GUKPT 2019 Grand Final Day 2 Blog
The Poker Room in London today hosts Day 2 of the GUKPT Grand Final.
The tournament has a buy in of £2500 and today there are 100 players coming back to play another ten levels of play.
Ben Winsor Leads Final 18 – 00:05
The final Day 2 of the 2019 season has just finished! The day started 12 hours ago with 104 players and after 10 levels of play we are down to just two tables, 18 players.
We have some very familiar faces left in the field. A lot of tour regulars are still in the field looking to try and win their first GUKPT Main Event title. There is one previous Main Event Champion still in the field, he holds the chip lead and won this very event in 2014, that player is Ben Winsor. He will go into tomorrow as the favourite.
Full chip counts are:
| Ben Winsor | 1,521,000 |
| Tom Hall | 996,000 |
| Leo Boisbaudry | 642,000 |
| Andrew Christoforou | 546,000 |
| Zapatero Gomez | 391,000 |
| Min Ji | 340,000 |
| Shengjie Tao | 311,000 |
| Antoine Saout | 270,000 |
| Dost Ghrabie | 266,000 |
| Daiva Byrne | 258,000 |
| Trevor Reardon | 188,000 |
| Stephen Bean | 185,000 |
| Sebastien Jung | 167,000 |
| Guy Taylor | 164,000 |
| N H | 157,000 |
| Youness Barakat | 141,000 |
| John Bousfield | 138,000 |
| Morten Mortensen | 129,000 |
We will be back tomorrow for the final day of 2019 which will begin at 12pm.
Play Has Finished – 23:50
The Main Event has now finished, we will get the full chip count up with you as soon as possible.
Womens Result – 23:40
More Exits – 23:10
| 19th | – | £6,020 | – | Chris Maguire |
| 20th | – | £6,020 | – | Laurence Houghton |
| 21st | – | £6,020 | – | David Barnes |
The Last Level – 22:49
The blinds increase for the last time today as we begin level 20.
They are now 5,000/10,000 with a 10k ante.
21 players remaining.
Exits – 22:40
| 22nd | – | £6,020 | – | Lander Lijobereciartua |
| 23rd | – | £5,350 | – | S.V |
| 24th | – | £5,350 | – | Philippe Souki |
| 25th | – | £5,350 | – | P.P |
| 26th | – | £5,350 | – | Oliver Price |
Pics – 22:20
Chip Counts – 22:05
| Shengjie Tao | 567000 |
| Benjamin Winsor | 565000 |
| Leo Boisbaudry | 530000 |
| Dost Ghrabie | 520000 |
| Min Ji | 500000 |
| Trevor Reardon | 430000 |
| Antoine Saout | 412000 |
| Morten Mortensen | 371000 |
| Thomas Hall | 370000 |
| Laurence Houghton | 345000 |
| Guy Alexander H Taylor | 220000 |
| Lander Lijobereciartua | 200000 |
| Andrew Christoforou | 200000 |
| Sebastien Jung | 197000 |
| Youness Barakat | 195000 |
| Zapatero Gomez | 190000 |
| N H | 170000 |
| Daiva Byrne | 162000 |
| Stephen Bean | 128000 |
| Philippe Souki | 125000 |
| Christopher Maguire | 123000 |
| S V | 121000 |
| David Barnes | 120000 |
| Oliver Price | 100000 |
| John Bousfield | 48000 |
| P P | 20000 |
Level 19 – 21:45
The blinds increase as we begin level number 19.
They are now 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante.
26 players remaining.
Break Time – 21:30
Break time for the players as they take 15 minutes.
Double Bust Out! – 21:10
Ben Winsor open to 12,000, Daniel Barriocanaldelaiglesia moves all in for 120,000, Corentin Ropert moves all in from the big blind for around 160,000… Ben CALLS!!
Ben – QUEENS!
Daniel – KINGS!
Corentin – ACES!
The flop comes 
as Ben flops top set!!
Brick on the turn, brick on the river !!
Ben Winsor takes the pot with top set and is now overall chip leader with 620,000.
We lose Daniel & Corentin and with their exit we are now in the money!!
Exits – 20:45
We’re now down to 28 after losing:
| James | Sykes |
| Henry | Fewster |
| Sam | Goodman |
Level 18 – 20:30
The blinds increase as we begin level 18.
They are now 3000/6000 with a 6000 ante.
32 players remaining.
Ben Maregedze Busts – 20:15
Laurence Houghton opens to 11k, Lander Lijobereciartua three bets to 35,000. Ben Maregedze cold four bets all in for 150,000. Action comes back to Laurence who also moves all in! Lander folds and the cards go on their backs.
Laurence – QUEENS
Ben – JACKS
No help for Ben on the board and we lose him in 33rd place, we are now just six off the money.
