£1,100 Main Event
Jour 1c a débuté
£1,100 Main Event
Jour 1c a débuté
The UK and Ireland Poker Tour 2023 Season Finale continues today with Day 1c of the Main Event running at Dusk Till Dawn Poker and Casino in Nottingham. The flight kicks off at 12 p.m. local time.
Players in the Main Event will start the tournament with a stack of 30,000 chips. Blind levels will run for 40 minutes and start at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante.
The Season Finale Main Event has a £1,000,000 guarantee. By Monday night, someone will have taken the lion's share of that prize pool.
Following an impressive third place finish at the UKIPT Brighton earlier in the year, Adam McKola is currently chip leader after bagging 518,000 chips at the end of Day 1b. Brandon Sheils sits in second and Scott Margereson in third place.
Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Adam McKola | United Kingdom | 518,000 |
2 | Brandon Sheils | United Kingdom | 460,500 |
3 | Scott Margereson | United Kingdom | 379,000 |
4 | Danny Pyke | United Kingdom | 370,000 |
5 | Benjamin Spragg | United Kingdom | 360,500 |
6 | Thomas Middleton | United Kingdom | 254,000 |
7 | Philip Clarke | United Kingdom | 245,500 |
8 | Elliot Hackney | United Kingdom | 206,500 |
9 | Ali Ahmed | United Kingdom | 204,500 |
10 | Roman Sembratovych | Ukraine | 197,500 |
There are five local starting flights and players can take a maximum of three entries per flight, with late registration open until the start of Level 11. All flights will play down to 15 percent of the field and those who make it through will return for Day 2 already in the money.
PokerNews will be bringing you live updates of Day 1b straight from the tournament floor and following the event all the way down to a winner.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Day 1c is now underway.
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Mason Kanabar raised to 500 from under the gun, Jacek Pustula called in middle position, and Craig Humphreys called in the small blind.
The flop came 2♠K♠6♠. Action checked to Pustula, who bet 600. Humphreys raised to 1,800 and Pustula called.
The turn was the 2♥. Humphreys led for 2,500 and Pustula called. The river came the 5♠. Humphreys led again, this time for 5,000. Pustula called.
Humphreys showed A♠K♣ for a pair of kings to win the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Craig Humphreys | 40,000 | |
Jacek Pustula |
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Gary Fisher was all in preflop with a short stack against Joseph O'Donnell. Players flipped over their cards.
Gary Fisher: A♥5♠
Joseph O'Donnell: 9♥9♠
The board ran out 7♦10♥K♥A♦6♠. Fisher paired up his ace on the turn to get ahead and win the pot. That doubled up his stack, although he is still relatively short.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Joseph O'Donnell |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Gary Fisher | 15,000 |
Niveau: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Andrew Christoforou raised to 700 from early position, Marius Varanavicius called on the button, and Luke Hanson called in the big blind.
The flop came Q♣K♥7♥. Action checked to Varanavicius, who bet out 1,200. Hanson called and Christoforou called.
The turn was the 8♣. Action checked to Varanavicius, who bet 4,500. Hanson folded and Christoforou called.
The river came the 7♠. Christoforou checked and Varanavicius bet 10,500. Christoforou started talking to his opponent, walking through all the possible hands he could have.
"I can't get a read on you," said Christoforou. "I can't work out whether you're nervous or comfortable."
Christoforou eventually made the call. Varanavicius turned over K♠Q♥ for top two pair. Christoforou mucked and Varanavicius scooped the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Marius Varanavicius | 59,000 | |
Luke Hanson
|
33,000 | |
Andrew Christoforou | 9,100 |
Players in Day 1c of the Main Event are heading for a 15-minute break. There are now 149 entries and 140 players remaining.