Tournament Filling Up
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Players are still arriving and taking their seats in the UKIPT Edinburgh. There are now 32 players entered.
2023 UKIPT Edinburgh
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 UKIPT Edinburgh
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£211,200
Entries
220
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
72
Players Left
11
Onions Finds Value on River
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Sam Onions raised from the button and Paul Simmons called in the big blind. The flop came A♥4♠10♠. Simmons checked and Onions put out a bet, which Simmons called.
The turn was the 5♠ and both players checked. The river came the 3♥. Simmons checked and Onions bet 1,000. Simmons flicked a chip into the middle to make the call.
Onions showed Q♣Q♠ for pocket queens. Simmons mucked his hand and Onions won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | |
|
27,000 |
Another Small Pot for Hawksby
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Donald Findlay open limped under the gun and Andrew Hawksby raised to 500. Thomas Clack called and so did Findlay.
The flop came 4♣A♠K♠. Action checked to Hawksby, who bet 1,300. Only Clack called.
The turn was the 8♥. Hawksby bet again, this time for 3,000. Clack folded his hand and Hawksby won another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
32,000 | |
|
29,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Urbonas Claims Four-Bet Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Daniel Gormley raised to 300 from late position, Andrew Fraser reraised to 1,200 from the button and Mantas Urbonas four-bet to 3,000 from the small blind.
The flop came J♣6♥7♥. Urbonas checked and Gormley put out a bet of 3,000. Fraser folded and Urbonas made the call.
The turn was the 5♥ and both players checked. The river came the 4♣. Urbonas bet 12,000, around three-quarters of the pot. Gormley went into the tank before eventually mucking his hand. Urbonas took down a decent pot early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
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Hawksby Fires on River
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Andrew Hawksby raised from the button and Martin Hammond reraised to 1,000 from the big blind, which Hawksby called.
The flop came 9♦5♥K♦. Hammond made a continuation bet for 1,000 and Hawksby called.
The turn was the 2♦ and both players checked. The river was the 6♠. Hammond checked and Hawksby fired out a bet of 2,500. Hammond mucked his hand and Hawksby scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000 | |
|
28,000 |
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The tournament director has made the announcement. It's time to shuffle up and deal. The UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event is now underway.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
PokerStars UKIPT Returns To Edinburgh, Main Event Starts Today
The PokerStars UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) has returned to Scotland for the first time in eight years. The UKIPT Edinburgh runs October 24-29 at Genting Casino Fountain Park. Today's schedule includes Day 1a of the £1,100 Main Event, which kicks off at 2 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.
There are three starting flights and a maximum of three entries per flight will be allowed, with late registration open until the start of Level 11. Day 1a will play down to 15 percent of the field, who will all make it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Recently, PokerStars Team Pro player Benjamin Spragg finished first in the 2023 UKIPT Brighton Main Event, earning his first series title and £69,120. In the latest UKIPT held in London, Dylan Bradley of Newcastle emerged as the outright winner to earn £71,650 in prize money and the PokerStars trophy.
A new UKIPT champion will be crowned on Sunday night.
There will also be plenty of off-felt activities to take part in, include bowling on Friday evening, mini golf on Sunday afternoon and Players Party on Saturday night
PokerNews will be bringing you live updates of Day 1a straight from the tournament floor and following the event all the way down to a winner.
£1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Started