Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Only moments ago, Alexandre Vuilleumier busted out from the High Roller and jumped in the Main Event.
Action folded around to Alexandre Vuilleumier, who raised to 500 from the button. Barny Boatman moved all in from the big blind for 5,000 chips. Vuilleumier made the call and players flipped their cards.
Alexandre Vuilleumier: A♥A♦
Barny Boatman: K♥J♥
The board ran out 4♠Q♠4♣2♥3♥. Vuilleumier held with his pocket aces and doubled up his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexandre Vuilleumier |
28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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Barny Boatman |
12,000
12,000
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12,000 |
Action was on the flop on a board of 8♦9♥2♠. Rory Jennings was all in against Christy Woody, with Woody at risk as players flipped their cards.
Woody Christy: K♣K♥
Rory Jennings: Q♥Q♣
The turn came the 8♥ and the river was the 9♦.
"There's nothing you could have done," said Woody as he scooped the pot from the cooler, leaving Jennings with just a few thousand behind.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Woody Christy |
51,000
51,000
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51,000 |
|
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Rory Jennings |
5,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Action folded around to John Farrell, who open limped from the button. The small blind completed and Patrick Mcnamara checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came 8♣J♦3♠. Play checked to Farrell, who made it 200 to go. The small blind folded and Mcnamara called.
The turn was the J♥ and both players checked. The river was the 9♠. Mcnamara led for 400 and Farrell raised to 1,100. Mcnamara folded and Farrell won an early pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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John Farrell |
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Patrick Mcnamara |
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
The announcement has been made. It's time to shuffle up and deal. The Main Event is underway.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The PokerStars UKIPT is back in London, this year running at the Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square. The Main Event kicks off with Day 1a, the first of three starting flights, starting at 2 p.m. local time.
Players 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.
A maximum of three entries per flight will be allowed, with late registration open until the end of Level 10. Day 1a will play down to 15 percent of the field, who will all make it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Martin Jacobson is the reigning UKIPT London Main Event champion. He came first in 2022 to earn himself £232,300 from the £1,399,680 prize pool. More recently, PokerStars Team Pro player Benjamin Spragg finished first in the 2023 UKIPT Brighton Main Event, earning his first series title and £69,120.
The UKIPT London Main Event runs until Sunday night, at which point a new champion will be crowned.
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