The hugely successful UKIPT Tour is heading to London next week for another six-day extravaganza in the heart of the capital. UKIPT London – the third UKIPT event of the year – is taking place at the Hippodrome, a landmark casino just off Leicester Square in London’s buzzing West End.
With a £1,100 buy-in Main Event and numerous other tournaments on the schedule, UKIPT London promises a feast of exciting poker action starting next Tuesday, September 19. Flagship events include the £2,200 High Roller (Sept 20-21), the £1,100 Main Event (Sept 21-24) and the £330 Cup (Sept 23-24). Other tournaments include a £220 charity event next Wednesday, several NLH freezeouts and a £220 Women’s Event on Sunday, September 24.
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The Hippodrome is one of London’s premier poker venues; all the UKIPT London tournaments will be taking place in Lola’s, the new tournament space on the Casino’s lower ground floor.
Spraggy wins UKIPT Brighton
The newly revived UKIPT tour has proved a huge success and the Brighton event was a very welcome return to the South Coast resort. PokerStars Team Pro Benjamin Spragg (pictured along with final table) – known as “Spraggy” – took down the Main Event for £69,000 after beating a 352-entry field and a star-studded final table. His heads-up opponent Dominik Nitsche, who snagged £42,150 for his runner-up finish, is one of Germany’s most successful live players with more than $20 million in live tournament winnings to his name.
PokerStars Ambassador Adam McKola, a well-known football YouTuber and podcaster, started the day as the short stack but managed to finish in third place for £30,100. He only took up poker two years ago but his dedication has paid off.
After the tournament, Spraggy said: “I’m genuinely really emotional. I didn’t think I would be because there was such a good atmosphere at the final table, it didn’t feel like a final table. Having Adam there and other players I know, it didn’t feel that intense.”
The £337,920 total prize pool was shared amongst the top 54 finishers. PokerStars Power Path Silver Pass winner Oliver Hutchins turned $11 into £23,160 for his fourth-place finish. The event attracted a ton of well-known players and many of them cashed including Mitch Johnson, Andrew Teng, James Dempsey, Marle Spragg, Triple Crown winner Niall Farrell, Ian Simpson, Ryan Mandara, Conor Beresford, Leo Worthington-Leese, Daniel Laidlaw and Brighton-based American Deborah Worley-Roberts who also finished second in the Women’s Event on the last day. Irish Open champ David Docherty finished 26th and added a whole load of more points to extend his lead on the UKIPT leader board.
Among those who also headed home with a trophy was Kerryjane Craigie (pictured) who is Director of Poker at The Hippodrome Casino. She won the lively Women’s Event for £1,874 after beating Deborah Worley-Roberts heads-up.
Next up for UKIPT
Following UKIPT London, it will be up to Scotland for UKIPT Edinburgh which starts on October 24 followed by the UKIPT Nottingham Grand Final from November 4-13.
Photo Credit: PokerStars & Danny Maxwell
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