£1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2023 UKIPT Blackpool
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 UKIPT Blackpool
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£258,990
Entries
262
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 25,000
Ante
25,000
Entries
80
Players Left
12
Welcome to Day 1a of the PokerStars UKIPT Blackpool Main Event
The PokerStars UKIPT has returned for the third stop of the season. The venue this time is Grosvenor Casino at The Sandcastle in Blackpool. Day 1a of the Main Event kicks off today, Thursday July 13 at 2 p.m. local time.
The buy in for the Main Event is £1,100, of which £970 goes into the prize pool. In exchange for their buy-in, players will recieve starting stacks of 30,000 chips.
Blinds start at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante and levels progress at 40-minutes, with regular breaks throughout the day. That makes starting stacks relatively deep at 300 big blinds.
Day 1a will play down to 15 percent of the field and those who survive will make it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Players can opt to have up to three entries per flight, with Day 1b and 1c running tomorrow, July 14.
This is the third event on this year's UKIPT schedule. The Irish Open came first, followed by the PokerStars Summer Festival Malta. David Docherty fininshed first in the Irish Open Main Event and currently tops the UKIPT leaderboard. More recently, Simone Andrian won the Main Event in Malta for €153,610.
The UKIPT Blackpool Main Event runs until Sunday night, at which point a new champion will be crowned.
PokerNews will be bringing you live updates of Day 1a straight from the tournament floor and following the event all the way down to a winner.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The tournament director has made the announcement. It's time to shuffle up and deal in the £1,100 UKIPT Blackpool Main Event.
Jukes Wins Early Pot With Pair
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Adam Jukes open raised from late position and was called by Wendy Watson. Teodor Evstratiev reraised to 2,600 from the small blind and only Jukes made the call.
The flop came 4♥2♥J♣ and Evstratiev continued for 1,200. Jukes raised to 2,600 and Evstratiev made the call.
The turn came the 7♣ and Evstratiev checked. Jukes bet out 2,500 and Evstratiev called. The river was the 7♥ and both players checked to showdown.
Jukes showed A♦J♥ for a pair of jacks and Evstratiev mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | |
|
13,000 |
Quiet Start to UKIPT Main Event, Grafton Takes Seat
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
It's been a quiet start to the UKIPT Blackpool Main Event. So far, just 28 players have entered. Many more are expected before the end of late registration, which runs to level 10.
There is at least one very familiar face in the field. Sam Grafton has taken his seat on table one.
Hassankash Gets Fold On River
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Sarbjit Kular raised from early position and picked up an early call and a call from Arian Hassankash on the button.
The flop came 9♦2♣3♠ and action checked to Hassankash, who bet 800. Kular called.
The turn came the 5♣ and both players checked. The river was the Q♦ and Kular bet out 1,500. Hassankash reraised to 5,300 and Kular folded to give Hassankash the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | |
|
27,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Pilkington Chips Up Early With Flop Reraise
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Wendy Watson raised from early position and was called by Nicholas Fellone, Liam Johnston, and Jessica Pilkington on the button. Kevin Steward then reraised from the small blind and was called by Fellone, Johnston and Pilkington.
The flop came 5♠6♥4♥ and Steward bet out 4,500. Action folded around to Johnston, who made the call. Pilkington then reraised to 15,000 and forced all other players out of the pot to chip up early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Jeffrey Gets Fold From River Shove
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Daniel Laidlaw raised from late position and Kyle Jeffrey reraised to 1,700 from the button. Man Gao then reraised to 5,000 from the big blind. Laidlaw folded and Jeffrey called.
The flop came 4♣9♦10♠ and Gao continued for 3,500, which Jeffrey called.
The turn was the 2♦ and Gao bet out again, this time for 8,000, which Jeffrey once again called.
The river fell the 3♦ and Gao checked. Jeffrey moved all in, leaving Gao studying the board before eventually making the fold to give Jeffrey the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |