Patrice Brandt – finished second but he took home the largest cash prize after a heads-up deal What’s as remarkable in this period is that there were zero double ups, just bust out after bust out. But anything can happen in poker and what followed was six eliminations in 45-minutes.īrandt and Meli were both at the same end of the table and the chips kept flowing in their direction as Niall Murray, (8 th, £24,200), Matthew Bonham (7 th, £31,400), Jack Nolan (6 th, £41,000), Tom Middleton (5 th, £53,300), John Farrell (4 th, £69,250) and Andrew Tuxworth (3 rd, £90,070) were dispatched, with Meli and Brandt each scoring a hat-trick of eliminations. There were a couple of sub 20 big blind stacks, but no one was in the danger zone. After the early eliminations of Italy’s Alessandro Spina (10 th) and Guillermo Nuez (9 th) you sensed the final eight, who were only just getting used to the environs of the final table set, might settle in for the long haul. We hadn’t actually reached the final table when play began shortly after noon. He’ll also have to find somewhere to put the trophy. But it’s Meli who will forever be able to say he is a UKIPT champion. Patrice Brandt had to settle for second, but as he was the chip leader when the two struck a heads-up deal, he actually takes home more money (£168,425). In a blink and you’d miss it final table, Vincent Meli emerged victorious as the UKIPT Nottingham champion, collecting the shiny trophy and £159,325. Click here for live updates from UKIPT Nottingham Vincent Meli Wins UKIPT Nottingham

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