£1,100 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
2023 UKIPT Edinburgh
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2023 UKIPT Edinburgh
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£211,200
Entries
220
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
148
Players Left
22
Gajathan Kamalanathan Emerges as Day 1b Chip Leader, Hand Close Behind
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event, running at the Genting Casino Fountain Park, has now concluded. A total of 114 entries were made to the flight, and of those 17 players made it through to Day 2 and into the money.
After a bubble that lasted for several levels, Gajathan Kamalanathan has emerged as the chip leader with 669,000.
He's followed closely by PokerStars Team Pro player Fintan Hand, who bagged 606,000 chips after doubling up and then dominating the shorter stacks on the bubble.
PokerStars Team Online Pro Benjamin Spragg also made it through, as did UKIPT leaderboard front-runner David Docherty, as well as Ankit Ahuja.
Top Ten Day 1b Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gajathan Kamalanathan | UK | 669,000 |
| 2 | Fintan Hand | Ireland | 606,000 |
| 3 | Stephen Mckay | UK | 560,500 |
| 4 | Andrew Mckenzie | USA | 503,000 |
| 5 | Casey Kastle | Slovenia | 260,500 |
| 6 | Benjamin Spragg | UK | 141,000 |
| 7 | Colin Harvey | UK | 137,000 |
| 8 | Laurynas Jakutis | Lithuania | 90,000 |
| 9 | Thomas Page | UK | 70,000 |
| 10 | Manoel Assuncao Ferreira Gomes Filho | Brazil | 65,000 |
The Main Event will continue with Day 2, which commences Saturday at 1 p.m. local time. The event will be playing down to the final table. Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
669,000 | 329,000 |
|
606,000 | 176,000 |
|
560,500 | 10,500 |
|
503,000 | 503,000 |
|
260,500 | 260,500 |
|
141,000 | 1,000 |
|
137,000 | 137,000 |
|
90,000 | -15,000 |
|
70,000 | -185,000 |
|
65,000 | -65,000 |
|
65,000 | -175,000 |
|
63,000 | -12,000 |
|
|
61,500 | -78,500 |
|
49,500 | -60,500 |
|
44,000 | -16,000 |
|
26,000 | 26,000 |
|
12,500 | 12,500 |
Marle Spragg Busts on Bubble
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After surviving several circuits as the short stack, Marle Spragg got her chips in the middle with ace king against Fintan Hand's pocket nines. Hand held with his nines and Spragg was eliminated from the tournament on the bubble.
Marle Doubles Again and Docherty's Bluff Called
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Since the last reported action, David Docherty made a bluff on the river and was called by Stephen Mckay, who had a pair of aces.
Marle Spragg then doubled up again from the big blind to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000 | 497,000 |
|
|
75,000 | -85,000 |
|
18,000 | -8,000 |
Both Spraggs Double
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Marle Spragg was still short when she got her chips in the middle from the small blind against Fintan Hand. Marle had pocket sevens and held to win a flip and double her stack.
A few hands later on another table, Benjamin Spragg made a reshove against a late position raise. He was called and went to the races with pocket jacks. He made a set on the turn and quad jacks on the river to double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
26,000 | -6,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Fintan Wins Big Pot
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Fintan Hand placed out a large bet on the turn on a board of 3♠4♠7♠2♦. Mark Eadie called. The river was the J♠. Eadie checked and Fintan bet 125,000. Eadie made the call. Fintan won the pot with A♠Q♠, the ace high flush draw, which brought his stack up to over 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000 | 370,000 |
|
|
60,000 | -180,000 |
Marle and Docherty Both Double on Bubble
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Marle Spragg was all in for 3,000 in the big blind. She managed to pair her hand to double up and survive.
A few hands later, David Docherty found himself in a pot against Thomas Page. Page shoved a flush draw on the turn and Docherty made the call with a pair of kings. He held to double up his stack.
The bubble continued...
Hand for Hand
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1b of the Main Event is now hand for hand.