2023 888poker LIVE London

£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 888poker LIVE London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
£83,100
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£367,500
Entries
385
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
114
Players Left
33

Kirby Fires the River

Level 9 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Oscar Kirby
Oscar Kirby

Victor Ilyukhin limped in from middle position which allowed Oscar Kirby to come along on the button and Ross Posner checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came QJ2 and Ilyukhin tossed in a bet of 3,000. Kirby called and Posner quickly folded. The turn was the 6 and both players checked to the K on the river.

Ilyukhin checked again and Kirby seized the opportunity to make a bet of 8,300. Ilyukhin thought for a brief moment but decided to send his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ilyukhin gb
Victor Ilyukhin
108,000
30,000
30,000
Oscar Kirby gb
Oscar Kirby
47,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Oscar KirbyRoss PosnerVictor Ilyukhin

Game Puts Hardcastle to the Test

Level 9 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Steven Game raised it up from under the gun and Jack Hardcastle reraised to 6,600 in the big blind. Game called and they went heads-up to a flop of AJ3.

Hardcastle continued with a small bet of 1,500 and Game called to see the A on the turn. Both players checked and the 8 completed the board.

Hardcastle splashed in a large bet of 12,500 this time and Game responded by shoving all in. Hardcastle was displeased and dumped his cards to the muck, flashing the A in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Game gb
Steven Game
137,500
51,500
51,500
Jack Hardcastle gb
Jack Hardcastle
21,500

Tags: Jack HardcastleSteven Game

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Chip Counts in the Room

Level 8 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ross Posner gb
Ross Posner
154,000
Eliran Argelazi il
Eliran Argelazi
124,500
23,500
23,500
Francis Obadun gb
Francis Obadun
116,000
14,500
14,500
Martins Adeniya gb
Martins Adeniya
77,500
13,500
13,500
Arian Hassankash gb
Arian Hassankash
75,000
17,000
17,000
Rory Jennings gb
Rory Jennings
71,500
16,500
16,500
Oscar Kirby gb
Oscar Kirby
45,000
7,300
7,300
Lucia Navarro es
Lucia Navarro
36,400
1,800
1,800
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
30,000
10,500
10,500
Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
17,000
Josh Manley gb
Josh Manley
14,300
-33,700
-33,700
Frank Anumel
Frank Anumel
Busted
Nick Eastwood gb
Nick Eastwood
Busted
Elliot Hackney gb
Elliot Hackney
Busted
Thomas Hayton gb
Thomas Hayton
Busted

Crisostomo Shuts Down on the River

Level 8 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Giorgio Crisostomo opened to 1,400 from under the gun and was called by "PO" on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of QJ2 and Crisostomo fired out a bet of 1,600. "PO" called and the A landed on the turn.

Crisostomo sized up a bet of 5,200 this time and "PO" stuck around for the 4 on the river. Crisostomo checked this time and "PO" counted out a bet of 7,800. Crisostomo laid his hand down and "PO" raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
PO
PO
115,000
48,000
48,000
Giorgio Crisostomo gb
Giorgio Crisostomo
72,500
3,000
3,000

Tags: Giorgio Crisostomo

Saliba Flops Trips to Stay Alive

Level 8 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In the last hand of the previous level, the action folded to Vivian Saliba in the small blind who shoved all in for her last 9,500 chips. Rory Jennings was in the big blind and snap-called to put Saliba at risk.

Vivian Saliba: J10
Rory Jennings: AQ

The flop came 10106 and Saliba took a commanding lead with trip tens. The 9 on the turn locked up the pot for Salliba who managed to stay alive with a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Rory Jennings gb
Rory Jennings
55,000
25,000
25,000
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
19,500
-32,500
-32,500

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Fortunate River for Simpson

Level 7 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Ian Simpson
Ian Simpson

Ian Simpson raised it up on the button and Alexandru Andrei defended from the big blind. The flop fell 854 and Andrei check-called a bet of 2,000 from Simpson.

The 4 paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the 9 on the river. Andrei fired out a bet of 4,500 and Simpson quickly called. Andrei showed A8 but Simpson made a better pair on the river with A9.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
46,000
17,300
17,300
Alexandru Andrei
Alexandru Andrei
30,000

Tags: Alexandru AndreiIan Simpson

Pop Goes for It All

Level 7 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

George Pop raised to 1,200 in the cutoff and was called by Frank Anumel and Vivian Saliba in the blinds. The flop came K84 and the blinds checked to Pop who continued with a bet of 1,300. Anumel called and Saliba stepped aside.

The turn was the 5 and Anumel check-called another bet of 4,000 from Pop. The 3 completed the board and Anumel checked for the third time. Pop shoved all in for 23,000 which put Anumel in the tank for a couple of minutes. He eventually called and Pop showed the goods with AJ for the nut flush. Anumel was forced to show his 98 as he passed over a double.

Player Chips Progress
George Pop gb
George Pop
60,500
Frank Anumel
Frank Anumel
23,000

Tags: Frank AnumelGeorge PopVivian Saliba

Obadun Climbs Over 100k

Level 7 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

A completed board of Q228J was spread across the felt with Barron Hui and Francis Obadun heads-up in the pot. There was already over 25,000 in the middle and Obadun fired out a bet of 15,000 on the button.

Hui contemplated for a brief moment but decided to flick in the call. Obadun turned over QJ for two pair and Hui was unable to beat it. Obadun collected the pot, pushing him into six figures, while Hui was seen leaving his seat just moments later.

Player Chips Progress
Francis Obadun gb
Francis Obadun
101,500
Barron Hui gb
Barron Hui
Busted

Tags: Barron HuiFrancis Obadun