£1,100 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2024 UKIPT London
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 UKIPT London
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£696,000
Entries
725
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
200
Players Left
29
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event, running at the Hippodrome Casino, has now concluded. A total of 200 entries were made to the flight and 29 players made it through to Day 2 and into the money.
Saigokul Kannan of the United Arab Emirates finished out in front with 533,000, topping both flights to take his place as overall chip leader.
Paul Carr of Ireland finished close behind in second with bang on 500,000, while Oliver Hutchins of the UK bagged in third for 467,500.
PokerStars ambassador Barny Boatman made the top ten, while Adam McKola also bagged for Team PokerStars.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saigokul Kannan | United Arab Emirates | 533,000 |
| 2 | Paul Carr | Ireland | 500,000 |
| 3 | Oliver Hutchins | United Kingdom | 467,500 |
| 4 | Simon Turner | Scotland | 458,000 |
| 5 | Jamie Geraghty | England | 365,500 |
| 6 | Barny Boatman | United Kingdom | 288,000 |
| 7 | Allan Dyrstad | Norway | 274,000 |
| 8 | Jonathan Brown UK | Scotland | 254,000 |
| 9 | Ben Slack | England | 247,000 |
| 10 | Neil Benardout | England | 201,000 |
The Main Event will continue with Day 1c, the third of four starting flights, which commences Friday at 12 p.m. local time. Day 1d will also be running later in the day, starting at 7 p.m. local time.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
533,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
|
||
|
500,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
467,500
292,500
|
292,500 |
|
458,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
365,500
-44,500
|
-44,500 |
|
288,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
||
|
274,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
|
254,000
-68,500
|
-68,500 |
|
247,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
201,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
196,000 | |
|
189,500
104,500
|
104,500 |
|
181,000
-254,000
|
-254,000 |
|
173,500
-96,500
|
-96,500 |
|
167,500
-72,500
|
-72,500 |
|
|
149,500
111,500
|
111,500 |
|
142,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
139,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
|
135,500
-81,500
|
-81,500 |
|
130,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
122,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
112,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
111,500
111,500
|
111,500 |
|
111,500 | |
|
104,500
-40,500
|
-40,500 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Tedium had set in across the room, the last few levels slow, the time ticking into the early hours of the morning. Nothing seemed to be happening. Until, over on Table 4, a pot had suddenly developed with three players all in.
Christian Choca Archinaut moved all in from under the gun for around ten big blinds. Darius Demetriou flat called in middle position. Then, Jamie Geraghty pushed all in over the top. Demetriou called the shove and three players pushed their chips in and flipped their cards.
Christian Choca Archinaut: 10♦10♠ 
Darius Demetriou: K♣K♦
Jamie Geraghty: A♥A♠
The board ran out Q♣7♥7♣7♠8♥. All three players made a full house. Geraghty had the best of it with his aces. He won the pot and eliminated both Archinaut and Demetriou.
That means 29 players will return in the money for Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The tournament has gone hand for hand on the stone bubble.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ben Slack was all in preflop against Christian Choca Archinaut, who had him covered as players flipped their cards.
Ben Slack: A♣K♣
Christian Choca Archinaut: A♠Q♠
The board ran out A♦J♥3♣10♠3♥. Both players paired their ace. Slack held with his king kicker to win the pot and double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
70,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded around to Joe Hindry, who pushed all in from the small blind. David McConachie looked down at his hand and announced that he had a pair. He called for 19,500 and players flipped their cards.
David McConachie: 5x5x
Joe Hindry: A♦9♦
"Seems like a fair fight," said a neutral player. "Not anymore...", he said as the board ran out 7♥3♣A♣10♠6♥. Hindry paired his ace on the flop and held to win the pot. McConachie had already left the table, out two from the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players in Day 1b of the Main Event are heading for a 15-minute break.
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action was on the turn on a board of 9♣6♣2♥K♥ when the chips went in the middle. Darius Demetriou had the shorter stack with A♠K♦ against Christian Choca Archinaut, who had 9♦7♦.
The river came the 2♦ and Archinaut held to double his stack.
A couple of hands later, Peter Murphy also doubled up his short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |