Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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
Richard Beats Westbury With Higher Pair
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Otto Richard raised to 3,000 from under the gun, Thomas Levene called and Jason Westbury called.
The flop came 5♦A♣10♠. Richard continued for 2,500 and Westbury made the call. The turn was the 3♥ and both players checked.
The river was the 8♠. Richard bet 3,000 and Westbury called. Westbury showed 9♠9♥ for pocket nines and Richard showed J♦J♠ for pocket jacks to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
272,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
164,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
Letort Thibault Wins UKIPT Brighton High Roller (£32,570)
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.
Spraggy Doubles Up Starting Stack
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Bhavin Khatri raised from late position and Benjamin Spragg, who bought back in before late registration closed, shoved all in from the small blind for 28,500. Khatri made the call with a much bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Benjamin Spragg: J♦J♣
Bhavin Khatri: A♣K♣
The board ran out 3♣8♠6♥5♠Q♠. Khatri couldn't find any help on the board and so Spraggy held up with his pocket jacks to double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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Late Registration Closed; 124 Entries Made
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Late registration has now closed for Day 1a of the Main Event. There have been 124 entries made and there are now 46 players remaining. The flight will play down to 15 percent of the field, which means 19 players will make Day 2.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players Heading for 15-Minute Break
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players in the Main Event are heading for a 15-minute break. Late registration is over when play resumes, at which point the numbers for the flight will be confirmed.
Rudd Makes Full House
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action was on the turn on a board of 6♦Q♥8♠Q♦. William Chattaway moved all in for under 10,000. Daniel Rudd called and so did Vinnie Mohan.
The river came the 10♠. Rudd checked and Mohan moved all in. Rudd made the call and players flipped their cards.
Mohan showed K♣Q♣ for trip queens. Rudd showed 10♣10♦ for a full house, tens full of queens. He won the pot and Chattaway showed an inferior hand and was knocked out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
11,000 | |
|
Busted |
Spraggy Busts to Gibson
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Hardcastle Shoves River to Win Pot
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Niall Farrell raised to 2,500 from early position and was called by Mouland Nicholas on the button. The player in the small blind called and Jack Hardcastle called in the big blind.
The flop came 4♥8♣A♣. Action checked to Farrell, who made it 3,000 to go. Only Hardcastle made the call.
The turn was the 7♣. Hardcastle bet out 5,000 and Farrell called. The river was the 2♠. Hardcastle moved all in and Farrell folded to concede the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | |
|
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|
39,000 | |