PokerStars EPT London Kicks Off with £1,100 UKIPT Main Event
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The PokerStars United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) returns to London, with action kicking off at a brand new venue – The London Hilton on Park Lane. Today marks the first of four starting flights for the flagship tournament of the series, which continues until a champion is crowned on October 22.
Play begins at noon local time, with 20-minute breaks taking place after every three levels. A 60-minute dinner break will get underway after the end of Level 10. Day 1a will feature 40-minute levels and players begin with 30,000 chips, with blinds starting at 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante.
Two reentries are allowed during the registration period until the end of Level 10, and the action will close when 15% of the field remains. Players will then bag up for October 20's Day 2 and will merge with the surviving fields from Day 1b, 1c, and 1d.
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This will mark the second UKIPT London Main Event of 2022, following the first live European victory for James Rann in April. The UK native defeated a field of 645 entries to take home the biggest slice of the £619,200 prize pool to conclude the first UKIPT series in more than five years.
2022 UKIPT Main Event Winners
Date | Buy-in | Event | Entries | Winner | Prizepool |
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April 2022 | £1,100 | UKIPT London Main Event | 645 | James Rann (£86,569) | £619,200 |
May 2022 | €1,100 | UKIPT Dublin Main Event | 320 | Niall Farrell (€54,940) | €269,660 |
June 2022 | €1,100 | Estrellas/UKIPT Malta Main Event | 815 | Zlatin Penev (€144,630) | €782,400 |
July 2022 | £1,100 | UKIPT Nottingham Main Event | 582 | Adam Maxwell (£98,150) | £582,000 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews all day long for live updates from the floor on a busy opening day in London.