£1,100 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2022 UKIPT Nottingham
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 UKIPT Nottingham
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£582,000
Entries
582
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
86
Players Left
9
David Ledden Leads Final Nine in the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
David Ledden bagged the chip lead as he bagged 4,015,000 to lead the pack heading into the final table. It was a gruelling final table bubble as hand for hand last over an hour before Jack Hardcastle was eliminated in 10th place (£8,540) at the hands of Jonathan McCann.
The final nine have all locked themselves up a five-figure payday of at least £10,250 but they will be looking at the grand prize of £106,270 and the UKIPT Main Event Trophy.
Final Table UKIPT Nottingham Main Event Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Ledden | United Kingdom | 4,015,000 |
| 2 | Adam Maxwell | United Kingdom | 3,495,000 |
| 3 | Jonathan McCann | United Kingdom | 2,760,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Gormley | United Kingdom | 2,620,000 |
| 5 | Fabio Sperling | Germany | 1,380,000 |
| 6 | Alex Montgomery | United Kingdom | 1,040,000 |
| 7 | Michael Howard | United Kingdom | 900,000 |
| 8 | Philip Clarke | United Kingdom | 740,000 |
| 9 | Tom Simm | United Kingdom | 510,000 |
Also eliminated late in the day was Robbie Bull as his pocket eights couldn't beat Daniel Gormley's pocket queens to be eliminated in 11th (£8,540). Start of Day 2 chip leader Dexter Turnbull was also eliminated late in the day in 12th (£7,120) as he turned a set of jacks, only for Michael Howard to river the nut flush to leave him with one big blind which he couldn't spin up.
PokerStars Team Pros Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg and Mason Pye both came into the day short hoping to spin it up. However they were both eliminated early in the day.
The final table will commence from 12 p.m. local time on Sunday 31st July with 60-minute levels with the blinds starting at 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as all the action will be covered until a new UKIPT Nottingham Main Event champion is crowned for the first time since 2015.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,015,000 | 415,000 |
|
3,495,000 | 1,045,000 |
|
2,760,000 | -15,000 |
|
2,620,000 | -180,000 |
|
1,380,000 | -320,000 |
|
1,040,000 | 240,000 |
|
900,000 | -650,000 |
|
740,000 | -260,000 |
|
510,000 | -340,000 |
Jack Hardcastle Eliminated in 10th Place (£8,540)
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jack Hardcastle moved all in from under the gun for approximately 400,000. Jonathan McCann called on the button and the blinds folded.
Jack Hardcastle: 
Jonathan McCann: 
Hardcastle was ahead as the board read 
, however the river of the 
sent Hardcastle to the rail as he was the last elimination of the day and the final table bubble boy.
Stay tuned for end of day chip counts and an end of day recap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,775,000 | 425,000 |
|
Busted |
Ledden Wins Pot on Turn
Level 27
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Daniel Gormley raised to 120,000 from under the gun. David Ledden called from the cutoff.
The flop came 
and Gormley continued for 125,000. Ledden called.
The 
came on the turn and Gormley slowed down by checking. Ledden bet 275,000 and Gormley folded fairly quickly,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
2,800,000 | 300,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Break Time
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Players will head to a 10 minute break as the final table bubble continues.
Clarke Continues to Comeback
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Philip Clarke raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Tom Simm called from the big blind.
The flop came 
. Simm check-called Clarke's 150,000 bet.
The turn was the 
and Clarke moved all in when checked toin which Simm quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000 | 145,000 |
|
|
850,000 | -450,000 |
Clarke Doubles Twice
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Philip Clarke moved all in from under the gun for 170,000. He was called by Fabio Sperling in the big blind.
Philip Clarke: 
Fabio Sperling: 
Clarke put his backpack on and stood up. But he would sit down as the board ran out 
to give him the double.
The next hand David Ledden raised from the cutoff to 100,000 and Clarke called in the big blind.
The flop came 
. Clarke moved all in and Ledden called.
Philip Clarke:
David Ledden: 
Clarke had top pair and stood up with his backpack on again. The turn was the 
and the river the which ensured Clarke sat back down again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | -150,000 |
|
|
855,000 | 655,000 |
Simm Cracks Clarke's Aces to Double
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Tom Simm moved all in on the button for 585,000. Philip Clarke called in the big blind.
Tom Simm: 
Philip Clarke: 
Simm was way behind as he was up against the pocket rockets.
The flop came giving Simm a gutshot. His rail called for a nine but it didn't come on the turn as the hit the board. However it did come on the river as it came the 
to give Simm the double up. It was Clarke's turn to have the feeling of his aces being cracked after earier his pocket kings had cracked his opponent aces. Clarke was left with less than five big blinds making him the shortest stack in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 550,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -700,000 |