£1,100 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
2023 UKIPT London
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2023 UKIPT London
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£359,040
Entries
374
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
251
Players Left
38
Alberto Speranzoni Bags Day 1b Chip Lead in PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event, running at the Hippodrome Casino, has now wrapped up.
The flight started off slow but soon picked up as players took their seats and the numbers increased. By the end of late registration, a total of 193 entries had been made.
The top 15 percent progressed, meaning 29 players made it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Alberto Speranzoni of Italy steadily gained momentum throughout the day and finished Day 1b in first place with 584,000 chips.
Denys Vaskovets of Ukraine ended the flight in second place with 418,000. Not far behind, Daniel Bedson of the UK finished in third with 354,000.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Speranzoni | United Kingdom | 584,000 |
| 2 | Denys Vaskovets | Ukraine | 418,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Bedson | United Kingdom | 354,000 |
| 4 | Farid Fawzi | Ireland | 318,000 |
| 5 | Thomas Winstone | United Kingdom | 288,000 |
| 6 | David Docherty | United Kingdom | 282,000 |
| 7 | Daniel Melten | United Kingdom | 279,000 |
| 8 | Mindaugs Tarvids | Latvia | 279,000 |
| 9 | Ishaq Ilaj | United Kingdom | 253,000 |
| 10 | Iulian Petrache | Romania | 252,000 |
2023 Irish Open winner and currently top of the UKIPT leaderboard, David Docherty was among those to make it through, bagging up in sixth place with 282,000 chips.
Several satellite qualifiers also made Day 2, including Clare Wilson, who won her ticket in a flip and go final at the Hippodrome ladies' club. She finished the flight in 15th place with 189,000.
The Main Event will continue Saturday at 12 p.m. local time. The event is expected to play deep into the money and down to the final table on Day 2.
PokerNews will be bringing you live updates straight from the tournament floor.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
584,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
|
418,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
354,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
318,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
288,000
288,000
|
288,000 |
|
282,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
279,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
279,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
253,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
252,000
252,000
|
252,000 |
|
251,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
202,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
200,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
198,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
189,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
|
176,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
160,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
137,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
136,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
|
|
112,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
106,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
93,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
84,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
Wang Eliminated on Bubble
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
On the very first hand of the bubble, action was on the flop on a board of 7♠4♥Q♠. Ishaq Liaj bet out and Beihao Wang moved all in. Liaj made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Beihao Wang: A♥7♥
Ishaq Liaj: Q♣4♣
Wang had a pair of sevens and Liaj had two pair, queens and fours. The turn came the 9♦ and the river was the Q♦ to give Liaj a full house. He won the pot and Wang was eliminated on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
Busted |
Hand for Hand
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1b is now hand for hand on the bubble. The next player to bust will miss out. The rest will make Day 2 and be in the money.
Wagstaff Busts One from the Bubble
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mark Wagstaff shoved all in from under the gun for 38,000 and Alberto Speranzoni called on the button with a much bigger stack. Players turned over their cards.
Mark Wagstaff: 6♥5♥
Alberto Speranzoni: K♦Q♣
The board ran out Q♦6♦10♦3♣3♠. Speranzoni made a pair of queens and two pair with the threes on the board. He won the pot and Wagstaff was eliminated from the tournament one off the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Wahl Eliminated Before Bubble
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
After shoving the previous hand and getting through, Alexander Wahl shoved again for 75,500. Mindaugs Tarvids made the call and had Wahl covered as players flipped their cards.
Alexander Wahl: A♥K♠
Mindaugs Tarvids: 10♠10♣
It was a classic poker race. The board ran out 7♦2♠2♦3♦5♣. Tarvids held with his pocket tens and brought his stack up to around 300,000.
Wahl was eliminated from the tournament as the bubble approached.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
Busted |
Channell Runs Into Speranzoni's Kings
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Alberto Speranzoni raised to 11,000 under the gun and Thomas Channell moved all in for 84,000. Speranzoni made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Thomas Channell: A♥8♦
Alberto Speranzoni: K♥K♣
The board ran out 4♥5♦9♦2♥9♣. Channell picked up a flush draw on the turn but Speranzoni managed to fade the outs and hold with his pocket kings.
Speranzoni won the pot and added to his stack, which was now around 430,000. Channell was eliminated from the tournament as the bubble drew closer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Nguyen Gets the Double
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Christopher Day raised to 9,000 from middle position, the player in the small blind called, and Khanh Nguyen moved all in from the big blind for 65,500. Day moved all over the top with the bigger stack and the small blind folded. The cards were turned on their backs.
Khanh Nguyen: A♠K♣
Christopher Day: A♦Q♠
The board ran out 10♣4♠5♦4♣K♥. Nguyen was already ahead. He hit a pair of kings on the river to further improve his hand and double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |