£1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 UKIPT Nottingham
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 UKIPT Nottingham
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£582,000
Entries
582
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
149
Players Left
21
Mark Whitney Chip Leads Day 1a of the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
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.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
385,000 | -35,000 |
|
376,000 | |
|
359,000 | 139,000 |
|
359,000 | 96,000 |
|
336,000 | 61,000 |
|
309,000 | 224,000 |
|
309,000 | |
|
278,000 | 43,000 |
|
274,000 | 84,000 |
|
217,000 | 57,000 |
|
205,000 | -5,000 |
|
201,000 | 66,000 |
|
157,000 | -163,000 |
|
145,000 | -40,000 |
|
116,000 | -24,000 |
|
|
115,000 | -113,000 |
|
103,000 | -9,000 |
|
|
96,000 | -12,500 |
|
88,000 | 88,000 |
|
38,000 | -93,000 |
|
|
14,000 | -6,500 |
Ong Eliminated on Bubble to End Day 1a
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Usman Siddique raised to 13,000 from middle position before Pin Ong moved all in from the small blind for 33,000. Cameron Williamson call in the big blind.
The flop came 
and action went check-check.
The 
was the turn and Williamson bet 25,000. Siddique folded.
Pin Ong: 
Cameron Williamson: 
Ong had been out flopped and was drawing to one out to avoid being the bubble boy. It didn't come as the river was the 
which sent Ong home with nothing.
Meanwhile on another table Robert Russell survived the bubble with 11,000 chips. Stay tuned for a full end of day chip count and recap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
309,000 | 124,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Break Time
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Players will take a 15 minute break as the bubble continues.
Bubble Time
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
There are 23 players remaining and action will stop at 22 players. The surviving player will all lock themselves up a min cash as well as advance to Day 2 on Saturday.
Ene Wins Small One
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Gabriel Ene raised from early position to 10,000 and was called by Michael Jones in the hijack.
The flop came 
and action checked to Jones who bet 10,000. Ene called.
Action checked through on the 
turn.
The river was the 
and action went check-check. Ene showed for two pair in which Jones mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
185,000 | 75,000 |
Mingda Wins Small One From Whitney
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Mark Whitney raised to 8,000 from the button and Bi Mingda called in the big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked to Whitney who bet 6,500. Mingda called.
Action checked through on the 
turn and the 
river where Mingda showed 
for the winner to take a small pot from the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
228,000 | 43,000 |
Speranzoni Wins at Showdown
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Calogero Morreale raised to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Bi Mingda in the cutoff and Alberto Speranzoni in the big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked through.
The turn was the and Mingda bet 12,000 when checked to. Only Speranzoni called.
The 
was the river and action went check-check. Speranzoni showed 
for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
263,000 | 133,000 |
|
|
185,000 | 30,000 |