Mark Whitney Chip Leads Day 1a of the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event
Play concluded as the money bubble burst after over 13 hours of play. Mark Whitney leads at the end of Day 1a of the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event.
Whitney was top of the pack virtually all day and was on a tear. He won a huge 200 big blind pot during the middle of the day as his top set held against his opponent king-high flush draw when all the money went in on the top. Whitney maintained his huge stack until the end of the day where he bagged 385,000.
Day 1a UKIPT Nottingham Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Whitney | United Kingdom | 385,000 |
| 2 | Ben Jones | United Kingdom | 376,000 |
| 3 | Majid Nadeem | United Kingdom | 359,000 |
| 4 | Alberto Speranzoni | Italy | 359,000 |
| 5 | Calogero Morreale | United Kingdom | 336,000 |
| 6 | Robbie Bull | United Kingdom | 309,000 |
| 7 | Cameron Williamson | United Kingdom | 309,000 |
| 8 | Rehman Kassam | United Kingdom | 278,000 |
| 9 | Daniel Gormley | United Kingdom | 274,000 |
| 10 | Sarbjit Kular | United Kingdom | 217,000 |
PokerStars Team Pro Georgina James as well as Jack Hardcastle were eliminated earlier in the day but will have another opportunity to make it to Day 2 in flight 1b. Day 1b is expected to be bigger as qualifiers from todays satellite and from the UKIPT Mini join the field from 12 p.m. local time.
Other notables securing a bag included Ben Jones (376,000), Alberto Speranzoni (359,000) and Robbie Bull (309,000).
That concludes Day 1a of UKIPT Nottingham Main Event, follow PokerNews as the action from Day 1b continues on Friday July 29, before they play Day 2 on Saturday and of course the final day, on Sunday, where a champion will be crowned the latest UKIPT winner.