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.
and action went check-check.
was the turn and Williamson bet 25,000. Siddique folded.
which sent Ong home with nothing. 
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for two pair while Platt showed 
board. 
in which Pilkington led out for 4,000. Only Whitney called. 
was the river and Pilkington checked. Whitney bet 15,000 and Pilkington counted out calling chip before throwing them into the middle. Whitney showed 
for a full house which Pilkington couldn't beat as he continued to chip up.
was the turn and Gormley bet 2,600 when checked to. Again Sieder called.
and Gormley completed the triple barrel as he bet 10,400. Sieder moved all in for 13,000 and Gormley snap called. Gormley showed 
which eliminated him from the tournament.
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for trips to take down the pot as Wood mucked.
was the turn and Parkes bet 3,100 when checked to. Only Platt called.
and action checked to Fuller who bet 400. Only Engledow called.
was the river and Engledow led out for 800. Fuller quickly folded.
