£560 UKPC Main Event Day 1a | 2023 The GGPoker UK Poker Championships

Player	Chips	Progress
Leslie Packer	4,455,000

Henrik Nowroozi	3,580,000 1,280,000	1,280,000
Michael Skeldon	3,000,000
Gregory Fee	2,835,000 1,585,000	1,585,000
Anthony Gardner	2,500,000 2,065,000	2,065,000
Ali Ayub	2,340,000 40,000	40,000
Costas Michael	2,335,000 2,335,000	2,335,000
Martins Elksnis	1,875,000 475,000	475,000
Robert Bickley	1,555,000 100,000	100,000
Mingda Bi (UK)	1,540,000 195,000	195,000
Jiten Chauhan	1,505,000 920,000	920,000
Chris Wood (UK)	1,445,000 1,182,000	1,182,000
Daniel Maynard	1,250,000 150,000	150,000
James Clossick	1,180,000 820,000	820,000
Shamir Healy	1,120,000 1,120,000	1,120,000
Matthew Bird	995,000 5,000	5,000
Algernon Buchanan	930,000 930,000	930,000
Yucel Eminoglu	820,000 820,000	820,000
Asif Ilyas	810,000 810,000	810,000
Michael Wharton	810,000 810,000	810,000
Adam Mason	805,000 805,000	805,000
Jay Yerby	800,000 50,000	50,000
Shiram Subramanian	790,000 600,000	600,000
Connor Curry	690,000 690,000	690,000
Daniel Prinn	665,000 665,000	665,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Leslie Packer

4,455,000

Henrik Nowroozi

3,580,000

1,280,000

Michael Skeldon

3,000,000

Gregory Fee

2,835,000

1,585,000

Anthony Gardner

2,500,000

2,065,000

Ali Ayub

2,340,000

40,000

Costas Michael

2,335,000

Martins Elksnis

1,875,000

475,000

Robert Bickley

1,555,000

100,000

Mingda Bi (UK)

1,540,000

195,000

Jiten Chauhan

1,505,000

920,000

Chris Wood (UK)

1,445,000

1,182,000

Daniel Maynard

1,250,000

150,000

James Clossick

1,180,000

820,000

Shamir Healy

1,120,000

Matthew Bird

995,000

5,000

930,000

820,000

810,000

810,000

805,000

800,000

50,000

Shiram Subramanian

790,000

600,000

Connor Curry

690,000

Daniel Prinn

665,000

Leslie Packer bagged big as 32 players survived from the 216 entrants in Day 1a of the GGPoker £560 United Kingdom Poker Championship Main Event at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham.

Packer won a huge pot towards the end of the day as he overbet all in on the river against Harry Eden. Eden made the call but it was no good as Packer turned over a full house to take the end of day chip lead.

GGPoker £560 UKPC Main Event Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Chip Count	Day 2 Big Blinds
1	Leslie Packer	4,455,000	178
2	Henrik Nowroozi	3,580,000	143
3	Michael Skeldon	3,000,000	120
4	Gregory Fee	2,835,000	113
5	Anthony Gardner	2,500,000	100
6	Ali Ayub	2,340,000	94
7	Costas Michael	2,335,000	93
8	Martins Elksnis	1,875,000	75
9	Robert Bickley	1,555,000	62
10	Mingda Bi	1,540,000	62

* - based on the end of Day 1a

Action of the Day

The GGPoker £560 UKPC Live Day 1a kicked off today with a bang as 216 entrants tried their luck to try and progress to Day 2. Gurdab Singh didn't make it to Day 2 but managed to chip up early as his opponent Mantas Buivydas rivered two pair against his turned straight..

Meanwhile, in the middle of the day Neil Van Der Merwe was the first to cross the million chip mark as he gathered momentum which allowed him to make it to Day 2.

Vermaut Arvid was lucky to bag as his pocket sixes managed to river a set to double against Buivydas's pocket jacks. Moreover Mingda Bi managed to build a big stack as he managed to near double with two pair in a huge pot midway through the day.

The bubble loomed and eventually burst in a dramatic fashion.Paresh Patel had check-raised all in from the big blind against Michael Skeldon from early position who called. Patel had flopped a set of fours against Skeldon's pocket kings on an eight-high flop. However, it would be a brutal turn for Patel as it came a king to give Skeldon top set and eliminate him from the tournament as the bubble boy.

Stayed tuned tomorrow to PokerNews for Day 1b as players will try to get their hands on their share of the £500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Be sure to be on the lookout as GGPoker ambassadors Niall Farrell and Lukas Robinson will be leading their respective teams of freeroll qualifiers in Day 1b of the GGPoker £560 UKPC Main Event.

Tags: Ali Ayub Anthony Gardner Costas Michael Gregory Fee Gurdab Singh Harry Eden Henrik Nowroozi Leslie Packer Lukas Robinson Mantas Buivydas Martins Elksnis Michael Skeldon Mingda Bi Neil Van Der Merwe Niall Farrell Paresh Patel Robert Bickley Vermaut Arvid