GUKPT London 2016 Final Day Blog
Final Hand & Interviews – 01/02/2016 – 04:04
GUKPT London Main Event Winner 2016 – Martin Hogarty – 01/02/2016 – 04:01
Martin Hogarty GUKPT London Champion – 01/02/2016 – 03:15
Well what an even that just was. After four days of play, played over two months, the first leg of the GUKPT 2016 Tour is now in the books. It will go down as one of the most well attended GUKPTs of all time as in total we had 394 entries creating a massive prizepool for the players to play for.
There was a great mixture of GUKPT regulars, Vic regulars, professional players we haven’t seen in a while and satellite qualifiers in the field which meant for great viewing. As you have seen on the live stream as we streamed every single day.
We came back to the final day today with 30 players and we knew it would be a long one. The first level was complete madness as 10 players bit the dust as we would say goodbye to:
20th – £3,550 – Charlie Carrel
21st – £3,150 – Arun Sood
22nd – £3,150 – Ravi Sharda
23rd – £3,150 – David Barnes
24th – £3,150 – Alain Teffaud
25th – £2,750 – Les Kearney
26th – £2,750 – Ben Heath
27th – £2,750 – Jorge Walsh
28th – £2,750 – Ramsey Ajram
29th – £2,750 – Deborah Worley-Roberts
30th – £2,750 – Briane Peattie
Play would continue and within a few hours we were down to our final nine players as we would lose
10th – £6,300 – Grant Wheelhouse
11th – £5,550 – Pablo Martinez
12th – £5,100 – David Greene
13th – £4,700 – Angelos Nastos-Megas
14th – £4,350 – Samir Tageldin
15th – £4,350 – Paul Barnes
16th – £3,950 – Dan Bushell
17th – £3,950 – Danny Toffel
18th – £3,550 – Gang Wang
19th – £3,550 – Leo Margets
The final table begun and all the stacks were quite even. The only short stack was Adrian Mateos, he kept shoving trying to find an early double, but no one seemed to want to give him a spin. Adrian also said he had a big Sunday online tonight and wanted to get back for it. He eventually got his stack in holding A-3 and ran into the A-Q of Mark Banin. Mark hit trip queens which would send the Spanish poker legend to the cash desk to collect £7,450.
The chips then went round and round for two and a half hours before the players took a break. On their break they agreed an eight way ICM chop which all the players were happy with, guaranteeing themselves at least £24,000 but leaving £48,000 for the winner to collect. The average stack at the time was 19 big so the players believed it was the right thing to do.
After the deal Dahe Liu was the first player to leave, he got his eleven big blinds all in holding A-Q but came up against the pocket queens of Ben Winsor. Dahe would finish in 8th place for £24,049.
The player who probably had the biggest online following, Marc Foggin would leave us in 7th place. He three bet shove against Martin Hogarty who made a big call holding 
which would be behind to the 
of Marc. The board was sick for Marc as it ran out 
he flopped top two but Martin rivered a straight to take a huge pot. Marc would collect £26,020 from the cash desk.
In 6th place we would lose the deal instigator Mark Banin, he called off 98% of his stack holding 
and came up against the 
of Dan. Mark would lose the hand and lose the rest of his chips shortly after. He was happy with his 6th place finish for £33,537.
The happiest person at the table and one of the happiest people I’ve ever seen playing poker was Mr.B and he would be our 5th place finisher. He told he this was only his second ever tournament, he cashed for £1k in the first one. He thought he would give this one a go and played very well right up until the last hand where he bluff shoved the flop and got caught at it by Dan who had flopped top pair. Mr.B took the biggest prize in the chop and would take home just short of £50k, £49,981 to be exact.
The next player out would be Mykola Vysotski who was up and down the whole way through the final table. Him and Martin would see a flop of 
with Mykola holding 
he would get it in with top pair, but come up against the 
of Martin who flopped top two. No King for Mykola and he would finish in 4th place for £24,300.
The GUKPT Grand Final Champion Ben Winsor would just come up short from becoming the first ever player to win back to back GUKPT events. He doubled up on the final table a few times but just couldn’t keep a stack and would eventually leave us in 3rd place for £36,103.
Before the players began heads up play they decided to do a deal, taking £15,000 each and continue to play on for the remaining £18,000.
Heads up play would last 90 minutes before Daniel Barriocanal shoved holding 
and was called by Martin who found . Both players missed the flop and that would give us a champion. Well played first to Daniel Barriocanal who would take home £47,962 for second place, but a huge well done to GUKPT regular Martin Hogarty who takes home £66,538, the title and trophy.
It’s been a phenomenal event which has ran like clockwork. The GUKPT Tour is back with a bang and the players have come out to support it in their numbers.
That’s all from us, we have enjoyed bringing you the coverage over the last 4 days and we hope you’ve enjoyed tuning in. We will be back in a months time for four more days of live streaming and coverage, so join us then.
Until next time, be lucky.
Prizepool Payout – 01/02/2016 – 03:13
GUKPT London
£1000 NLHE F/O
Entries: 394
1st – £66,538 – Martin Hogarty
2nd – £47,962 – Daniel Barriocanal
3rd – £36,103 – Ben Winsor
4th – £24,360 – Mykola Vysotski
5th – £49,981 – Mr.B
6th – £33,537 – Mark Banin
7th – £26,020 – Marc Foggin
8th – £24,049 – Dahe Liu
9th – £7,450 – Adrian Mateos
10th – £6,300 – Grant Wheelhouse
11th – £5,550 – Pablo Martinez
12th – £5,100 – David Greene
13th – £4,700 – Angelos Nastos-Megas
14th – £4,350 – Samir Tageldin
15th – £4,350 – Paul Barnes
16th – £3,950 – Dan Bushell
17th – £3,950 – Danny Toffel
18th – £3,550 – Gang Wang
19th – £3,550 – Leo Margets
20th – £3,550 – Charlie Carrel
21st – £3,150 – Arun Sood
22nd – £3,150 – Ravi Sharda
23rd – £3,150 – David Barnes
24th – £3,150 – Alain Teffaud
25th – £2,750 – Les Kearney
26th – £2,750 – Ben Heath
27th – £2,750 – Jorge Walsh
28th – £2,750 – Ramsey Ajram
29th – £2,750 – Deborah Worley-Roberts
30th – £2,750 – Briane Peattie
Prizepool – £394,000
It’s All Over! – 01/02/2016 – 03:06
Daniel Barriocanal opens to 250,000, Martin Hogarty three bets to 520,000, Daniel moves all in for around 2.8million chips… Martin goes into the tank for around 2 minutes before making the call…
It’s the right call as he has Daniel crushed.
Daniel has against the of Martin.
The board runs out 
The ace-king is good for Martin to take the last pot of the tournament.
Daniel Barriocanal finishes as the runner up taking home £47,962.
Marting Hogarty is the GUKPT London 2016 Main Event Winner cashing for £66,538.
Big Pot – 01/02/2016 – 02:52
Martin limps the button, Daniel makes it 320,000 in total from the big blind and Martin makes the call.
The flop comes 
Daniel is first to act and leads out for 250,000, Martin quickly calls.
The turn card brings 
Daniel slows down checking his option, Martin bets 450,000 and Daniel calls.
The river card comes Daniel checks again to Martin who takes little time before betting 850,000. Daniel thinks for a minute or two before folding as Martin takes that big pot. With that he takes a slight chip lead.
Level Stacks – 01/02/2016 – 02:40
The stacks are dead level as no one is getting the upper hand. Each player playing 3.8million each.
Small Pot Poker – 01/02/2016 – 02:24
No real hands of note during the first 30 minutes of heads up play. Both players are keeping it very small.
Level 31 – 01/02/2016 – 02:12
The blinds increase as we begin level 31.
They are now 60,000/120,000.
Deal Done – 01/02/2016 – 01:58
With that that £48,000 that is remaining in the prizepool.
The players have decided to take £15,000 each and play on for the remaining £18,000.
Chip Counts – 01/02/2016 – 01:55
| Martin Hogarty | 4600000 |
| Dan Barriocanal | 3200000 |
Play Underway – 01/02/2016 – 01:50
Heads Up is now underway between Martin Hogarty & Daniel Barriocanal.
Blinds 50,000/100,000. No antes.
Break Time – 01/02/2016 – 01:42
5 Minute break for the players, where I think there is deal talk.
Ben Winsor 3rd – 01/02/2016 – 01:40
Ben Winsor down to just 5 bigs makes it 225,000 from the button, Dan Barriocanal moves all in from the big blind and Ben calls off his stack.
Ben tables 
against the 
of Dan
The flop comes 
as Dan flops the nut flush draw taking away two of Bens outs.
The turn card comes as Dan turns the nut flush leaving Ben drawing dead.
The river card 
Dan takes the pot with the nut flush and now has just over 3 million.
A great effort from GUKPT Grand Final winner Ben Winsor who just comes up short of going back to back. He heads out in 3rd place for £36,103.
Chip Counts – 01/02/2016 – 01:19
| Martin Hogarty | 4200000 |
| Dan Barriocanal | 2800000 |
| Ben Winsor | 780000 |
Level 30 – 01/02/2016 – 01:15
The blinds increase a we begin level number 30.
They are now 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Three player remaining.
Another Double – 01/02/2016 – 01:10
All in and a call as Dan Barriocanal is all in holding 
against the 
of Martin Hogarty.
The flop comes 
as Martin flops a gut shot and a flush draw! What a flop!
The turn card comes 
The river card 
Somehow Martin misses the board as Dan takes the pot with his ace high.
Dan gets a huge double up to 3 million chips!
Winsor Back in It.. Again – 01/02/2016 – 00:54
Dan Barriocanal shoves the small blind and Ben Winsor calls from the big blind for his tournament life.
Dan tables 
and has live cards against the of Ben.
The flop comes as Ben flops two top pair and Dan flops bottom pair.
The turn card comes
The river card comes 
The two pair holds for Ben as he doubles up to 2 million chips.
Dan is down to 1.3million.
Mykola Vysotski 4th – 01/02/2016 – 00:45
Martin Hogarty & Mykola Vysotski see a flop of Mykola checks to Martin who bets 265,000, Mykola moves all in and Martin makes the quick call.
Mykola tables for top pair top kicker but is behind to the of Martin.
The turn card comes 
giving Mykola some more outs
The river card 
Martin takes the pot and now has 4.5million.
We lose Mykola Vysotski in 4th place for £24,360.
Mr B – 5th – 01/02/2016 – 00:28
On a flop reading 
Dan Barriocanal bets and Mr.B moves all in for his 800,000 stack, Dan makes the quick call and Mr.B has been caught with his hands in the cookie jar.
Dan tables 
for top pair.
Mr.B shows 
for absolutely nothing.
The turn card comes giving Mr.B two outs.
The river card
Crossbar for Mr.B as he exits in 5th place for £49,981, he has played with a smile on his face and more than happy with his prize money.
Dan now has 2.7million.
Chip Counts – 01/02/2016 – 00:19
| Martin Hogarty | 2398000 |
| Mykola Vysotski | 1906000 |
| Dan Barriocanal | 1826000 |
| Mr.B | 1021000 |
| Ben Winsor | 661000 |
Play Back Underway – 01/02/2016 – 00:16
The players are back seated as we begin level number 29.
The blinds are now 40,000/80,000 with a 8,000 ante.
5 players remaining.
Break Time – 31/01/2016 – 23:56
Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes.
Winsor Doubles – 31/01/2016 – 23:49
The action folds round to Dan Barriocanal who moves all in from the small blind, Ben Winsor calls off his 550,000 stack from the big blind, less than ten bigs.
Ben tables and sees the bad news as Dan shows
The board runs out 
Ben makes two pair to double up to 1.2million!! The back to back is still on.
Dan is down to 1.8million.
Double For Mykola – 31/01/2016 – 23:41
On a flop of Mr.B bets 150,000, Mykola Vysotski moves all in and Mr.B makes the call.
Mykola tables for two pair and will need to hold against the of Mr.B who had second pair and a gut shot straight draw.
The turn card comes
The river card 
Two pair wins for Mykola as he takes the pot doubling to 2.2million!
Mr.B is left with just 800,000.
All is Quiet – 31/01/2016 – 23:34
There’s still £48,000 to play for, a massive chunk of money, but at the moment things are quiet at the tables.
The short stack is GUKPT Grand Final Winner Ben Winson who has just over 500,000 at the moment.
Mark Banin 6th – 31/01/2016 – 23:15
No spin up for Mark as he busts a few hands later.
He heads out in 6th place for £33,537.
Banin Crippled/Barariocanal Doubles – 31/01/2016 – 23:04
Dan Barriocanal moves all in from the button, the total is 593,000. Mark Banin tanks in the big blind before making the call.
Dan tables which has the of Mark crushed.
The board runs out 
King-queen is good for Dan to take the pot, he now has 1.2million.
Mark is crippled down to just 5,000, less than one ante.
Blinds Up – 31/01/2016 – 22:56
The blinds increase as we begin level 28.
They are now 30,000/60,000 with a 6000 ante.
6 players remaining.
Marc Foggin 7th – 31/01/2016 – 22:46
Martin Hogarty makes it 100,000 to play, Marc Foggin moves all in for his 650,000 stack, Martin thinks for a minute or two and makes the call.
Martin tables
Marc is ahead showing
The flop comes giving Marc two pair, Martin flops a gut shot straight draw.
The turn card comes a
The river card a !!!
Martin rivers a straight to take the pot!
We lose Marc Foggin in 7th place for £26,020.
All is Quiet – 31/01/2016 – 22:40
Plenty of three bet shoving here but no callers just yet, we could be in for a long one as since the deal has been done.
Seven players remaining and Ben Winsor has the chip lead with 1.8million.
Dahe Liu 8th – 31/01/2016 – 22:20
Dahe Liu makes it 101,000, Ben Winsor moves all in, Dahe has 520,000 behind the line and he calls it off.
Dahe tables and will need to find an Ace against the of Ben.
The board runs out 
Queens hold for Ben who takes the pot and now has 1.8million, could the Grand Final champion go back to back?
We lose Dahe Liu in 8th place for £24,049.
Deal Numbers – 31/01/2016 – 22:08
Play Back Underway – 31/01/2016 – 21:55
The cards are in the air as we begin the next level of play.
The blinds are now 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante.
8 players remaining.
Eight Way Chop! – 31/01/2016 – 21:53
For the first time EVER on the GUKPT Tour the players have agreed an eight way ICM chop.
The numbers will be posted as soon as possible.
Chip Counts – 31/01/2016 – 21:52
Mr.B 1860000
Ben Winsor 1102000
Martin Hogarty 1064000
Mark Banin 1041000
Dan Barriocanal 888000
Marc Foggin 701000
Mykola Vysotski 641000
Dahe Liu 630000
Chop? – 31/01/2016 – 21:42
The players are now discussing an 8 way ICM chop which is unheard of on the GUKPT.
Level 27 – 31/01/2016 – 21:37
The players are back seated as we begin level 27.
The blinds are now 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante.
8 player remaining.
Average stack is 985,000
Break Time – 31/01/2016 – 21:18
The first two and a half levels of final table play comes to a close as the players now take a 20 minute break.
Left To Play For – 31/01/2016 – 21:01
GUKPT London
£1000 NLHE F/O
Entries: 394
1st – £109,550
2nd – £72,500
3rd – £44,500
4th – £28,400
5th – £19,300
6th – £14,200
7th – £11,000
8th – £9,100
9th – £7,450 – Adrian Mateos
Final Table – 31/01/2016 – 20:45
Double For Dahe – 31/01/2016 – 20:35
Mykola Vysotsky opens to 90,000 from the small blind, Dahe Liu three bets the big blind to 180,000, Mykola calls.
The flop comes Mykola checks to Dahe who bets 96,000, Mykola moves all in and Dahe calls off his stack.
Dahe has an over pair tabling which is ahead of the of Mykola for top pair.
The turn card comes
The river card
A set of kings is good for Dahe who takes the pot doubling up to 850,000.
Mykola who started the final as the chip leader is down to 460,000.
Level 26 – 31/01/2016 – 20:18
The blinds increase as we begin the next level of play.
They are now 20,000/40,000 with a 4000 ante.
8 player remaining.
Adian Mateos 9th – 31/01/2016 – 20:15
Mark Banin opens again to 63,000, Adrian Mateos moves all in for around 380,000, Mark makes the call and the cards go on their backs…
Adrian is in bad shape tabling 
against the of Mark.
The flop comes as both players hit a pair.
The turn card comes as Mark turns trips and leads Adrian drawing dead.
The river card
Mark takes the pot with trip queens.
We lose Spanish Phenom Adrian Mateos in 9th place for £7,450.
Another One For Mr.B – 31/01/2016 – 20:07
Mark Banin opens 63,000, Mr.B calls, Dahe Lui then three bets to 186,000 from the small blind. Mark gets out of the way and Mr.B makes the call.
The two players go to the flop with over 400,000 in the middle as it comes the action quickly goes check check, to the turn which comes .
Dahe Lui leads out for 106,000, Mr. shoves all in and Dahe quickly folds.
It’s definitely been Mr.B’s session as he takes another pot and adds 500,000 to his stack.
Split Pot – 31/01/2016 – 19:56
Adrian Mateos moves all in for his 271,000 and Marc Fogging makes the calls.
Both players table Ace-Jack, neither one hits a flush and they split the blinds and antes.
Mr.B Shoving – 31/01/2016 – 19:45
Mr.B seems to have targeting Mark Banin, but instead of re-raising him, he just keeps shoving over him as he does it again. Mark again gets out of the way and Mr.B moves up to 1.1million.
We are still nine handed here on the final table, where we have been playing an hour.
Mr.B Chipping Up – 31/01/2016 – 19:32
Martin Hogarty makes it 65,000 to play and is called in three spots, the four players go to the flop which comes .
Ben Winsor checks from the small blind, Mark Banin bets 115,000, Martin gets out of the way before Mr.B moves ALL IN for his stack of around 620,000. Ben and Mark quickly fold as Mr.B takes the pot.
He bangs the table with delight as he takes the pot and is now up to just over a million.
Blinds Up – 31/01/2016 – 19:18
The blinds increase as we begin the next level of play.
They are now 15,000/30,000 with a 3,000 ante.
9 players remaining.
No Big Hands – 31/01/2016 – 19:10
No big pots to speak of 25 minutes into play here in the feature table.
There have been a few three bets but no major chip swings as the blinds are just about to increase in five minutes time.
Final Table – 31/01/2016 – 18:58
Chip Counts & Seating Positions – 31/01/2016 – 18:53
| Mykola Vysotski | 1346000 |
| Martin Hogarty | 1131000 |
| Ben Winsor | 1084000 |
| Marc Foggin | 962000 |
| Dan Barriocanal | 852000 |
| Mark Banin | 755000 |
| Dahe Liu | 562000 |
| Adrian Mateos | 562000 |
| Mr.B | 560000 |
Final Table
Seat One – Dan Barriocanal – 852,000
Seat Two – Marc Foggin – 962,000
Seat Three – Ben Winsor – 1,084,000
Seat Four – Mark Banin – 755,000
Seat Five – Martin Hogarty – 1,131,000
Seat Six – Mr.B – 560,000
Seat Seven – Adrian Mateos – 562,000
Seat Eight – Myklola Vysotski – 1,346,000
Seat Nine – Dahe Liu – 562,000
The Final Is Underway – 31/01/2016 – 18:50
The players are now seated as we begin the final table.
