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£1,100 UKIPT Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 PokerStars EPT London
£1,100 UKIPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2022 PokerStars EPT London
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£1,399,680
Total Entries
1,458
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
344
Players Left
52
Players Left 1 / 1,458
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Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The first flight of the £1,100 UKIPT Main Event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour London in the Hilton Park Lane hotel has come to an end for the day after close to 14 hours of play.
The flight attracted 344 total entries and played down to 52 before the remaining players bagged up their chips to advance to Day 2.
Leading the way of the remaining players was David Gassian who bagged up 577,000. He was spotted with a large stack in the middle part of the day before he slumped back down in the pack before a late-night surge propelled him to the chip lead as the night ended.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Gassian | France | 577,000 | 96 |
| 2 | Julien Sitbon | France | 560,000 | 93 |
| 3 | Robin Scheidegger | Switzerland | 465,000 | 78 |
| 4 | Nicola D'Anselmo | Italy | 398,000 | 66 |
| 5 | Alex Peffly | United Kingdom | 396,000 | 66 |
| 6 | Danny Pyke | United Kingdom | 390,000 | 65 |
| 7 | Abu Khalek | United Kingdom | 368,000 | 61 |
| 8 | Dan Laidlow | United Kingdom | 309,000 | 52 |
| 9 | Benjamin Spragg | United Kingdom | 300,000 | 50 |
| 10 | Adrian Cazacu | Romania | 297,000 | 50 |
Clipping Gassian’s heels in second place was French player Julien Sitbon who ended the night with 560,000 after having the lead for most of the night after dinner break before Gassian’s surge.
Robin Scheidegger (465,000), Nicola D’Anselmo (398,000) and Alex Peffly (396,000) rounded out the top five chip counts.
None other than PokerStars team pro Benjamin Spragg had a nice Day 1a as he collected a healthy stack of 300,000, which ended up being the ninth largest in the flight.
Among others to advance were, Victoria Livschitz (223,000), Antoine Labat (118,000) and Henrik Hecklen who barely slipped into the money with a short stack of 35,000.
The money bubble was breached early in Level 17 as John Eames became the bubble boy when his pocket nines were out-flopped. Eames will have to join Landon Tice, Kayhan Mokri and Barny Boatman as a few of the players who will need to enter again in order to advance to Day 2 after their Day 1a attempt was unsuccessful.
PokerNews will be back on the felt tomorrow for Day 1c at noon local time here in London as this exciting opening event will roll on.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
577,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
560,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
465,000 | |
|
398,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
396,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
390,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
368,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
309,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
300,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
297,000 | |
|
286,000
144,500
|
144,500 |
|
279,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
271,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
|
||
|
259,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
259,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
259,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
255,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
231,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
|
223,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
222,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
203,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
203,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
193,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
183,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The button raised to 12,000. Adrian Cazacu then three-bet to 36,000 from the small blind. John Eames then jammed for about 60,000 out of the big blind and Cazacu called.
John Eames: 
Adrian Cazacu: 
Eames was at risk on the bubble. The flop put him into dire trouble as it came 
, the turn was the 
and the river the 
to end the night for Eames and ensure a cash for every other player left at the tables as the night concluded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
297,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The players are now on a 15-minute break, with the field still at 53 players and needing one more to exit in order to end the day.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Play reached the hand-for-hand money bubble stage of the night after Ian Gascoigne had the 
but was run down by the 
of Pedro Neves,
The board ran out 
which paired the deuce of Neves and sent Gascoigne home for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The flop read there was a quick bet, all in and call which saw all the chips go in. Gary Bluston stood up as he saw the bad news tabled as he had the while David Gassian had the .
The turn was a and the river the 
to end the night for Bluston and give Gassian more to his surging stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
580,000
246,000
|
246,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
There was a substantial pot of about 105,000 already in the middle preflop as the flop came down 
. Dan Laidlaw checked on the button, as did Adrian Cazacu from the big blind. The turn was the 
and both players checked again.
The river came the . Laidlaw thought a while before he announced a bet of 48,000. Cazacu then went into the tan for several minutes before eventually, he made the fold while grimacing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000 | |
|
|
165,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
