GUKPT Leeds Day 1a Blog
Leg 6 of the GUKPT 2019 Tour takes place in the beautiful city of Leeds. The tournament has a £100,000 guarantee with a buy in of £500+£60. We’re here all week to bring you coverage of the event.
Martin Paul Leads Day 1a – 00:30
The ten levels of Day 1a of GUKPT Leeds have now finished. The tournament had 83 entries today, which should be doubled tomorrow.
22 players have made it through to Saturdays Day 2, led by Martin Paul who has held the chip lead all day. Full chip counts are:
| Martin Paul | 217,000 |
| Alec Tindal | 200,000 |
| Warren Aspey | 117,700 |
| Garry Stewart | 94,100 |
| Samuel Clark | 91,100 |
| Ben Maregedze | 72,400 |
| Gary Bertram | 71,400 |
| Andrea Guardascione | 69,100 |
| J H | 68,900 |
| Arian Hassankashani | 67,000 |
| John Hughes | 66,400 |
| Tina Loraine Bandyle | 63,400 |
| Katie Swift | 63,000 |
| Mark Wackrill | 59,600 |
| Chris Maguire | 59,500 |
| Ryan Mandara | 51,300 |
| Harvey Norris | 47,600 |
| Richard Hasnip | 45,400 |
| E R | 43,000 |
| Iain Mclaughin | 42,300 |
| Chris Cunliffe | 28,600 |
| Masoud Etemadiherisi | 21,500 |
We will be back tomorrow for Day 1b where we are expecting around 170 entries. Play begins at 12pm, so join us then for the second day one.
Play Has Finished – 00:10
Play has now finished. Chip counts will be up with you asap.
Last Six Hands – 23:55
The players will now play six more hands before bagging and tagging for the night.
Nothing To Report – 23:40
No action to speak of here during the last level of play.
Last Level – 23:01
The players begin the last level of play.
Blinds are now 500/1000 with a 1000 ante.
27 players remaining.
Bust Outs – 22:45
Usman Ulhaq
James Shaw
Robert Campbell
Tony Ringe
Player List – 22:20
| 1 | 1 | Ryan Jonathan Mandara | |
| 1 | 2 | Arian Hassankashani | |
| 1 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Cunliffe | |
| 1 | 5 | Gary Bertram | |
| 1 | 6 | Andrea Guardascione | |
| 1 | 7 | Iain Mclaughin | |
| 1 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 9 | John Mooney | |
| 2 | 1 | Harvey Norris | |
| 2 | 2 | Daniel Foskett | |
| 2 | 3 | J H | |
| 2 | 4 | M P | |
| 2 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Derek Hung Kee Wong | |
| 2 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 8 | B M | |
| 2 | 9 | Christopher Maguire | |
| 3 | 1 | Garry Stewart | |
| 3 | 2 | Warren Aspey | |
| 3 | 3 | E R | |
| 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Katie Swift | |
| 3 | 6 | Robert Sherwood | |
| 3 | 7 | J H | |
| 3 | 8 | Mark Wackrill | |
| 3 | 9 | Craig Alistair Smith | |
| 4 | 1 | Richard J Hasnip | |
| 4 | 2 | Masoud Etemadiherisi | |
| 4 | 3 | Tina Loraine Bandyle | |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 5 | James Shaw | |
| 4 | 6 | Samuel Clark | |
| 4 | 7 | Alec Stewart Tindal | |
| 4 | 8 | Usman Ulhaq | |
| 4 | 9 | Sean Savage |
Level 9 – 22:01
The players are back seated as we begin level number 9.
The blinds are now 400/800 with an 800 big blind ante.
30 players remaining.
Break Time – 21:40
Break time for the players as they take the final 20 minutes of the day.
Pics – 21:25
Website Crash – 21:10
Apologies, the back end of the website has been down for the last 3 hours, but it’s now back up and running.
We currently have 34 players remaining of the 81 entries.
Late registration is still open.
Player are currently on level 8 with 20 minutes remaining.
Omaha Begins – 18:10
The omaha side event has just started here in Leeds.
30 players so far with late registration open until 8:15pm.
Chip Counts – 17:50
Chris Maguire – 35,000
Katie Swift – 35,000
Chris Howden – 25,000
Ryan Mandara – 45,000
Gary StevensSmith – 20,000
Laurence Gosney – 20,000
Tina Bandyle – 30,000
Level 5 – 17:20
The players are back seated as we begin level number 5.
The blinds are now 150/300 with a 300 big blind ante.
61 entries today.
Dinner Break – 16:20
Dinner break now for the players as they take 60 minutes.
Tonights Side Event – 16:05
Tonights side event is:
Event 5 Omaha 4/5/6
Buy-in: £100 + £10
Start time: 6.00pm
Re-entry: Unlimited
Entry period: 6 x 20 mins
Clock: 30 mins FTT
Starting stack: 20,000
Breaks: Every 2 hours
60 Entries – 15:40
Players are still coming through the door as they can do all day today.
We’ve had 60 entries so far today.
Level 4 – 15:20
The blinds increase as we begin level number 4.
They are now 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante.
59 entries so far today.
Exits – 15:05
The first four exits of the day:
Tony Ringe
Garry Stevenssmith
Roy Walkley
Christopher Jones
All is Quiet – 14:40
Two and a half levels have been played and we are still yet to lose a player with is extremely rare.
There has been no action to speak of so far here in Leeds.
Level 3 – 14:20
The players are back seated as we begin level number three.
They are now 75/150.
51 entries so far today.
Break Time – 14:01
Break time now for the players as they take 20 minutes.
Tournament Info – 13:50
– £500+£60 Buy in
– £100,000 Guarantee
– 20,000 starting stack
– 60 minute clock
– Late reg open all day
Seating Plan – 13:30
| 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 2 | Arian Hassankashani |
| 1 | 3 | Harvey Norris |
| 1 | 4 | Alec Stewart Tindal |
| 1 | 5 | Philip Hepburn |
| 1 | 6 | Andrea Guardascione |
| 1 | 7 | Daniel Corbett |
| 1 | 8 | Matthew William George Gray |
| 1 | 9 | S Z |
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | Garry Stewart |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 3 | T L B |
| 2 | 4 | Lewis Brown |
| 2 | 5 | Philip Walker |
| 2 | 6 | S C |
| 2 | 7 | C L |
| 2 | 8 | L M |
| 2 | 9 | M K |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 1 | Ryan Jonathan Mandara |
| 3 | 2 | Daniel Foskett |
| 3 | 3 | J H |
| 3 | 4 | Thomas Pemberton Jnr |
| 3 | 5 | Richard J Hasnip |
| 3 | 6 | Derek Hung Kee Wong |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 8 | B M |
| 3 | 9 | C M |
| 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 1 | John Gilchrist |
| 4 | 2 | Tony Ringe |
| 4 | 3 | James Alan Nixon |
| 4 | 4 | M K |
| 4 | 5 | Katie Swift |
| 4 | 6 | Alexander Kamat |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 8 | M W |
| 4 | 9 | S S |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 1 | Craig Rimmer |
| 5 | 2 | Christopher Cunliffe |
| 5 | 3 | Andrew Bak |
| 5 | 4 | Garry Stevenssmith |
| 5 | 5 | Dominic Starbuck |
| 5 | 6 | W A |
| 5 | 7 | L R |
| 5 | 8 | E R |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | Lee J French |
| 6 | 2 | K L |
| 6 | 3 | M P |
| 6 | 4 | J S |
| 6 | 5 | Alli Mallu |
| 6 | 6 | I M |
| 6 | 7 | T B |
| 6 | 8 | Roy Walkley |
Level Up – 13:01
The blinds increase as we begin the next level of play.
They are now 50/100.
48 entries so far today.
Playing Today – 12:45
Players playing today:
Chris Maguire
Ali Mallu
Lee French
Harvey Norris
Dan Corbett
Katie Swift
We’ll get a full player list up with you as soon as we can.
Live Stream – 12:30
We are now LIVE!!!
Come and join The Tower & Jay Harwood HERE!!
Last Years Champ – 12:15
Adam Owen took down the event last year, defeating the 302 entry field to take home £41,950.
Shuffle Up & Deal – 12:01
The cards are in the air as we begin Day 1a of GUKPT Leeds.
33 entries to start the day.
Welcome to Leeds – 11:55
Good morning and welcome to Leeds for leg 6 of the 2019 GUKPT Tour.
The tour is back after a two month break and we are expecting a big turnout here.
The tournament has a buy in of £500+£60 with a £100,000 Guarantee. Today is Day 1a and the players can buy in throughout the 10 levels of play.
We’ll be here with you for the full ten levels of play, bringing you updates, chip counts, exits and the live stream which runs on a 30 minute delay.
Play begins at 12pm.
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