£1,100 Main Event Day 1c | 2023 UKIPT Nottingham

11-11-2023 02:13 UTC

Jack Nolan Takes Overall Chip Lead in Day 1c, Fintan Hand Bags in Third

Matt Warburton

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

Day 1c of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour 2023 Season Finale, running at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, has now concluded. A total of 277 entries were made. Of those, 42 players made it through the flight to Day 2 and into the money.

Jack Nolan of the UK finished as Day 1c chip leader, way out in front with 639,500 chips. Nolan already had a huge stack and continued to raise almost every hand during the bubble to cement his position. He has had a couple of five-figure scores during his time as a live player, and is now on course for a career-best result.

Nolan is now the overall chip leader after overtaking Day 1b leader Adam McKola.

Bagging up in second place was Jason Riley, who finished the flight with 458,000. Sitting in third place is PokerStars Ambassador Fintan Hand, who had 449,000 by the end of the evening and is looking for his second title of the season after winning the Main Event in Edinburgh.

Top Ten Day 1c Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips
1	Jack Nolan	United Kingdom	639,500
2	Jason Riley	United Kingdom	458,000
3	Fintan Hand	Ireland	449,000
4	Lewis Jeal	United Kingdom	425,500
5	Alex Wakeham	United Kingdom	420,000
6	Cong Bo Le	United Kingdom	379,000
7	Francis Obadun	United Kingdom	366,000
8	John Adderley	United Kingdom	364,000
9	Yucel Eminoglu	Turkey	350,000
10	Benedict Cullen	United Kingdom	301,000

The UKIPT Season Finale Main Event will continue with Day 1d, the fourth of five starting flights running in Nottingham, which commences Saturday at 12 p.m. local time. The turbo flight, Day 1e, also runs tomorrow, starting at 7 p.m. local time.

Stay tuned, as PokerNews will bring you live updates of Day 1d straight from the tournament floor.

Tags: Adam McKola Alex Wakeham Benedict Cullen Cong Bo Le Fintan Hand Francis Obadun Jack Nolan Jason Riley John Adderley Lewis Jeal Yucel Eminoglu

11-11-2023 01:23 UTC

Wheeler Busts on the Bubble

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Matt Warburton

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

After a good few hands of bubble play, Sam Wheeler was forced all in from the big blind for his remaining 3,500 chips. Action folded around to Janos Toth, who flat called in late position. Abdullah Al-Shanti then raised to 20,000 from the small blind and Toth called.

The flop came 8♥Q♥10♠. Al-Shanti bet out 15,000 and Toth folded, leaving Al-Shanti to showdown against the all in player.

Sam Wheeler: K♣Q♠
Abdullah Al-Shanti: Q♣Q♦

Wheeler had a pair of queens and Al-Shanti had a set of queens. The turn came the 6♥ and the river was the 6♦ to give Al-Shanti a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdullah Al-Shanti	130,000 130,000	130,000
Sam Wheeler	Busted

Tags: Abdullah Al-Shanti Janos Toth Sam Wheeler

11-11-2023 00:08 UTC

Kelly Wins Three-Way All In

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Robbie Saunders raised to 15,000 from early position, Adam Kelly called, Fintan Hand called, then Archie Seaton moved all in from late position for around 32,000. Saunders folded, Kelly pushed all in over the top for around 66,000 and Fintan called.

Three players flipped their cards for the all-in, with Seaton most at risk and Fintan sitting on the biggest stack.

Archie Seaton: A♣Q♠
Adam Kelly: J♦J♣
Fintan Hand: 10♦10♣

The board ran out 8♠7♥7♠9♠K♣. Seaton failed to improve and so Kelly held with his pocket jacks and the sevens on board to win the pot. Fintan lost a chunk of chips and Seaton was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	260,000 230,000	230,000

Adam Kelly	190,000 190,000	190,000
Archie Seaton	Busted

Tags: Adam Kelly Archie Seaton Fintan Hand Robbie Saunders

11-11-2023 00:00 UTC

Eminoglu Makes Set, Kamalanathan Eliminated

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Bo Le Chong raised to 10,000 from early position and Yucel Eminoglu called. Gajathan Kamalanathan then moved all in from late position for around 30,000. Both Chong and Eminoglu called.

The flop came 6♣Q♦A♦ and players checked. The turn was the K♦ and both players checked again. The river was the 9♠ and again players checked to showdown.

