Days 1a & 1b have finished, at the £500 Main Event of the PokerStars.com UK and Ireland Poker Tour. In the first day the 119 players remained from astarting field of 268.

Leading the field was 24 year old company director Aman Atwal of Birmingham on 117,600. After the first day 160 people survived from the 382 who were at the beginning of the competition. The 2nd day will start with 279 players and there are still some top names there like: Julian Thew, ‘Mad’ Marty Wilson and Poker News Headline’s very own Paul Sandells. Let’s see who manages to steal the light and the pot.