The UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) London, a live poker tournament in the United Kingdom presented by PokerStars, concluded on September 24, local time.
UKIPT London
Date : September 19 – September 24, 2023
Place : The Hippodrome Casino London, London, United Kingdom
UK & Ireland Poker Tour
The UKIPT is a long-established brand of UK poker tournaments that started in 2009. The tournament went on hiatus for a while, with the last series finishing in 2016, but was revived in April of last year after a six-year hiatus.
In the early days of the brand, it ran in one-year seasons, with the final series of each season co-located with PokerStars’ flagship tournament, the EPT, and culminating in a championship-style event. The UKIPT Season 1 Main Event, EPT London, amassed a prize pool of around £4.1 million, and was won by Scotland’s David Vamplew, who took home the £900K first prize. Runner-up was Indonesia’s John Juanda, the No. 2 player on the Asian All Time Money List, who took home £545K.
<David Vamplew (L), John Juanda (R) / Source: PokerNews>.
UKIPT London Main Event
The main event of the UKIPT series in London took place over four days, starting on September 21.
UKIPT Main Event
Date : September 21st – September 24th, 2023
Buy-in : £1,100
Entries : 374
Prize Pool : £359,040
The final day of the four-day event took place on September 24, with Day 3 featuring a final table of eight players. Among them was South Korean player Do-hyun Kim.
As the short stack, Kim called a 100,000 raise from Englishman Dylan Bradley and moved his 600,000 stack all in, setting up a heads-up showdown with Bradley’s hand. The flop brought the , and there was a strong chance of a split, but the turn fell on the , and the river fell on the , giving Bradley the win with an Ace High Flush, while Kim finished the Main Event in eighth place and earned £9,200 for his efforts.
The winner of the Main Event was Bradley, who eliminated Do Hyun Kim. He won a heads-up battle with fellow Brit Stephen Cherry to take home £71,650 and the trophy.
Main Event Payout
| Place | Player | Prize |
| 1 | Dylan Bradley | £71,650 |
| 2 | Stephen Cherry | £44,700 |
| 3 | Bojidar Boiadjiev | £31,930 |
| … | ||
| 8 | 김도현 (korea) |
£7,650 |
Next Serie
With five series scheduled for this year, the UKIPT kicked off in July, traveling to Blackpool and Brighton before wrapping up in London.
The remaining series this year will take place in Edinburgh and Nottingham. UKIPT Nottingham, which kicks off on November 4, is expected to attract a large number of European players with a guaranteed £1M prize pool for the main event.
