UKIPT Isle of Man Main Event Day 2: Bubble Day
Matthew Baker leads the field with 235,600 chips as 116 players return today for Day 2 of the UKIPT Isle of Man as the surviving players from Days 1a and 1b combine. Baker has an impressive lead over second place Wei Li on 172,000, and Donald Rae who finished top on Day 1a with 154,900 is in third place.
With just one stop left on this year’s UKIPT tour, London next week, the race to top the Leaderboard is still being hotly contested with Dara Davey (29,900) still in the Main Event currently sitting on top and Max Silver in second place likely to play the High Roller. The eventual winner will receive entry and hotels for all of season 5 events.
Some of the other big names that we will be following today include two-time EPT Champion Victoria Coren Mitchell (129,000), and the other Team PokerStars Pros Jake Cody (60,400), Luca Pagano (66,400) and Christophe De Meulder (36,600).
We will also be keeping a close eye on UKIPT stalwarts including Marbella champion Ludovic Geilich (123,700), David Lappin (93,000) and Full Tilt Poker Ambassador Martins Adeniya (97,500).
Today is the money bubble day with 55 players set to get paid with a min-cash worth £1,160 and we will bring you all the drama of the hand for hand coverage as it happens. The eventual winner is set to receive £65,900 on Monday.
The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on hand throughout the day to bring you all the action and exclusive videos as play continues here at the beautiful and historic Villa Marina