£1,100 Main Event | 2024 UKIPT London

5 days 5 hours ago

Atanas Pavlov Eliminated in 2nd Place (£99,340)

Matt Warburton

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Atanas Pavlov was reduced to around ten big blinds following the last big hand and Gaspare Sposato continued to chip away to reduce Pavlov's stack to around five big blinds.

Then, Sposato shoved all in from the button and Pavlov called in the big blind for 4,000,000. Players flipped their cards.

Atanas Pavlov: A♦8♥ All in
Gaspare Sposato: 7♥7♣

The board ran out 9♠Q♠J♠6♣4♥. Sposato held with his pocket sevens to win the pot. Pavlov was eliminated in second place, which following the deal means he takes home £99,340.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaspare Sposato	21,750,000 4,900,000	4,900,000

Atanas Pavlov	Busted

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5 days 8 hours ago

Alessandro Pichierri Eliminated in 3rd Place (£56,700)

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Matt Warburton

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Alessandro Pichierri raised to 300,000 from the button with 9♣7♣ and Atanas Pavlov called in the big blind with A♣3♣.

The flop came 5♣J♣6♦ to give both players a flush draw. Pavlov checked, Pichierri bet 400,000 and Pavlov called. Both players then checked it back on the 7♠ turn.

The river was the 10♣, completing both player's hands. Pavlov led for 325,000 with his ace high flush and Pichierri raised to 1,700,000 with his nine high flush. Pavlov pushed his stack into the middle, putting Pichierri in a nightmare situation and sending him into the tank.

Pichierri eventually made the call for all of his chips. Pavlov scooped the pot to bring his stack to over 18 million. Pichierri was eliminated from the tournament in third place for £56,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Pavlov	18,420,000

Gaspare Sposato	3,325,000

Alessandro Pichierri	Busted

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5 days 10 hours ago

Candido Cappiello Eliminated in 4th Place for (£43,600)

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Matt Warburton

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

Candido Cappiello raised to 200,000 and Atanas Pavlov three-bet to 760,000 from the small blind. Cappiello four-bet to 1,400,000 and then Pavlov five-bet all in. Cappiello made the call for 3,695,000 total and the cards were turned.

Candido Cappiello: A♦K♣ All in
Atanas Pavlov: Q♥Q♣

It was the most classic of poker races and the board was a back and forth runout of 7♣K♦4♥Q♦6♦, which gave Cappiello a pair of kings on the flop before Pavlov made a set of queens on the turn.

Pavlov won the pot and took the chip lead. Cappiello was eliminated in fourth place for £43,600.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Pavlov	9,465,000 5,235,000	5,235,000

Candido Cappiello	Busted

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5 days 11 hours ago

Saigokul Kannan Eliminated in 5th Place (£33,600)

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Matt Warburton

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

Action folded around to Alessandro Pichierri, who shoved all in from the small blind. Saigokul Kannan looked down at his cards and made the call for 1,120,000. Players flipped over their cards.

Saigokul Kannan: A♥9♦ All in
Alessandro Pichierri: A♣4♦

Kannan had Pichierri dominated, but the board ran out 8♠4♥K♥5♦6♥ to give Pichierri a pair of fours on the flop. In what was the third bustout in 20-minutes, Kannan was eliminated from the tournament in fifth place for £33,600.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Pichierri	9,115,200 645,200	645,200

Saigokul Kannan	Busted

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5 days 11 hours ago

Artus Gimenez Eliminated in 6th Place (£25,900)

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Matt Warburton

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

Action folded around to Candido Cappiello, who raised to 200,000 from the small blind. Artus Gimenez moved all in from the big blind for 815,000 and Cappiello made the call with the bigger stack. Players turned their cards.

Artus Gimenez: A♠10♥ All in
Candido Cappiello: 9♠9♦

The board ran out 6♥J♣3♦8♦J♠. Cappiello held with his pocket nines, making two pair with the jacks on board. Gimenez was eliminated in sixth place for £25,900.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candido Cappiello	3,620,000 235,000	235,000
Artus Gimenez	Busted

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5 days 11 hours ago

Colin MacAndrew Eliminated in 7th Place (£19,900)

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Matt Warburton

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

Gaspare Sposato raised to 200,000 from early position and Colin MacAndrew moved all in from the cutoff for 640,000. Sposato called for 440,000 more and players flipped their cards.

Colin MacAndrew: A♠K♥ All in
Gaspare Sposato: Q♥9♥

The board ran out Q♠4♣10♥2♦9♣. Sposato paired his queen on the flop and made two pair on the river. After hanging on with a short stack for a while, MacAndrew was eliminated in seventh place for £19,900.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaspare Sposato	3,435,000 325,000	325,000

Colin MacAndrew	Busted

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5 days 15 hours ago

Conor O'driscoll Eliminated in 8th Place (£15,350)

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Matt Warburton

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Conor O'driscoll raised from middle position and Gaspare Sposato called in the big blind.

The flop came 2♠Q♥7♥. Sposato checked, O'driscoll bet 80,000 and Sposato check-raised to 245,000. O'driscoll moved all in for around 600,000 and Sposato called.

O'driscoll flipped over A♣Q♠ for top pair, while Sposato showed K♥9♥ for a flush draw.

The turn came the 9♠ and the 5♥ river completed Sposato's flush. He won the pot and O'driscoll was eliminated from the tournament in eighth place for £15,350.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaspare Sposato	4,000,000 835,000	835,000

Conor O'driscoll	Busted

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5 days 15 hours ago

Joe Hindry Eliminated in 9th Place (£11,800)

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Matt Warburton

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Colin MacAndrew open raised from late position, Alessandro Pichierri called on the button and Joe Hindry moved all in for 465,000. MacAndrew folded and Pichierri made the call.

Joe Hindry: 6♠6♦ All in
Alessandro Pichierri: A♦10♠

The board ran out 9♦K♥4♠10♥4♥. Pichierri made a pair of tens on the turn to win the pot. Hindry was eliminated in ninth place for £11,800.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Pichierri	5,100,000 445,000	445,000

Joe Hindry	Busted

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5 days 16 hours ago

Alex Romero Eliminated in 10th Place (£9,500)

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Matt Warburton

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

Alex Romero was all in preflop and was looked up by Alessandro Pichierri. Players flipped their cards, with Romero at risk.

Alex Romero: 7♣7♦ All in
Alessandro Pichierri: A♣10♠

The board ran out K♥Q♥J♦10♥6♣. Pichierri flopped a straight and held to win the pot. Romero was eliminated in 10th place for £9,550.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Romero	Busted

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5 days 16 hours ago

George Sandford Eliminated in 11th Place (£9,500)

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Matt Warburton

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

George Sandford open shoved from the button for 225,000. Artus Gimenez called in the big blind and had Sandford covered as players flipped over their cards.

George Sandford: K♥3♥ All in
Artus Gimenez: A♦2♥

The board ran out 4♣9♠8♠7♠9♥. Gimenez held with his ace high to win the pot. Sandford was eliminated from the tournament in 11th place for £9,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artus Gimenez	2,550,000 175,000	175,000
George Sandford	Busted

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