£1,100 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2022 UKIPT Nottingham
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 UKIPT Nottingham
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£582,000
Entries
582
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Hometown hero Adam Maxwell won the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event on its return for £98,150 at Dusk Till Dawn poker club. The 27-year-old Nottingham local managed to come out on top of the 582 entrants field to take home the trophy in front of his friends. The professional poker cash game player previously had just over $200,000 in live tournament winnings where he exclusively plays at Dusk Till Dawn Nottingham.
Maxwell started Day 3 second in chips and managed to navigate through the tough field to come out on top after a competitive heads-up battle with fellow professional Jonathan McCann. The two struck a deal after Maxwell won a big pot heads up where he caught McCann bluffing with a busted flush draw in which Maxwell secured £81,010 compared to McCann's £74,500. The two had to play for the remaining £17,140 as well as the UKIPT Nottingham Main Event trophy.
PokerStars £1,100 UKIPT Nottingham Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
| 1 | Adam Maxwell | United Kingdom | £98,150 |
| 2 | Jonathan McCann | United Kingdom | £74,500 |
| 3 | David Ledden | United Kingdom | £47,460 |
| 4 | Michael Howard | United Kingdom | £36,500 |
| 5 | Daniel Gormley | United Kingdom | £28,080 |
| 6 | Fabio Sperling | Germany | £21,610 |
| 7 | Alex Montgomery | United Kingdom | £16,610 |
| 8 | Philip Clarke | United Kingdom | £12,780 |
| 9 | Tom Simm | United Kingdom | £10,250 |
Winner's Reaction
PokerNews caught up with Adam Maxwell after the biggest win of his career. His previous biggest score was a fourth-place finish in a £1000 tournament at Dusk Till Dawn for £30,000. When asked about his big win, Maxwell said, "It feels very good; it's not quite sunk in yet."
When asked about the heads-up battle with Jonathan McCann, Maxwell said, "It was a tough battle, but I feel like the cards went my way".
PokerNews asked Maxwell about his start in poker. He said that he started playing in school with his friends in £10 home games before starting to play online. He said, "(I started taking poker more seriously) in my second/third year of university."
When asked about what kinds of games Maxwell plays, he said that he is a cash game player who only focuses on no-limit hold'em. Maxwell said that the bubble was a key point in his tournament as that was when he started to accumulate a lot of chips and emerged as a big stack. Maxwell said he would be back to grinding cash and continue to play the tournament series when they happen at Dusk Till Dawn. Maxwell will not have to wait long as Dusk Till Dawn will be getting prepared for PokerStars LIVE Road to PSPC Nottingham, which will be from the 25-29th of August.
Final Table Recap
The final table started off quick as the extended final table bubble on Day 2 left many short stacks at the start of play. Start-of-day short stack Tom Simm was the first to go as his ace-queen lost a flip to start-of-day chip leader David Ledden's pocket jacks.
Next to go was Philip Clarke, who shoved his pocket deuces for five big blinds from the big blind over Daniel Gormley's raise. Gormley had queen-ten and won the flip to send Clarke home.
Alex Montgomery was next to go as he shoved king-ten from the small blind only to lose to Michael Howard's ace-nine.
Fabio Sperling's elimination in sixth ensured there would be a British champion as the German was unfortunate to run into Maxwell's pocket threes when Sperling shoved ace-three from the small blind.
Gormley was eliminated next as he limped shoved ace-ten from the small blind only to run into Ledden's pocket queens. There was no ace for Gormley which sent him to the rails.
Michael Howard called for his tournament life on a three-diamond ace-high board with pocket kings with the king of diamonds but was up against McCann's flush to send him home.
Three-handed lasted a while where Ledden lost his chip lead to McCann, who was in pole position before Maxwell eliminated Ledden with pocket tens against Ledden's ace-nine.
McCann went into the heads-up battle with the chip lead but was caught bluffing, which put Maxwell into the lead. Action paused while a deal was agreed between the two players. They came back to battle for the trophy and remaining prize money. It was a drawn-out affair before Maxwell eventually ground McCann down to take down the trophy. McCann shoved over Maxwell's limp with king-four but he was behind against Maxwell's ace-eight. Maxwell turned a straight, and the river came a brick to give the title to Nottingham local Maxwell.
Congratulation to Adam Maxwell for winning the PokerStars £1,100 UKIPT Nottingham Main Event!
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Adam Maxwell limped from the small blind/button and Jonathan McCann moved all in for approximately 3,500,000. Maxwell snap called.
Jonathan McCann: 
Adam Maxwell: 
McCann was behind and Maxwell had to hold to become champion. The flop came 
which kept Maxwell in the lead but gave McCann some extra outs. The turn was the 
which gave Maxwell a straight. Maxwell needed to avoid a queen to become champion. The river was safe as it came the 
to crown Adam Maxwell the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Main Event Champion for £98,150.
Stay tuned for a full recap with the winner's reaction!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,460,000 |
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Adam Maxwell limped from the small blind/button and Jonathan McCann moved all in for approximately 3,500,000. Maxwell snap called.
Jonathan McCann:
Adam Maxwell:
McCann was behind and Maxwell had to hold to become champion. The flop came which kept Maxwell in the lead but gave McCann some extra outs. The turn was the which gave Maxwell a straight. McCann needed a queen to survive but it didn't come as the river was the which eliminated McCann in 2nd place for £74,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,460,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,460,000
-1,040,000
|
-1,040,000 |
|
|
4,000,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
Level 33
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Jonathan McCann limped from the small blind/button and Adam Maxwell checked behind.
The flop came 
and McCann bet 250,000 when checked to. Maxwell raised to 850,000 and McCann called.
The turn was the 
and Maxwell slowed down by checking. McCann bet 1,000,000 in which Maxwell called.
Action went check-check and Maxwell showed 
for two pair to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,500,000
2,790,000
|
2,790,000 |
|
|
2,950,000
-2,800,000
|
-2,800,000 |
Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,710,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
|
5,750,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Adam Maxwell raised to 400,000 from the small blind/button and Jonathan McCann called.
The flop came 
and McCann check-called 250,000.
Action checked through on the 
turn.
The river was the 
and McCann bet 500,000. Maxwell snap called by couldn't beat McCann's two pair 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,300,000
-2,300,000
|
-2,300,000 |
|
|
6,150,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Jonathan McCann raised to 425,000 from the small blind/button. Adam Maxwell called.
The flop came 
and McCann bet 300,000 when checked to. Maxwell raised to 950,000 and McCann called.
The turn was the 
and Maxwell bet 900,000 in which McCann quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,600,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
3,850,000
-1,950,000
|
-1,950,000 |