£1,000 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2023 WSOPC Nottingham
£1,000 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 WSOPC Nottingham
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£500,000
Entries
439
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
187
Players Left
64
Welcome to Day 1a of the WSOPC UK £1,100 Main Event
For the first time since 2019, the World Series of Poker International Circuit is back in the UK at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham.
The stop features 12 championship bracelet events, including the WSOPC £1,100 Main Event, which is set to pay out a prize pool of £500,000 guaranteed.
The Main Event will feature two starting flights, Day 1a and Day 1b. Players who survive will make it through to Day 2 and the tournament will play down to a winner on Day 3.
Day 1a commences at 12:00 p.m. local time. Blinds start at 100/200 with a 200 ante and levels increase every 40 minutes. Players will receive 60,000 chips in exchange for their entry fee, meaning starting stacks are 300 big blinds deep. There will be a break every three levels.
Late registration is available until 18:45 and players can take advantage of a single reentry up until the end of level 8. Play continues until the end of level 12, at which point remaining players will bag up their chips.
The last time the WSOPC was held at Dusk Till Dawn, back in 2019, Andrey Veselov outlasted a field of 1,023 entries to win the £1,100 Main Event for £114,530. He cut a heads-up deal with Hasmukh Khodiyara, who finished second for £111,935.
Timothy Chung and Jack O'Neill were among those who made the final table. Other notable players, including top ranked Turkish player Orpen Kisacikoglu and UK pro Sam Grafton also made the money.
As the day commences and the event progresses, it'll become clear who the major players are in the field for 2023. PokerNews will be bringing you coverage straight from the tournament floor, so stay tuned for updates as we follow the WSOPC UK £1,100 Main Event from start to finish.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Plater Makes Flush to Claim an Early Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Ori Hasson raised from the button and picked up calls from Andrew Mapp in the small blind and Ian Plater in the big blind.
The flop came 
. Action checked around to Hasson, who made a continuation bet of 1,200. Mapp folded and Plater made the call. The turn was the 
and both players checked.
On the 
river, Plater took the lead and bet out for 2,000. Hasson made the call. Plater showed 
for a turned flush and picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
59,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
56,000 | |
|
||
Dumitrache Chips Up Early Following Squeeze
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Jamie Munro raised to 500 from middle position and Johan Soderin called. Marian Dumitrache made a squeeze from the button and forced Munro to fold. Soderin made the call.
The flop came 
. Soderin checked and Dumitrache continued for 1,500. Soderin folded and Dumitrache continued to chip up early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000 | |
|
|
66,000 |
Clarke Wins Pot Uncontested on River, Shows Two Pair
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
James Clarke raised from under the gun. He was called by William Sharples in the small blind and Ali Ayub in the big blind.
The flop fell 
. Action checked back to Clarke, who made a continuation bet. Both other players called. The turn was the 
. Sharples and Ayub checked again, Clarke made it 1,800 to go, and both players called again.
The river was the . Sharples checked once again, as did Ayub. This time, Clarke made a large bet of 6,300. This was enough to find folds and he won the pot before showing 
for top two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000 | |
|
|
61,500 | |
|
41,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Another One For Clarke
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Arkadiusz Sieracki raised from early position adn was called by Ali Ayub and James Clarke, as well as Colin Paddington in the big blind.
The flop came 
. Play checked around to Clarke, who bet 2,000. Sieracki and Ayub called. The turn was the 
and action followed the same pattern, with players checking to Clarke and Clarke betting out, this time for 4,500. Both other players called.
The river was the 
. Sieracki checked and Ayub checked. Clarke bet out 14,000. Sieracki folded and Ayub used a time bank card. "I think you've got me here. I had a really big hand earlier on". He then proceeded to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
81,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
46,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Shina Takes It Down on Turn
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Maz Maszlag raised from early position to 700 and Rajinder Shina reraised from the button to 2,300. Maszlag called and two players went to the flop, which came 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
and Maszlag checked. Shina bet 1,800 and Maszlag folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000 | |
|
|
57,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400