£560 UKPC Main Event | 2024 GGPoker UK Poker Championships

2024-01-29 22:05 UTC

Yong Foo Eliminated in 2nd Place (£69,870 after deal)

Niveau 36 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Yong Foo limped his button and Jack Solomon checked his option.

Both players checked through the 4♠10♣5♣ flop.

On the 3♣ turn Foo led out with a bet of 2,000,000 and Solomon called.

On the 6♠ river Foo moved all in and was called by Solomon.

Foo turned over 2♣2♠ for the low straight but it was no good against Solomon's seven-high straight with 7♠4♥.

Solomon exclaimed "Yes!" and turned to celebrate his victory with his boisterous rail from Skegness.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jack Solomon	125,800,000 29,450,000	29,450,000
Yong Foo	Eliminé

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2024-01-29 21:35 UTC

Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier Eliminated in 3rd Place (£44,000)

Niveau 36 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier moved all in from the small blind for around 16,000,000 and Jack Solomon made the call in the big blind, with Lhuillier at risk.

Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier: Q♦7♦
Jack Solomon: A♣8♣

Lhuillier needed some help from the board but the 3♠2♣K♣3♦A♠ runout sealed his exit in third place, sending the pot to Solomon with a pair of aces and ensuring the tournament reached heads-up play.

A short break will be taken now in order to prepare for the final battle between Jack Solomon and Yong Foo.

Jack Solomon, Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier and Yong Foo

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jack Solomon	92,300,000 42,300,000	42,300,000
Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier	Eliminé

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2024-01-29 20:53 UTC

Anthony Brown Eliminated in 4th Place (£30,640)

Niveau 34 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Yong Foo opened to 2,000,000 from the button and Anthony Brown three-bet jammed to 10,000,000 from the small blind. Foo quickly called to put Brown at risk.

Anthony Brown: Q♣J♣
Yong Foo: A♣A♠

Brown had run into Foo's aces and the 3♠7♠10♦4♣2♣ runout did not provide the help he needed, sending him out in 4th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yong Foo	40,700,000 12,000,000	12,000,000
Anthony Brown	Eliminé

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2024-01-29 20:00 UTC

Sunil Mistri Eliminated in 5th Place (£21,500)

Niveau 34 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Sunil Mistri moved all in for 9,300,000 from the cutoff and was called by Jack Solomon in the big blind, with Mistri at risk.

Sunil Mistri: K♥Q♦
Jack Solomon: A♣4♥

Mistri was behind but jumped into the lead on the Q♣K♠J♣ with two pair.

However the 10♦ turn gave Solomon the straight, leaving Mistri drawing to a full house or an ace for a chopped pot.

The 2♦ river sealed Mistri's fate, sending him to the payout queue.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jack Solomon	35,100,000 9,300,000	9,300,000
Sunil Mistri	Eliminé

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2024-01-29 19:26 UTC

Marc Foggin Eliminated in 6th Place (£16,500)

Niveau 33 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Action was folded to Yong Foo on the button, who moved all in for 7,600,000. Marc Foggin called in the big blind and was at risk.

Yong Foo: A♦3♠
Marc Foggin: 10♣10♦

Foggin was in good shape for the double up with a pair of tens, but the J♦9♦8♦ flop gave Foo the nut flush draw, as well as an up and down straight flush draw for Foggin.

The K♥ rolled off on the turn to give Foggin hope of the double up, but the 4♦ river gave Foo the ace-high flush and sent Foggin to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yong Foo	15,100,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Marc Foggin	Eliminé

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2024-01-29 18:21 UTC

Philip Baker Eliminated in 7th Place (£13,000)

Niveau 32 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Philip Baker was all-in with pocket tens but had run into the pocket queens of Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier.

No help arrived on the runout for Baker and he was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier	26,000,000 12,650,000	12,650,000
Philip Baker	Eliminé

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2024-01-29 18:21 UTC

Daniel Golder Eliminated in 8th Place (£10,500)

Niveau 32 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Daniel Golder moved all-in for 7,000,000 with AxJx and was called by Yong Foo with 10♣10♠, with Golder at risk.

No help arrived for Golder on the king-high runout and his fate was sealed.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yong Foo	13,000,000 450,000	450,000
Daniel Golder	Eliminé

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2024-01-29 18:15 UTC

Tom Middleton Eliminated in 9th Place (£8,500)

Niveau 32 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Tom Middleton was all-in and at risk having been called by Jack Solomon.

Tom Middleton: 5♣5♥
Jack Solomon: 9♣9♠

Middleton required some help from the board and while the 10♣Q♣2♣K♣2♥ runout provided him with a five-high flush, Solomon also had a club for the higher nine-high flush, sending Middleton to the exit.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jack Solomon	38,000,000 13,850,000	13,850,000
Tom Middleton	Eliminé

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2024-01-29 15:45 UTC

Scott Boyle Eliminated in 10th Place (£7,000)

Niveau 31 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Anthony Brown opened from the button to 1,000,000 and Scott Boyle three-bet jammed to 11,250,000 from the big blind. Brown made the quick call to put Boyle at risk.

Scott Boyle: A♥10♣
Anthony Brown: A♣A♠

Boyle had been extremely unfortunate to run into Brown's aces, and the 9♣5♣3♥Q♠10♥ runout provided no salvation as he exited in 10th place.

The players have now been sent on a 45-minute dinner break while preparations are made for the final table. Details of the final table redraw will follow shortly.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Anthony Brown	20,825,000 11,325,000	11,325,000
Scott Boyle	Eliminé

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2024-01-29 15:44 UTC

Chris Da Silva Eliminated in 11th Place (£7,000)

Niveau 31 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Chris Da Silva opened to 1,000,000 from the cutoff with Q♣9♣ and was called by Jack Solomon with A♣Q♦ in the big blind.

On the 6♥7♦Q♥ flop Solomon checked to his opponent and Da Silva slid out a bet of 500,000. Solomon promptly produced a check-raise to 2,200,000.

Da Silva pondered his options and moved all in for 6,500,000, with Solomon making the quick call.

The 2♠ turn and 4♥ river provided no help for Da Silva and he exited the tournament, Solomon's ace kicker proving crucial with both players holding a pair of queens.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jack Solomon	24,800,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Chris Da Silva	Eliminé

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