2023 UKIPT Nottingham

£1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 UKIPT Nottingham

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
£159,325
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£1,177,920
Entries
1,227
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
125,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
185
Players Left
10

Martin Donogue Eliminated in 11th Place (£14,350)

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Martin Donoghue
Martin Donoghue

Action was on the turn on a board of Q?7?2?9?. Martin Donoghue shoved all in and was called by Thomas Middleton.

Martin Donoghue: Q?5?
Thomas Middleton: A?Q?

The river came the 8?. Both players had paired their queen, but Middleton had the ace kicker to win the pot. Donogue was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for £14,350.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Middleton
4,500,000
-380,000
-380,000
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Martin Donoghue
Busted

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Paul Tait Eliminated in 12th Place (£11,940)

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Paul Tait
Paul Tait

Patrice Brandt raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Paul Tait three-bet to 1,500,000, leaving just 225,000 behind. Brandt four-bet all in with the bigger stack and Tait called for his remaining chips. Players flipped their cards, with Tait at risk.

Paul Tait: A?9?
Patrice Brandt: J?J?

The board ran out 6?3?Q?8?K?. Brandt held with his pocket jacks to win the pot. Tait was eliminated from the tournament in 12th place for £11,940.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrice Brandt
5,200,000
2,350,000
2,350,000
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Paul Tait
Busted

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Samuel Goodman Eliminated in 13th Place (£11,940)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Samuel Goodman
Samuel Goodman

Hand 1

Action folded around to Samuel Goodman, who shoved all in from the small blind. Niall Murray called in the big blind for around 960,000 and was the player at risk as the cards were turned.

Niall Murray: K?9?
Samuel Goodman: Q?J?

The board ran out 5?3?A?4?6?. Neither player improved their hand and so Murray held with his king high to double up his stack. That left Goodman with just 400,000 behind.

Hand 2

A few hands later, having successfully stolen a few blinds, Goodman moved all in from under the gun for around 600,000. Alessandro Spina pushed all in over the top and the rest of the table folded, leaving two players to flip their cards.

Samuel Goodman: K?10?
Alessandro Spina: Q?Q?

The board ran out 8?5?A?4?2?. Spina held with his pocket queens to win the pot. Goodman was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place for £11,940.

Player Chips Progress
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Alessandro Spina
3,200,000
160,000
160,000
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Niall Murray
2,000,000
500,000
500,000
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Samuel Goodman
Busted

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Teodor Evstratiev Eliminated in 14th Place (£9,950)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Teodor Evstratiev
Teodor Evstratiev

Teodor Evstratiev moved all in for 1,100,000 from under the gun and Matthew Bonham called in early position as the big stack. The cards were turned on their backs.

Teodor Evstratiev: A?K?
Matthew Bonham: A?Q?

The board ran out 9?6?3?Q?3?. Bonham paired his queen on the turn and made two pair with the threes on board. He won the pot and shook Evstratiev's hand as his opponent got up to leave the table.

Evstratiev was eliminated from the tournament in 14th place for £9,950.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Bonham
8,200,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
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Teodor Evstratiev
Busted
Day 1E Chip Leader

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Longmao Fan Eliminated in 15th Place (£9,950)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Longmao Fan
Longmao Fan

Vincent Meli raised from early position and Longmao Fan moved all in from the small blind. Meli made the call and had Fan covered as players flipped their cards.

Longmao Fan: A?10?
Vincent Meli: 8?8?

The board ran out 4?6?Q?5?3?. Meli held with his pocket eights. Fan was eliminated from the tournament in 15th place for £9,950.

Player Chips Progress
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Vincent Meli
4,150,000
-140,000
-140,000
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Longmao Fan
Busted

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Marian Ionut Farcas Eliminated in 16th Place (£8,300)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Marian Farcas
Marian Farcas

Marian Ionut Farcas was all in preflop against Matthew Bonham, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Marian Ionut Farcas: A?A?
Matthew Bonham: K?K?

The board ran out K?Q?10?2?7?. Bonham hit a set of kings on the flop. He called out over to his friend to let him know. "I've hit a king!"

Bonham chipped up to around 7,000,000. Farcas was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place for £8,300.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Bonham
7,000,000
1,780,000
1,780,000
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Marian Ionut Farcas
Busted

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Adderley's Queens Cracked by Meli

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

John Adderley was all in preflop against Vincent Meli, who had him covered as the cards were turned.

John Adderley: Q?Q?
Vincent Meli: K?J?

The board ran out 3?9?3?J?J?. Meli paired his jack on the turn and made a full house on the river, jacks full of threes. Adderley had his queens cracked and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Vincent Meli
3,900,000
3,030,000
3,030,000
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John Adderley
Busted

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Bonham Wins Cooler to Take Chip Lead

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Matthew Bonham
Matthew Bonham

In a game changing pot, Matthew Bonham raised to 175,000, Bojidar Boiadjiev three-bet to 400,000, and Bonham called.

The flop came 7?A?8?. Bonham checked, Boiadjiev bet 250,000, and Bonham raised to 700,000. Boiadjiev moved all in for around 1,800,000 and Bonham called. Players flipped their cards.

Bojidar Boiadjiev: A?K?
Matthew Bonham: 8?8?

Boiadjiev had a pair of aces, but Bonham had a set of eights. The turn came the 9? and the river was the 6?. Bonham held. The chip stacks were close, but after a count Boiadjiev's entire stack was pushed across the table to Bonham.

Boiadjiev was eliminated from the tournament and Bonham chipped up to close to 5,000,000, putting him way out in front as the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Bonham
4,900,000
3,635,000
3,635,000
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Bojidar Boiadjiev
Busted

Tags: Bojidar BoiadjievMatthew Bonham

Singhal Has Higher Kicker, Platt Eliminated

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Chris Platt was all in preflop for around 400,000 against Paul Singhal, who had him covered as players turned over their cards.

Chris Platt: A?8?
Paul Singhal: A?K?

The board ran out J?A?4?3?6?. Both players paired their ace and Singhal had the king kicker to win the pot. Platt was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Singhal
2,000,000
220,000
220,000
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Chris Platt
Busted

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Tait Turns Flush

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Paul Tait raise to 40,000 from late position and Guy Taylor moved all in from the small blind for 325,000. Tait called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Guy Taylor: K?Q?
Paul Tait: A?10?

The board ran out 5?J?7?8?8?. Tait made a flush on the turn and let out an excited yell. Taylor was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Tait
1,000,000
810,500
810,500
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Guy Taylor
Busted

Tags: Guy TaylorPaul Tait