A Champion Will be Crowned in the 2022 PokerStars UKIPT London £1,100 Main Event
The 2022 PokerStars UKIPT London £1,100 Main Event will draw to a conclusion today at the Hippodrome Casino in the heart of the English capital. Out of a field of 645 entries, only 16 players remain and they will aim to secure the biggest slice of the £619,200 prize pool.
Leading the way to claim the first UKIPT Main Event title in almost five and a half years is the UK's Joshua Boulton with a stack of 3,350,000. There is already a notable gap to second-placed Julien Sitbon (2,385,000) and Antoine Saout, who occupies the final spot on the overnight podium with a stack of 2,185,000.
Local resident Alexios Zervos is also among the bigger stacks 1,580,000 and cash game specialist Dongze Hao (1,535,000) follows fewer than two blinds behind.
As can be expected, most of the finalists are hailing from the UK and that does also apply for the former EPT London Main Event finalist Kully Sidhu (840,000) and PokerStars ambassador Ben Spragg (540,000).
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Table 1 | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rickie Vedhara | United Kingdom | 1,315,000 | 44 |
| 2 | Alexios Zervos | Greece | 1,580,000 | 53 |
| 3 | Liudas Didenka | Lithuania | 345,000 | 12 |
| 4 | Ben Spragg | United Kingdom | 540,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Lukas Dimsa | Lithuania | 890,000 | 30 |
| 6 | Lorenc Boci | Albania | 810,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Julien Sitbon | France | 2,385,000 | 80 |
| 8 | Antoine Saout | France | 2,185,000 | 73 |
| Seat | Table 2 | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | James Rann | United Kingdom | 905,000 | 30 |
| 2 | Joshua Boulton | United Kingdom | 3,350,000 | 112 |
| 3 | Kully Sidhu | United Kingdom | 840,000 | 28 |
| 4 | Dongze Hao | China | 1,535,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Ben Slack | United Kingdom | 970,000 | 32 |
| 6 | Sorin Pruteanu | Romania | 735,000 | 25 |
| 7 | Michael Ramiro | United Kingdom | 320,000 | 11 |
| 8 | Robert Boon | United Kingdom | 590,000 | 20 |
The final day is scheduled to get back underway at noon local time and the blinds in level 24 will be 15,000-30,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000. All levels last 60 minutes each and there will be a break every two levels.
The remaining 16 finalists have £5,146 locked up and the next pay jump to £5,920 awaits once the next hopeful runs out of chips. Reaching the nine-handed final table comes with a payday of £11,028 and the winner is slated to earn the top prize of £119,270.
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Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (in GBP) | Place | Prize (in GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £119,270 | 9 | £11,028 |
| 2 | £74,539 | 10 | £8,520 |
| 3 | £53,245 | 11 | £8,520 |
| 4 | £40,960 | 12 | £7,102 |
| 5 | £31,511 | 13 | £7,102 |
| 6 | £24,242 | 14 | £5,920 |
| 7 | £18,644 | 15 | £5,920 |
| 8 | £14,341 | 16 | £5,146 |
flop. On the 
turn, Boon jammed all-in for what appeared to be 350,000 and Boulton snap-called.
river only improved Boulton to fives full of jacks and Boon was eliminated in 16th place for £5,146.
, Spragg check-called for 35,000 with 200,000 behind and checked again the 
on the turn.
on the river ensured that the kicker played and Spragg had to settle for 15th place, which came with a payday of £5,920.
and Ramiro check-jammed for what appeared to be 775,000 only to get snap-called by Boulton.
turn was a blank and the 
to pull further ahead of the pack. The other showdown then unfolded as follows.
flop. It was all over on the 
to end his run in 11th place for £8,520.
and Hao opted to check. Boulton then bet 120,000 and the check-shove by Hao followed within some ten seconds. Almost instantly, Boulton sighed and asked for a count.
river became a mere formality. All nine remaining players will now take a short break before redrawing to the final table.
