£1,100 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2023 UKIPT Nottingham
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 UKIPT Nottingham
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£1,177,920
Entries
1,227
Level
35
Blinds
125,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
154
Players Left
23
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour 2023 Season Finale, running at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, has now concluded. A total of 154 entries were made; of those, 23 players made it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Adam McKola finished as the chip leader of the flight and the overall chip leader in the tournament so far. McKola has already scored an impressive third place at the UKIPT Brighton earlier in the year and is now in prime position for another solid result. He doubled up late in the day and then won another huge pot in quick succession to bag up 518,000 in chips.
In second place was Brandon Sheils, who has over $1.2 million in live tournament winnings, according to The Hendon Mob. He finished the day with 460,500 chips.
Scott Margereson bagged in third place with 379,000, Danny Pyke finished in fourth place with 370,000, and PokerStars Team Pro player Benjamin Spragg ended the flight in fifth place with 360,500.
Top Ten Day 1b Chip Counts
| 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 |
The UKIPT Season Finale Main Event will continue with Day 1c, the third of five starting flights running in Nottingham, which commences Friday at 12 p.m. local time.
PokerNews will bring you live updates of Day 1c and beyond straight from the tournament floor.
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
518,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
||
|
460,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
379,000
379,000
|
379,000 |
|
||
|
370,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
360,500
60,500
|
60,500 |
|
||
|
254,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
245,500
245,500
|
245,500 |
|
206,500
81,500
|
81,500 |
|
204,500
204,500
|
204,500 |
|
197,500
197,500
|
197,500 |
|
176,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
162,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
150,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
136,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
135,500
100,500
|
100,500 |
|
|
116,500
116,500
|
116,500 |
|
115,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
106,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
75,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
69,500
-35,500
|
-35,500 |
|
50,500
-47,500
|
-47,500 |
|
41,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Players in the Main Event have bagged and tagged for the end of Day 1b. Standby for the recap on PokerNews.
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Moments after Nick Hicks busted in 25th place, Florian Duta raised to 8,000 from middle position and Richard Chamberlain called on the button. Donald Jones then moved all in from the small blind for 37,000. Duta made the call with the bigger stack and Chamberlain folded. Players flipped their cards.
Donald Jones: A♦Q♥
Florian Duta: Q♦7♦
The board ran out 4♠7♣J♠9♦K♥. Jones was well out in front preflop, but Duta made a pair of sevens on the flop and held to win the pot. Jones was eliminated from the tournament on the bubble.
The rest of the players have made Day 2 and will return already in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action has gone hand for hand. The tournament is on the soft bubble.
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ian Gascoigne raised to 8,000 from late position, Nicholas Kennedy three-bet to 23,000, and Emmanuel Sant moved all in from the button for 51,500. Gascoigne moved all in over the top and Kennedy folded. Two players flipped their cards, with Sant at risk.
Emmanuel Sant: A♥A♣
Ian Gascoigne: Q♣Q♥
The board ran out 8♥6♣10♥7♠5♣. Sant held with his pocket aces to double up his stack as the bubble approaches on Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | |
|
|
130,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Following his huge double of with a set of kings against Ryan Otto's set of queens, Adam McKola won another significant pot with a full house. His opponent had a flush draw, missed it on the river, and bluffed all in.
His opponent was holding J♠2♠ on a board of 6♥K♠6♣5♠7♦. McKola called with 7♠7♣ to win the pot with sevens full of sixes. That brought McKola up to around 550,000, putting him well out in front as the overall chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Elliot Hackney raised to 7,000 from late position, Leo Worthington-Leese three-bet to 21,000 from the button, and Hackney called.
The flop came 7♦2♦8♠. Hackney checked, Worthington-Leese bet 14,000 and Hackney called. The turn was the 6♦ and both players checked.
The river came the 6♥. Hackney led out for 25,000 and Worthington-Leese called. Hackney showed 7♠7♥ for a full house, sevens full of sixes. Worthington-Leese mucked his hand and Hackney scooped the pot and chipped up to around 125,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |