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2013-08-09 23:36 UTC

Damian Porebski Leads Day 1B; UKIPT Galway Hits €140,000 Overlay

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Nível 10 : 600-1,200, 200 ante

After just 231 players turned up for Day 1A of the UKIPT here in Galway, all eyes were on the board as to what the final number would be for Day 1B. There was a €1 million guarantee meaning that 769 players were needed otherwise there would be an overlay. Even the most optimistic among those in charge of the UKIPT probably did not believe that number of people would make it to Galway for the second start day. After giving people the chance to register up to the end of the dinner break, the final number was 629 meaning a total of 860 players for the first ever Full-Tilt-Poker-run UKIPT event. An overlay of €140,000 will no doubt prove painful though.

After ten levels of action, Damian Porebski was the chip leader for the Day 1B field with 205,200 – a substantial sum but it also serves to indicate how huge Alan Gold's lead was from Day 1A. The latter finished with over 270,000 from a field that had over 400 less runners! Nevertheless, Porebski will be going into Day 2 in second place. Also doing well was Tim Slater who finished today with 187,500 – thanks in huge part to a double elimination hand late in the day.

With over 400 more players than Day 1A, the poker room was absolutely full with a queue quickly gathering as the day started. No doubt the car park across the road was equally busy as a public service announcement late in the day reminded one patron to move his car as it was about to be towed away. Among those playing the second start day were Full Tilt Ambassadors Sin Melin and Dermot Blain as well as the myth wrapped in an enigma that is Full Tilt Professional Viktor "Isildur1" Blom. Unfortunately, none of the three managed to make it into Day 2 – Blain lasted the longest before he was crippled and eliminated in the last level of the day. Melin meanwhile was eliminated fairly early on while Blom ran jacks into kings just after dinner.

Some peoples' days were incredibly short like that of double-UKIPT winner Nick Abou Risk, who managed to bluff his stack into a straight flush while High Roller fourth-place finish Chris Day ran ace-king into aces preflop and admitted with hindsight he could've taken it a bit slower. Former EPT winner Roberto Romanello was another who had a short day. There were cameos from many of the original players from UK's Channel 4 ground-breaking poker show Late Night Poker, including Liam Flood, Simon Trumper and Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott though only Flood would make it through the day – he was helped early on when he flopped trips against top two pair and then rivered quads for a full double up.

Others who did make it through included Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody who managed to come back from losing half his stack to finish the day with 98,700. Team PokerStars Online's Dale Philips finished with 83,200 while the winner of the Irish Poker Championships Trevor Dinneen continued his good run by ending the day with 166,600.

Tomorrow, the remaining players will be combining with Day 1A's survivors as they continue to play through the tournament. A total of 104 places will be paid with €2,180 for 104th while the winner will take home a huge €205,600. We'll be restarting again at 12 p.m. local time and the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will bring you all the details of the goings on in Galway from the first shuffle to the last river. Don't forget that as an added bonus, we'll also be covering the €10,000 Super High Roller – that event will be starting at 2 p.m. local time.

2013-08-09 23:34 UTC

Various End-of-the-Night Chip Counts

Nível 10 : 600-1,200, 200 ante

We'll have officials counts for all the players after a bit, but for now here are some counts as taken off players' bags.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Damian Porebski	205,200	-12,700

Tim Slater	187,500	39,700

Rade Jovanovski	170,200	58,200

Trevor Dinneen	166,600

Benjamin Spragg	156,000	57,700
Team Online
Gary Fields	128,000

David Docherty	121,100

Niall Farrell	116,200	-19,300

Daniel Tighe	114,500	23,500

Peter Evans	113,500

Thomas Mcalister	113,000

David Gutierrez	100,100

Tom Willoughby	99,700	8,700

Jake Cody	98,700	38,700
Team Pro
Dale Philip	83,200
Team Online
Marcin Milde	63,700

Padraig Parkinson	44,100	-15,200

2013-08-09 23:08 UTC

Last Three Hands

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We're now playing the last three hands of the evening.