There’s 29 minutes on the clock and the blinds will be 12,000/24,000 with a 3,000 ante.
9 players remaining.
Break Time – 31/01/2016 – 18:17
Break time now for the players before they begin the final table.
They will have around 15 minutes.
Grant Wheelhouse 10th – 31/01/2016 – 18:14
Grang Wheelhouse moves all in from the small blind for his 270,000 and is called by Ben Winsor in the big blind.
Grant tables and has one over to the of Ben.
The board runs out
The fives hold for Ben as he takes the pot.
We lose Grant Wheelhouse in 10th place for £6,300.
With his exit we are now on the final table!!
Winsor vs Adrian pt.2 – 31/01/2016 – 18:01
Adrian Mateos opens from the button, Ben Winsor shoves from the big blind and Adrian makes the quick call.
Ben tables and will need to get lucky against the of Adrian.
The flop comes as Adrian flops a pair of nines, Ben picks up a gut shot straight draw.
The turn card comes
The river card….. !!!
Ben rivers a pair of Kings, he bangs the table as he gets a much needed double up to 750,000.
Adrian is down to 620,000.
Hand For Hand – 31/01/2016 – 17:54
We are now hand for hand on the final table bubble.
Pablo Martinez 11th – 31/01/2016 – 17:53
Marc Foggin opens the action, Pablo Martinez moves all in for his 320,000 stack, Mark Banin then also moves all in!! Marc gets out of the way and the cards are tabled…
Mark –
PAblo –
The board runs out
The pocket tens hold up for Mark who takes the pot, he now has 1.1million.
We lose Pablo Martinez in 11th place for £5,550.
Level 24 – 31/01/2016 – 17:48
The blinds increase as we begin level number 24.
They are now 12,000/24,000 with a 3,000 ante.
We still have 11 players remaining.
Mr.B Doubles – 31/01/2016 – 17:40
Mr.B three bet shoves against Mark Banin and Mark makes the call again.
Mr.B tables and has the of Mark crushed
The board runs out
The jacks hold for Mr.B who doubles up to 530,000.
Mark is left with 600,000.
Chop It Up – 31/01/2016 – 17:25
Mark Banin opens from the button, Mr.B shoves from the big blind and Mark asks for a count. It’s 340,000 to call, Mark says “I think you’re making a move” as he makes the call.
Mr.B tables and Mark is ahead as he shows
The flop comes
The turn card
The river card
Straight on board as the players take their chips back and chop the small blind and antes.
Winsor Back In It – 31/01/2016 – 17:15
Ben Winsor moves all in for his 250,000 stack and is called by Adrian Mateos, the two players table their hands and it’s a big coinflip…
Ben –
Adrian –
The flop comes giving Ben a set.
The turn giving Ben a full house and leaving Adrian drawing dead!
The river a meaningless
Ben Winsor who is going for back to back GUKPT event wins doubles up to 530,000.
Adrian Mateos is down down to 400,000.
Adrian Doubles.. Again – 31/01/2016 – 17:07
Adrian Mateos three bet shoves from the small blind, and is called by original opener Dahe Liu.
Adrian tables and will need to find an Ace against the of Dahe.
He doesn’t have to wait long to find it as the flop comes
The turn card brings
The river card
Adrian gets another double up, I think that’s about the 4th one today, he is now back up to 550,000.
Dahe takes a hit but still has 850,000.
Big One For Hogarty – 31/01/2016 – 16:56
Mark Banin opens pre flop and is called by Martin Hogarty in the big blind.
The flop comes Martin checks to Mark who bets 45,000, Martin calls.
The turn card comes , the same happens again, but this time Martin check calls a bet of 67,000.
The river card comes , Martin opts to lead out for 113,000. Mark goes into the tank and starts going through his thought process in his head, before making the call.
Martin tables for two pair which is good to take the pot as Mark mucks his hand.
Martin is now up to 1.1million, Mark is down to 900,000.
Chip Counts – 31/01/2016 – 16:46
| Mykola Vysotski | 1115000 |
| Mark Banin | 1088000 |
| Dahe Liu | 1021000 |
| Dan Barriocanal | 894000 |
| Marc Foggin | 797000 |
| Martin Hogarty | 685000 |
| Pablo Martinez | 599000 |
| Grant Wheelhouse | 472000 |
| Ben Winsor | 463000 |
| Mr.B | 452000 |
| Adrian Mateos | 201000 |
Level 22 – 31/01/2016 – 16:42
The players are back seated as we begin level 22.
They blinds are now 10,000/20,000 with a 2,000 ante.
11 players remaining.
Break Time – 31/01/2016 – 16:26
Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes.
