David Ledden Leads Final Nine in the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event
David Ledden bagged the chip lead as he bagged 4,015,000 to lead the pack heading into the final table. It was a gruelling final table bubble as hand for hand last over an hour before Jack Hardcastle was eliminated in 10th place (£8,540) at the hands of Jonathan McCann.
The final nine have all locked themselves up a five-figure payday of at least £10,250 but they will be looking at the grand prize of £106,270 and the UKIPT Main Event Trophy.
Final Table UKIPT Nottingham Main Event Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Ledden | United Kingdom | 4,015,000 |
| 2 | Adam Maxwell | United Kingdom | 3,495,000 |
| 3 | Jonathan McCann | United Kingdom | 2,760,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Gormley | United Kingdom | 2,620,000 |
| 5 | Fabio Sperling | Germany | 1,380,000 |
| 6 | Alex Montgomery | United Kingdom | 1,040,000 |
| 7 | Michael Howard | United Kingdom | 900,000 |
| 8 | Philip Clarke | United Kingdom | 740,000 |
| 9 | Tom Simm | United Kingdom | 510,000 |
Also eliminated late in the day was Robbie Bull as his pocket eights couldn't beat Daniel Gormley's pocket queens to be eliminated in 11th (£8,540). Start of Day 2 chip leader Dexter Turnbull was also eliminated late in the day in 12th (£7,120) as he turned a set of jacks, only for Michael Howard to river the nut flush to leave him with one big blind which he couldn't spin up.
PokerStars Team Pros Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg and Mason Pye both came into the day short hoping to spin it up. However they were both eliminated early in the day.
The final table will commence from 12 p.m. local time on Sunday 31st July with 60-minute levels with the blinds starting at 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as all the action will be covered until a new UKIPT Nottingham Main Event champion is crowned for the first time since 2015.