£1,100 Main Event
Day 1de Completed
2023 UKIPT Nottingham
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1de
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1de
2023 UKIPT Nottingham
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£1,177,920
Entries
1,227
Level
35
Blinds
125,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
697
Players Left
105
£1M Guarantee Exceeded, Jordan Bamford Bags as Day 1d Chip Leader
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1d of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour 2023 Season Finale, running at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, has now concluded. A total of 513 entries were made. Of those, 77 players made it through the flight to Day 2 and into the money.
Jordan Bamford bagged in first place with 660,000, which puts him ahead of Day 1c chip leader Jack Nolan heading into Day 2. Bamford has a few recorded live cashes behind him, including one five-figure score, and is now on track for his best ever result.
Tuan Le of the UK finished the flight in second place with 638,000 chips. Le took down the UKIPT Blackpool Main Event earlier in the year and is now on the hunt for a second title.
In third place was Marian Ionut Farcas with 625,500, Jessica Pilkington finished in fourth with 524,000, and Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier rounds out the top five with 521,000.
Top Ten Day 1d Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Bamford | United Kingdom | 660,000 |
| 2 | Tuan Le | United Kingdom | 638,000 |
| 3 | Marian Ionut Farcas | Romania | 625,500 |
| 4 | Jessica Pilkington | United Kingdom | 524,000 |
| 5 | Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier | France | 521,000 |
| 6 | Matthew Bonham | United Kingdom | 463,000 |
| 7 | Matthew Church | United Kingdom | 430,500 |
| 8 | Hang Xu | China | 400,000 |
| 9 | Jeremy Macghilles | United Kingdom | 395,500 |
| 10 | Tobias Kirby-Hogarty | United Kingdom | 394,000 |
Day 1e also concluded shortly after Day 1d. Teodor Evstratiev of Bulgaria finished the flight as chip leader and has taken the overall lead, heading into Day 2 with 768,000.
Overall, the UKIPT Season Finale Main Event has proven to be a roaring success. The atmosphere has been buzzing, the flights busy, and the £1,000,000 guarauntee has been smashed out of the water. The total prize pool stands at £1,177,920.
From five starting flights, as well as one extra flight that ran at the Hippodrome in London, a total of 185 players will return to the felt to do battle for the top prize, which stands at £201,700. The full payout structure is yet to be announced.
The combined chip counts from all flights, as well as the seat draw, will be available on the Day 2 introduction. Stay tuned as PokerNews follow the epic series finale down to the final table.
End of Day 1d Chip Counts (full)
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
||
|
638,000
638,000
|
638,000 |
|
625,500
625,500
|
625,500 |
|
524,000
524,000
|
524,000 |
|
521,000
521,000
|
521,000 |
|
463,000
333,000
|
333,000 |
|
430,500
430,500
|
430,500 |
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
395,500
395,500
|
395,500 |
|
394,000
394,000
|
394,000 |
|
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
345,500
210,500
|
210,500 |
|
325,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
308,500
308,500
|
308,500 |
|
307,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
|
305,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
297,500
297,500
|
297,500 |
|
276,000
276,000
|
276,000 |
|
|
275,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
261,500
261,500
|
261,500 |
|
256,500
-33,500
|
-33,500 |
|
|
253,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
251,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
|
246,000
246,000
|
246,000 |
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Players Bag and Tag
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Players have bagged and tagged for the end of Day 1d, with 77 players making it through the flight. Standby for the recap on PokerNews.
Bowley Busts to Pilkington on the Bubble
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
William Bowley moved all in under the gun for 8,000. John Billingham called, Jessica Pilkington called, John Farrell called, and Morris David called.
The flop came J♦J♠7♠. Action checked to Farrell, who bet 15,000. Billingham called and Pilkington called.
The turn was the Q♥ and all players checked. The river came the 9♠ and again all players checked to showdown.
The all in player, Bowley, had A♠8♥ and was playing the pair of jacks on board with ace high. Farrell had 8♣4♥. Billingham showed A♣J♣ for trip jacks. Pilkington had 4♠3♠ for a rivered flush to win the pot.
Bowley was eliminated on the bubble. All other players bagged and tagged their chips in anticipation of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
O'Kearney Eliminated on Soft Bubble
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Dara O'Kearney was all in from the big blind for 1,000. Action folded around to Chris Da Silva in the small blind, who happened not to be at his seat at the time. It was ruled that Da Silva's hand would play as he was automatically covering O'Kearney with no further action. The cards were flipped.
Dara O'Kearney: 8♥6♥
Chris Da Silva: K♥10♣
O'Kearney started shouting out for his cards to come. "Please put an eight out there! Eight, eight, eight!"
The board ran out 2♣10♦7♠5♥J♣. The eight never came. Instead, Da Silva hit a ten on the flop and held to win the pot and eliminate O'Kearney on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Hand for Hand
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The tournament is now hand for hand. There are 79 players remaining and 77 are set to make it through to Day 2.
Elkamand Busts to Mihu as Bubble Approaches
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Cristian Mihu raised to 15,000 from middle position and picked up two callers, including Najeeb Elkamand in the big blind.
The flop came 6♥6♦3♦. Elkamand checked, Mihu bet 22,000, and then Elkamand moved all in for around 80,000. Mihu made the call with the bigger stack and players turned over their cards.
Najeeb Elkamand: 10♦10♠
Cristian Mihu: Q♥Q♦
The turn came the A♠ and the river was the 4♦. Mihu held with his pocket queens to win the pot. Elkamand busted as the bubble approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000