£1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2023 UKIPT Brighton
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 UKIPT Brighton
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£337,920
Entries
352
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
124
Players Left
19
Marian Ionut Farcas Leads Day 1a of UKIPT Brighton Main Event
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
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.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
656,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
513,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
313,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
283,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
||
|
233,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
182,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
||
|
179,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
166,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
133,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
123,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
114,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
100,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
96,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
82,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
71,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
|
60,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
58,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Jenkins Busts on the Bubble to Khatri
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Bhavin Khatri raised from the button and Elliot Jenkins moved all in from the small blind for 21,000. Khatri made the call and players flipped their cards, with Jenkins at risk.
"Give me £500 and I'll fold," said Khatri before making the call.
Elliot Jenkins: 8♥8♦
Bhavin Khatri: J♣9♣
The board ran out 3♥4♣K♣2♥5♣. Khatri rivered a flush to win the pot. Jenkins was eliminated on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Summary of Bubble Action
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
It was a long and eventful bubble. Here's what happened before the bubble burst.
- Adam Mcilroy floppped the nut flush and won a decent pot.
- Bhavin Khatri rivered a flush to win a pot.
- Neil Walker won a flip and doubled up through Jack Hardcastle.
- Marle Spragg got it in short and doubled her stack.
- Jaize Li shoved from the button and won a flip.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Hand-for-Hand
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The Main Event is now hand-for-hand.
Levene Busts One From the Bubble
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Marian Ionut Farcas raised from the button and Thomas Levene reraised to 27,000 from the small blind. Farcas shoved all in and Levene called with less chips. Players flipped their cards.
Thomas Levene: A♦K♥
Marian Ionut Farcas: A♥7♣
The board ran out 8♠9♠7♥A♠3♠. Farcas hit a pair of sevens on the flop and held to win the pot. Levene was eliminated from the tournament.
With that, the tournament went hand for hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Richard Doubles Up Through Farcas
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Thomas Levene raised from under the gun and Otto Richard reraised from the small blind, leaving just a few chips behind. Marian Ionut Farcas called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♣4♠Q♥. Richard checked and Farcas bet 3,500. Richard called for his final chips and players flipped their cards, with Richard at risk.
Otto Richard: K♦Q♦
Marian Ionut Farcas: J♥J♦
The turn came the 5♣ and the river was the 4♣. Richard held and doubled up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
110,000
-162,000
|
-162,000 |