£1,100 UKIPT Main Event Day 1a | 2022 PokerStars EPT London

£1,100 UKIPT Main Event

Day 1a Started

10-18-2022 10:05 UTC

PokerStars EPT London Kicks Off with £1,100 UKIPT Main Event

Josh Noy

The PokerStars United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) returns to London, with action kicking off at a brand new venue – The London Hilton on Park Lane. Today marks the first of four starting flights for the flagship tournament of the series, which continues until a champion is crowned on October 22.

Play begins at noon local time, with 20-minute breaks taking place after every three levels. A 60-minute dinner break will get underway after the end of Level 10. Day 1a will feature 40-minute levels and players begin with 30,000 chips, with blinds starting at 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante.

Two reentries are allowed during the registration period until the end of Level 10, and the action will close when 15% of the field remains. Players will then bag up for October 20's Day 2 and will merge with the surviving fields from Day 1b, 1c, and 1d.

This will mark the second UKIPT London Main Event of 2022, following the first live European victory for James Rann in April. The UK native defeated a field of 645 entries to take home the biggest slice of the £619,200 prize pool to conclude the first UKIPT series in more than five years.

2022 UKIPT Main Event Winners

Date	Buy-in	Event	Entries	Winner	Prizepool
April 2022	£1,100	UKIPT London Main Event	645	James Rann (£86,569)	£619,200
May 2022	€1,100	UKIPT Dublin Main Event	320	Niall Farrell (€54,940)	€269,660
June 2022	€1,100	Estrellas/UKIPT Malta Main Event	815	Zlatin Penev (€144,630)	€782,400
July 2022	£1,100	UKIPT Nottingham Main Event	582	Adam Maxwell (£98,150)	£582,000

Stay tuned to PokerNews all day long for live updates from the floor on a busy opening day in London.

Tags: James Rann

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

10-18-2022 11:04 UTC

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Action is underway in Day 1a of the £1,100 UKIPT Main Event.

The first 40 players have taken their seats to begin the day.

10-18-2022 11:15 UTC

Laidlaw Fires the River

Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Daniel Laidlaw defended his big blind to a button raise to 400 from Nigel Hannan, and called a continuation bet of 300 after the flop.

Both players checked the turns, before Laidlaw led out for 1,500 on the river. Hannan took a moment before mucking his hand, and Laidlaw took down an early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Laidlaw	31,500
Nigel Hannan	28,600

Tags: Daniel Laidlaw Nigel Hannan

10-18-2022 11:28 UTC

Gandotra Shows Two Pair

Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Arjun Gandotra raised from under the gun and was called by Julien Sitbon in the small blind to see the flop. Sitbon called a small continuation bet to the turn, and tossed in 2,100 chips to match Gandotra's bet.

Both players checked the river, and Gandotra revealed for top two pair. Sitbon mucked, and Gandotra added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arjun Gandotra	34,500	34,500
Julien Sitbon	27,200	27,200

Tags: Arjun Gandotra Julien Sitbon

10-18-2022 11:44 UTC

Boatman Scores Early Double Up

Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Barny Boatman was heads up on a board showing and facing a bet of 5,000 from Eliot Granjon in the big blind.

Boatman called to see the river, where Granjon announced all in. Boatman did not take long to make the call and turned over . Granjon revealed , and made his way to the registration desk to re-enter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	57,000	57,000
Eliot Granjon	30,000	30,000

Tags: Barny Boatman Eliot Granjon

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

10-18-2022 12:03 UTC

Brandt Spikes the Turn

Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Lawrence Brandt check-called a bet from Mikael Ecanvil in the small blind on the runout.

Brandt then led out for 3,000 on the river, and revealed after Ecanvil slid in the call. Ecanvil flashed before mucking his cards, and Brandt took down the pot.