£1,100 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2024 UKIPT Nottingham
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 UKIPT Nottingham
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£1,230,720
Entries
1,282
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
150
Players Left
23
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1b of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) £1,100 Main Event concluded with just 23 survivors from the 150 entries that showed up at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham.
With two flights completed, the cumulative number of entries stands at 201, with 31 players already having punched their ticket into Day 2 on Sunday, November 18.
At the top of the counts sits Charles Combes with a whopping 516,000 chips, who is well clear of Danish Gandhi in second, who bagged 398,000. Raefe Tucker rounds out the top three with a stack of 357,000 to do battle with come Day 2.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Combes | United Kingdom | 516,000 |
| 2 | Danish Gandhi | United Kingdom | 398,000 |
| 3 | Rаefe Tucker | United Kingdom | 357,000 |
| 4 | Lasse Jagd Lauritsen | Denmark | 328,000 |
| 5 | Barny Boatman | United Kingdom | 306,000 |
| 6 | Jason Barton | United Kingdom | 232,000 |
| 7 | Danielle Noja | Australia | 230,000 |
| 8 | Martyn Frey | United Kingdom | 217,000 |
| 9 | Thomas Clack | United Kingdom | 217,000 |
| 10 | Alex Romero | Spain | 204,000 |
It was a stellar day for Pokerstars Ambassador Lasse Jagd Lauritsen, who closed out the day nicely to end with 328,000 chips, good for fourth on the leaderboard. The bulk of the Dane's chips came after he coolered Spain's Artus Gimenez in an aces-against-Big-Slick-showdown, that saw Gimenez soft bubble the flight.
Another member of Team PokerStars, Barny Boatman, also found a healthy bag with 306,000 chips, which leaves him fifth in the counts. Boatman sent Alan Carr to the rail with three-deuce during Level 9 and continued to build momentum all the way until the final bell to bag one of the top five stacks.
Rounding out the top ten is PokerStars Ambassador Alex Romero with 204,000 chips, who had spent a lot of the opening levels near the summit of the leaderboard after rivering Broadway against Raefe Tucker early on.
The bubble was tense, prompting the floor to initiate hand-for-hand play early due to the excessive tanking that was slowing up the game. Shortly after, Paul Tait's short stack was collected by Christopher Johnson, which left the field one away from a guaranteed payday.
Unfortunately for Vikrum Mehta, he was the last player to leave empty-handed as he shoved the flop with king-high and got looked up by Sergey Dunyushin, who had a better kicker. Mehta failed to improve on the turn or river, which meant the remaining 23 players had made it into the money and ended the day's play.
Several other big names turned up to have a crack at making Day 2, but those that fell short include Yucel Eminolgu, Georgina James, Adam McKola, Benjamin Spragg, and Ryan Mandara.
Day 1c will kick off at 12 p.m. on Friday, November 15, and is the third of five opening flights in the Main Event. Two more flights will be played on Saturday, November 16, before Day 2 gets underway on Sunday, November 17.
Remaining Schedule
| Date | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 15 November | Day 1c | 12:00 p.m. |
| 16 November | Day 1d | 12:00 p.m. |
| 16 November | Day 1e | 7:00 p.m. |
| 17 November | Day 2 | 12:00 p.m. |
| 18 November | Day 3 | 12:00 p.m. |
Make sure to check out PokerNews throughout the rest of the series as updates from the floor will continue to be brought to you in the UKIPT Main Event.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
516,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
||
|
398,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
357,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
328,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
306,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
232,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
230,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
217,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
217,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
204,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
154,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
153,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
152,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
135,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
127,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
123,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
|
122,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
118,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
115,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
92,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
52,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
|
52,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The 23 surviving players are now bagging up their chips ready for Day 2, which will play out on Sunday, November 18.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day's events.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Sergey Dunyushin limped in from the small blind and Vikrum Mehta checked his option in the big blind.
On the A♦9♦9♠ flop, Dunyushin checked it over to Mehta, who shoved for 20,000. Dunyushin thought about it for around a minute before he finally dropped in the call.
Vikrum Mehta: K♥4♠ 
Sergey Dunyushin: K♠J♣
Dunyushin had made the right call and was rewarded as the runout of 3♠2♦ couldn't keep Mehta alive.
"Cheers for the slowroll," were the parting words of Mehta as he left as the bubble boy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The action folded around to Paul Tait in the small blind who shoved his stack of 23,000, and Christopher Johnson called from the big blind.
Paul Tait: A♦8♠
Christopher Johnson: 10♣7♣
"That's the best hand I've seen in a while, I'll take that," said Tait.
However, things took a turn for the worse for Tait as the 9♥10♠8♥ flop improved Johnson to top pair and an open-ended straight draw.
No help arrived on the 2♦ turn, and the J♣ river gave Johnson a straight, which meant Tait was out in 25th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Due to complaints from many of the players about the excessive tanking, the tournament director has finally decided to make play hand-for-hand.
There are 25 players remaining and 23 spots available in Day 2, which means two more players need to bust before play can end for the day.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Both Philip Joyce and Lasse Jagd Lauritsen saw a flop of 5♥Q♥8♥ with around 80,000 in the middle where Joyce fired 9,000 from the small blind, and Lauritsen called on the button.
When the J♦ hit the turn, Joyce made another bet of 26,000, which again Lauritsen called.
A 2♣ filled out the board and Joyce checked it over to his opponent, who then shoved. It took a fraction of a second for Joyce to send his cards into the muck, and Lauritsen was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
125,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Lasse Jagd Lauritsen from the hijack and Artus Gimenez in the small blind ended up getting their stacks in the middle preflop, with the latter being at risk for his stack of around 100,000.
Artus Gimenez: A♥K♥
Lasse Jagd Lauritsen: A♦A♠
Gimenez had found himself on the wrong side of a cooler and despite flopping a pair on the 9♠2♠K♣ board, he couldn't catch up as the 7♣10♣ runout meant he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
Busted |