


 

Pics – 28/04/2018 – 16:45

 

 

 


 

 

Chip Counts – 28/04/2018 – 16:35

Jeff Kimber – 100,000
Usman Ulhaq – 145,000
Mark Dyson – 120,000
Jonny Gray – 110,000
Ian Berry – 220,000
Matt Archer – 265,000


Level 15 – 28/04/2018 – 16:20

The blinds increase as we begin level number 15.

They are now 1200/2400 with a 200 ante.

48 players remaining

 


 

Ugly For Hills – 28/04/2018 – 16:02

We get to the table on a boar reading there is around 35,000 in the middle when Gary Steven-Smith bets 10,000 of his 40,000 stack. Andy Hills thinks for some time before announcing all in!!

Gary goes into the tank and after the clock is called he calls off his stack..

Andy tables for an over pair

Gary shows and will need to get lucky to survive.

The river comes !!!

Gary rivers two pair to take the pot, he now has around 115,000!

Andy is crippled down to just 25,000.

 


 

Side Event Starts – 28/04/2018 – 15:45

The side event has just started with 26 entries here at GUKPT Edinburgh.

 

 


 

 

Current Seating – 28/04/2018 – 15:35

1 1 Hayden Paul Horman
1 2 Haitao Wu
1 3 John Stirling
1 4 Gary Bertram
1 5
1 6 Fraser Macintyre
1 7 Ho Yin Lee
1 8 Garry Stevenssmith
1 9 Robert Welsh
2 1 Steven John Bangham
2 2 Jamie Whyte
2 3 David Docherty
2 4 Micheal Osullivan
2 5 Patrick Andrew Doonan
2 6 William Paxton
2 7 Christopher John Weir Craig
2 8 Colin Malcolm
2 9 Stephen Ka Ng
3 1 Robert Bostock
3 2 Kyle Swan
3 3 Jeffrey Kimber
3 4 Michael Anthony Kane
3 5 Robert Bain
3 6 John Angus
3 7 Katshuhiro Muto
3 8 John Bousfield
3 9 Usman Ulhaq
4 1 Carl Taylor
4 2 Ivan Aurelio Gerard Emanuely
4 3 Craig Alistair Smith
4 4 Ross Mcleod
4 5 Gavin John Fisher
4 6 Sally Lawson
4 7 Catherine Ivgi
4 8 Raymond Mario Pacitti
4 9 Tom Craig Noble
5 1 Thomas Ward
5 2 Radoslav Lliev
5 3 Grant Hart
5 4 Christopher Scott
5 5 Andrew James Feenan
5 6 David Colin Weeks
5 7
5 8 Bernard James Mcginlay
5 9 Andrew Hills
6 1 Michelle Baldie
6 2 Jonathan Gray
6 3 Gordon Robert Huntly
6 4 Mark Dyson
6 5 Mathew Archer
6 6 Gajanthan Kamalanathan
6 7 Tim Shirley
6 8 Guy Taylor
6 9 Daniel Hide
7 1 Ben Daniel Smith
7 2 Matthew Ireland
7 3 David Gee
7 4 Louis Paxton
7 5 Andrew Davidson
7 6 Jacob Moss
7 7 Andrew Teng
7 8 Ian Berry
7 9 Andrew Wilson

 

Big Stacks – 28/04/2018- 15:25

John Stirling 260000
Gajanthan Kamalanathan 250000
Gavin John Fisher 240000
Michelle Baldie 230000
Andrew James Feenan 195000
Mathew Archer 180000
Ross Mcleod 150000
Fraser Macintyre 135000

 


 

Level 13 – 28/04/2018 – 15:15

The players are back seated as we begin level number 13.

The blinds are 1,000/2,000 with a 200 ante

61 players remaining.


 

 

Break Time – 28/04/2018 – 15:01

Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes.

 


 

More Table Pics – 28/04/2018 – 14:40

 


 

Table Shots – 28/04/2018 – 14:20

 

 

 


 

Level 12 – 28/04/2018 – 14:01

The blinds increase as we begin level number 12.

They are now 800/1600 with a 200 ante.

65 players remaining.


 

Start of Day 2 – 28/04/2018 – 13:30

 


 

Prizepool Payout – 28/04/2018 – 13:15

GUKPT Edinburgh Main Event
£500 NLHE F/O
Entries: 258

1st – £36,350
2nd – £23,850
3rd – £14,850
4th – £9,550
5th – £6,550
6th – £4,900
7th – £3,900
8th – £3,050
9th – £2,600
10th – £2,200
11th – £1,950
12th – £1,800
13th – £1,650
14th – £1,600
15th – £1,400
16th – £1,400
17th – £1,300
18th – £1,300
19th – £1,150
20th – £1,150
21st – £1,150
22nd – £1,150
23rd – £1,050
24th – £1,050
25th – £1,050
26th – £1,050

 


 

Start of Day 2 – 28/04/2018 – 13:01

The cards are in the air as we begin level number 11 of the day. The first level of Day 2.

The blinds are 600/1200 with a 100 ante.

74 players remaining.

 


 

Day 2 Seating Plan – 28/04/2018 – 12:50

Table  Seat  Forename Surname Chips
1 1 Hayden Paul Horman 62500
1 2 Haitao Wu 43100
1 3 John Stirling 124200
1 4 Neil Farquhar 22800
1 6 Fraser Macintyre 199800
1 7 Ho Yin Lee 154000
1 8 Garry Stevenssmith 24400
1 9 Robert Welsh 41700
2 1 Steven John Bangham 51900
2 2 James Mclean 41300
2 3 David Docherty 86600
2 4 Micheal Osullivan 121000
2 6 William Paxton 51000
2 7 Christopher John Weir Craig 59100
2 8 Colin Malcolm 80600
2 9 Stephen Ka Ng 47900
3 1 Robert Bostock 93700
3 2 William James Mcclure 85300
3 3 Jeffrey Kimber 45100
3 4 Michael Anthony Kane 72000
3 6 John Angus 30000
3 7 Katshuhiro Muto 86400
3 8 John Bousfield 29000
3 9 Usman Ulhaq 28600
4 1 Thomas Mcgarvey 26700
4 2 Ivan Aurelio Gerard Emanuely 65300
4 3 Craig Alistair Smith 38500
4 4 Ian Swan 24000
4 6 Sally Lawson 41200
4 7 Catherine Ivgi 20900
4 8 Raymond Mario Pacitti 90600
4 9 Tom Craig Noble 33400
5 1 Thomas Ward 49900
5 2 Radoslav Lliev 92400
5 3 Grant Hart 84100
5 4 Christopher Scott 31100
5 6 David Colin Weeks 98800
5 7 Piotr Put 55300
5 8 Bernard James Mcginlay 68200
5 9 Andrew Hills 97000
6 1 Michelle Baldie 80100
6 2 Jonathan Gray 57000
6 3 Gordon Robert Huntly 150100
6 4 Mark Dyson 113900
6 6 Thomas Rennie 80500
6 7 Tim Shirley 23500
6 8 Guy Taylor 115000
6 9 Daniel Hide 19600
7 1 Ben Daniel Smith 55800
7 2 Algassimu Jallow 75500
7 3 David Gee 71100
7 4 Louis Paxton 85900
7 6 Jacob Moss 88100
7 7 Andrew Teng 35300
7 8 Ian Berry 86000
7 9 Andrew Wilson 32900
8 1 Kim Bain 44600
8 2 Andrew James Mackenzie 26800
8 3 Jonathan Lemon 46500
8 4 Carl Taylor 32200
8 5 Jamie Whyte 62800
8 6 Kyle Swan 72100
8 7 Ross Mcleod 87500
8 8 Shaun Rutter 38000
8 9 Matthew Ireland 91200
9 1 Gary Bertram 99100
9 2 Patrick Andrew Doonan 40400
9 3 Robert Bain 73800
9 4 Gavin John Fisher 124400
9 5 Andrew James Feenan 149600
9 6 Mathew Archer 107000
9 7 Grant Anderson Cook 59700
9 8 Andrew Davidson 80900
9 9 Gajanthan Kamalanathan 163600

 


 

Welcome To Day 2 – 28/04/2018 – 12:45

Good afternoon and welcome back to Edinburgh for Day 2 of the GUKPT Main Event.

Of the 258 entries, we have 74 players making their way back today to play another ten levels of play, or down to a final table whichever comes first.

Fraser MacIntyre finished as chip leader last night with a shade under 200k, he goes into today as the overall chip leader. Full chip counts are:

Fraser Macintyre 199800
Gajanthan Kamalanathan 163600
Ho Yin Lee 154000
Gordon Huntly 150100
Andrew James Feenan 149600
Gavin John Fisher 124400
John Stirling 124200
Micheal Osullivan 121000
Guy Taylor 115000
Mark Dyson 113900
Mathew Archer 107000
Gary Bertram 99100
David Colin Weeks 98800
Andrew Hills 97000
Robert Bostock 93700
Radoslav Lliev 92400
Matthew Ireland 91200
Raymond Mario Pacitti 90600
Jacob Moss 88100
Ross Mcleod 87500
David Docherty 86600
Katshuhiro Muto 86400
Ian Berry 86000
Louis Paxton 85900
William James Mcclure 85300
Grant Hart 84100
Andrew Davidson 80900
Colin Malcolm 80600
Thomas Rennie 80500
Michelle Baldie 80100
Algassimu Jallow 75500
Robert Bain 73800
Kyle Swan 72100
Michael Anthony Kane 72000
David Gee 71100
Bernard James Mcginlay 68200
Ivan Aurelio Gerard Emanuely 65300
Jamie Whyte 62800
Hayden Paul Horman 62500
Grant Anderson Cook 59700
Christopher John Weir Craig 59100
Jonathan Gray 57000
Ben Daniel Smith 55800
Piotr Put 55300
Steven John Bangham 51900
William Paxton 51000
Thomas Ward 49900
Stephen Ka Ng 47900
Jonathan Lemon 46500
Jeffrey Kimber 45100
Kim Bain 44600
Haitao Wu 43100
Robert Welsh 41700
James Mclean 41300
Sally Lawson 41200
Patrick Andrew Doonan 40400
Craig Alistair Smith 38500
Shaun Rutter 38000
Andrew Teng 35300
Tom Craig Noble 33400
Andrew Wilson 32900
Carl Taylor 32200
Christopher Scott 31100
John Angus 30000
John Bousfield 29000
Usman Ulhaq 28600
Andrew James Mackenzie 26800
Thomas Mcgarvey 26700
Garry Stevenssmith 24400
Ian Swan 24000
Tim Shirley 23500
Neil Farquhar 22800
Catherine Ivgi 20900
Daniel Hide 19600

 

We will be starting play at 1pm and have a great mix of GUKTP regulars and local players, it should be a fantastic days play.

 

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