Live Stream – 31/01/2016 – 16:14
Do not forget about our GUKPT Live stream which is running now on a thirty minute delay and shows all hole cards.
You can watch it HERE!!
It will continue to run until we have a winner later on tonight.
Wheelhouse Doubles – 31/01/2016 – 16:01
The flop comes between Ben Winsor and Grant Wheelhouse. We missed how the action played out, but Grant gets his 180,000 stack all in and the cards are tabled…
Grant tables and has Ben out kicked as he shows
The turn card comes
The river ccard
Grant takes the pot and doubles up to over 400,000.
Ben is now down to his lowest point of the day with 450,000.
David Greene 12th – 31/01/2016 – 15:54
David Greene & Marc Foggin see a flop of which results in Marc betting and David moving all in for his 200,000 stack. Marc makes the quick call and tables for flopped middle set. David shows for top pair.
The turn card comes which is a great card for David as he turns an open ended straight draw, giving him eight outs.
The river card is
David doesn’t get there on the river and finishes in 12th place for £5,100.
Marc Foggin takes the pot with a set of tens and now has 880,000.
Final 12 Players – 31/01/2016 – 15:48
Huge Double For Hogarty – 31/01/2016 – 15:37
Marc Foggin opens from the cut off, Martin Hogarty calls from the button, Mr.B then three bets the small blind. David Greene cold calls from the big blind, Marc & Martin both call to create a huge four way pot.
The flop comes Mr.B is first to act and he bets 100,000, he gets folds from David and Marc before Martin makes the call.
The turn card comes Mr.B bets 175,000, Martin moves all in for 210,000 and Mr.B has to call.
Martin shows for trip fives and will need to dodge two outs as Mr.B tables
The river card comes
Martin takes the huge pot, doubling up to just over 800,000. Mr.B is left with 600,000.
Level21 – 31/01/2016 – 15:25
The blinds increase as we begin level 21.
They are now 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante.
12 players remaining.
Double For Mateos – 31/01/2016 – 15:20
Adrian Mateos three bet shoves from the small blind, over a button open from Dahe Liu, Dahe the call.
Adrian tables and it’s another flip against the of Dahe.
The board runs out
The pocket three hold as Adrian gets a much needed double up, he now has 350,000.
All is Quiet – 31/01/2016 – 15:01
After the madness of the first session things seem to have calmed down now as there has not been much action in the last 20 minutes or so.
Prizepool Payout – 31/01/2016 – 14:51
GUKPT London
£1000 NLHE F/O
Entries: 394
1st – £109,550
2nd – £72,500
3rd – £44,500
4th – £28,400
5th – £19,300
6th – £14,200
7th – £11,000
8th – £9,100
9th – £7,450
10th – £6,300
11th – £5,550
12th – £5,100
Angelos Nastos-Megas 13th – 31/01/2016 – 14:39
MArc Foggin opens the button, Angelos Nastos-Megas three bet shoves the small blind for his 120,000 stack, Marc makes the call and the cards go on their backs…
Marc shows and it’s a flip against the of Angelos.
The board runs out 
The pocket threes hold for Marc as he moves up to 1.2million.
We lose Angelos Nastos-Megas in 13th place for £4,700.
Samir Tageldin 14th – 31/01/2016 – 14:32
We lose Samir Tageldin from our outer table as Grant Wheelhouse takes the rest of his chips.
Angelos collects £4,350 for his 14th place finish.
Chip Counts – 31/01/2016 – 14:30
| Ben Winsor | 1175000 |
| Marc Foggin | 1042000 |
| Mykola Vysotski | 673000 |
| Mr.B | 663000 |
| Dahe Liu | 660000 |
| Dan Barriocanal | 609000 |
| Mark Banin | 603000 |
| Adrian Mateos | 589000 |
| Martin Hogarty | 517000 |
| Pablo Martinez | 486000 |
| Grant Wheelhouse | 295000 |
| David Greene | 255000 |
| Samir Tageldin | 164500 |
| Angelos Nastos-Megas | 128000 |
Level 21 – 31/01/2016 – 14:24
The players are back seated as we begin level number 21.
They are now 6,000/12,000 with a 1,500 ante.
14 players remaining.
Break Time – 31/01/2016 – 14:04
Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes.
Biggest Pot So Far! – 31/01/2016 – 14:01
Paul Barnes opens the action making it 23,000, Ben Winsor who has been very active against Paul, three bets to 85,000. It comes to Dan Bushell in the big blind who moves all in for his 125,000 stack, Paul then shoves for his 350,000 and Ben snaps them both off to create the biggest pot of the tournament so far. The hands are all shown as they wait on the community cards:
Dan –
Paul –
Ben –
The flop comes
The turn card as Paul turns a straight draw and Dan turns a flush draw.
The river card
Bens aces hold as he takes both pots eliminating both players. The Grand Final champ is now chip leader with 1.4million!!
We lose Dan Bushell (below) in 16th place for £3,950 and Paul Barnes in 15th place for £4,350.
