Marian Ionut Farcas Leads Day 1a of UKIPT Brighton Main Event
Day 1a of the PokerStars UKIPT Brighton Main Event, running at the Rendezvous Casino, has now wrapped up. A total of 124 entries were made to the flight, making for a prize pool of £128,640.
Of those who entered, 19 players made it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Marian Ionut Farcas of Romania finished the flight as chip leader with 656,000. Bhavin Khatri came out in second place with 513,000. Neil Walker finished in third place with 313,000.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marian Ionut Farcas | Romania | 656,000 |
| 2 | Bhavin Khatri | United Kingdom | 513,000 |
| 3 | Neil Walker | United Kingdom | 313,000 |
| 4 | Alex Peffly | United Kingdom | 283,000 |
| 5 | James Dempsey | United Kingdom | 265,000 |
| 6 | Adam McIlroy | United Kingdom | 233,000 |
| 7 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 182,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Rudd | United Kingdom | 179,000 |
| 9 | Nicholas Mouland | United Kingdom | 166,000 |
| 10 | Ryan Plant | United Kingdom | 133,000 |
Other notable players who made it through include Adam Mcilroy, Jack Mcdermott and Marle Spragg. PokerStars Power Pass Silver winner Samuel Taylor also made it through, as did PokerStars qualifier Otto Richards.
The Main Event will continue with Day 1b, the second of three starting flights, which commences Friday at 12 p.m. local time. Day 1c will also be running later in the day, starting at 7 p.m. local time.
PokerNews will be bringing you live updates of Day 1b straight from the tournament floor.