Kamalanathan had KxQx for two pair, kings and queens. Eminoglu, however, turned over 9♣9♦ for a set of nines to win the pot. Kamalanathan was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yucel Eminoglu	330,000 330,000	330,000
Bo Le Chong	320,000 320,000	320,000
Gajathan Kamalanathan	Busted

Tags: Bo Le Chong Yucel Eminoglu Gajathan Kamalanathan

11-10-2023 23:31 UTC

Jones Makes Full House, Probyn Busts

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Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Andrew Probyn moved all in from early position for 38,000. Richard Jones called in the small blind and Francis Obadun called in the big blind.

The flop came A♣5♦A♥ and both players still left with chips checked back. The turn was the 6♦. Jones bet out for 45,000 and Obadun folded.

That left Jones up against the all in player. Probyn showed 7♥7♣ for pocket sevens and Jones flipped over A♦Q♣ for trip aces. The river came the 6♣ to complete Jones' full house, aces full of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Jones	240,000 125,000	125,000
Andrew Probyn	Busted

Tags: Andrew Probyn Francis Obadun Richard Jones

11-10-2023 21:58 UTC

Chung Runs Queens Into Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Philip Tate raised to 5,000 from late position and picked up a call before Timothy Chung moved all in from the button for 60,000. Thomas Horton pushed all in over the top from the big blind and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Chung at risk.

Timothy Chung: Q♥Q♣
Thomas Horton: K♠K♣

The board ran out 4♦9♣K♦8♥9♦. Horton made a set of kings on the flop and full house, kings full of nines on the river. He won the pot and Chung was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Horton	260,000
Timothy Chung	Busted

Tags: Thomas Horton Philip Tate Timothy Chung

11-10-2023 20:35 UTC

Cullen Shoves Flop and Busts

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dominic Cullen raised to 3,000 from under the gun, Archie Seaton called in the small blind, and Paul Fontan called in the big blind.

The flop came J♦6♥10♣. Action checked to Cullen, who bet 3,000. Seaton folded and Fontan raised to 11,000. Cullen moved all in and Fontan called. Players flipped their cards, with Cullen at risk.

Dominic Cullen: A♥K♠
Paul Fontan: Q♥J♣

Cullen had overcards and a backdoor straight draw and Fontan had a pair of queens. The turn came the 9♠ and the river was the 5♠. Fontan held to win the pot and Cullen was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Fontan	160,000 160,000	160,000
Dominic Cullen	Busted

Tags: Archie Seaton Dominic Cullen Paul Fontan

11-10-2023 19:45 UTC

Bako Busts to Kane

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Michael Kane raised to 2,500 from middle position and Mazalahedwa Bako reraised to 7,500, which Kane called.

The flop came 4♦K♠10♦. Bako led out for 4,000 and Kane called. The turn was the 7♥. This time Bako checked and Kane bet 10,000, which Bako called.

The river came the 2♥. Bako checked and Kane moved all in for around 32,000 effective. Bako took several minutes to ponder his decision before eventually making the call. Bako showed Q♥Q♣ for a pair of queens and Kane showed A♦K♦ for a pair of kings.

Kane won the pot and Bako was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kane	145,000 145,000	145,000
Mazalahedwa Bako	Busted

Tags: Mazalahedwa Bako Michael Kane

11-10-2023 18:50 UTC

Gibson's Kicker Plays, Akadiri Busts

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of K♠7♣A♦. Charles Akadiri checked and Craig Gibson bet 5,000. Akadiri check-raised all in with a short stack and Gibson made the call with the bigger stack. The cards were turned.

Charles Akadiri: A♥2♦
Craig Gibson: A♠J♠

Both players had a pair of aces and Gibson had the jack kicker. The turn came the 4♣ and the river was the 8♦. Gibson held to win the pot and Akadiri was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Gibson	70,000
Charles Akadiri	Busted

Tags: Charles Akadiri Craig Gibson

11-10-2023 18:44 UTC

Drake Loses Flip and Busts to Jones

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Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Marcin Zawadzski raised to 2,500 from late position and Richard Jones reraised to 6,500 from the button. Ian Drake then moved all in from the big blind. Zawadzski folded and Jones made the call.

Ian Drake: 9♥9♠
Richard Jones: A♠K♦

The board ran out 10♥4♥K♠10♣7♦. Jones flopped a pair of kings and held to win the pot. Drake was eliminated from the tournament.