Philip Tate raised to 5,000 from late position and picked up a call before Timothy Chung moved all in from the button for 60,000. Thomas Horton pushed all in over the top from the big blind and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Chung at risk.
Timothy Chung: Q♥Q♣
Thomas Horton: K♠K♣
The board ran out 4♦9♣K♦8♥9♦. Horton made a set of kings on the flop and full house, kings full of nines on the river. He won the pot and Chung was sent to the rail.
Bo Le Chong raised to 10,000 from early position and Yucel Eminoglu called. Gajathan Kamalanathan then moved all in from late position for around 30,000. Both Chong and Eminoglu called.
The flop came 6♣Q♦A♦ and players checked. The turn was the K♦ and both players checked again. The river was the 9♠ and again players checked to showdown.
Kamalanathan had KxQx for two pair, kings and queens. Eminoglu, however, turned over 9♣9♦ for a set of nines to win the pot. Kamalanathan was eliminated from the tournament.
Robbie Saunders raised to 15,000 from early position, Adam Kelly called, Fintan Hand called, then Archie Seaton moved all in from late position for around 32,000. Saunders folded, Kelly pushed all in over the top for around 66,000 and Fintan called.
Three players flipped their cards for the all-in, with Seaton most at risk and Fintan sitting on the biggest stack.
Archie Seaton: A♣Q♠
Adam Kelly: J♦J♣
Fintan Hand: 10♦10♣
The board ran out 8♠7♥7♠9♠K♣. Seaton failed to improve and so Kelly held with his pocket jacks and the sevens on board to win the pot. Fintan lost a chunk of chips and Seaton was eliminated from the tournament.
Fintan Hand raised to 12,000 from under the gun and picked up two callers before Stephen Barnes shoved all in from the big blind for 126,500. Fintan called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Stephen Barnes: A♠A♣
Fintan Hand: J♥J♠
The board ran out Q♥9♦4♥K♥10♣. Barnes had pocket aces but Fintan made a straight on the river to scoop the pot. Barnes was eliminated from the tournament.
After a good few hands of bubble play, Sam Wheeler was forced all in from the big blind for his remaining 3,500 chips. Action folded around to Janos Toth, who flat called in late position. Abdullah Al-Shanti then raised to 20,000 from the small blind and Toth called.
The flop came 8♥Q♥10♠. Al-Shanti bet out 15,000 and Toth folded, leaving Al-Shanti to showdown against the all in player.
Sam Wheeler: K♣Q♠
Abdullah Al-Shanti: Q♣Q♦
Wheeler had a pair of queens and Al-Shanti had a set of queens. The turn came the 6♥ and the river was the 6♦ to give Al-Shanti a full house.
Day 1c of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour 2023 Season Finale, running at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, has now concluded. A total of 277 entries were made. Of those, 42 players made it through the flight to Day 2 and into the money.
Jack Nolan of the UK finished as Day 1c chip leader, way out in front with 639,500 chips. Nolan already had a huge stack and continued to raise almost every hand during the bubble to cement his position. He has had a couple of five-figure scores during his time as a live player, and is now on course for a career-best result.
Nolan is now the overall chip leader after overtaking Day 1b leader Adam McKola.
Bagging up in second place was Jason Riley, who finished the flight with 458,000. Sitting in third place is PokerStars Ambassador Fintan Hand, who had 449,000 by the end of the evening and is looking for his second title of the season after winning the Main Event in Edinburgh.
Fintan Hand
Top Ten Day 1c Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
1
Jack Nolan
United Kingdom
639,500
2
Jason Riley
United Kingdom
458,000
3
Fintan Hand
Ireland
449,000
4
Lewis Jeal
United Kingdom
425,500
5
Alex Wakeham
United Kingdom
420,000
6
Cong Bo Le
United Kingdom
379,000
7
Francis Obadun
United Kingdom
366,000
8
John Adderley
United Kingdom
364,000
9
Yucel Eminoglu
Turkey
350,000
10
Benedict Cullen
United Kingdom
301,000
The UKIPT Season Finale Main Event will continue with Day 1d, the fourth of five starting flights running in Nottingham, which commences Saturday at 12 p.m. local time. The turbo flight, Day 1e, also runs tomorrow, starting at 7 p.m. local time.
Stay tuned, as PokerNews will bring you live updates of Day 1d straight from the tournament floor.
