1:40pm: Shuffle and deal!
Level 27 - Blinds 30,00-60,000 (10,000 ante)
Cards are in the air for the season-ending finale. There are just over 20 minutes left of level 27. The first player out will receive €16,840 - let's do this!
1:10pm: Final table player profiles
Level 27 - Blinds 30,000-60,000 (10,000 ante)
Which one of our finalists is supposed to be in Las Vegas for a friend's birthday right now? While you're waiting for the action to kick off, find out who and a whole lot more about all our finalists by clicking here.
12:45pm: UKIPT Season 5 set for thrilling finale
Level 27 - Blinds 30,000-60,000 (10,000 ante)
Today we bring the curtain down on Season 5 of the UKIPT, but it won't be going quietly. The final table of the final event of Season 5 will play out on the EPT Live TV table, with cards up coverage on a one hour delay.
In real life the action is already under way as play was due to start at 12.30pm, you'll have to wait to 1.30pm to get moving pictures but as well as reading about it here you can watch it in the following places:
PokerStars.tv
YouTube
Facebook
Twitch
And you can get involved in the conversation by contacting @PokerStarsBlog and @EPTLive on Twitter.
A reminder that the winner of this event will pick up €176,900 and when play starts Adalsteinn Karlsson is in the box seat, although it's very close at the top as the chip counts below show:
| Seat | Name | Country | Status | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | Mark Reilly | Ireland | 845,000 | |
| Seat 2 | David Pollock | Ireland | PokerStars qualifier | 4,335,000 |
| Seat 3 | Adalsteinn Karlsson | Iceland | PokerStars player | 4,420,000 |
| Seat 4 | Jelcides Monteiro | Luxembourg | 1,025,000 | |
| Seat 5 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | PokerStars player | 4,255,000 |
| Seat 6 | Marc Foggin | UK | 2,220,000 | |
| Seat 7 | Quentin Dellis | Belgium | 4,150,000 | |
| Seat 8 | Samuel Vousden | Finland | PokerStars player | 3,675,000 |
And a reminder of what's left to play for:
| POS | NAME | COUNTRY | STATUS | PRIZE | DEAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 176,900 | ||||
| 2 | € 107,010 | ||||
| 3 | € 75,230 | ||||
| 4 | € 56,470 | ||||
| 5 | € 43,440 | ||||
| 6 | € 31,880 | ||||
| 7 | € 23,520 | ||||
| 8 | € 16,840 |
Live coverage will begin at 13.30 GMT, see you then.
PokerStars Blog reporting team on the UKIPT5 Dublin Main Event: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photography by Mickey May. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog.
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