£1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2023 UKIPT London
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 UKIPT London
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£359,040
Entries
374
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
123
Players Left
18
Kieran Davey Leads Day 1a of UKIPT London Main Event, Adam McKola Bags for Day 2
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1a of the PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event, running at the Hippodrome Casino, has now concluded. A total of 123 entries were made to the flight and of those 18 players made it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Way out in front, Kieran Davey of the UK finished the flight as chip leader with 718,000 chips.
In second place was Alexios Zervos of Greece with 418,000. Finishing the flight in third place was Danny Pyke of the UK, who bagged up 316,000.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kieran Davey | United Kingdom | 718,000 |
| 2 | Alexios Zervos | Greece | 418,000 |
| 3 | Danny Pyke | United Kingdom | 316,000 |
| 4 | Benjamin Goldstein | United States | 252,000 |
| 5 | Tom Burton | United Kingdom | 232,000 |
| 6 | Dylan Bradley | United Kingdom | 222,000 |
| 7 | Yao Sun | China | 208,000 |
| 8 | Adam McKola | United Kingdom | 193,000 |
| 9 | Joe Hindry | United Kingdom | 184,000 |
| 10 | Keith Hoang | United Kingdom | 183,000 |
Fifth place Tom Burton won his seat by filling in a post event player survey and now has a shot at serious money when he returns.
Fresh off his third place finish in the UKIPT Brighton Main Event, Adam McKola also bagged up and will return for Day 2 with 193,000 chips after finishing the flight in eighth place.
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.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
718,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
||
|
418,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
316,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
252,000
252,000
|
252,000 |
|
232,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
222,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
208,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
193,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
184,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
183,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
146,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
141,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
||
|
125,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
116,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
59,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
37,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |
Yuxin Cao Busts on Bubble
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Dylan Bradley raised to 8,000 from late position and Yuxin Cao moved all in from the small blind for 39,500. Bradley made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Yuxin Cao: 3♥3♦
Dylan Bradley: 6♦6♠
The board ran out 7♠2♣J♦8♦K♠. Neither player improved and so Bradley held with his pocket sixes. Cao was eliminated on the bubble. The rest of the players bagged and tagged their stacks ready to return for Day 2.
Standby for the Day 1a recap on PokerNews.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Hand for Hand
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1a of the UKIPT London Main Event is now hand for hand. There are 20 players remaining and just one to bust before the flight wraps up. The 19 who survive will all make Day 2 and be in the money.
Levi Loses Flip to Bust Before Bubble
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Keith Hoang raised to 10,500 from late position and Yossef Levi moved all in from the button with a short stack. Hoang made the call and the cards were turned on their backs.
Yossef Levi: A♠10♣
Keith Hoang: 7♦7♠
It was a classic poker race. The board ran out J♥K♦6♥8♣6♠. Levi found no help on the board and Hoang held with his pocket sevens to win the pot and eliminate Levi.
With that, the tournament went hand for hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Hindry Doubles With Kings Versus Queens
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action folded around to Joe Hindry, who jammed all in from the cutoff. He was called by Nicholas Marchington on the button, who had the bigger stack as players turned their cards.
Joe Hindry: K♥K♠
Nicholas Marchington: Q♣Q♥
The board ran out A♣2♦9♦K♣J♠. Hindry held with his pocket kings against Marchington's queens to double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
70,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Genov Doubles With Queens Late in Day 1a
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alexios Zervos open raised to 9,000 from early position and Philippe Souki reraised to 26,000. Todor Genov moved all in from the button for 83,000, Zervos folded and Souki made the call with the bigger stack.
Todor Genov: Q♣Q♦
Philippe Souki: A♦Q♠
The board ran out 4♠10♥9♦8♥6♣. Genov held with his pocket queens to take the pot and double up his stack, avoiding a late elimination.
There are now just 20 players remaining and 18 will make it through the flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | |
|
|
90,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000