2023 UKIPT Brighton

£1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 UKIPT Brighton

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
103
Prize
£69,120
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£337,920
Entries
352
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
6
Players Left
1

Dominik Nitsche Eliminated in 2nd Place (£42,150)

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Dominik Nitsche
Dominik Nitsche

Dominik Nitsche raised from the button, Benjamin Spragg reraised to 400,000 and Nitsche called.

The flop came 9K7. Spraggy continued for 300,000 and Nitsche called. The turn was the J. Spraggy checked and Nitsche bet 650,000, which Spragg called.

The river was the 3. Spragg checked again and Nitsche put his chips in the middle. Spraggy made the call. Nitsche showed A6 for a bluff with his missed flush draw. Spraggy showed AJ and had picked off the bluff with a pair of jacks.

He won the pot and left Nitsche with just 5,000 behind.


The next hand, Spraggy completed on the button and Nitsche was already all in on the big blind.

Dominik Nitsche: KJ
Benjamin Spragg: 103

The board ran out 3QQ98. Spraggy made two pair on the flop with the queens on board and his threes. He held to the river to win the pot, the tournament, and the trophy.

Nitsche was eliminated in second place for £42,150.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Spragg gb
Benjamin Spragg
10,560,000
5,660,000
5,660,000
PokerStars
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

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Adam McKola Eliminated in 3rd Place (£30,110)

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Adam McKola
Adam McKola

Adam McKola shoved all in from the small blind and was called by Benjamin Spragg in the big blind, who had McKola well covered.

Adam McKola: 66
Benjamin Spragg: QQ

McKola had run his sixes into Spraggy's pocket queens. The board ran out 4410K8. Spragg held to win the pot. McKola was eliminated from the tournament in third place for £30,110.

Adam McKola
Adam McKola
Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Spragg gb
Benjamin Spragg
6,800,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
PokerStars
Adam McKola
Adam McKola
Busted

Tags: Adam McKolaBenjamin Spragg

Oliver Hutchins Eliminated in 4th Place (£23,160)

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Oliver Hutchins
Oliver Hutchins

Adam McKola open shoved all in from the hijack and was called by Oliver Hutchins in the big blind. McKola had Hutchins covered as players flipped their cards.

Oliver Hutchins: AK
Adam McKola: A9

The board ran out 9A748. Hutchins paired his ace but McKola made two pair, aces and nines to win the pot. Hutchins was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place for £23,160.

Player Chips Progress
Adam McKola
Adam McKola
2,300,000
450,000
450,000
Oliver Hutchins gb
Oliver Hutchins
Busted

Tags: Adam McKolaOliver Hutchins

Alessandro Spina Eliminated in 5th Place (£17,820)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Alessandro Spina
Alessandro Spina

In what was a turbulent few minutes at the final table, Alessandro Spina lost a huge pot, span has stack back up multiple times only to go on to bust the tournament. Here's how it all went down...


Alessandro Spina raised to 160,000 from the hijack and Dominik Nitsche called in the big blind.

The flop came 2K4. Nitsche checked and Spina bet 120,000, which Nitsche called. The turn was the 6. Nitsche checked again and Spina bet 210,000. Nitsche then moved all in and Spina made the call for his remaining 1,100,000.

Alessandro Spina: K10
Dominik Nitsche: 64

Spina had a pair of kings and Nitsche had two pair, sixes and fours. The river came the 8 and Nitsche held to win the pot. Spina had stood up to leave as the chip counts were close, but he was left with 120,000 behind.


Spina then shoved all in from under the gun for his remaining chips and was called by Nitsche. Spina had Q2 and Nitsche had KQ. The board ran out J9K510. Nitsche made a pair of kings on the flop, but Spina hit the runner-runner flush to double his stack.

Alessandro Spina
Alessandro Spina

Spina was back up to 250,000 but with just a few big blinds he was still firmly in the danger zone. He shoved again from the button and was called by Benjamin Spragg in the big blind. Spraggy showed A4 and Spina flipped over KK. He held with pocket kings to double up once more to around 500,000.

Alessandro Spina
Alessandro Spina

The following hand, Spina made yet another shove, this time from the hijack. He was called by Adam McKola on the button and players flipped their cards.

Alessandro Spina: A10
Adam McKola: JJ

The board ran out J87Q4. McKola made a set of jacks on the flop and held to win the pot. Spina's run of spin-ups was over. He was eliminated from the tournament in fifth place for £17,820.

Alessandro Spina
Alessandro Spina
Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
3,500,000
305,000
305,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Alessandro Spina it
Alessandro Spina
Busted

Tags: Alessandro SpinaBenjamin SpraggDominik Nitsche

Sebastian Gohr Eliminated in 6th Place (£13,700)

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Sebastian Gohr
Sebastian Gohr

Action folded around to Benjamin Spragg, who completed his small blind. Sebastian Gohr shoved all in from the big blind for 750,000 and Spragg made the call with the bigger stack.

Sebastian Gohr: K5
Benjamin Spragg: AA

"Agaaain? Not again!", said Gohr, referring to the fact that Spraggy had picked up aces and doubled up through him just a few hands ago.

The board ran out 4310106. Spraggy held with two pair, his pocket aces and the tens on board to win the pot and take a clear chip lead.

Gohr was eliminated from the tournament in sixth place for £13,700.

Sebastian Gohr
Sebastian Gohr
Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Spragg gb
Benjamin Spragg
4,100,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
PokerStars
Sebastian Gohr gb
Sebastian Gohr
Busted

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