£1,100 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
2023 UKIPT Brighton
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2023 UKIPT Brighton
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£337,920
Entries
352
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
228
Players Left
35
Alessandro Spina Leads Day 1b of UKIPT Brighton Main Event
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT Brighton Main Event, running at the Rendezvous Casino, has now concluded. A total of 157 entries were made to the flight and 24 players made it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Alessandro Spina of Portugal finished the flight as chip leader with 669,000 chips. Mohammad Razavi bagged up in second place with 611,000. Daniel Laidlaw finished in third with 387,000.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Spina | Italy | 669,000 | 134 |
| 2 | Mohammad Razavi | United Kingdom | 611,000 | 122 |
| 3 | Daniel Laidlaw | United Kingdom | 387,000 | 77 |
| 4 | John Farrell | Ireland | 383,000 | 77 |
| 5 | Volodymyr Hera | Ukraine | 262,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Deborah Worley-Roberts | United States | 218,000 | 44 |
| 7 | Sam Darkin | United Kingdom | 216,000 | 43 |
| 8 | Jun Beum Chun | South Korea | 184,000 | 37 |
| 9 | Chris Straghalis | Isle of Man | 178,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Ji Yuzheng | United Kingdom | 175,000 | 35 |
Plenty of notables entered the flight but couldn't bag up for Day 2. James Hartigan took an early chip lead but busted a little later. PokerStars ambassadors Fintan Hand and Benjamin Spragg were also eliminated during the flight.
Others who made it through include Conor Beresford and Irish Open Main Event winner David Docherty. Silver Power Path Pass winner Oliver Hutchins has also bagged for Day 2.
Day 1c is still running and 11 more players will bag and tag.
The Main Event continues with Day 2, which commences Saturday at 12 p.m. local time. Blinds will start at 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante and the day is expected to play down to the final table.
PokerNews will be bringing you live updates of Day 2 straight from the tournament floor as the event plays deeper into the money.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
669,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
|
611,000
256,000
|
256,000 |
|
387,000
387,000
|
387,000 |
|
383,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
|
262,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
218,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
216,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
184,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
178,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
175,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
149,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
124,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
||
|
124,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
124,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
116,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
112,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
104,000 | |
|
100,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
99,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
84,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
74,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
72,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
|
69,000
38,500
|
38,500 |
Double Bust on Bubble
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Immediately after action resumed following the break, two bustouts occurred simultaneously.
On one table, the winning player reported the hand from the soft bubble. Shane Wilkins raised and Thomas Clack jammed over the raise. Wilkins called and players flipped their cards.
Wilkins had AxJx and Clack had 10x10x. Wilkins paired his ace, but the river brought Clack a set of tens to give him the pot. Wilkins was knocked out in 26th place.
On the other table, action folded around to Longmao Fan, who jammed from late position for around 10 big blinds. Mitchell Johnson shoved for a little more and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Fan at risk.
Longmao Fan: K♦10♦
Mitchell Johnson: 9♠9♦
The board ran out Q♦3♣10♥J♣K♣. Fan paired his ten on the flop and made two pair on the river. However, Johnson hit a straight with his nines to win the pot. Fan was eliminated on the stone bubble in 25th place.
The remaining players bagged and tagged their chips and will return for Day 2.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Players Heading for 15-Minute Break
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players are heading for a 15-minute break. There are now just 26 players remaining and 24 will make Day 2.
Spina Makes Two Pair to Bust Saade
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action was on the turn on a board of 9♦A♣2♥J♦. Alessandro Spina was all in against Eddie Saade, with Saade at risk.
Saade flipped over A♦8♣ for a pair of aces. Spina showed A♥9♣ for two pair, aces and nines.
The river came a blank and Spina held. Saade was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
Busted |
Docherty Gets Double as Bubble Approaches
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
David Docherty raised from early position and Michael Gibson called on the button. John Farrell moved all in from the small blind and Docherty also put his chips in the middle. Gibson folded and two players turned their hands, with Docherty at risk.
David Docherty: 10♣10♠
John Farrell: A♦K♥
The board ran out 4♥7♥6♠J♣6♣. Docherty held up with his pocket tens to double his stack as the bubble slowly approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
195,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
90,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Manley Flops Full House to Bust Kennedy
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Longmao Fan open raised to 8,000 and Michael Gibson called. Fraser Kennedy then moved all in and Josh Manley shoved over the top with the bigger stack. The rest of the table folded and two players flipped their cards, with Kennedy at risk.
Fraser Kennedy: A♦K♦
Josh Manley: J♥J♠
The board ran out J♣Q♦Q♠4♥10♣. Manley flopped a full house to leave Kennedy drawing very thin indeed. Manley held and Kennedy was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |