Jordan Bamford raised from early position and Francis Obadun reraised to 70,000 from the button. Bamford then moved all in, which send Obadun into the tank.
"Sorry," said Obadun, "It's just so aggressive". He took his time and then eventually made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Obadun at risk.
Francis Obadun: 7♥7♣
Jordan Bamford: 10♥10♠
The board ran out 5♣5♥9♦K♠2♥. Bamford held with his pocket tens to win the pot. Obadun was eliminated.
John Adderley raised from under the gun and Nicholas Kennedy moved all in from the big blind for 198,000. Adderley called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Nicholas Kennedy: 9♥9♦
John Adderley: A♥A♦
The board ran out 5♣5♠9♣K♠6♦. Kennedy had already stood up and started to put his coat on, turning around to see that he'd flopped a full house.
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"See, nines are my favourite hand," he said.
Moments after tripling up his stack, Kennedy doubled up again to bring his stack up to around 410,000.
Richard Jones open raised to 19,000 from early position and Adam McKola called. Nicholas Kennedy moved all in from the small blind for 119,000. Jones went into the tank until floor was called, then finally made the call, leaving himself just 10,000 behind. Adam McKola also made the call.
The flop came 10♥8♣3♦ and both Jones and McKola checked back. The turn came the 6♠ and players checked again. The river was the J♣ and both players checked to showdown.
Jones showed A♠Kx and McKola showed A♣Qx. Both had not improved on the board. Kennedy showed J♠J♦ for a pair of jacks to win the pot and triple up his stack.
Action folded around to Isaac Barker, who moved all in from the button. Paul Fontan called in the small blind for 85,000 and was covered as players flipped their cards.
Isaac Barker: 5♠5♥
Paul Fontan: K♥Q♣
The board ran out A♥A♦A♣6♠K♣. Barker was in front on the flop and turn with his pocket fives. The river, however, brought Fontan the higher full house, aces full of kings.
The prize pool for the UKIPT Season Finale Main Event is £1,177,920. All players have already locked up a min-cash worth £1,650. The top prize is £201,700.
Here are the full payouts for the UKIPT Season Finale Main Event.
It's time for Day 2 of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour 2023 Season Finale, running at Dusk Till Dawn Poker and Casino in Nottingham. The action kicks off at 12 p.m. local time.
A total of 1,227 entries have been made across all starting flights, meaning the Main Event has surpassed the guarantee and reached an incredible prize pool of £1,177,920. The winner is set to walk away with £201,700.
Day 1e leader Teodor Evstratiev of Bulgaria enters Day 2 as the overall chip leader with 768,000. Starting in second position is Jordan Bamford with 660,000. And in third place is PokerStars qualifier Jack Nolan with 639,500.
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Top Ten Day 2 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
1
Teodor Evstratiev
Bulgaria
768,000
2
Jordan Bamford
United Kingdom
660,000
3
Jack Nolan
United Kingdom
639,500
4
Tuan Le
United Kingdom
638,000
5
Marian Ionut Farcas
Romania
625,500
6
Jessica Pilkington
United Kingdom
524,000
7
Jean-Emmanuel Lhuillier
France
521,000
8
Adam McKola
United Kingdom
518,000
9
Sandeep Gill
United Kingdom
467,000
10
Matthew Bonham
United Kingdom
463,000
Blind levels will continue at 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante.
PokerNews will be bringing you live updates of Day 2 straight from the tournament floor as the Main Event plays down to the final table.