Awful Beat for Ankit Ahuja – 20:10
On a flop of 
Ankit calls a three bet shove of Min Ji.
Min tables QUEENS!
Ankit shows 
for two pair.
The turn card comes 
!! Min turns two pair to take the lead in the pot.
The river card 
Full house for Min as he takes the pot, he is now up to 400k.
We lose Ankit Ahuja from the field.
Final Four Tables – 20:01
Chip Counts – 19:45
| Leo Boisbaudry | 400000 |
| Antoine Saout | 372000 |
| Morten Mortensen | 317000 |
| Shengjie Tao | 305000 |
| Min Ji | 290000 |
| Trevor Reardon | 290000 |
| Youness Barakat | 260000 |
| James Sykes | 260000 |
| Zapatero Gomez | 255000 |
| Lander Lijobereciartua | 242000 |
| Dost Ghrabie | 240000 |
| N H | 236000 |
| Andrew Christoforou | 228000 |
| Benjamin Winsor | 221000 |
| Philippe Souki | 215000 |
| Thomas Hall | 207000 |
| Laurence Houghton | 200000 |
| Ankit Ahuja | 195000 |
| Sebastien Jung | 189000 |
| J V | 171000 |
| P P | 165000 |
| Antoine Labat | 163000 |
| Daniel Barriocanaldelaiglesia | 145000 |
| Christopher Maguire | 140000 |
| Oliver Price | 137000 |
| Guy Taylor | 130000 |
| S V | 120000 |
| Ben Maregedze | 110000 |
| Daiva Byrne | 109000 |
| David Barnes | 105000 |
| Henry Fewster | 97000 |
| Zack Chesses | 86000 |
| Stephen Bean | 75000 |
| Corentin Ropert | 67000 |
| Sam Goodman | 63000 |
| John Bousfield | 54000 |
Level 17 – 19:30
The players are back seated as we begin level number 17.
The blinds are now 2,500/5,000 with a 5k ante.
36 players remaining.
Break Time – 19:15
Break time for the players as they take 15 minutes.
36 players remaining.
Eliminations – 19:05
| Carlos | Delvigogonzalez |
| James Paul | Rann |
| Henri | Juutilainen |
| Paul | Fontancastrillon |
| Joseph | Grech |
| Kevin | Allen |
James Rann Exits – 18:50
James Rann moves all in for 60k and is called by Ankit Ahuja.
James tables 
and is in great shape for a double against the 
of Ankit.
The flop comes 
as Ankit flops a house!
The turn card comes 
The river card 
Ankit takes the pot and increases his stack to 220k.
Very unlucky for James as he heads out of the tournament.
Ben Morrison Busts – 18:30
Ben Morrison gets his last 50k all in holding 
against the 
of Antoine Saout.
The flop comes 
giving Ben a flush draw.
The turn card comes 
The river card 
Two pair for Antoine as he takes the pot and is now just short of 300k!
We lose Ben Morrion from the field here as there are now 43 players remaining.
Blinds Up – 18:15
The blinds increase as we begin the next level of play.
They are now 2,000/4,000 with a 4k ante.
44 players remaining.
Pics – 17:50
Chip Counts – 17:35
| Andrew Christoforou | 311000 |
| Trevor Reardon | 305000 |
| J V | 300000 |
| Shengjie Tao | 290000 |
| Morten Mortensen | 280000 |
| Dost Ghrabie | 267000 |
| Daiva Byrne | 265000 |
| Leo Boisbaudry | 240000 |
| Lander Lijobereciartua | 230000 |
| Thomas Hall | 227000 |
| James Sykes | 225000 |
| Oliver Price | 225000 |
| Min Ji | 224000 |
| Laurence Houghton | 215000 |
| Philippe Souki | 215000 |
| Christopher Maguire | 210000 |
| Antoine Saout | 165000 |
| Zapatero Gomez | 150000 |
| Carlos Delvigogonzalez | 146000 |
| Henri Juutilainen | 130000 |
| Ankit Ahuja | 124000 |
| N H | 120000 |
| S V | 120000 |
| Guy Alexander H Taylor | 120000 |
| Ben Maregedze | 120000 |
| Zack Chesses | 115000 |
| Paul Fontancastrillon | 115000 |
| Henry Fewster | 110000 |
| James Paul Rann | 105000 |
| Corentin Ropert | 100000 |
| Sam Goodman | 100000 |
| Youness Barakat | 100000 |
| John Bousfield | 95000 |
| Daniel Barriocanaldelaiglesia | 85000 |
| P P | 80000 |
| Patrick Uzan | 75000 |
| Josh Hayes | 75000 |
| Antoine Labat | 75000 |
| David Barnes | 75000 |
| Kevin Allen | 74000 |
| Joseph Grech | 70000 |
| Benjamin Morrison | 70000 |
| Benjamin Winsor | 55000 |
| Sebastien Jung | 50000 |
| Keith Johnson | 40000 |
| Panicos Ellinas | 40000 |
| Stephen Bean | 35000 |
Level 15 – 17:20
The players are back seated as we begin level 15.
