£1,100 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
2023 UKIPT Edinburgh
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2023 UKIPT Edinburgh
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£211,200
Entries
220
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
148
Players Left
22
Welcome to Day 1b of the UKIPT Edinburgh £1,100 Main Event
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. The £1,100 Main Event continues today with Day 1b starting at 1 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. Regular breaks are scheduled throughout the day, including a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 8.
Day 1b is the second of three starting flights. A maximum of three entries per flight are allowed, with late registration open until the start of Level 11.
Day 1c, the turbo flight with 20-minute blinds, also runs today starting at 7 p.m. local time. Both flights will play down to 15 percent of the field. Those who make it through will return for Day 2 already in the money.
At the end of Day 1a, Daniel Gormley finished as the chip leader with 436,500 chips and Nohad Teliani bagged and tagged in second with 372,000.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Gormley | UK | 436,500 |
| 2 | Nohad Teliani | Canada | 372,000 |
| 3 | Alexander Gordon | UK | 206,500 |
| 4 | Mantas Urbonas | Lithuania | 182,500 |
| 5 | Jacques Mauron | Switzerland | 175,000 |
| 6 | Michael Kane | UK | 163,000 |
| 7 | Jun Beum Chun | South Korea | 140,500 |
| 8 | Andrew Hawksby | UK | 133,000 |
| 9 | Felix Schneiders | Germany | 121,500 |
| 10 | Elliot Hackney | UK | 118,000 |
| 11 | James Mclean | UK | 112,000 |
By Sunday night, a new UKIPT champion will be crowned. 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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
It's time to shuffle up and deal. Day 1b of the Main Event is now underway.
Straub Makes Trips
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Ryan Straub raised from the button, Jamie Munro reraised to 1,200 from the small blind and Straub called.
The flop came Q♠Q♥5♣ and both players checked. The turn was the 10♠. Munro bet 1,200 and Straub called.
The river was the 5♥. Munro checked, Straub bet 2,500 and Munro called. Straub showed K♥Q♣ for trip queens. Munro mucked his hand and Straub won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Small Pot for Edward
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Martin Edward raised to 200 from middle position and Michael Maclennan called on the button.
The flop came 4♦6♥Q♦ and both players checked. The turn was the J♥. Edward made a bet of 400 and Maclennan called.
The river came the 2♣. Edward bet again, this time for 900 and Maclennan folded his hand to concede the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000 | |
|
|
23,000 |
Conroy Makes Trips in Multiway Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Mark Eadie opened the action with a raise to 300 and picked up four callers, including Casaca Sena and Alistair Hill in late position, as well as Michael Conroy in the small blind and the player in the big blind.
The flop came 4♥Q♠2♠ and all five players checked it back. The turn was the 2♦. Conroy led out for 300 and was called by Sena and Hill.
Three players went to the river, which came the K♠. Conroy bet out again for 500. Both Sena and Hill called again. Conroy showed 5♣2♣ for trip deuces to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
28,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Cowley Takes Down Three-Bet Pot
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Steven Keay raised to 500 from middle position and Adam Cowley reraised to 1,600. Ryan Straub called on the button and Keay called.
The flop came 4♦K♣9♠. Keay checked and Cowley bet 2,200. Straub folded and Keay also mucked his hand to give Cowley the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
36,000 | |
|
|
15,000 |
Edward Busts Early
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was on the turn on a board of 9♦A♦6♣7♥. Martin Edward moved all in with a short stack and Mengshi Tian made the call.
Edward showed A♥5♠ for a pair of aces. Tian showed A♠K♣ for a pair of aces with a king kicker.
The river came the 7♦. Tian held to win the pot. Edward was sent to the rail early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
Busted |