£1,100 UKIPT Main Event Dia 1a | 2022 PokerStars EPT London

2022-10-18 14:32 UTC

Schwaederle Scores Value

Nível 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Cedric Schwaederle asked for chip count from Victor Ilyukhin on the board showing .

After taking a moment, Schwaederle decided on a bet of 2,400 and was quickly called. Schwaederle turned over for a full house, while Ilyukhin quickly showed as he mucked his cards.

At a nearby table, Barny Boatman wished everyone good luck and made his way out of the room to re-enter the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Cedric Schwaederle	63,000 63,000	63,000
Barny Boatman	30,000 -52,000	-52,000

Victor Ilyukhin	18,000 18,000	18,000

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2022-10-18 12:37 UTC

Laming Flops a Full House

Nível 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was caught on the river and plenty of chips were in the middle. Alex Peffly and Joe Laming had both committed their remaining stacks on the board.

Peffly turned over for a straight, but Laming revealed for a flopped full house. Peffly covered Laming by just 1,400 chips, and his short stack was gone shortly after before re-entering the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joe Laming	64,000 64,000	64,000
Alex Peffly	30,000 30,000	30,000

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2022-10-18 11:44 UTC

Boatman Scores Early Double Up

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Barny Boatman was heads up on a board showing and facing a bet of 5,000 from Eliot Granjon in the big blind.

Boatman called to see the river, where Granjon announced all in. Boatman did not take long to make the call and turned over . Granjon revealed , and made his way to the registration desk to re-enter.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Barny Boatman	57,000 57,000	57,000

Eliot Granjon	30,000 30,000	30,000

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2022-10-18 10:05 UTC

PokerStars EPT London Kicks Off with £1,100 UKIPT Main Event

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.

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
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.

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