£1,100 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
2022 UKIPT London
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2022 UKIPT London
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£619,200
Entries
645
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
453
Players Left
97
Two Flights Remain to Qualify for Day 2 of the 2022 PokerStars UKIPT £1,100 Main Event
More than five years after one of the most popular regional PokerStars branded tours took place the last time, the United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) has returned to one of its most iconic locations. The Hippodrome Casino in London has hosted the relaunch of the series since April 1, 2022, and the marquee event on the schedule got underway yesterday.
Day 1a of the 2022 UKIPT London £1,100 Main Event drew a total of 191 entries of which 31 players bagged and tagged chips for Day 2. All those that didn't make it or any poker enthusiasts from near and far have another two chances in order to join the Day 1a survivors.
As of noon local time, Day 1b gets underway in the new tournament room on the ground floor and it will feature a total of 13 levels, each lasting 50 minutes. The late registration period is open until the end of level 10 and following break. During that time, players can purchase up to two re-entries if they run out of chips. All participants receive 30,000 in chips, which is good enough for 300 big blinds in the first level with blinds of 100-100 and a big blind ante of 100.
While the early starting time may perhaps not fancy those still busy with the day job, the turbo heat 1c is kicking off at 6pm local time. The very same 13 levels will be played but the duration is cut down to 30 minutes each and both starting days should conclude around 1 a.m. local time.
All PokerNews updates will focus on Day 1b and the final chip counts for both flights will be published upon completion of the card festivities. Stay tuned for what shapes up to be a very busy day at the Hippodrome Casino with hundreds of poker players from near and far in contention.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Early Notables in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
More than 50 players are already registered and the first batch of notables also includes PokerStars Team Online streamer and commentator Nick Walsh. Will he be able to spin up a stack and join Sam Grafton as well as Parker Talbot on Day 2?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Cordeiro Dos Santos Knocked Out After Six Minutes
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
The dealer announced a seat open after just four minutes but it turned out that Valdir Cordeiro Dos Santos had very few chips left. The Brazilian lost the vast majority of his stack with six-seven against the pocket aces of Alexandre Luz. Down to fumes, he was then all-in with the 
and Antoine Labat looked him up holding the 
.
The 
board gave Labat trips tens and that spelled the end for Cordeiro dos Santos.
"I am just going to stay here and wait for the rebuy," the Brazilian joked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,500 | 60,500 |
|
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Wang Takes One Off Slater
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
With some 8,000 in the middle in a battle of the blinds, the turn showed 
. Tim Slater checked his option from the small blind and Lei Wang made it 6,300 to go. The brief tank of Slater followed and he then opted to fold, Wang tapped the table but didn't show his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | |
|
26,000 |
Nguyen in the Mix
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Usually, Brandon Nguyen can be found at the PokerStars live events on the other site of the felt as he takes care of the PokerStars sponsored players. His official job title is "Senior Twitch & Ambassadors Associate" but he also fancies the cards himself. Nguyen qualified in a satellite yesterday and has appeared in the Day 1b field not far away from Nick Walsh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Alon Beats Ward in Showdown
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Ido Alon raised to 300 and Phil Ward then three-bet to 1,000, which Alon called. The 
flop went check, check, and Alon led the 
turn for 800. Ward called and both checked again the 
on the river. Alon turned over the 
and the mighty ducks were good enough to win the pot.
It appears that both had already clashed earlier as Alon has already increased his stack by quite some margin while Ward is down nearly one third of the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | 43,000 |
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
Arthur Off to a Good Start
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
On the tail end of a bigger pot between Husseni Al-Khatri and Karen Arthur, the completed board showed 
. Arthur was facing a bet worth 7,500 by Al-Khatri and tanked for a while before making the call. Her opponent tabled the which Arthur had beat with the 
to win a seizable pot in the first level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
14,500 | 14,500 |
Arovaara Chips Up Early On
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
On the tail end of a medium-sized pot, Tom Arovaara bet 2,300 and his sole remaining opponent called with the board showing 
. Arovaara tabled the 
for aces full of kings and won the chips to consolidate a decent start into the day. Arovaara had already been among the early big stacks on Day 1a before he bowed out in the late stages.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | 10,000 |