2023 UKIPT Blackpool

£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info

2023 UKIPT Blackpool

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
£53,630
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£258,990
Entries
262
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 25,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
182
Players Left
28

Jacob Mulhern Leads Day 1b of UKIPT Blackpool Main Event

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jacob Mulhern
Jacob Mulhern

Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT Blackpool Main Event, running at The Sandcastle Grosvenor Casino, has now concluded. A total of 137 entries were made in the flight, and of those 21 players made it through and into the money.

They will join the remaining field from the other two starting flights to make for 40 players returning for Day 2.

Jacob Mulhern finished as the Day 1b chip leader with 590,000 and also leads the tournament across all flights. Mulhern scored his biggest tournament victory back in 2017, when he won £650,000 in a Dusk Till Dawn event. He won't top that this weekend, but he's in a solid position to vye for the top spots.

Daniel Laidlaw of the UK finished the flight in second place. Laidlaw qualified for the event via online satellite and will be looking to cash out on the opportunity. He's not the only one. Seven players from today's flights were PokerStars qualifiers, including four who made the top ten.

Third in chips was Craig Watson with 335,000. Below you can find the top ten from the flight.

Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips
1Jacob MulhernUnited Kingdom590,000
2Daniel LaidlawUnited Kingdom405,500
3Tuan LeUnited Kingdom316,000
4Constantin ErhanMoldova267,500
5Martin KradlakSlovakia251,000
6Daniel JacksonUnited Kingdom244,000
7Renee XieUnited Kingdom232,000
8Wendy WatsonUnited Kingdom225,500
9Aleksandrs GolubevsUnited Kingdom185,000
10Guillermo GordoSpain181,000
Daniel Laidlaw
Daniel Laidlaw

Day 1c also concluded just moments after Day 1b. There were 39 entries to the turbo flight and seven players made it through to Day 2. Robert Boon finished as chip leader with 178,000.

Across all three starting flights, 262 entries were made, making for a prize pool of £254,140. Payouts are yet to be announced, but will be published on PokerNews as the information becomes available.

As Day 1b was the biggest in terms of entries, many of the overall chip leaders emerged from that flight. PokerStars Team Pro player Sam Grafton, who led Day 1a, will head into Day 2 fourth in chips.

Day 2 of the Main Event will commence Saturday at 12 p.m. local time. Stay tuned as PokerNews bring live updates straight from the tournament floor and follow the action deep into the money.

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Georgina James_Sam Grafton_Nicholas Walsh

Tags: Aleksandrs GolubevsConstantin ErhanCraig WatsonDaniel JacksonDaniel LaidlawGuillermo GordoJacob MulhernMartin KradlakRenee XieRobert BoonSam GraftonTuan LeWendy Watson