Geilich Leads as GUKPT London Main Event Reaches Final Day
The largest GUKPT Main Event in history is down to its final day with 33 players still in contention for the GUKPT London title and over £185,000 in prize money that comes with it.
After late registrations were taken into account, the final figure of 702 entries was the largest in the history of the GUKPT, smashing the previous best of 607 set just five months ago.
Leading the 33 survivors is a familiar face in the world of British poker, with Ludovic Geilich bagging 918,000.
Geilich's last cash on the GUKPT was a second-place finish in Edinburgh in September last year for £42,060, and he will be hoping to go one further when play resumes tomorrow.
Other big stacks include Timothy Chung (883,000), Matthew Bonham (874,000) and Lewis Spencer (870,000) who are the only other three players over 800,000.
GUKPT London 2022 Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovic Geilich | United Kingdom | 918,000 | 77 |
| 2 | Timothy Chung | Hong Kong | 883,000 | 74 |
| 3 | Matthew Bonham | United Kingdom | 874,000 | 73 |
| 4 | Lewis Spencer | United Kingdom | 870,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Joshua Boulton | United Kingdom | 750,000 | 63 |
| 6 | Alexios Zervos | Greece | 685,000 | 57 |
| 7 | Chris Dasilva | United Kingdom | 680,000 | 57 |
| 8 | Barny Boatman | United Kingdom | 655,000 | 55 |
| 9 | James Crawleyboevey | United Kingdom | 598,000 | 50 |
| 10 | Martins Adeniya | United Kingdom | 575,000 | 48 |
The final day will also feature three former WSOP Main Event final tablists in the shape of Nick Marchington, Antoine Saout and Antoine Labat, as well as two-time WSOP bracelet winner Barny Boatman.
Missing out on the final day were Grosvenor pros Katie Swift and Richard Trigg along with 2021 National League Champion Euan McNicholas. Bubble boy James Ivall was one of a number of players in a last longer for a GUKPT seat after qualifying online, the last of which still standing being Ciaran McCullagh who bagged 234,000 for Day 3.
The tournament resumes at midday on Sunday, February 6 with the plan to play down to a winner.