£1,100 Main Event | 2023 UKIPT Nottingham

11-13-2023 16:40 UTC

Patrice Brandt Eliminated in 2nd Place (£168,425)

Matt Warburton

Level 35 : Blinds 125,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Patrice Brandt moved all in from the button for 2,800,000, less than ten big blinds. Vincent Meli put his chips in the middle for the call. The cards were flipped.

Patrice Brandt: 3♦3♣
Vincent Meli: Q♥6♥

The board ran out 10♠4♠A♦5♥Q♦. Brandt held with his threes up until the river, when Meli paired up his queen to win the pot.

Brandt was eliminated from the tournament in second place. Because of the deal numbers agreed earlier, he takes the biggest prize of £168,425.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Meli	36,810,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Patrice Brandt	Busted

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11-13-2023 15:34 UTC

Andrew Tuxworth Eliminated in 3rd Place (£90,070)

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Matt Warburton

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Patrice Brandt raised to 400,000 from the button, Vincent Meli called in the small blind, and Andrew Tuxworth moved all in from the big blind for 2,200,000. Meli folded and the two players flipped their cards.

Andrew Tuxworth: Q♠6♠
Patrice Brandt: A♣10♥

"I'm live," said Tuxworth, who then shouted out for his six.

The board ran out 3♦2♣J♦8♣9♠. Brandt held with his ace high to win the pot. Tuxworth was eliminated in third place for £90,070.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrice Brandt	20,700,000 5,200,000	5,200,000
Andrew Tuxworth	Busted

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11-13-2023 15:20 UTC

Thomas Middleton Eliminated in 4th Place (£69,250)

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Matt Warburton

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Vincent Meli moved all in from the button against the shorter stacks in the blinds. Thomas Middleton called in the big blind for around 2,000,000.

Thomas Middleton: A♠7♦
Vincent Meli: 9♦9♣

The board ran out J♠3♣2♣2♠5♠. Meli held with two pair, his pocket nines and the deuces on board.

Middleton was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place for £69,250.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Meli	15,000,000 500,000	500,000
Thomas Middleton	Busted

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11-13-2023 15:15 UTC

John Farrell Eliminated in 5th Place (£53,300)

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Matt Warburton

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Vincent Meli shoved from the button into the two shorter stacks in the blinds, and John Farrell called all in for around 1,000,000. Players flipped their cards.

John Farrell: 10♥8♥
Vincent Meli: Q♦2♦

The board ran out 8♣K♣Q♠5♦J♥. Farrell paired his eight on the flop, but Meli paired his queen to win the pot.

After laddering up several places with a short stack, Farrell was eliminated in fifth place for £53,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Meli	14,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
John Farrell	Busted

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11-13-2023 15:08 UTC

Jack Nolan Eliminated in 6th Place (£41,000)

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Matt Warburton

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Jack Nolan raised to 450,000 and Patrice Brandt pushed all in. Nolan called for a little under 4,000,000 and was the player at risk as the cards were turned.

Jack Nolan: J♥J♠
Patrice Brandt: A♣K♠

The board ran out 2♠A♦K♦6♣K♣. Brandt made two pair on the flop and a full house on the river, kings full of aces.

Nolan was eliminated from the tournament in sixth place for £41,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrice Brandt	15,500,000 5,200,000	5,200,000
Jack Nolan	Busted

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11-13-2023 14:58 UTC

Matthew Bonham Eliminated in 7th Place (£31,400)

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Matt Warburton

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Matthew Bonham moved all in for 2,300,000 and Vincent Meli called. Players turned their cards, with Bonham at risk.

Matthew Bonham: K♥Q♦
Vincent Meli: 9♣9♠

The board ran out 8♠9♦8♥K♣7♣. Meli made a full house on the flop to leave Bonham drawing very thin indeed. He held to win the pot and Bonham, who started the day as chip leader, was eliminated in seventh place for £31,400.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Meli	12,800,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Matthew Bonham	Busted

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11-13-2023 14:52 UTC

Niall Murray Eliminated in 8th Place (£24,200)

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Matt Warburton

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Action folded around to Niall Murray, who shoved all in from the button for around 1,900,000. Patrice Brandt called in the big blind with a much bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Niall Murray: K♣6♣
Patrice Brandt: A♥Q♥

The flop came 3♣6♥A♣, giving Brandt a pair of aces and Murray a flush draw.

"Always a sweat!," said Murray.

The turn was the 8♠ and the river was the 7♥. Brandt held with his pair of aces to win the pot. Murray was eliminated from the tournament in eighth place for £24,200.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrice Brandt	10,300,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Niall Murray	Busted

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11-13-2023 13:42 UTC

Guillermo Nuez Eliminated in 9th Place (£18,650)

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Matt Warburton

Level 33 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Action folded around to Guillermo Nuez, who pushed all in from the button with a short stack of 320,000. Thomas Middleton called in the small blind and Niall Murray called in the big blind.

Middleton and Murray then checked it all the way down on a board of 8♥9♣3♠3♣7♦.

Murray showed Q♣5♥, Nuez showed K♠4♠ and Thomas Middleton showed 7♥6♦ for a pair of sevens to win the pot.

Nuez was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for £18,650.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Middleton	4,800,000 -35,000	-35,000
Niall Murray	4,200,000 -580,000	-580,000
Guillermo Nuez	Busted

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11-13-2023 12:57 UTC

Alessandro Spina Eliminated in 10th Place (£14,350)

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Matt Warburton

Level 32 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand 1

Patrice Brandt raised to 250,000 from under the gun and Alessandro Spina called in the small blind.

"Aces?", asked Brandt.

"Kings," said Spina.

The flop came A♥Q♥5♣. Spina checked and Brandt bet 320,000. Spina check-raised all in and Brandt called.

Patrice Brandt: A♠K♦
Alessandro Spina: A♦J♦

Both players had paired their ace and Brandt was ahead with the king kicker. The turn came the 6♦ and the river was the 4♥. Brandt held to win the pot, leaving Spina with less than two big blinds.

Hand 2

Spina was all in for 140,000 and was called by Nial Murray in the small blind and Brandt in the big blind. Players then checked down the side pot on a board of 10♥9♥7♦K♣7♠.

Brandt showed J♣5♠, Spina showed 10♠8♣ for a pair of tens, and Murray showed K♥4♣ for a pair of kings to win the pot.

Spina was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for £14,350.