£1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 UKIPT London

09-23-2023 12:31 UTC

Kirby-Hogarty Doubles With Queens

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Oscar Kirby-Hogarty was all in preflop for 168,000 against Yao Sun, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.

Oscar Kirby-Hogarty: Q♦Q♠
Yao Sun: A♥K♥

It was a classic poker race. The board ran out 7♣9♣4♥2♦J♠. Kirby-Hogarty held with his pocket queens to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Kirby-Hogarty	360,000 229,000	229,000
Yao Sun	115,000 -175,000	-175,000

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09-23-2023 11:54 UTC

Pham Busts to McKola

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Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Adam McKola raised from middle position and Hong Pham moved all in from the button. McKola called and had Pham covered as players flipped their cards.

Hong Pham: A♦J♥
Adam McKola: A♥K♠

The board ran out 9♣Q♥K♣6♠5♥. McKola made a pair of kings on the flop and held. Players tapped the table as Pham was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam McKola	240,000 47,000	47,000
Hong Pham	Busted

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09-23-2023 11:06 UTC

UKIPT London Main Event Prize Pools

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

POSITION	PRIZE
1	£71,650
2	£44,700
3	£31,930
4	£24,550
5	£18,870
6	£14,510
7	£11,160
8	£9,200
9	£7,650
10 – 11	£6,380
12-13	£5,310
14-15	£4,620
16-17	£4,010
18-20	£3,480
21-23	£3,020
24-27	£2,620
28-31	£2,280
32-39	£1,980
40-56	£1,720

09-23-2023 10:42 UTC

Kieran Davey Leads UKIPT London Main Event as Tournament Plays Deeper Into Money on Day 2

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The PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event, running at the Hippodrome Casino, continues today. Day 2 of the event starts at 12 p.m. local time. Out of 374 entries across three flights, 56 players are set to return to the felt as the tournament plays down to the final table.

All those who made it through are already in the money, with prize pools to be announced once the tournament resumes. The total prize pool for the event is £359,040.

Kieran Davey of the UK, who topped Day 1a, returns as the start of Day 2 chip leader with 718,000 chips. Day 1b chip leader Alberto Speranzoni of Italy is second in the overall standings with 584,000. Yuzhou Yin of China is currently in third place with 542,000 after finishing first in Day 1c.

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Kieran Davey	United Kingdom	718,000	144
2	Alberto Speranzoni	United Kingdom	584,000	117
3	Yuzhou Yin	United Kingdom	542,000	108
4	Alexios Zervos	Greece	418,000	84
5	Denys Vaskovets	Ukraine	418,000	84
6	Dominik Nitsche	Germany	379,000	76
7	Daniel Bedson	United Kingdom	354,000	71
8	Farid Fawzi	Ireland	318,000	64
9	Danny Pyke	United Kingdom	316,000	63
10	Thomas Winstone	United Kingdom	288,000	58

Other notable players who made it through include four-time WSOP bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche (379,000), 2023 Irish Open winner David Docherty (282,000), and football influencer and PokerStars ambassador Adam McKola (193,000).

Day 2 will resume part way the 2,000/5,000/5,000 blind level. Blind levels will then run for 60-minutes, with regular breaks throughout. Day 2 continues until the end of Level 26, or until six players remain, whichever comes first.

PokerNews will be bringing you live updates straight from the tournament floor as the event plays deeper into the money.