Action was on the turn on a board of 9♣3♣7♦10♠. Nohad Teliani bet 40,000 and Stephen Mckay moved all in for around 355,000. Teliani made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Stephen Mckay: J♠J♦
Nohad Teliani: J♥10♦
Teliani had a pair of tens and straight draw, but Mckay was ahead with pocket jacks. The river came the 6♥ and Mckay held to win the pot and double his stack.
Daniel Gormley raised from middle position and Benjamin Spragg moved all in for around 220,000. Gormley made the call and players flipped their cards.
Benjamin Spragg: 4♦4♠
Daniel Gormley: 5♣4♣
The board ran out A♦J♠5♠J♦6♣. Gormley made a pair of fives on the flop and held to win the pot. Spraggy was eliminated from the tournament in sixth place for £9,100.
Benjamin Spragg raised from under the gun and Andrew Mackenzie called in the big blind.
The flop came 5♥6♦2♥. Mackenzie checked, Spraggy bet out and Mackenzie called. The turn was the 2♦. Mackenzie checked and Spraggy bet 125,000, which Mackenzie called.
The river came the A♠ and Mackenzie moved all in for around 435,000, sending Spraggy into the tank. He flicked a chip in to signify the call. Spraggy showed 7♠6♠ for a pair of sixes and Mackenzie flipped over 5♦5♠ for a set of fives to win the pot and double up.
Andrew Mackenzie raised from late position and Benjamin Spragg reraised to 130,000 from the big blind. Mackenzie then moved all in for around 300,000 and Spraggy made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Mackenzie at risk.
Andrew Mackenzie: K♥K♣
Benjamin Spragg: J♠J♣
The board ran out 3♦Q♥6♠4♣Q♣. Mackenzie held with his pocket kings to win the pot and double up his stack.
It's time for the Final Day of the PokerStars UKIPT Edingburgh Main Event, running at Genting Casino Fountain Park. Out of 220 entries across three flights, there are now just six players remaining in contention for the prize money and trophy.
Play resumes at 12:30 p.m. local time and the event is set to play down to a winner.
The prize pool for the tournament is £211,200. The next to bust will receive £9,100 in prize money and first place is set to walk away with £44,200.
Scottish player Daniel Gormley is way out ahead with 2,780,000. Having turned professional during Covid, and having briefly worked as a dealer at Genting, Daniel will be going into the UKIPT Edinburgh final with a massive 2:1 chip lead over his nearest rival.
PokerStars Team Online pro Benjamin Spragg is in second place with 1,380,000 chips. Spraggy is in the running for his second UKIPT title of the season following his victory in Brighton earlier in the year.
Bagging up in third place was Fintan Hand, also a member of PokerStars Team Online, who currently has 955,000 chips.
Also in contention are Stephen Mckay (640,000), Andrew Mackenzie (500,000), and Nohad Teliani (365,000).
Daniel Gormley
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
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Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Daniel Gormley
Scotland
2,780,000
111
2
Benjamin Spragg
UK
1,380,000
55
3
Fintan Hand
Ireland
955,000
38
4
Stephen McKay
Scotland
640,000
26
5
Andrew Mackenzie
UK
500,000
20
6
Nohad Teliani
Canada
365,000
15
When action resumes on the Final Day of the UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event, blinds will be on 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante and levels will continue at 60 minutes. By this evening, a winner will be crowned.
PokerNews will be bringing you coverage of the final table straight from the tournament floor.
