Day 1c of the EAPT UK Main Event is Ready to Rock!
The first-ever Eurasian Poker Tour UK Main Event is in full swing at the Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club, Nottingham, with Day 1c due to start at midday local time.
Yesterday a total of 38 players advanced into Day 2 from 192 entries to ensure they will be getting a slice of the guaranteed prize pool of £500,000.
Local lad Jonathan Hanley was the overwhelming chip leader from Day 1a amassing an amazing 3,180,000 chips, while Lin Chen will bring the biggest stack from Day 1b with 1,890,000.
Day 1a and Day1b Combined Top Ten Stacks
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Hanley | United Kingdom | 3,180,000 | 159 |
| 2 | Lin Chen | United Kingdom | 1,890,000 | 95 |
| 3 | Yinchuan Liu | United Kingdom | 1,835,000 | 92 |
| 4 | Aqueel Butt | United Kingdom | 1,820,000 | 91 |
| 5 | Joshua Radley | United Kingdom | 1,730,000 | 87 |
| 6 | CL | United Kingdom | 1,725,000 | 86 |
| 7 | Jack Allen | United Kingdom | 1,680,000 | 84 |
| 8 | Ben Fowler | United Kingdom | 1,555,000 | 78 |
| 9 | David Langsdale | United Kingdom | 1,465,000 | 73 |
| 10 | Andreas Olympios | United Kingdom | 1,370,000 | 69 |
Play will commence at midday local time for Day 1c and a 5 p.m. start for Day 1d. Each player will receive 200,000 chips, with blinds starting with a 1,000 small blind, 1,000 big blind and 1,000 big blind ante. Day 1c’s blinds will increase every 40 minutes, while Day 1d’s blinds will increase every 30 minutes.
Players may re-enter once on both flights until the start of level seven. The play will continue until 20 percent of the field remains who will bag up and return for Day 2 on May 26 at 3 p.m. local time.
If players don’t advance today they will have one last chance on the turbo flight of Day 1e on May 26 which starts at 10 a.m. local time with 15-minute levels.
PokerNews will focus it’s coverage on Day 1c today and will provide the end-of-day chip counts for Day 1d.