Colin Gillon Grabs 2015 GPS Edinburgh Main Event Chip Lead
The live element of the Edinburgh Main Event of the 2015 Genting Poker Series (GPS) began on Thursday afternoon and 86 layers make their way to the casino to start their quest to become a GPS champion. Less than half of that figure, 31 to be exact, progressed to Saturday’s Day 2, none of them with more chips than Colin Gillon.
Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Gillon | 193,400 |
| 2 | Patricio Leoni | 159,500 |
| 3 | Paul McTaggart | 136,400 |
| 4 | Tom Gill | 101,600 |
| 5 | Anrew Leatherm | 99,300 |
| 6 | Thomas Partridge | 95,700 |
| 7 | Jim McLean | 90,300 |
| 8 | Maj Iqbal | 86,200 |
| 9 | Martin Gallagher | 81,100 |
| 10 | Criag McDowell | 80,200 |
Gillon recently secured his largest live tournament score in Edinburgh when, in June 2015, he won the Edinburgh leg of the Grosvenor 25/25 Series for £10,670. He now has given himself a shot of eclipsing that amount by getting off to a blistering start in this £100,000 guaranteed event.
Things were already going well for Gillon but improved greatly 15-minute from the end of play. Gillon managed to get all of his stack into the middle holding 
against an opponent holding 
and when the aces held, Gillon soared to the top of the chip counts and ended the night with 193,400 chips.
Patricio Leoni (159,500) finished the night with 159,500 chips, while Paul McTaggart (136,400) and Tom Gill (101,600) both bagged up six-figure stacks at the close of play and are just two names to look out for on Day 2.
Joining the aforementioned players through to the Day 2 are the likes of Andrew Leathem (99,300), Jonthan Gray (69,900), and Richard Blacklock (18,400) plus Iain Farrell (84,200) and Dominic Nitsche (17,800) who were two of five players to progress from online Day 1a.
A total of 160 entries are needed to hit the guarantee, a figure the GPS blog thinks is going to be hit. Among those buying into Day 1c should be some of the Day 1b casualties such as Niall Farrell, Jeff Kimber, Todd Cairns, Ludovic Geilich, Makka Hussain and Andrew Teng.
Day 1c, the final starting flight, commences at 1:00pm and continues until eight levels are completed. Players can re-enter throughout the day and can even buy in or re-enter during the first level of Day 2. As always, return to UK & Ireland PokerNews during the 2015 GPS Edinburgh Main Event for recaps of the day’s action.
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