Welcome to Day 2 of the 2024 GG Poker UK Poker Championships Main Event, being held at one of the United Kingdom’s premier poker rooms – Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club in Nottingham.
The Main Event features a £560 buy-in coupled with a massive guarantee of £500,000, and attracted a total of 1,258 entries across four live flights and two online flights, resulting in a prize pool of £603,840.
A total of 237 players have navigated their way to Day 2, with Simon Davidson (1,950,000), Joe Smith (1,600,000) and Owen Dodd (1,495,000) leading the way.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Davidson | United Kingdom | 1,950,000 | 130 |
| 2 | Joe Smith | United Kingdom | 1,600,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Owen Dodd | United Kingdom | 1,495,000 | 99 |
| 4 | Kieran Melrose | United Kingdom | 1,480,000 | 98 |
| 5 | Peter Flynn | United Kingdom | 1,470,000 | 98 |
| 6 | Joseph Lovelady | United Kingdom | 1,460,000 | 97 |
| 7 | Daniel Woodford | United Kingdom | 1,330,000 | 88 |
| 8 | Patrick Donohoe | United Kingdom | 1,280,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Michael Rosaman | United Kingdom | 1,270,000 | 84 |
| 10 | Steven Warburton | United Kingdom | 1,240,000 | 82 |
188 players will be in the money, with a minimum cash resulting in a payout of £1,000, and first place netting the champion the princely sum of £102,000.
Notable names who are still in the mix include Alex Montgomery (925,000), John Bradley (862,204) Guy Taylor (670,000) and Tom Middleton (604,719), all of whom will be hoping to put together a deep run.
Day 2 commences at noon local time, where players are scheduled to play twelve 50-minute levels with blinds starting at 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante. Players who reach Day 3 will return to 60-minute levels, with blinds starting at 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante.
Full details of the Day 2 seat draw and chip counts will follow shortly.
PokerNews will be reporting throughout the remainder of the event, so stay tuned for what is sure to be an action-packed day featuring plenty of thrills and spills as players look to secure their spot for Day 3 and a shot at the title.
