Due to a lack of space in the bar area, the PokerStars pub quiz has moved to the media room. Benjamin Spragg is the quiz master. The winning team will join the winners of the go-karting and bowling in a special SNG, with first place taking a £1,100 tournament ticket.
There will be a short hiatus in reporting, as reporters cannot readily enter and exit the media room without disrupting the eager quiz players.
John Mooney raised to 5,500 from early position, Ben Wharton called, and the player in the big blind called. The flop came 2♦A♥10♥. Mooney bet 8,500 and Wharton called. The turn was the 9♦. Mooney bet 25,000 and Wharton called. The river was the A♦ and both players checked to showdown. Mooney showed 4♣4♠ and Wharton flipped over 9♥7♥ for a pair of nines to win the pot.
Lewis Wilson was all in preflop from late position and Benjamin Roberts called in the small blind with the bigger stack. Wilson showed A♥A♠ and Roberts showed 4♣4♠. The board ran out 2♥Q♥9♥6♣10♣. Wilson held with his pocket aces to double up his stack.
Yiannis Liperis was all in preflop with a short stack against Luke Hanson. Liperis showed 8♦8♥ and Hanson flipped over 2♥2♠. The board ran out 10♣6♠7♦K♦7♣. Liperis held with his pocket eights to win the pot and double up his stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
102,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Late registration is now closed in Day 1e of the Main Event, which is the final starting flight. The flight attracted 184 players to add to the field.
The full field for the event consists of 1,227 entries. That made for a total prize pool of £1,177,920.
Although the full payouts will be confirmed tomorrow, PokerNews can say that the estimated top prize is £201,700. This will only change very slightly if more than one player busts on either of the upcoming bubbles.
Cristian Mihu raised to 15,000 from middle position and picked up two callers, including Najeeb Elkamand in the big blind.
The flop came 6♥6♦3♦. Elkamand checked, Mihu bet 22,000, and then Elkamand moved all in for around 80,000. Mihu made the call with the bigger stack and players turned over their cards.
Najeeb Elkamand: 10♦10♠
Cristian Mihu: Q♥Q♦
The turn came the A♠ and the river was the 4♦. Mihu held with his pocket queens to win the pot. Elkamand busted as the bubble approaches.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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Eliminé |
Dara O'Kearney was all in from the big blind for 1,000. Action folded around to Chris Da Silva in the small blind, who happened not to be at his seat at the time. It was ruled that Da Silva's hand would play as he was automatically covering O'Kearney with no further action. The cards were flipped.
Dara O'Kearney: 8♥6♥
Chris Da Silva: K♥10♣
O'Kearney started shouting out for his cards to come. "Please put an eight out there! Eight, eight, eight!"
The board ran out 2♣10♦7♠5♥J♣. The eight never came. Instead, Da Silva hit a ten on the flop and held to win the pot and eliminate O'Kearney on the bubble.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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Eliminé | |
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William Bowley moved all in under the gun for 8,000. John Billingham called, Jessica Pilkington called, John Farrell called, and Morris David called.
The flop came J♦J♠7♠. Action checked to Farrell, who bet 15,000. Billingham called and Pilkington called.
The turn was the Q♥ and all players checked. The river came the 9♠ and again all players checked to showdown.
The all in player, Bowley, had A♠8♥ and was playing the pair of jacks on board with ace high. Farrell had 8♣4♥. Billingham showed A♣J♣ for trip jacks. Pilkington had 4♠3♠ for a rivered flush to win the pot.
Bowley was eliminated on the bubble. All other players bagged and tagged their chips in anticipation of Day 2.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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Eliminé |
Day 1d of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour 2023 Season Finale, running at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, has now concluded. A total of 513 entries were made. Of those, 77 players made it through the flight to Day 2 and into the money.
Jordan Bamford bagged in first place with 660,000, which puts him ahead of Day 1c chip leader Jack Nolan heading into Day 2. Bamford has a few recorded live cashes behind him, including one five-figure score, and is now on track for his best ever result.
Tuan Le of the UK finished the flight in second place with 638,000 chips. Le took down the UKIPT Blackpool Main Event earlier in the year and is now on the hunt for a second title.
In third place was Marian Ionut Farcas with 625,500, Jessica Pilkington finished in fourth with 524,000, and Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier rounds out the top five with 521,000.
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Bamford | United Kingdom | 660,000 |
| 2 | Tuan Le | United Kingdom | 638,000 |
| 3 | Marian Ionut Farcas | Romania | 625,500 |
| 4 | Jessica Pilkington | United Kingdom | 524,000 |
| 5 | Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier | France | 521,000 |
| 6 | Matthew Bonham | United Kingdom | 463,000 |
| 7 | Matthew Church | United Kingdom | 430,500 |
| 8 | Hang Xu | China | 400,000 |
| 9 | Jeremy Macghilles | United Kingdom | 395,500 |
| 10 | Tobias Kirby-Hogarty | United Kingdom | 394,000 |
Day 1e also concluded shortly after Day 1d. Teodor Evstratiev of Bulgaria finished the flight as chip leader and has taken the overall lead, heading into Day 2 with 768,000.
Overall, the UKIPT Season Finale Main Event has proven to be a roaring success. The atmosphere has been buzzing, the flights busy, and the £1,000,000 guarauntee has been smashed out of the water. The total prize pool stands at £1,177,920.
From five starting flights, as well as one extra flight that ran at the Hippodrome in London, a total of 185 players will return to the felt to do battle for the top prize, which stands at £201,700. The full payout structure is yet to be announced.
The combined chip counts from all flights, as well as the seat draw, will be available on the Day 2 introduction. Stay tuned as PokerNews follow the epic series finale down to the final table.
