£1,100 Main Event
Day 1bc Started
2023 UKIPT Blackpool
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2023 UKIPT Blackpool
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£258,990
Entries
262
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 25,000
Ante
25,000
Entries
182
Players Left
28
Welcome to Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT Blackpool Main Event
Welcome to Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT Blackpool Main Event, running at Grosvenor Casino at The Sandcastle. This is the second of three flights and will begin at 12 p.m local time.
In exchange for their buy-in of £1,100, players will recieve a 30,000 chips, which is a 300 big blind starting stack. Blinds start at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante and levels progress every 40-minutes, with regular breaks throughout the day.
Day 1b will play down to 15 percent of the field and those who survive will make it through to Day 2 and into the money. It is expected to be the busiest of the flights. Day 1c is also running tonight at 6 p.m. local time and will feature turbo 20-minute blind levels.
Players can opt to have up to three entries per flight.
Sam Grafton finished Day 1a as chip leader with 342,000, followed by Dale Hancock in second and Jessica Pilkington in third. Whether they remain at the top of the counts will depend on the outcome of the flights still to come.
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 1b 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
Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT Blackpool Main Event is now underway. It's time to shuffle up and deal.
Watson Scoops Early Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Wendy Watson raised from middle position and got called by Tim Chung, Marian Dumitrache in the small blind and the player in the big blind.
The flop ran out 2♥3♠8♦ and action checked to Watson, who bet 1,300. Only Chung made the call and two players went to the turn.
The turn came the K♠ and both players checked. The river was the 7♣ and both players checked again. Watson showed 9♠9♦ for a pocket pair of nines. Chung mucked his hand and Watson scooped an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | |
|
27,000 |
Jackson Wins Three Bet Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action folded around to Vitalie Grecul, who raised from the hijack. Daniel Jackson reraised from the big blind and Grecul called.
The flop came 5♥9♣A♠. Grecul checked and Jackson bet 2,100, which Grecul called.
The turn was the Q♠. Grecul checked again and Jackson bet 3,500. Grecul chose not to continue and Jackson won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | |
|
28,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Day 1b Filling Up
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Day 1b of the Main Event has reached 61 entries so far, which is far more than the numbers early on in Day 1a. This is expected to be the busiest flight of the tournament.
Early Double Up for Erhan
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Constantin Erhan was all in against Nathan Jones, with Erhan at risk with slightly less chips.
Constantin Erhan: A♦A♥
Nathan Jones: J♣J♠
The board ran out 6♦J♥2♥A♣4♣, which gave Jones a set of jacks on the flop and Erhan a set of aces on the turn. Erhan got an early double up to bring him to the top of the pile in terms of chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
700 |
Carter Wins Small Pot With Turn Bet
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Terry Carter open raised to 600 from early position and was called by Matthew Rowne on the button.
The flop came 4♥10♠Q♦ and both players checked. The turn came the J♥ and Carter bet 700, which Rowne called.
The river was the 2♣ and Carter bet 2,500. Rowne folded his hand and Carter won a small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000 | |
|
|
26,000 |