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Sunday, December 6, 2015

UKIPT5 Super Series London Day 2: Level 17-22(10,000/20,000/3,000)

9.30pm: The Final Table
After three days of hardcore poker, we have reached the cusp of this tournament's finale.

There are just eight men remaining in contention with the trophy just a fingertip away.

Here's how they will line-up when they return tomorrow:

Dale Garrad - 1,640,000
Rouxel Julien - 1,516,000
Andrey Veselov - 1,116,000
Steve Critchley - 786,000
Alex Kaczmarek - 704,000
Andy Purser - 630,000
Sebastian Jung - 421,000
Jorge Cortes - 408,000

Well that's it for today. Click here to view the wrap of the day's events. Thanks for following!

We'll be back with the rest of the staff, players and enthusiastic railbirds tomorrow to see how this plays out.

A champion is waiting to be crowned. See you tomorrow at 1.00pm sharp for his ascension!

9.20pm: Kai-boshed! (Kai Brown - 9th - £2,950)
Kai Brown was well in the danger zone and found himself unable to pull himself out.

Two big cards in Q♣J♥ looked like a good hand to jam and pick up some blinds but when Russian Andrey Veselov made a snap-call, he must have suspected the worst.

It wasn't good news for him - Veselov tabling pocket aces.

A board of K♣J♠3♥K♦Q♦ saw Brown's slim hopes evaporate and he slipped away from the table hunting the £2,950 that was rightfully his for his 9th place finish.

And all those shenanigans meant out final table was set! Details to follow shortly...

Kai Brown played a great game but fell just short of the final

9.05pm: Fontan runs dry (Paul Fontan - 10th - £2,470)
Julien Rouxel is an unstoppable force right now.

Paul Fontan was the latest victim - the pair warring preflop - Fontan with K♣Q♥ and Rouxel T♦T♣.

A painful(for Fontan) board of 6♠9♠Q♣T♥K♥ saw the Frenchman take another scalp - he rises to an even more commanding position.

Fontan meanwhile was left to visit the cash desk and collect his £2,470 for 10th place. Good game!

The players are now 9-handed thus being consolidated to a single table - although the final is officially 8-handed so we are one elimination away from Day 2 ending...

9.03pm: Chip Standings
Here's how the final 10 line-up - Julien Rouxel refusing to concede his stranglehold on this tournament.

Julien Rouxel France 1430000
Dale Garrad United Kingdom 970000
Steven Critchley United Kingdom 855000
Andrey Veselov Russian Federation 800000
Alexander Kaczmarek United Kingdom 735000
Andrew Purser United Kingdom 560000
Kai Brown United Kingdom 560000
Sebastien Jung France 480000
Paul Castrillon Fontan Spain 430000
Jorge Barcelo Spain 246000

9.00pm: Back in effect
The players are ready to do battle once more. Who will fall tantalisingly short of the dramatic finale to this tournament?

8.50pm: Break!
The players are taking their regular 15 minute interval following the end of level 22. We'll be back in a few shakes of a lamb's tail to play to the final. See you then.

8.46pm: Emil Georgiev eliminated in 11th spot - £2,470
Emil Georgiev has ridden his luck over the last few levels, surviving several all-in showdowns as a big to medium dog.

Finally though the huge stack of Julien Rouxel has swallowed him up, ironically on one occasion where Georgiev had the edge.

His A♦K♣ was beaten by the K♦Q♥ of Rouxel over the Q♦5♦6♥4♣T♠ board.

"****" expleted Georgiev as he left to collect his £2,470 from the cash desk.

8:28pm: It's a Jung-le out there (Antonio Battaglia eliminated in 12th spot - £2,170)
Sebastian Jung just picked off Battaglia'a aub-10 BB shove with pocket eights.

Battaglia was flipping with K♦Q♥ but a board of 7♥9♣4♣J♣6♥ gave the Italian no help and he claims 12th spot for £2,170.

We continue 11-handed...