Grafton & Greenwood Lead Event #1 $10K NLH Final Table
The final table is set for Event #1 of the inaugural British Poker Open at Aspers Casino in London. Leading the way are Luc Greenwood and Sam Grafton followed by Mike Watson. The final table seat draw is as follows.
| British Poker Open Event #1 Final Table | |||
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Luc Greenwood | Canada | 746,000 |
| 2 | Steve O’Dwyer | Ireland | 365,000 |
| 3 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | 734,000 |
| 4 | Mike Watson | Canada | 581,000 |
| 5 | Robert Flink | Sweden | 165,000 |
Watch the final table live on PokerGO starting at 8:00 am ET/5:00 am PT
The day started with 12 players spread out across two tables and Manig Loeser started out by doubling through Koray Aldemir right off the bat. Giuseppe Iadisernia, however, was the first player to get eliminated when he ran into Mike Watson’s aces. Watson continued to push players as he also busted Stephen Chidwick, Koray Aldemir, and Barry Shulman in the early goings of the event.
After the dinner break, Steve O’Dwyer, Elio Fox, Danny Tang, Alex Foxen, and Chin Wei Lim entered the event to bring the eventual total to 26 entries creating a prize pool of £260,000.
Shortly after registration closed, Sam Soverel, the current High Roller of the Year leader was eliminated by a surging Sam Grafton. Soverel shoved on the turn with top pair and the nut flush draw only to run into Grafton’s top set.
Grafton’s ascent continued when he ran his kings into Mike Watson’s aces with the board bringing four diamonds to give him a winning flush. This pot put Grafton at 780,000 with 2.6 million in play and still 13 players remaining.
Danny Tang, Jake Schindler, Elio Fox, and Manig Loeser busted in quick succession to bring the field down to its final table of nine lead by the aforementioned Grafton. Cary Katz was the first to bust at the final table followed by former GPI No.1 Alex Foxen.
In seventh place, the current No.1 in the world, Stephen Chidwick hit the rail. Chidwick found himself all in with ace-queen versus Mike Watson’s queens to bring the field down to just six.
On the final hand of the night, Chin Wei Lim shoved his last 116,000 into the middle with ace-seven only to get called by Mike Watson’s ace-jack. The board brought blanks and Lim busted in sixth place.
Tune in to watch the final table tomorrow as the final four places will get paid. The winner will get £119,600, second place gets £72,800, third gets £41,600 and the fourth-place finisher cashes for £26,600.
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British Poker Open recap written by Remko Rinkema.
Chin Wei Lim’s Elimination Ends Day 1
With just under 10 minutes remaining in Level 13, Chin Wei Lim shoved his final 116,000 from the cutoff and Mike Watson called on the button. The blinds quickly folded and Lim was at risk for his tournament life, with [Ah7d] against Watson’s [AdJd].
The [Kc5c3sQs6h] board came clean for Watson’s suited broadway and Lim was eliminated in 6th place. The remaining five players have bagged up for Tuesday’s PokerGO streamed final table and a full recap of the first day of the British Poker Open will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Watson | 581,000 |
116,000  |
| Chin Wei Lim | Busted |
-135,000  |
Updated 6-Handed Counts
The remaining 6 players are on what should be their final break of the night before bagging and tagging chips for tomorrow’s live PokerGO final table stream. Sam Grafton and Luc Greenwood remain atop the leaderboard, while Chin Wei Lim and Robert Flink will be under pressure as the short stacks.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Grafton | 780,000 | - |
| Luc Greenwood | 710,000 |
170,000 |
| Mike Watson | 465,000 |
-120,000 |
| Steve O'Dwyer | 330,000 |
10,000 |
| Robert Flink | 180,000 |
70,000 |
| Chin Wei Lim | 135,000 |
35,000 |
Stephen Chidwick Falls to Mike Watson
Stephen Chidwick raised to 21,000 and Chin Wei Lim called from the button before Mike Watson moved all in from the small blind covering both Chidwick and Lim.
Chidwick called all in and Lim folded quickly.
Chidwick: [AcQh]
Watson: [QsQc]
The board ran out [Kd2h9cTh5c] and the field was brought down to the final six. The players are now on a 10-minute break after which they will play until there is one more elimination before the end of the night. The final five players will return for the live-streamed final table on PokerGO.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Watson | 585,000 |
293,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | Busted |
-60,000 |
Alex Foxen Eliminated by Luc Greenwood
A few hands after the elimination of Cary Katz, another player hit the rail to drop Event #1 of the British Poker Open down to seven players.
Action started with Luc Greenwood raising to 16,000 from the button. Steve O’Dwyer folded his small blind, before Alex Foxen called in the big.
Foxen check-called a bet of 26,000 after the [Js6d3d] flop and check-called 60,000 after the [Ah] fell on the turn.
The [9s] completed the board and Foxen checked for a third time. Greenwood used a time extension before firing another bet, this time putting Foxen all-in.
After cutting down his close to 100,000 chip stack, Foxen used a time extension of his own and called before he had to use a second, only to see Greenwood table [As5d]. Foxen flashed [6s4s] and Greenwood’s turned pair turned the reigning GPI Player of the Year to the rail in 8th place.
The remaining seven players are scheduled to play until two more eliminations are registered.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Luc Greenwood | 540,000 |
220,000 |
| Alex Foxen | Busted |
-215,000 |
Cary Katz Eliminated by Steve O’Dwyer
Steve O’Dwyer raised to 16,000 from early position and the action folded to Cary Katz who called from the small blind to create heads-up action.
The flop brought out [Kc6d5c] and both players checked.
On the turn the [Jd] hit and Katz lead out for 23,000, O’Dwyer called.
The river brought the [3c] and Katz moved all in for 73,000. O’Dwyer thought for 20 seconds and made the call.
“Jack high is good,” Katz said as he flipped over [AdTd] for a missed combo draw.
O’Dwyer showed [QsQh] and his pair was enough to bring the final table down to eight players.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Steve O'Dwyer | 320,000 |
220,000 |
| Cary Katz | Busted |
-165,000 |
Final Table Counts
Event #1 of the British Poker Open is down to the final table. The remaining nine players, their chip counts, and position after the redraw is provided below:
- Stephen Chidwick – 135,000
- Luc Greenwood – 375,000
- Steve O’Dwyer – 205,000
- Alex Foxen – 215,000
- Sam Grafton – 795,000
- Chin Wei Lim – 235,000
- Mike Watson – 240,000
- Robert Flink – 210,000
- Cary Katz – 190,000
The plan is to play down to the final five players tonight, with the first BPO bubble set to burst tomorrow live on PokerGO.
Fox Falls to Foxen Before Final Table
The opening event of the British Poker Open is down to the final table, after Elio Fox busted to Alex Foxen in 10th place.
The battle of late entrants ended with Foxen calling Fox’s 53,000 chip shove, after the reigning GPI Player of the Year opened to 12,000 from middle position. Fox was ahead, but flipping with [5s5d] against Foxen’s [7c6c].
The flip went Foxen’s way on the flop and held through the [Ad8d6s2hQh] runout. Fox joins Jake Schindler and Manig Loeser on the rail, while the nine remaining players are redrawing for their seats at the Event #1 final table.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 215,000 |
115,000 |
| Jake Schindler | Busted |
-80,000 |
| Elio Fox | Busted |
-120,000 |
| Manig Loeser | Busted |
-90,000 |
Payouts Announced
The first event of the inaugural British Poker Open drew a total of 26 entries creating a prize pool of £260,000 which breaks down to the following four payouts.
- £119,600
- £72,800
- £41,600
- £26,600
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