The PokerStars United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour is back in London, running at The Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square. The Main Event resumes with Day 1b, the second of four starting flights, which kicks off at 2 p.m. local time.
Players will sit down with starting stacks of 30,000, a generous 300 big blinds deep for the first level of 100/100/100. Blind levels are set to increase every 40 minutes, with a 20-minute break every three levels and a 45-minute dinner break following Level 6.
A maximum of two entries per flight are allowed, and late registration remains open until 10.15 p.m. All Day 1s will play down to 15 percent of the field. Those who make it through will return to Day 2 in the money.
Day 1a ran on Sunday, August 4, giving players an early opportunity to lock up a bag for Day 2. There were 59 entries, and nine players made it through. Haoran Cai claimed nearly a quarter of the chips in play, bagging 453,000. He was followed by Lin Chen, who ended the session with 319,500.
Day 1a Chip Counts
| Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| Haoran Cai | China | 453,000 |
| Lin Chen | United Kingdom | 319,500 |
| James Starkey | United Kingdom | 193,500 |
| Gocer Alper | England | 180,500 |
| Renato Lordao | Brazil | 172,000 |
| Vygintas Zemonis | Lithuania | 160,000 |
| Michael Foster | United Kingdom | 141,500 |
| Liam Rawlings | New Zealand | 108,000 |
| Cassandra Yong | United Kingdom | 42,000 |
Last year's UKIPT London winner was Dylan Bradley, who recorded his first-ever live victory worth £71,650. This year's event concludes on Sunday night, at which point a new champion will be crowned.
PokerNews will bring you live updates of Day 1b straight from the tournament floor and follow the event all the way down to the winner.
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Cassandra YongDylan BradleyHaoran CaiJames StarkeyLiam RawlingsLin ChenMichael FosterRenato Lordao
