| Level 15: | 3,000/6,000 (6,000) |
| Entries: | 10/65 |
| Prizes: | £150,000 GTD |
At Table 19, Matthew Skeadas opened to 12,000 from the Hi-jack. Antonis Poulengeris (Cut-off) and “Mr. X” both made the call.
“Mr. X” checked the 2♣7♥Q♣ flop, and Skeadas fired an 18,000 continuation bet. Poulengeris announced a raise to 45,500; “Mr. X” quickly got out of the way, but Skeadas made the call.
Skeadas checked the 8♦ turn, and Poulengeris wasted little time before moving all in for 100,000. Without hesitation, Skeadas made the call.
Antonis Poulengeris: 10♥4♥
Matthew Skeadas: Q♠J♣
Poulengeris’ move didn’t work, and he was drawing dead. I didn’t catch the river card, but it obviously had no impact on the outcome.
The reason I missed the card was that I also kept a close eye on the action at Table 18. Albano Dyrmishi had limped UTG, and Stewart Kirby had then moved all in for 87,000 from the Small Blind. Giuseppe Cerri then re-shoved from the Big Blind for 126,000. Dyrmishi folded, and the two contestants turned over their hole cards.
Stewart Kirby: 7♠7♥
Giuseppe Cerri: K♥K♦
No luck for Kirby as the board spelled out 4♥A♠4♣K♦5♥, and as such, Kirby was eliminated in eleventh place. This all meant that hand-by-hand play was skipped entirely, and the remaining 10 players all received a Day 2 bag.
While that wraps up today’s live coverage, stay tuned for the chip counts from Day 1b, which I will upload as fast as possible.
Matthew Skeadas: 363,500
Giuseppe Cerri: 223,000
Stewart Kirby: 0
Antonis Poulengeris: 0
