2023 UKIPT London

��1,100 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info

2023 UKIPT London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
97
Prize
£71,650
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£359,040
Entries
374
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
251
Players Left
38

Alberto Speranzoni Bags Day 1b Chip Lead in PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Alberto Speranzoni
Alberto Speranzoni

Day 1b of the PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event, running at the Hippodrome Casino, has now wrapped up.

The flight started off slow but soon picked up as players took their seats and the numbers increased. By the end of late registration, a total of 193 entries had been made.

The top 15 percent progressed, meaning 29 players made it through to Day 2 and into the money.

Alberto Speranzoni of Italy steadily gained momentum throughout the day and finished Day 1b in first place with 584,000 chips.

Denys Vaskovets of Ukraine ended the flight in second place with 418,000. Not far behind, Daniel Bedson of the UK finished in third with 354,000.

Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips
1Alberto SperanzoniUnited Kingdom584,000
2Denys VaskovetsUkraine418,000
3Daniel BedsonUnited Kingdom354,000
4Farid FawziIreland318,000
5Thomas WinstoneUnited Kingdom288,000
6David DochertyUnited Kingdom282,000
7Daniel MeltenUnited Kingdom279,000
8Mindaugs TarvidsLatvia279,000
9Ishaq IlajUnited Kingdom253,000
10Iulian PetracheRomania252,000
David Docherty
David Docherty

2023 Irish Open winner and currently top of the UKIPT leaderboard, David Docherty was among those to make it through, bagging up in sixth place with 282,000 chips.

Several satellite qualifiers also made Day 2, including Clare Wilson, who won her ticket in a flip and go final at the Hippodrome ladies' club. She finished the flight in 15th place with 189,000.

The Main Event will continue Saturday at 12 p.m. local time. The event is expected to play deep into the money and down to the final table on Day 2.

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Tags: Alberto SperanzoniClare WilsonDaniel BedsonDaniel MeltenDavid DochertyDenys VaskovetsFarid FawziIshaq IlajIulian PetracheThomas Winstone