Katz Doubles Short-Stacked Cochrane
Picking the action up on the turn with a board reading [2s7s3dJd] when Cary Katz called the small all in worth 13,500 of Gavin Cochrane.
Cochrane: [AcAsKd6s]
Katz: [6d5h4c4s]
The river brought the [3h] and Cochrane doubled up to just over half of the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 65,000 |
-35,000  |
| Gavin Cochrane | 55,000 |
-45,000 |
Three Tables, Three Big Stacks
As Event #2 of the British Poker Open heads into Level 2, three players have separated themselves from the rest of the pack through the first 30 minutes of play.
The biggest of those stacks belongs to Sam Soverel. The reigning High Roller of the Year winner retook the 2019 points lead this summer and while he has yet to add to that total in London, the Pot Limit Omaha expert could do some damage with an early 220,000 chip stack.
While Soverel has loads of High Roller Triple Crown experience, the other two early chip leaders do not.
Anton Suarez and Jan Collado will try to change that over the next few hours. Both players are near double the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 220,000 |
120,000  |
| Jan Collado | 210,000 |
110,000 |
| Anton Suarez | 195,000 |
95,000 |
Gryko Active Early
In back-to-back hands Richard Gryko just picked up some chips in the early goings of the tournament.
Hok Yiu Lee raised under the gun to 3,000 and from his direct left Gryko three-bet to 10,500 before the action folded back to Lee. Lee made the call and the flop brought out [4hJd3s] on which he check-folded to a bet of 25,000.
On the very next hand, Gryko made it 3,500 and Frank Kassela called from the button. The flop brought out [6cAs2d] and Gryko bet 3,000, Kassela called.
The turn brought the [5d] and Gryko checked to Kassela who bet 7,500. Gryko pushed forward a tall stack of purple 5,000 chips, indicating the maximum possible raise. The dealer announced the raise was to 38,500 and Kassela called.
On the river, the [9s] hit and Gryko moved all in for roughly 55,000 and with a few seconds left on the clock Kassela folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Gryko | 147,000 |
47,000 |
| Frank Kassela | 78,000 |
-22,000 |
The Players
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 100,000 | - |
| Cary Katz | 100,000 | - |
| Jake Schindler | 100,000 | - |
| Sam Soverel | 100,000 | - |
| George Wolff | 100,000 | - |
| Keith Lehr | 100,000 | - |
| Ludovic Geilich | 100,000 | - |
| Anson Tsang | 100,000 | - |
| Frank Kassela | 100,000 | - |
| Gavin Cochrane | 100,000 | - |
| Joni Jouhkimainen | 100,000 | - |
| Joao Vieira | 100,000 | - |
| Jan Collado | 100,000 | - |
| Anton Suarez | 100,000 | - |
| Richard Gryko | 100,000 | - |
| Jens Kyllonen | 100,000 | - |
| Hok Yiu Lee | 100,000 | - |
Starting With Three Tables
| Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 |
| Anton Suarez | Jen Kyllonen | Frank Kassela |
| Keith Lehr | Sam Soverel | Ludovic Geilich |
| Cary Katz | Stephen Chidwick | Hok Yiu Lee |
| Joao Vieira | Jake Schindler | Richard Gryko |
| George Wolff | Anson Tsang | Joni Jouhkimainen |
| Gavin Cochrane | Jan Collado |
Play Underway
With 17 players seated cards are now in the air for Event #2 of the 2019 British Poker Open. Late registration is open for five hours with a 10-minute break after every third level.
BPO Coverage Continues with £10K PLO
The British Poker Open marks the international expansion of Poker Central’s high stakes tournaments after previous editions of the U.S. Poker Open and Poker Masters have become must-play events for the world’s best players.
Over the next two weeks, those world beaters will converge on Aspers Casino in London to compete for High Roller of the Year points and the inaugural British Poker Open title. While PokerGO is your home for final table live streams, starting with today’s Event #1 £10,000 No Limit Hold’em stream, and Poker Central will also provide daily coverage of the entire series continuing with Tuesday’s £10,000 Pot Limit Omaha event.
Cards are expected to be in the air shortly and when play begins, the Poker Central Live Reporting team will follow the action until six players remain.
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