{"id":36402,"date":"2014-05-02T18:05:48","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T17:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=36402"},"modified":"2019-10-31T12:30:52","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T12:30:52","slug":"wpt-national-uk-newcastle-day-1b-live-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wpt-national-uk-newcastle-day-1b-live-coverage.html","title":{"rendered":"WPT National UK Newcastle Main Event – Day 1b"},"content":{"rendered":"

WPT National Event Newcastle – End of Day 1b Chip-counts:<\/h3>\n

Can you find your favourite?<\/h3>\n

Here are the 56 players who made it through….\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

John Pogue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 116,000<\/p>\n

Eldon Orr\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 111,300<\/p>\n

Mark Gray\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 99,600<\/p>\n

Nathan Watson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 95,200<\/p>\n

James Arthur Brady\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 81,500<\/p>\n

Andrew Ferguson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 77,100<\/p>\n

Jordan Dungey\u00a0 73,800<\/p>\n

Jack Lam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 71,300<\/p>\n

Erol Taylan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 68,900<\/p>\n

Malcolm Sandler\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66,200<\/p>\n

Luke Slisz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 63,500<\/p>\n

Cristos Katsikas 60,600<\/p>\n

David Morris\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 60,400<\/p>\n

Darren Mapley\u00a0 60,300<\/p>\n

David Murphy\u00a0\u00a0 58,200<\/p>\n

Charles Stewart\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 56,800<\/p>\n

Jason Bateman 47,900<\/p>\n

Steven Graham\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 46,000<\/p>\n

Karan Bengani\u00a0\u00a0 45,700<\/p>\n

James Mitchell\u00a0 45,300<\/p>\n

Surinder Sunar\u00a0 43,700<\/p>\n

Colin Adams\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 43,000<\/p>\n

James Ellis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 42,900<\/p>\n

Vamshi Polu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 42,300<\/p>\n

Andrew Carlin\u00a0\u00a0 41,400<\/p>\n

Sam James\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 41,200<\/p>\n

Linning He\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 39,600<\/p>\n

Ross Mannion\u00a0\u00a0 39,600<\/p>\n

William Gravell\u00a0 38,700<\/p>\n

Alistair Smith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37,000<\/p>\n

James Charlton 37,000<\/p>\n

Gladys Jarvis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 35,000<\/p>\n

Ronald Wilkinson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 33,400<\/p>\n

Kieran Sharp\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32,100<\/p>\n

Thomas Dunwoodie\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30,900<\/p>\n

Di Fan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30,600<\/p>\n

Stephen Hetherington\u00a0 30,300<\/p>\n

Alan Tinlin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30,100<\/p>\n

Craig Mcdowell 28,500<\/p>\n

Alexander Walton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28,400<\/p>\n

Paul Hempseed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 27,500<\/p>\n

Wlodzimierz Cymbalko\u00a0 27,100<\/p>\n

Neil Pearson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26,300<\/p>\n

Jamie Rutherford\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24,100<\/p>\n

Stephen Odysseas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21,800<\/p>\n

Daniel O’callaghan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21,700<\/p>\n

Hazel Birchnall\u00a0\u00a0 20,400<\/p>\n

Lee Kiat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20,300<\/p>\n

Lee Peake\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20,100<\/p>\n

Iain Maberly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19,100<\/p>\n

Abigail Louthan 17,500<\/p>\n

Jun Lau 16,200<\/p>\n

Stuart Hall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15,000<\/p>\n

Jonathan Lundy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13,600<\/p>\n

Steven Owens\u00a0 9,600<\/p>\n

Dorothy Littlewood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8,300<\/p>\n

You’ll be able to join us shortly in a post all about Day 1c!<\/p>\n

Level 8: Blinds 500\/1,000\/ante 100 – 61 Players Remaining – Average Stack 40,800<\/h3>\n

Polu Pings An Eight\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"WPT_8860\"<\/a>
\nIn the very last hand of the Day 1b flight, Stuart Hall lost a massive amount of his stack. \u00a0Vamshi Polu shoved UTG for around 24,000. \u00a0Everyone folded round to the Bantamweight World Champion, who called it off with and was up on his feet, especially when Polu (who remained seated) flipped .<\/p>\n

“Here it comes, a knockout!” cried Hall, who hopped from foot to foot, punching the air. \u00a0He won’t have heard this expression much at a poker table, but he was calling it in like you’ve never, ever seen it before.<\/p>\n

The board ran out to leave Hall gut-punched, a real body blow to his chances to lifting the title here on Sunday night!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/stuskithechamp\/status\/462285621751713792<\/p>\n

Level 7: Blinds 400\/800\/ante 100 – 76\/122 Players Remaining – Average Stack 32,100<\/h3>\n

Murphy’s Law Sinks Simm<\/h3>\n

Dave Murphy may have got it in bad, but the cards can be fickle mistresses at the best of times in poker, and they’ve cruelly ejected Paul Simm from his seat here at WPTNUK Newcastle. \u00a0Murphy was in the big blind for 800 at the start of the hand, with Simm popping it to 2100. \u00a0The player next to him was very short-stacked, shoving for 3800, with both Murphy and Simm calling.<\/p>\n

The flop came , which is when we knew all the chips were going in from that point, having spied Simm’s hole cards of and he shoved, with Murphy calling with . \u00a0However, an on the turn and meaningless river busted two players and bolstered Murphy’s stack considerably.<\/p>\n

\"WPT_8959\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Knockout For Knowles As Hall Hollers<\/h3>\n

\"WPT_8875\"<\/a>
\nHe’s not only been great for the game as a celebrity guest, but Stuart Hall has been terrific value at the table so far in this WPT National Event. \u00a0Newcastle’s Aspers Casino is buzzing and Stuart is a big part of that, joining in with the banter at the felt, getting involved in loads of hands, and taking every bad beat as well as a big win. \u00a0He’s clearly got some poker skills too, and has just managed the ultimate in poker – revenge!<\/p>\n

Having been busted by Richard Knowles in the last three hands last night, the two players clashed at the same table here in Level 7, and this time the pugilist beat the punter! \u00a0All the chips went into the middle on a flop of x , with Knowles holding – way behind Hall, who called it off with . \u00a0As the board ran dry to flip yesterday evening’s situation, Hall cried out to the room:<\/p>\n

“He tried to knock me out, but the champ has just knocked him out. \u00a0The champ got his rematch, people!”<\/p>\n

Cue much laughter and jollity in the room, and Hall rakes a pot to put him on around double-average. \u00a0Like we said, great value.<\/p>\n

Day 1b By Numbers<\/h3>\n

\"WPT_8953\"<\/a>
\nWe’ve had 122 entries on Day 1b so with Day 1a’s 133 entrants, that makes 255 buy-ins into the prize-pool. \u00a0that was guaranteed at \u00a350,000 but we’re definitely going past that, with 80 online qualifiers already registered for tonight’s final Day 1c flight. \u00a0Truth be told, the vast majority of the players at the tables now will be coming back at 8pm for the final flight, so numbers of 400+ are achievable. \u00a0That would mean over \u00a370,000 in the prize kitty!<\/p>\n

Level 6: Blinds 300\/600\/ante 75 – 90\/122 Players Remaining – Average Stack 27,000<\/h3>\n

Surinder On The Rise<\/h3>\n

\"WPT_8932\"<\/a>
\nOne of the most renowned poker players in British history is here today, playing Day 1b (and 1c!) in the form of silent-but-deadly Surinder Sunar. \u00a0With millions of pounds in tournament results over the years, the popular Midlander has come up to Newcastle to play here at Aspers in the fun accumulator format of the #WPTNUK Event, and visit friends in the area while he’s at it. \u00a0So how is he doing so far?<\/p>\n

Clashing with experienced live player Rickie Vedhara, the two men saw a flop after Vedhara bet 650 pre-flop, Surinder raised to 1500 and Rickie called. \u00a0That flop read and both players checked. \u00a0On the turn of though, Rickie checked to Surinder, who bet out 2,000, eliciting the fold. \u00a0Quickly moved to a new table, Surinder tried virtually the same line against Gillian Martin, and took down another 5k pot successfully. \u00a0He may look like he rarely moves, but he has the ones at the poker table, and Sunar is past 40k and in cruise control.<\/p>\n

In other news, Mike Hill (a ‘bookie’ if you didn’t know) thinks we’ll have 426 entries overall. \u00a0Think he’s wrong or right? \u00a0We’d take the over!<\/p>\n

Level 5: Blinds 200\/400\/ante 75 – 100\/122 Players Remaining – Average Stack 24,400<\/h3>\n

Stacked Or Not?<\/h3>\n

\"Bobbie<\/a><\/p>\n

Everyone gets to the break in a poker tournament feeling their stack as if it is a sign around their neck. \u00a0Whether they catch up with friends on the rail or brood on the pots they won and lost on their own, every one of us takes it differently. \u00a0The best players can forget about the emotional side – positive and negative – and focus on the calculations they’re about to make back at their table.<\/p>\n

Here are just some of our players as they grab a complimentary drink and canape in the partypoker lounge at the half-time interval…<\/p>\n

Mark Gray 95,000 (Chip Leader)<\/p>\n

Ross Mannion 47,000<\/p>\n

James Brady 45,000<\/p>\n

Craig McDowell 37,000<\/p>\n

Surinder Sunar 33,000<\/p>\n

Rickie Vedhara 30,500<\/p>\n

william Gravell 27,000<\/p>\n

Paul Hempseed 16,450<\/p>\n

Mike Hill 11,000<\/p>\n

Bobby Brummitt (pictured above) 10,200<\/p>\n

Blinds 150\/300\/50 – 108\/120 Players Remaining – Average Stack = 22,222 chips<\/h3>\n

Gravell Gets Quads!<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"WPTN<\/a>
\nThere can be no doubt that while you cannot win the WPT National Events in one flight of this accumulative format, you can definitely do your chances the power of good if you get off to a good start. \u00a0One such player to do so is William Gravell, pictured, who got through Day 1a with 79,300, good for a top ten stack of the 60 players who progressed. \u00a0But William’s story get better, with his winning one online satellite and two right here in aspers Casino Newcastle, meaning that he has bought into the three \u00a3200 flights (\u00a3600, math-fans!) for just \u00a3130! \u00a0Great value, and after hitting quad tens just now at his table, William confirmed to us that he got value with those too! \u00a0He’s also looking forward to taking part in the partypoker #sundaymajors $500k Gtd…could be a big win for William this weekend!<\/p>\n

********<\/p>\n

At the same table, Mark Gray has just taken the chip lead with around 73,500 after busting two players. \u00a0With one opponent all-in pre-flop with , another was enticed in on a flop of with . \u00a0Mark held however, and held through the turn and river to eliminate the two men and pull in a huge pot. \u00a0Chip leader… and as Mark tells us, it’s his only entry, as he qualified online in the WPT Magazine Freeroll way back in October 2013. \u00a0Way to put that prize to good use!!<\/p>\n

Also here on Day 1b are the world-famous Surinder Sunar (21,000) and Paul Hempseed (14,000) , both of whom are excellent pros and could go very far indeed!<\/p>\n

Charlton Looks For the Lead<\/h3>\n

\"WPTN<\/a><\/p>\n

James Charlton (above) finished Day 1a fifth in chips with\u00a092,300 – but he isn’t happy sticking there. \u00a0He told us yesterday that he planned on playing all three flights and he’s been true to his word, already above average in the stacks so far today on flight 1b. He was involved in a heads-up pot just now with his opponent after the pre-flop action took just two of them to a deal of , which they checked. James called a bet of 700 on the turn of then led the river of – to the tune of 1800. \u00a0His opponent folded and he rakes another quiet but important pot. \u00a0Definitely one to watch.<\/p>\n

Stuart Hall is enjoying himself so far (as you can see from his tweet below), entertaining the table with his boxing tales (the Bantamweight World Champion’s next fight is right here in Newcastle in 5 weeks time) while having his lunch – a grilled chicken breast and plain rice. \u00a0Now that’s discipline in a casino!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/stuskithechamp\/status\/462203066943811584<\/p>\n

Ian Simpson Busts Second Bullet<\/h3>\n

\"Ian<\/a>
\nFollowers of this blog may remember that former Irish Open Champion Ian Simpson busted yesterday after lasting most of the day when his A-K was crushed by Mike Hill’s pocket queens. \u00a0Well, Ian has just lost all of his chips in this second flight, and now only has tonight’s third and final flight (kick-off 8.00pm) to try and make Day 2 here on his ‘home turf’ of the WPT National Event in Aspers Casino, Newcastle.<\/p>\n

With a pot of 15,000 or so in the middle, we joined the action on the river as the board had come {Jd] . Ian shoved for 12,300 chips and put Craig McDowell (who made it through Day 1a with a stack) to the ultimate test, for a large percentage of his chips in Level 2. \u00a0Eventually, after what seemed like an eternity, McDowell called and saw the good news, Ian only had 9d]. \u00a0Craig McDowell turned over and raked all of Simpson’s chips towards his stack.<\/p>\n

Huge early hand!<\/p>\n

Blinds 100\/200 – 115\/117 Players Remaining – Average Stack 20,347<\/h3>\n

Hall Not Out For The Count<\/h3>\n

\"stu1b2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Stuart Hall (above) is not only a local hero, being a boxing World Champion at the bantamweight level, he’s a good poker player too, lasting until just before the end of Day 1a to bust. \u00a0He’s back again today, and told us about his departure in Level 8 on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

“I made a big bluff against a kid who I thought didn’t have it. \u00a0Even when he did show he had A-K and had top pair top kicker on the flop. \u00a0I had a lot of outs twice with the up and down straight draw though, so I gave him a sweat!”<\/p>\n

Stuart winks at us, and he’ll need all his cheeky persona today to get the value from his table, all of whom look excited to be sharing the felt with the arch pugilist.<\/p>\n

Let’s hope Stuart doesn’t get knocked out!<\/p>\n

Level 1 – Blinds 50\/100 – 112 Starting Entries<\/h3>\n

Lets Go Round Again<\/h3>\n

\"photo<\/a><\/p>\n

Last night’s Day 1a turn-out totalled 133 entries, so with the players making it through the first flight\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0all aiming to add to their stack in this \u00a3200 (\u00a3180+20) Accumulator format, the biggest stack after yesterday belonged to Khadir Khoshawy. \u00a0But will players such as Jonathan Lundy, fresh from final tabling in Dublin, or local world champion boxer Stuart Hall (pictured above left) who busted with three hands to go last night crush Day 1b?<\/p>\n

You’ll find out here first… let’s get the cards in the air! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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WPT National Event Newcastle – End of Day 1b Chip-counts: Can you find your favourite? Here are the 56 players who made it through….\u00a0 John Pogue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 116,000 Eldon Orr\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 111,300 Mark Gray\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 99,600 Nathan Watson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 95,200 James Arthur Brady\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 81,500 Andrew Ferguson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 77,100 Jordan Dungey\u00a0 73,800 Jack Lam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 71,300 Erol Taylan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 68,900 Malcolm Sandler\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66,200<\/p>\n

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