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.
and facing a bet of 5,000 from Eliot Granjon in the big blind.
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.
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.
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for a full house, while Ilyukhin quickly showed 
as he mucked his cards.
flop, where Beckford check-called a bet of 1,500.
turn, with Samson firing 2.500 to the 
flop, and Harry took a moment before making the call. Jordon then moved all in for his last 3,000 after the 
for the double up.
flop. Jordon led out for 16,000 and Harry called to see the 
turn. Jordon announced a bet of 20,100 before calling Harry's all in.
. The pot had about 38,000 in the middle.
turn, producing a fold from Jordon and a call from Gassian. Orpaz shoved on the 
river, taking down a sizeable pot after Gassian folded.
