£1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 UKIPT Brighton

09-08-2023 01:43 UTC

Marian Ionut Farcas Leads Day 1a of UKIPT Brighton Main Event

Matt Hansen

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.

Tags: Adam McIlroy Alex Peffly Bhavin Khatri Daniel Rudd Jack Mcdermott James Dempsey Marian Ionut Farcas Marle Spragg Neil Walker Niall Farrell Nicholas Mouland Otto Richards Ryan Plant Samuel Taylor

09-08-2023 01:18 UTC

Jenkins Busts on the Bubble to Khatri

Matt Warburton

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
Bhavin Khatri	410,000 170,000	170,000
Elliot Jenkins	Busted

Tags: Bhavin Khatri Elliot Jenkins

09-08-2023 01:00 UTC

Summary of Bubble Action

Matt Warburton

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.

Tags: Adam Mcilroy Bhavin Khatri Jack Hardcastle Marle Spragg Neil Walker

09-08-2023 00:26 UTC

Levene Busts One From the Bubble

Matt Warburton

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
Marian Ionut Farcas	470,000 110,000	110,000
Thomas Levene	Busted

Tags: Marian Ionut Farcas Thomas Levene

09-07-2023 21:40 UTC

Letort Thibault Wins UKIPT Brighton High Roller (£32,570)

Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The UKIPT Brighton High Roller has now concluded. There were 58 entries to the event, making for a prize pool of £111,360.

Thibault Letort beat Ivan Deyra heads-up to emerge as the champion. He won the top prize of £32,570. Deyra took £23,390 for second place.

Tags: Ivan Deyra Thibault Letort

09-07-2023 20:42 UTC

Spraggy Busts to Gibson

Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After being left short stacked, Benjamin Spragg moved all in from early position and Michael Gibson moved all in over the top. The rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Spraggy at risk.

Benjamin Spragg: 2♣2♦
Michael Gibson: K♦K♥

The board ran out 10♠4♥Q♠Q♥7♣. Spragg had pocket deuces and the queens on board and Gibson made two pair with the queens and his pocket kings. He won the pot and Spragg was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gibson	41,000 10,000	10,000
Benjamin Spragg	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Michael Gibson

09-07-2023 20:12 UTC

Uhara Triples Up, Beresford Wins Side Pot, Panetti Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Conor Beresford raised to 2,500 from under the gun and picked up calls from Motokatsu Uhara and the player in the small blind. Christophe Panetti then moved all in from the big blind for around 30,000. Beresford went all in over the top with the bigger stack and Uhara called for around 21,000.

Three players flipped their cards, with both Uhara and Panetti at risk.

Motokatsu Uhara: 10♣9♣
Christophe Panetti: A♦Q♣
Conor Beresford: J♠J♦

The board ran out Q♦10♦J♣4♣2♣. Panetti paired his queen on the flop and Beresford made a set of jacks. Uhara picked up a straight draw and flush draw on the turn.

Uhara made his flush on the river to win the pot and triple up his stack. Beresford won the side pot with a set and Panetti was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Beresford	110,000 31,000	31,000
Motokatsu Uhara	55,000 55,000	55,000
Christophe Panetti	Busted

Tags: Christophe Panetti Conor Beresford Motokatsu Uhara

09-07-2023 18:40 UTC

Rawal Hits Ace to Double Up

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded around to Jason Westbury, who shoved all in from late position for 11,500. Manish Rawal pushed over the top from the small blind with a bigger stack and the player in the big blind folded. The cards were flipped, with Westbury at risk.

Jason Westbury: 10♠10♦
Manish Rawal: A♦3♦

Rawal seem resigned as he threw his cards face up, but the board ran out 8♦A♥2♠5♠7♥ to give him a pair of aces. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manish Rawal	31,000 19,000	19,000
Jason Westbury	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Jason Westbury Manish Rawal

09-07-2023 16:25 UTC

Chattaway Takes Dead Money and Doubles

Matt Warburton

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Adam Mcilroy raised to 1,100 from under the gun. He was called by William Chattaway and Jack Mcdermott in late position. Christopher Hopgood reraised to 4,100 from the button, Mcilroy and Chattaway called and then Mcdermott moved all in. All other players folded, apart from Chattaway, who made the call for 21,200. Players flipped their cards, with Chattaway at risk.

"I have a sh*t hand," said Mcdermott. "There's so much dead money in the pot".

William Chattaway: A♠10♠
Jack Mcdermott: 7♠5♠

The board ran out 3♣4♦A♥10♣4♥. Chattaway hit two pair with his aces and tens and he won the pot to more than double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Chattaway	52,000 52,000	52,000
Jack Mcdermott	27,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Adam Mcilroy Christopher Hopgood Jack Mcdermott William Chattaway

09-07-2023 14:00 UTC

Gibson Chips Up With Set

Matt Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Manish Rawal raised to 500 and was called by Andrew Teng, Michael Gibson and Cesar Rincon.

The flop came 2♠4♦8♦. Rincon checked and Rawal bet 1,500. Only Gibson made the call. The turn was the 3♠. Rawal bet 3,500 and Gibson called.

The river came the K♣. Rawal checked and Gibson bet 6,000. Rawal made the call. Gibson showed 4♥4♠ for a set of fours. His opponent mucked and Gibson scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gibson	47,000 47,000	47,000
Manish Rawal	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Andrew Teng Cesar Rincon Manish Rawal Michael Gibson