The blinds are now 1500/3000 with a 3000 ante.
47 players remaining.
Break Time – 16:15
Dinner break for the players as they take 60 minutes.
Full Chip Count Coming Up – 16:01
Players will be going on a break in 15 minutes time, we will get a full chip count up for you of the 50 remaining players.
Side Event – 15:50
The £500 side event is just about to start with 15 players, it’s a one day event which will play to a winner today.
Level Up – 15:15
The blinds increase as we begin level number four of the day.
The blinds are now 1200/2400 with a 2400 big blind ante.
52 players remaining.
Womens Event – 15:01
The Womens side event has 33 entries so far.
Late registration is open until 4:15pm.
Recent Eliminations – 14:45
| Tamer | Kamel |
| Javier | Perezestevez |
| Vicky | Mitchell |
| Javier | Zarco Sanchez |
| Tomas | Macnamara |
| F | F |
| Daniel | Rudd |
65 Players Remaining – 14:30
Level 13 – 14:15
The players are back seated as we begin level number 13.
Blinds are now 1,000/2000 with a 2000 big blind ante.
70 players remaining.
Break Time – 14:01
Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes
Side Events – 13:50
Bust Outs – 13:30
| Nathan | Lee |
| Julien | Terrasson |
| Bassam | Elia |
| Andrew | Hulme |
| Victor | Ilyukhin |
| Jamie | Oconnor |
| Petrit | Gjoka |
| Chris | Dasilva |
| Mark | Teltscher |
| Andrey | Veselov |
Level 12 – 13:01
The blinds increase as we begin level number 12.
They are now 800/1600 with a 1600 ante.
86 players remaining.
First Level Exits – 12:45
| Artur | Gjoka |
| Etienne | Fortin |
| William | Fasano |
| Scott | Berko |
| Lasierra | Tovar |
| Katie | Swift |
| Suketu | Patel |
| Iwan | Jones |
| Simon | Higgins |
| Ryan | Fronda |
| David | Stonehouse |
| Jeremy | Saderne |
| Christopher | Brammer |
| Mitchell | Johnson |
| Phillip | Clarke |
| Raul | Fernandes |
| Yiannis | Liperis |
| Stephen | Woodhead |
Antoines Lead – 12:50
The two Antoines lead the 104 players making their way back for Day 2.
Prizepool Payout – 12:30
| GUKPT Grand Final | |
| £2500 Buy In | |
| Entries: 273 | |
| 1st | £188,610 |
| 2nd | £123,740 |
| 3rd | £76,920 |
| 4th | £49,490 |
| 5th | £34,120 |
| 6th | £25,410 |
| 7th | £20,070 |
| 8th | £16,050 |
| 9th | £13,380 |
| 10th | £11,370 |
| 11th | £10,030 |
| 12th | £9,360 |
| 13th | £8,700 |
| 14th | £8,020 |
| 15th | £7,360 |
| 16th | £7,360 |
| 17th | £6,690 |
| 18th | £6,690 |
| 19th | £6,020 |
| 20th | £6,020 |
| 21st | £6,020 |
| 22nd | £6,020 |
| 23rd | £5,350 |
| 24th | £5,350 |
| 25th | £5,350 |
| 26th | £5,350 |
Shuffle Up & Deal – 12:01
The cards are in the air as we begin Day 2.
The blinds start at 600/1200 with a 1200 big blind ante.
104 players start the day.
Players Called In – 11:55
The players have just been called in to take their seats.
We will be underway very soon.
Day 2 Seating Plan – 11:50
| 2 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Patrick Uzan | 50,300 |
| 2 | 3 | Lander Lijobereciartua | 63,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Cai Huang | 34,100 |
| 2 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Nathan Lee | 52,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Julien Terrasson | 18,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Andrew Hulme | 23,400 |
| 2 | 9 | N H | 96,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Daniel Barriocanaldelaiglesia | 71,700 |
| 3 | 2 | P P | 80,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Christopher Brammer | 19,700 |
| 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Katie Swift | 20,600 |
| 3 | 6 | Keith Johnson | 93,500 |
| 3 | 7 | Petrit Gjoka | 60,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Benjamin Winsor | 61,200 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Berko | 126,000 |
| 4 | 1 | Kenny Hallaert | 43,700 |
| 4 | 2 | James Paul Rann | 73,300 |
| 4 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | David Stonehouse | 43,700 |
| 4 | 5 | Jamie Oconnor | 55,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Sam Goodman | 63,900 |
| 4 | 7 | Trevor Reardon | 139,000 |
| 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 9 | Ankit Ahuja | 123,200 |
| 5 | 1 | Yazan Mdanat | 161,900 |
| 5 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | James Alan Nixon | 34,200 |
| 5 | 4 | Dost Ghrabie | 47,000 |
| 5 | 5 | James Sykes | 100,500 |
| 5 | 6 | Mitchell Johnson | 41,200 |
| 5 | 7 | Maria Lampropoulou | 14,000 |
| 5 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 9 | Daniel Rudd | 77,000 |
| 6 | 1 | Charles Carrel | 41,100 |
| 6 | 2 | Raul Fernandes | 65,200 |
| 6 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Phillip Clarke | 47,400 |
| 6 | 5 | Paul Fontancastrillon | 74,100 |
| 6 | 6 | Henry Fewster | 21,900 |
| 6 | 7 | Christopher Maguire | 64,300 |
| 6 | 8 | Shengjie Tao | 173,300 |
| 6 | 9 | K N | 62,900 |
| 7 | 1 | Philippe Souki | 187,200 |
| 7 | 2 | Etienne Fortin | 46,200 |
| 7 | 3 | Daniel Tighe | 68,800 |
| 7 | 4 | Leo Boisbaudry | 168,300 |
| 7 | 5 | Guy Alexander H Taylor | 41,700 |
| 7 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | John Mooney | 45,000 |
| 7 | 8 | Suketu Patel | 32,700 |
| 7 | 9 | Panicos Ellinas | 64,000 |
| 8 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Andrew Christoforou | 60,300 |
| 8 | 3 | Lasierra Tovar | 48,000 |
| 8 | 4 | Stephen Woodhead | 57,800 |
| 8 | 5 | Joseph Grech | 92,500 |
| 8 | 6 | Youness Barakat | 135,200 |
| 8 | 7 | Laurence Houghton | 47,300 |
| 8 | 8 | Benjamin Morrison | 40,300 |
| 8 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Andrey Veselov | 61,600 |
| 9 | 2 | Henri Juutilainen | 119,700 |
| 9 | 3 | A M | 66,100 |
| 9 | 4 | Justinas Pactauskas | 128,000 |
| 9 | 5 | Daiva Byrne | 89,200 |
| 9 | 6 | Corentin Ropert | 21,200 |
| 9 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Sebastien Jung | 113,400 |
| 9 | 9 | Carlos Delvigogonzalez | 47,500 |
| 10 | 1 | R L | 44,000 |
| 10 | 2 | Yiannis Liperis | 13,000 |
| 10 | 3 | Ben Maregedze | 143,000 |
| 10 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Antoine Saout | 188,700 |
| 10 | 6 | Alexios Zervos | 98,400 |
| 10 | 7 | Ivan Deyra | 72,400 |
| 10 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Min Ji | 77,500 |
| 11 | 1 | Artur Gjoka | 56,200 |
| 11 | 2 | Vicky Mitchell | 48,700 |
| 11 | 3 | Adam Miller | 57,300 |
| 11 | 4 | Oliver Price | 60,000 |
| 11 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Iwan Jones | 44,800 |
| 11 | 7 | Lukas Gloor | 13,700 |
| 11 | 8 | J V | 124,000 |
| 11 | 9 | Bassam Elia | 67,800 |
| 12 | 1 | Brandon Sheils | 44,600 |
| 12 | 2 | Kevin Allen | 39,000 |
| 12 | 3 | S V | 99,500 |
| 12 | 4 | Josh Hayes | 27,800 |
| 12 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Javier Zarco Sanchez | 21,600 |
| 12 | 7 | Zack Chesses | 141,900 |
| 12 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Jeremy Saderne | 61,000 |
| 13 | 1 | Sam Palmer | 54,900 |
| 13 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Victor Ilyukhin | 27,500 |
| 13 | 5 | Zapatero Gomez | 47,700 |
| 13 | 6 | F F | 47,000 |
| 13 | 7 | Mark Teltscher | 75,900 |
| 13 | 8 | Thomas Hall | 73,200 |
| 13 | 9 | John Bousfield | 49,500 |
| 14 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 2 | David Barnes | 50,300 |
| 14 | 3 | Tomas Macnamara | 13,900 |
| 14 | 4 | Stephen Bean | 44,600 |
| 14 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Ming Ju | 102,700 |
| 14 | 7 | Chris Dasilva | 38,000 |
| 14 | 8 | Antoine Labat | 209,500 |
| 14 | 9 | Javier Perezestevez | 32,400 |
Welcome To Day 2 – 11:45
Good morning and welcome back to The Poker Room in London for Day 2 of the GUKPT Grand Final.
There are 96 players who have made it through to today and registration is still open until the first card is dealt.
There’s currently a massive £675,000 in the prizepool and we are all ready to start at 12pm.
Today we will be playing another ten levels of play.
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