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

09-08-2023 18:40 UTC

Fan Wins Pot From Spragg

Matt Warburton

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

Benjamin Spragg raised to 2,500 from the button and Longmao Fan called in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦5♥A♥. Fan checked and Spraggy bet 3,500, which Fan called. The turn came the J♣. Fan checked again and Spragg bet 8,000, which Fan called.

The river was the 9♣ and both players checked. Fan showed A♠7♣ for a two pair with his aces and the nines on board. Spraggy mucked his hand and Fan won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Longmao Fan	105,000 105,000	105,000
Benjamin Spragg	43,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Longmao Fan

09-08-2023 18:52 UTC

Grether Shoves and Doubles

Matt Warburton

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

Action folded around to Claus Grether, who moved all in from late position for 13,300. Nicholas Mingoia pushed all in from the small blind with the bigger stack. The two players flipped their cards, with Grether at risk.

Claus Grether: A♠4♣
Nicholas Mingoia: J♥J♦

Grether had already stood up to leave as the board ran out A♥3♥2♠4♦2♣. He hit an ace on the flop and sat back down as the river brought him two pair with the deuces on board to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Mingoia	53,000 12,000	12,000
Claus Grether	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Claus Grether Nicholas Mingoia

09-08-2023 18:53 UTC

Farrell Outkicks Dedusha

Matt Warburton

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

John Farrell raised to 2,500 from middle position and Artan Dedusha moved all in from the button. Farrell called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Artan Dedusha: A♣J♦
John Farrell: A♦Q♥

The board ran out 6♥6♠9♦4♦3♠. Both players had ace high with the pair of sixes on board. Farrell had the queen kicker to win the pot and Dedusha was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Farrell	90,000 59,000	59,000
Artan Dedusha	Busted

Tags: Artan Dedusha John Farrell

09-08-2023 18:55 UTC

Players Heading for 15-Minute Break

Matt Warburton

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

Players in the Main Event are heading for a 15-minute break. Late registration closes when play resumes, at which point the numbers for the flight will be confirmed.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

09-08-2023 19:11 UTC

Late Registration Closed; 157 Entries Made

Matt Warburton

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

Late registration has now closed in Day 1b of the Main Event. There have been 157 entries made. The prize pool for Day 1a and Day 1b combined is £309,120.

The flight will play down to 15 percent of the field, which is 24 players. They will all make Day 2 and be in the money.

09-08-2023 19:23 UTC

Simpson Busts Bryant

Matt Warburton

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

Jacob Bryant raised from early position and Ian Simpson reraised. Bryant called for most of his stack.

The flop came K♣8♠8♣. Bryant moved all in for his remaining chips, around 10,000. Simpson quickly called and players flipped their cards, with Bryant at risk.

Jacob Bryant: Q♣J♣
Ian Simpson: K♦Q♥

The turn came the J♦ and the river was the 2♥. Bryant made two pair with his jacks and the eights on the board. Simpson had two pair with his kings and the eights on the board. He won the pot and Bryant was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Simpson	79,000 79,000	79,000

Jacob Bryant	Busted

Tags: Ian Simpson Jacob Bryant

09-08-2023 19:30 UTC

Dedusha Runs Kings Into Nitsche's Aces

Matt Warburton

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

Dominik Nitsche raised and Artan Dedusha moved all in for around 30,000. Nitsche made the call and players flipped their cards, with Dedusha at risk.

Artan Dedusha: K♠K♥
Dominik Nitsche: A♦A♣

The board ran out 5♠4♥8♠J♦10♥. Dedusha had pocket kings but he ran into Nitsche's pocket aces. Nitsche won the pot and Dedusha was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	95,000

Artan Dedusha	Busted

Tags: Artan Dedusha Dominik Nitsche

09-08-2023 19:43 UTC

Spraggy Busts and Razavi Chips Up

Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the river on a board of 10♣Q♥8♦2♥J♥. Mohammad Razavi led out for 5,000 and Benjamin Spragg moved all in for around 55,000. Razavi took a moment to think before flicking in a chip to signify the call.

Spraggy showed A♥10♦ for a pair of tens that he'd turned into a bluff. Razavi showed A♠9♣ for a straight. He won the pot to chip up to around 350,000. Spraggy was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammad Razavi	355,000
Benjamin Spragg	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Mohammad Razavi

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000