Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event

SPT

so, you have 1.5m back at 25-50k if you fold

how many call with 9-7 for the lot there?

ctbn

WELL DONE TO FINAL 6

SPT

chip counts

25-50k blinds

Abi Khaitan 11.78m

Andy Young 4.54m

Steve Devlin 4m

Leigh Wiltshire 2.08m

Paul Haycock 1.95m

Neil Strike 675,000

final at 12pm

HiJoker

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event:

so, you have 1.5m back at 25-50k if you fold how many call with 9-7 for the lot there?
Posted by SPT

Depends if he thinks he has an edge

Tikay10

Given how fast it has played today, it is quite surprising to see that the average stack is still.......80 Bigs!

SPT

Abi Khaitan is a doctor from London, and a player in the big cash games at the Palm beach casino in mayfair

Andy Young is chicknmelt on sky poker, has been successful at DTD already winning an MPP event at the club. He won SPT Luton in 2012 for £5600 but this will be his biggest live cash to date

Leigh Wiltshire is a self employed accountant, lives in dorset and was one of the directors of APAT for a number of years. Man U fan, lives with partner and three chocolate labs. Done a lot for recreational poker players in the UK, and many rooting for him as a result.

Steve Devlin, priority player on sky, known as allinstevie, from Ireland. has been ranked as one of the top online UK poker players for a number of years. The 28 year old from Omagh has had numerous live tournament cashes in the UK, USA and even the Caribbean. In October 2009 Stevie Devlin proved again that he is not just an online player when he took 6th place in the 1,500 euro No Limit Hold’em Irish Masters event at the Paddypowerpoker.com Irish Winter Festival Dublin and won $42,595. Devlin has also had cashes in the WSOP, EPT and Caribbean Adventure tournaments.

Paul Haycock qualified on Sky Poker is from West Bromwich and is an APAT Gold medalist. Aggressive, loose and talented MTT player

Neil Strike is joesman on the forum, won the UKIPT high roller earlier this year and is runs an insulation business. A regular at Sky and other UK circuit events

THISnTHAT2

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event:

Do you call there?
Posted by Sky_Poker

no

Doooobs

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event:

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event : Depends if he thinks he has an edge
Posted by HiJoker

I don't think so.

He hasn't got an edge if he folds here.  And nobody has much edge off 30 BBs unless there is somebody really terrible at the table anyway.

He is favourite post flop and the pot was 3 bet pre, so there is going to be more than half a million in the middle.  1.5 m would put him 6th in chips, so can't believe ICM is going to be that much of a consideration (if they both had 7m the answer could be different).

Overall he just has to close his eyes and go for it.

He definitely shouldn't be upset afterwards.  He lost a near flop, and am fairly sure he was the K2 vs KK guy.  If he was he'd need to have serious short term memory loss to be upset here.

SoLack

wd Neil and gl tomorrow

IrishRose

Sounds like a great time was had by all (except the guy who just went out in 7th and threw his toys out of the pram).

Hope the Sky regs end up 1st, 2nd 3rd and so on lol.

Many thanks for the fab updates - much appreciated

gingerlama

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event:

Sounds like a great time was had by all (except the guy who just went out in 7th and threw his toys out of the pram). Hope the Sky regs end up 1st, 2nd 3rd and so on lol. Many thanks for the fab updates - much appreciated
Posted by IrishRose

Would dearly love to be in that position to make a call or fold but clearly not talented enough to get that far in a tournament such as this. Way to go Joesman and win it for the geordies

a00rock

GL to the sky regs and well done so far.

Doooobs

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event:

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event : I don't think so. He hasn't got an edge if he folds here.  And nobody has much edge off 30 BBs unless there is somebody really terrible at the table anyway. He is favourite post flop and the pot was 3 bet pre, so there is going to be more than half a million in the middle.  1.5 m would put him 6th in chips, so can't believe ICM is going to be that much of a consideration (if they both had 7m the answer could be different). Overall he just has to close his eyes and go for it. He definitely shouldn't be upset afterwards.  He lost a near flop, and am fairly sure he was the K2 vs KK guy.  If he was he'd need to have serious short term memory loss to be upset here.
Posted by Doooobs

I didn't realise he was actually a slight dog here.  I still suspect there was enough in pre to mean he should call.  His reaction is clearly ridiculous.  If he did try an angle even more so. 

Lambert180

Well played and good luck to the final 6 (especially Andy).

Great updates all week from tighty, wp.

TID ChicknMelt!

cooooie

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event:

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event : Would dearly love to be in that position to make a call or fold but clearly not talented enough to get that far in a tournament such as this. Way to go Joesman and win it for the geordies
Posted by gingerlama

talented? lol. clearly not with a call like that. 

chicknMelt

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event:

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event : I didn't realise he was actually a slight dog here.  I still suspect there was enough in pre to mean he should call.  His reaction is clearly ridiculous.  If he did try an angle even more so. 
Posted by Doooobs

I think a key point missed was that at 40k bb, there was a 105k open, then a 3bet to 540k!!!

which our man called from approx 1.8m

clearly a glaring mistake

the flop is alot toughter though and i think he has to call - 1.3m behind, 1.2m in the pot (3.8m after the jam and call) with 45% equity. even considering ICM i think you can only give up a few % in equity for an "ICM fold". 

aussie09

gl neil

MAXALLY

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event:

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event : I think a key point missed was that at 40k bb, there was a 105k open, then a 3bet to 540k!!! which our man called from approx 1.8m clearly a glaring mistake the flop is alot toughter though and i think he has to call - 1.3m behind, 1.2m in the pot (3.8m after the jam and call) with 45% equity. even considering ICM i think you can only give up a few % in equity for an "ICM fold". 
Posted by chicknMelt

....like what do you know!

GL today and congrats on getting to FT.

Goldtia

Good Luck Andy (Chickenmelt) today and have to agree with his assessment of that big hand, fold pre flop would have avoided that big decision

rosjim1

Gl Neil  

Doooobs

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event:

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event : I think a key point missed was that at 40k bb, there was a 105k open, then a 3bet to 540k!!! which our man called from approx 1.8m clearly a glaring mistake the flop is alot toughter though and i think he has to call - 1.3m behind, 1.2m in the pot (3.8m after the jam and call) with 45% equity. even considering ICM i think you can only give up a few % in equity for an "ICM fold". 
Posted by chicknMelt

Yep, clearly should fold pre, but that wasn't the question asked.

Absolutely has to call with that much in pre.  What flop was he hoping for if he folds here.  

Good luck at the final table, just enjoy it.  

SPT

we will be underway shortly





players are having their TV interviews, tikay is in make up and the way we plan to do this on here is to do a walkie talkie system

tikay gives me the action from table side and i type it in, as many hands as possible onto here

someone else will do pictures and videos

that gives us the best chance to do an update where Sky Sports are doing their thing and its tricky to get close to the table with laptop.

ok?

right, back soon


shout outs for your favourites please...

all guaranteed at least £16,000...£110,000 for first

SPT

aussie09

looking forward to this.  thanks in anticipation mr p

unknown_username

Great Work Richard, gl all ;')

sleeves

In Response to Re: Sky Poker UKPC Six Max: The £500,000 GTD Main Event:

shout outs for your favourites please...
Posted by SPT

Good Luck!!! Leigh...

SPT

Full double up first hand Neil Strike v Andy Young

A-9 v unknown

tikay busy doing TV stuff. i just can't get the staff

anyway, Neil up to 1.4m at 20-50k

SPT

4 way pot, raise from chip leader and three calls

Abi, neil, andy young, leigh 

9-8-2-4 two hearts

Abi puts 8 blues in on the turn, that's 800,000..and takes it down on the turn

bromley04

Best of luck Neil and Andy - 1 & 2 please!!

SPT