Danny Toffel 17th – 31/01/2016 – 13:55
Mr.B opens the action, Marc Foggin three bets to 75,000. Danny Toffel then enters the pot cold for bet shoving for his 200,000 stack.
It comes back to Mr.B who also moves all in!! He has a stak of 420,000. Marc goes into the tank, he has around 1million chips, after a couple of minutes he makes the fold face up showing
It’s a coinflip between the other two players as they table their cards…
Danny –
Mr.B –
The flop comes giving Danny the lead, but giving Mr.B a flush draw.
The turn card comes
The river card !!!
Mr.B rivers the flush to take the pot, he rakes it in and how has 700,000.
We lose Danny Toffel in 17th place for £3,950.
Gang Wang – 31/01/2016 – 13:48
Gang Wang gets his 150,000 stack in holding pocket kings and is called by Mykola Vysotski holding Ace-Queen.
Ace is the first card out and we lose Gang Wang in 18th place for £3,550.
Final Two Tables – 31/01/2016 – 13:38
Leo Margets 19th – 31/01/2016 – 13:24
Leo Margets gets her 150,000 stack all in and is snap called by Dahe Liu.
Leo has but has ran into a monster as Dahe has found again!
The flop comes as Leo flops a gut shot straight draw.
The turn card comes
The river card
Full house for Dahe as he takes the pot, he now has a stack of just short of 700,000.
We lose the last remaining woman in the field as Leo Margets finished in 19th place for £3,550.
Charlie Carrel 20th – 31/01/2016 – 13:13
We get to the table on the river as the board reads there is just over 200,000 in the middle when Charlie Carrel moves all in for his 150,000 stack, Ben goes into the tank and makes the call after three minutes.
Charlie says good call as he tables for Ace high.
Ben shows for third pair!
The GUKPT Grand Final winner 2015 Ben Winsor knocks out the 2014 GUKPT Grand Final winner Charlie Carrel.
Ben is now up to 750,000 while Charlie heads out in 20th for £3,550.
Level 20 – 31/01/2016 – 31:05
The blinds increase as we begin level number 20
They are now 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante.
20 players remaining.
Arun Sood 21st – 31/01/2016 – 13:01
Arun Sood gets his 100,000 stack in the middle holding but runs into the of Samir Tageldin.
The flop comes
Samir flops top set and then says to Arun, “You still have outs…”
The turn card comes giving Arun four outs with a gut shot straight draw.
The river card 6d
Cross bar for Arun as he is eliminated from the tournament in 21st place for £3,150.
Mateos Doubles – 31/01/2016 – 12:58
Adrian Mateos three bet shoves his 235,000 stack and is called by Mark Banin.
Adrian tables and has to win the flip against the of Mark.
The flop comes
The turn card giving Adrian two more outs with the straight draw.
The river card !!
Mark rivers a set, but it gives Adrian a straight!
Adrian Mateos doubles up to 500,000, which is bad news for the rest of the field as the 21 year old very dangerous with chips.
Ravi Sharda 22nd – 31/01/2016 – 12:54
We here an all in and a call on table number two, we rush over to see a board which reads
Ravi Sharda is the player to have shoved and he’s been snapped off by Mark Banin.
Mark shows for QUADS! He takes the pot and now has 600,000.
Ravi mucks his hand and then goes to collect £3,150 for 22nd place.
David Barnes 23rd – 31/01/2016 – 12:48
David Barnes and Dahe Liu see a flop of which both player get their stacks of around 160k each in on.
Both table over pairs but Dahe has the best of it showing against the of David.
The turn card comes
The river card
The Aces hold up for Dahe who now has 400,000.
David Barnes is left with 15,000 and busts two hands later in 24th place for £3,150.
Alain Teffaud 24th – 31/01/2016 – 12:42
As we were watching a big hand (soon to be posted) on one table we lose Alain Teffaud on table number three.
He exits in 24th place for £3,150.
Les Kearney 25th – 31/01/2016 – 12:38
Les Kearney moves all in for his 100k stack and is called by Mark Banin.
Les tables and will need to try and get lucky against the of Mark.
The flop comes it doesn’t get much better for Les as he flops a straight and flush draw, to go with his over card.
The turn card comes
The river card
Mark takes the pot with his pair of queens, he now has 400,000.
Brick brick for Les as he exits in 25th place for £2,750.
Double Knock Out – 31/01/2016 – 12:33
The action folds round to Jorge Walsh in the cut off who moves all in for his 50,000 stack, Ben Heath then shoves from the button for his 100,000 stack. Martin Hogarty makes the call putting both players at risk, the cards are tabled..
Jorge –
Ben –
Martin –
The board runs out
The queens hold for Martin who takes both pot and now has 500,000.
We lose Jorge Walsh in 27th place for £2,750.
Ben Heath exits in 26th place for £2,750.
Ramsey Ajram 28th – 31/01/2016 – 12:26
Another exit from the tables as we lose Ramsey Ajram from table number four.
A good return to the GUKPT circuit for Ramsey as he cashes for £2,750 in 28th place.
Two Exits – 31/01/2016 – 12:18
Brian Peattie calls off his 20,000 stack holding and runs into the of Samir Tageldin.
The board runs out Trips for Samir as he takes the pot. We lose Brian Peattie in 30th place for £2,750.
On another table the two short stacks go at it as Deborah Worley Roberts gets her two bigs in the middle with against the of Jorge Walsh.
The board comes down as Jorge takes the pot with his ace high.
We lose Deborah Worley-Roberts in 29th place for £2,750.
Pictures – 31/01/2016 – 12:14
Expect Madness – 31/01/2016 – 12:03
With so many short stacks there could be madness in the first level as we could lose up to 10 players. So expect madness on the tables.
Shuffle Up & Deal – 31/01/2016 – 11:59
The cards are in the air as we begin level 19, the first level of day three.
They are now 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante.
30 players remaining.
Players Called In – 31/01/2016 – 11:55
The players have just been called in to take their seats.
We should be underway in 5 minutes time.
Day Three Seating Plan – 31/01/2016 – 11:48
Table One
Seat One – Dahe Liu 291,500
Seat Two – Samir Tageldin 137,500
Seat Four – Grant Wheelhouse 167,000
Seat Five – Brian Peattie 24,500
Seat Six – Arun Sood 142,000
Seat Seven – Leo Margets 73,000
Seat Eight – Dan Bushell 115,000
Seat Nine – David Barnes 140,500
Table Two
Seat One – Deborah Worley-Roberts 22,500
Seat Two – Jorge Walsh 37,500
Seat Four – Ben Heath 95,000
Seat Five – Martin Hogarty 301,000
Seat Six – Ravi Sharda 247,500
Seat Seven – Adrian Mateos 303,500
Seat Eight – David Greene 176,500
Seat Nine – Les Kearney 95,000
Table Three
Seat One – Daniel Barriocanal 606,000
Seat Two – Mykola Vysotski 257,500
Seat Four – Ben Winsor 672,000
Seat Five – Charlie Carrel 328,000
Seat Six – Paul Barnes 519,500
Seat Eight – Pablo Martinez 801,500
Seat Nine – Angelos Nastos-Megas 168,500
Table Four
Seat One – Mark Banin 382,500
Seat Two – Marc Foggin 743,000
Seat Four – Danny Toffel 302,500
Seat Five – Ramsey Ajram 137,500
Seat Six – Gang Wang 342,000
Seat Eight – Mr.B 113,500
Seat Nine – Alain Teffaud 139000
Welcome To Day Three – 31/01/2016 – 11:30
Good afternoon and welcome back to the third and final day of the GUKPT London Leg.
This leg hasn’t disappointed and has been one of the biggest legs in GUKPT history. Of the 394 entries there are 30 coming back for day three and they have all made the money. Everyone is GTD at least £2,750, but they will all have their eyes on the first placed prize of £109,550.
We have some great names coming back, Ben Winsor & Charlie Carrel, the two most recent GUKPT Grand Final winners, Adrian Mateos who holds a Bracelet and an EPT title despite being only 21 years old. We have plenty of tour regulars still in and looking for their first GUKPT title, there’s also a lot of Vic players who are supporting their local leg. It’s a good mixture so it should be a great day.
The day will start at 12pm, stay with us here as we’ll bringing you chip counts, pictures, exits and hands from the tables until we have a winner later on tonight. The live stream will start at 12:25pm where all hole cards will be shown with the table being rotated every two levels.
The 30 remaining players are led by Pablo Martinez (above) who was building bridges yesterday with his stacks, he is the only player over 800,000. Full chip counts are:
| Pablo Martinez | 801500 |
| Marc Foggin | 743000 |
| Ben Winsor | 672000 |
| Daniel Barriocanal | 606000 |
| Paul Barnes | 519500 |
| Mark Banin | 382500 |
| Gang Wang | 342000 |
| Charlie Carrel | 328000 |
| Adrian Mateos | 303500 |
| Danny Toffel | 302500 |
| Martin Hogarty | 301000 |
| Mykola Vysotski | 257500 |
| Ravi Sharda | 247500 |
| David Greene | 176500 |
| Angelos Nastos-Megas | 168500 |
| Grant Wheelhouse | 167000 |
| Arun Sood | 142000 |
| David Barnes | 140500 |
| Alain Teffaud | 139000 |
| Ramsey Ajram | 137500 |
| Samir Tageldin | 137500 |
| Dan Bushell | 115000 |
| Mr.B | 113500 |
| Ben Heath | 95000 |
| Les Kearney | 95000 |
| Dahe Liu | 91500 |
| Leo Margets | 73000 |
| Jorge Walsh | 37500 |
| Brian Peattie | 24500 |
| Deborah Worley-Roberts | 22500 |