2013-08-09 23:05 UTC

The Last FTP Ambassador Falls

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On Day 1a, Full Tilt Poker Ambassadors Martins Adeniya and Ben Jenkins fell. Today, the other two ambassadors — Dermot Blain and Sinem Melin — took their shot at poker glory.

Melin feel quite early here on Day 1b, which meant Blain was the last FTP Ambassador standing. Blain, who finished third in the High Roller yesterday, gave it his best, but he has fallen in the last level of the night.

It happened when he pushed his short stack of 4,700 in from middle position and received a call from the player in the hijack. Luke Grant then three-bet to 13,300 from the small blind and forced the hijack out of the hand.

Grant:
Blain:

Blain seemed to know his time was up, and sure enough the board ran out to send the Irishman to the rail

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Luke Grant	55,000

Dermot Blain	Eliminado

Tags: Dermot Blain Luke Grant

2013-08-09 22:59 UTC

A Final Round of Shots from Day 1b

2013-08-09 22:53 UTC

Another Round of Chip Counts

Nível 10 : 600-1,200, 200 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Damian Porebski	217,900	9,300

Tim Slater	147,800

Niall Farrell	135,500	65,450

Renee Xie	125,000

Marc Macdonnell	114,500

Edmond Fogarty	113,200

Rade Jovanovski	112,000

Andrew Hawksby	108,000

Wesley Wiemes	104,500

Lewis Barber	104,100	19,100

Paul Reaney	100,600

Benjamin Spragg	98,300
Team Online
Asif Raja	94,600

Patrick O'Callaghan	93,100

Daniel Tighe	91,000

Tom Willoughby	91,000

Damien Hogan	89,000	17,000

James Waldorn	88,400

David Gutierrez Lebron	87,600

Edo Naftaly	87,300

Dominic Carle Evans	84,700

David Scully	84,300	24,300

Guilabert Bernabeu	83,000	15,200

Willie O'Hora	82,300	42,150

Ambrose Travers	82,000

2013-08-09 22:48 UTC

Dermot Blain All-In 5 Times in a Row

Nível 10 : 600-1,200, 200 ante

ONE:

Dermot Blain opened for 2,500 and was raised by Luke Grant. Blain responded by shoving all-in and the triangle was tossed to him. Grant called and showed . Blain was in a world of hurt with . The board ran out . A 27,900 dent to Blain’s stack left him with 4,500.

TWO:

Blain was all-in for his last 4,500 next hand. Timothy Chung called and the blinds thought better of it and folded. Chung had against Blain’s . The cards fell . Blain won that one to grow his stack to 12,400.

THREE:

Blain shipped it in for the entire 12,400. No callers this time as he added the precious blinds and antes to his stack.

FOUR:

Blain announced all-in and was called by William Colin in the small blind. The big blind folded. Blain had him just covered so was not at risk this time. Colin tabled against Blain’s . “Pretty hand right? I like that hand.” Blain said. The board ran out giving the win to Colin. Blain was left with just 1,900.

FIVE:

Blain’s chips were in for the fifth time in a row. William Colin called, Tony Martin raised over the top all-in and Colin folded. Martin had while Blain had .

The cards fell and Blain survived once again.

There would be no sixth in a row however as ambassador Blain folded in the big blind and then the small blind.

2013-08-09 22:47 UTC

Off to the Galway Races

Nível 10 : 600-1,200, 200 ante

After Weijie Zheng opened from early position, Tony Martin three-bet from the button and both blinds folded. Zheng then moved all in for 54,700 and Martin hit the tank, which is when we picked up the action. After about a minute of deliberation, Martin called and seemed pleased he got it in good.

Martin:
Zheng:

It was a flip and Martin looked a little relieved when the flop didn't bring Zheng any help. Zheng needed to catch either a king or ace to stay alive, but he failed to do so as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tony Martin	115,000	64,575

Weijie Zheng	Eliminado

Tags: Tony Martin Weijie Zheng

Nível: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200