£1,100 Main Event Day 1b | 2022 UKIPT Nottingham

07-30-2022 01:49 UTC

Dexter Turnbull Chip Leads Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event

Lewis Powell

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Play concluded as the money bubble burst after over 13 hours of play. Dexter Turnbull leads at the end of Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event.

Turnbull emerged as the biggest stack after the dinner break and managed to maintain it for the rest of the day as the bubble approached. He ended Day 1b atop of the 65 players who survived from the huge Day 1b field of 433 bagging a total of 736,000. Jonathan McCann made a late surge to overtake Turnbull but fell just short as he bagged 708,000.

Day 1b UKIPT Nottingham Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Dexter Turnbull	United Kingdom	736,000
2	Jonathan Mccann	United Kingdom	708,000
3	Adam Maxwell	Ireland	515,000
4	Philip Clarke	United Kingdom	461,000
5	Jack Hardcastle	United Kingdom	430,000
6	Stephen Woodhead	United Kingdom	423,000
7	Mark Liles	United Kingdom	405,000
8	Alan Vinnicombe	United Kingdom	347,000
9	Aaron Khera	United Kingdom	328,000
10	Tan Luan Le	United Kingdom	322,000

Notables who also bagged included PokerStars Team Pros Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg (85,000) and Mason Pye (40,000) as well as Jack Hardcastle (430,000). They will join the 21 survivors from Day 1a.

Play will resume at 12 p.m. local time from the where level 17 finished with the blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. Levels will extend to 60-minute blinds from level 18 onwards as the final 86 continue battle.

That concludes Day 1b of UKIPT Nottingham Main Event, follow PokerNews as the action from Day 2 on Saturday 30th July and of course the final day, on Sunday, where a champion will be crowned the latest UKIPT winner.

Tags: Dexter Turnbull Jack Hardcastle Jonathan McCann Mark Liles Mason Pye Philip Clarke

07-30-2022 00:46 UTC

Farodoye Eliminates Liperis to Burst the Bubble

Lewis Powell

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Yiannis Liperis was forced all in from the big blind. [Removed:409] and Thanh Truong came to see a flop.

The flop came and Truong checked to Farodoye who bet. Truong folded. Farodoye and Liperis waited until all hands had concluded.

Yiannis Liperis:
[Removed:409]:

Farodoye revealed that he had flopped two pair while Liperis had yet to see his cards. Liperis said "They're both red" as he hoped to have a flush draw. However he had diamonds and was drawing dead on the turn. The river of the was meaningless as Liperis was sent home with nothing to show for his effort.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:409]	130,000 130,000	130,000
Yiannis Liperis	Busted

Tags: Thanh Truong Yiannis Liperis

07-29-2022 20:59 UTC

Spragg Eliminates Donohoe With Ace-High

Lewis Powell

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg raised to 5,000 from the button and was called by Patrick Donohoe in the big blind.

The flop came and action went check-check.

Donohoe led out for 5,500 on the turn and Spragg called.

The river was the and Donohoe quickly moved all in for 17,000. Spragg pondered for a small amount before calling and declaring "Ace-high" as he showed which was good enough to eliminated Donohoe was had only .

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	220,000 108,500	108,500

Patrick Donohoe	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Patrick Donohoe

07-29-2022 18:17 UTC

Spragg Gets Value on the River

Lewis Powell

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

It was a blind vs blind battle as PokerStars TeamPro Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg was in small blind against Thomas Clack in the big blind. There was 8,800 in the pot pre flop.

The flop came and action went check-check.

Action checked through on the turn.

The was the river and Spragg bet 6,200. Clack made the call and Spragg turned over to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	111,500 100,300	100,300

Thomas Clack	15,100

Tags: Thomas Clack Benjamin Spragg

07-29-2022 17:48 UTC

Wilson Forces Pye to Fold

Lewis Powell

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was 32,300 in the pot as PokerStars Team Pro Mason Pye was in the cutoff against Andrew Wilson. The board read .

Pye checked to Wilson who bet 12,000 leaving a single 500 chip behind. Pye looked pained before deciding to throw his hands into the muck. Wilson said to Pye that he said Queen-Jack to which Pye responded "You cheeky boy" as Wilson added his new chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mason Pye	111,000 49,500	49,500
Andrew Wilson	47,300 47,300	47,300

Tags: Andrew Wilson Mason Pye

07-29-2022 12:59 UTC

Obadun Raises River

Lewis Powell

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

There was 5,300 in the pot and the board read .

Kevin Houghton led out from the big blind for 2,500 before Francis Obadun raised him to 8,500 from early position. The third opponent in the pot folded before Houghton, fresh out of a five-figure score at this years WSOP, went into the tank. Houghton eventually conceded the pot to Obadun as he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Obadun	37,500 37,500	37,500
Kevin Houghton	25,400 -4,600	-4,600

Tags: Francis Obadun Kevin Houghton

07-29-2022 12:04 UTC

Mclellan Wins Multi-Way Pot

Lewis Powell

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was 2,000 in the middle as action was four-ways to the flop of .

Action checked to Jack Morris-Holland on the button who bet 1,500. James Millman and Duncan Mclellan called in the blinds as well as Francis Obadun in the cutoff.

The turn was the and action checked through.

The was the river and Mclellan bet 3,200 from the big blind. Everyone folded and Mclellan showed for three-of-a-kind.

Duncan Mclellan is a former UKIPT Nottingham Main Event winner having defeated a field of 1,223 back in 2014 to claim the grand prize of over £200,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Duncan Mclellan	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Duncan Mclellan Francis Obadun Jack Morris-Holland James Millman

07-29-2022 09:48 UTC

Welcome to Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham £1,100 Main Event from Dusk Till Dawn

Lewis Powell

Welcome to Day 1b of the PokerStars United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour Nottingham £1,100 Main Event live from Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club.

The UKIPT circuit makes its long-awaited return to the home of British poker, Dusk Till Dawn, with two Day 1 flights as well as plenty of side events. The PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event features a £500,000 guarantee which will be sure to generate lots of interest from poker players across the United Kingdom & Ireland and beyond.

The action will start at 12:00 p.m. local time and players will start with 30,000 chips and start with 40 minute levels where the blinds will start at 100/100 with an 100 big blind ante. From level 17 the clock will increase to 60 minutes as players enter the money. There will be regular 15-minute break every two/three levels with a 60-minute dinner break after level 10 at approximately 7:25 p.m. local time.

Late registration remains open until the end of the tenth level, during which players can enter two times per flight. Each Day 1 ends when only 15% of the field remain in which they will enter Day 2 having locked up at least a min cash. For Day 2 the survivors from both flights will join together on Saturday 30th July. The Main Event will crown its champion on Sunday 31st July.

The Day 1a flight saw 149 entrants, including many re-entries, with 21 players bagging and tagging for Day 2. It is worth noting that players can re-enter once per flight if they bust their first bullet, many players have and will continue to take advantage of this option as they try and grind up a stack for Day 2. Mark Whitney bagged the chip lead with 385,000 as he cruised all day. Other players who bagged big included Ben Jones (376,000), Majid Nadeem (359,000) and Alberto Speranzoni (359,000).

PokerStars Team Pro players Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg and Mason Pye are expected to be in attendance for the main event. Fellow Team Pro player Georgina James failed to bag but she will have an opportunity to try again in flight 1b. Jack Hardcastle also failed to secure a bag but will be expected to re-enter for Day 1b along with players from the £230 Mini Main as well as from the £5,300 Super High Roller which both concluded yesterday.

Join PokerNews as the live reporting team will bring you all the up-to-date action on the tournament as a new PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event champion will be crowned for the first time since 2013.

Tags: Alberto Speranzoni Ben Jones Georgina James Jack Hardcastle Majid Nadeem Mark Whitney Mason Pye