4:35pm: Brett's in Bayley's corner
Brett Angell was philosophical about his exit and took to twitter to wish Lawrence Bayley good luck. -- NW
Game over! 7th, gave it my best shot! Gl to @bigstealer - yours to throw away #UKIPTLondon
— Brett Angell (@brett_angell) January 25, 20154:25pm: Brett Angell eliminated in seventh place (£13,300)
There will be no fairytale second title in back to back UKIPT Main Events for Brett Angell. The 'Boro boy shoved for 890,000 on the button with [Qs][8c] and Rapinder Cheema called from the small blind with [Ah][10c].
Cheema flopped Angell dead on a [10d]][10s][Ac] flop and Angell was up and shaking hands as the [4c] turn and [6c] river completed the board. -- NW
4:15pm: Bayley and Marin go to war
With the rising blinds shrivelling up the players' stack to blind ratios, mistakes at this point will be magnified and good decisions could make a huge difference to the payouts the players might receive.
Moments ago, we saw Bayley raise to 100,000 and Marin make the call from the button.
A board of [Th][9s][9d] saw Bayley make a slow check, Marin following suit.
The turned [4s] produced a second check from Bayley who was remaining quiet throughout the hand. Marin however was keen on making a move on the pot and bet out 100,000. Bayley called.
The river saw the [6c] appear - Bayley checked once more and Marin now bet out 355,000. Bayley went into "mental calculator" mode - eyes moving about as figures danced around in his head.
Finally he called, showing down A-Q for just ace high, but it proved an inspired call as Marin could only table [Ks][Js] for a missed draw and king-high.
Good stuff from Bayley, Marin looked annoyed at himself for losing those chips.
Bayley rises to 2,100,000, Marin drops just below the four million mark. --RS
4:05pm: Sorensen falls first in 8th place
Joakim Sorensen's short stack didn't afford him the luxury of passing up hands like [Ac][Jh] so when he looked down at such a pretty hand, he did what all poker players with a shortstack must do - shoved from under-the-gun.
A reshove from Paul Simmons UTG+1 didn't bode well and when everyone else elected to pass (Rapinder Cheema briefly considering getting involved before throwing his hand in the muck) it was left for Simmons to showdown [Ah][Kh] for a dominating hand.
A board of [Kd][9h][2d][4h][Qs] sealed the Swede's fate and he departed to a smattering of applause to collect the £9,138 his 8th placed berth was worth.
"Congratulations on the pay jump chaps," Bayley added, although he was polite enough to wait till Sorensen was out of earshot first. --RS
3:50pm: Let's get this final started
The final table has been set up on the main stage here at The Hippodrome Casino and the players are now in their seats ready for the show to start. Tournament Director Toby Stone has just done the introductions and cards are back in the air. It's Fernando Marin who leads but all eyes are on Brett Angell who is not only attempting to win a second UKIPT title but back to back UKIPT Main Events.
Paul Simmons, United Kingdom, PokerStars Qualifier, 1,840,000
Christopher Yong, United Kingdom, PokerStars Qualifier, 3,510,000
Lawrence Bayley, United Kingdom, 1,930,000
Martin Hanham, United Kingdom, PokerStars Qualifier, 1,805,000
Brett Angell, United Kingdom, 910,000
Rapinder Cheema, United Kingdom, 3,590,000
Fernando Marin, United Kingdom, PokerStars Qualifier, 4,055,000
Joakim Sorensen, Sweden, 715,000
PokerStars Blog reporting team at PokerStars UKIPT London: Rod Stirzaker and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May