The PokerStars UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Main Event (£1,100 buy-in) is underway! The tournament, which is being played on the Isle of Man (home of PokerStars' headquarter) for the first time in history, kicked off yesterday and saw 113 entries.
After 8-levels of play, Day 1A concluded with last season's Online Qualifier of the Year Dara O'Kearney as the chip leader of the 54 players who made it through the day. O'Kearney had a very slow start and dropped to around 18k chips halfway through the first day, but then he went on a winning streak (the poker gods can be nice sometimes) and climbed to the very top of the leader board in the last few levels of play.
Josh Hart defeated a field of 402 players over five days of play to win the 2014 PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour Isle of Man (located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland - PokerStars has its headquarters there) Main Event. Hart, a 24-year old online pro from England, collected £57,484 and the Isle of Man UKIPT trophy for his victory.
