There was 11,000 in the pot with the board 
.
Michael Skeldon was in the small blind and bet 1,400. Jacob Stone was his opponent in the hijack but opted against called as he mucked his hand. Skeldon brought in the chips to his stack as he emerges as an one of the early chip leaders as he approaches two times starting stack early in the day.
There was 5,400 in the board with the board complete reading 
.
Former UKIPT London Main Event winner Robbie Bull was in early position and bet 1,800. His opponent was Luke Wood in middle position who snap called. Wood was met with bad news as Bull turned over 
for trips to take down the pot as Wood mucked.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
There was approximately 2,000 in the pot on the board of 
. Steven Game was in the cutoff while Lee French and Thomas Channell were in the blinds.
Action checked through on the turn.
The river was the 
and action checked to Channell who bet 1,500 from the big blind. Only Game called. Channell showed 
for two pair however Channell had a better two pair as he turned over 
.
Daniel Platt raised to 300 from early position. He was called by Kevin Parkes in middle position as well as Neil Webdill and Andreas Olympios in the blinds.
The flop came 
and action checked to Parkes who bet 1,100. Webdill got out the way while Olympios and Platt called.
The 
was the turn and Parkes bet 3,100 when checked to. Only Platt called.
The river was the and Platt checked to Parkes who paused before checking behind. Platt showed for a missed flush draw while Parkes showed 
to win the pot with one pair.
Darren Fuller raised from the hijack to 300. He was called by John Engledow in the small blind and Chris Sieder in the big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked to Fuller who bet 400. Only Engledow called.
Action went check-check on the turn.
The 
was the river and Engledow led out for 800. Fuller quickly folded.
Joining the action three ways with around 1,000 in the pot, the flop came 
. Action checked to Richard Horton in the cutoff who bet 400. Both Michelle Bennett in the small blind and Neil Webdill in the big blind called.
The turn was the and action checked to Webdill who bet 1,000. Only Horton called.
The was the river and Webdill fired 2,400. Horton made the call. Webdill shook his head as he showed 
for a missed flush draw while Horton showed 
for a full house to take down an early pot.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Welcome to Day 1a of the PokerStars United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour Nottingham £1,100 Main Event live from Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club.
The UKIPT circuit makes its long-awaited return to the home of British poker, Dusk Till Dawn, with two Day 1 flights as well as plenty of side events. The PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event features a £500,000 guarantee which will be sure to generate lots of interest from poker players across the United Kingdom & Ireland and beyond.
The action will start at 12:00 p.m. local time and players will start with 30,000 chips and start with 40 minute levels where the blinds will start at 100/100 with an 100 big blind ante. From level 17 the clock will increase to 60 minutes as players enter the money. There will be regular 15-minute break every two/three levels with a 60-minute dinner break after level 10 at approximately 7:25 p.m. local time.
Late registration remains open until the end of the tenth level, during which players can enter two times per flight. Each Day 1 ends when only 15% of the field remain in which they will enter Day 2 having locked up at least a min cash. For Day 2 the survivors from both flights will join together on Saturday 30th July. The Main Event will crown its champion on Sunday 31st July.
UKIPT Nottingham Main Event Previous Winners:
| Year | Winner | Country | First prize | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Andrew Couldridge | United Kingdom | £80,000 | 650 |
| 2011 | Gareth Walker | United Kingdom | £97,700 | 1,058 |
| 2012 | Robert Baguley | United Kingdom | £210,400 | 1,625 |
| 2013 | Ben Mayhew | United Kingdom | £72,840 | 458 |
| 2013 | Duncan McLellan | United Kingdom | £202,372 | 1,223 |
The last leg of the UKIPT was UKIPT London where James Rann took home the biggest chunk of the £619,200 prize pool with the first place prize of £86,568 where he defeated 645 entrants back in April.
PokerStars Team Pro players Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg, Georgina James and Mason Pye are expected to be in attendance for the main event.
Join PokerNews as the live reporting team will bring you all the up-to-date action on the tournament as a new PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event champion will be crowned for the first time since 2013.
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