£888 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 888poker LIVE Coventry

10-25-2023 11:57 UTC

Miller Whiffs as Crawford Fills Up For a Knockout

David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Alexander Crawford, Gary Miller, and Qing Feng Zheng went to a flop of 10♦8♠J♣ where Miller bet 1,800 from the big blind. Crawford called in the hijack before Zheng raised to 7,500 in the cutoff.

Miller called, then Crawford moved all in for 30,800. Zheng tanked for several minutes before mucking, but Miller snap-called for his last 25,000.

Gary Miller: K♠Q♣
Alexander Crawford: 10♥10♣

Crawford had a set of tens, while Miller was chasing a straight draw. The turn came the 8♣ and Crawford improved to a full house, leaving Miller drawing dead heading to the 8♥ river and heading off to reenter.

"If he doesn't call, do you go all in," Zheng asked Crawford after the hand.

"I don't know. I might slowplay it," Crawford replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Crawford	65,000 65,000	65,000
Qing Feng Zheng	25,000 25,000	25,000
Gary Miller	Busted

Tags: Alexander Crawford Gary Miller Qing Feng Zheng

10-25-2023 12:05 UTC

Nuttall Hits the River as Solazzo Drops Another

David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

A player in early position raised to 400 and was called by Lewis Nuttall on the button and John Gardner in the small blind. Carlo Solazzo, in the big blind, then three-bet to 1,300.

Nuttall and Gardner both called as the flop came 2♦Q♠10♣. Solazzo continued for 1,200 and Nuttall called, while Gardner got out of the way.

The turn came the 3♣ and Solazzo slowed down and checked. Nuttall also checked to the 9♣ river, where both players checked again.

Solazzo showed A♦K♥ for ace-high, but Nuttall had J♥9♠ for a rivered pair of nines to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Gardner	27,000 27,000	27,000
Lewis Nuttall	20,000
Carlo Solazzo	7,500 1,500	1,500

Tags: Carlo Solazzo John Gardner Lewis Nuttall

10-25-2023 12:15 UTC

Jones Shoves the Turn

David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

A player under the gun raised to 300 and was called by the button before Nathan Jones, in the small blind, three-bet to 1,300.

The under-the-gun player four-bet to 6,700 and only Jones called. The flop came 8♠J♣9♠ and Jones' opponent bet 5,500.

Jones called to the J♥ turn, where the under-the-gun player bet another 8,500. Jones then moved all in and his opponent, with around 7,500 remaining, snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Jones	60,000

Tags: Nathan Jones

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

10-25-2023 12:26 UTC

Miller Forces Out Howard on the Turn

David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Gary Miller, on his second bullet after busting last level, bet 2,600 in a four-way pot on a flop of 10♦8♥Q♣ and only Richard Howard called in the big blind.

The turn came the A♦ and Miller fired out another 6,600. Howard gave the decision some thought before mucking as Miller dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Howard	32,000 -8,000	-8,000
Gary Miller	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Gary Miller Richard Howard

10-25-2023 12:36 UTC

Khuu Shows Down a King in Three-Bet Pot

David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jeffrey Bolding raised to 400 in the hijack and was called by an opponent in the cutoff before Chuc Khuu, in the big blind, three-bet to 2,300.

Only Bolding called to see the Q♥9♣Q♠ flop, where both players checked. The turn came the K♣ and Khuu led out for 1,600.

Bolding quickly called and the river came the 7♣. Khuu slowed down and checked, and Bolding checked back.

Khuu opened up K♠J♦ for two pair and Bolding flashed two tens as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chuc Khuu	34,000
Jeffrey Bolding	28,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Chuc Khuu Jeffrey Bolding

10-25-2023 12:51 UTC

Cherry Nearly Misclicks, Li Folds Anyway

David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The button raised to 600 before Man Li three-bet to 2,000 in the small blind. Stephen Cherry then four-bet to 6,200 and only Li called.

Both players checked to the river on a board of 3♦3♣9♦2♠5♣ and Li then checked again.

"Six," Cherry announced, tossing in two yellow 5,000 chips. The dealer said his bet was only 600, while Cherry argued he meant to bet 6,000.

The floor was called over, but Li ended up folding and Cherry took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Man Li	45,000
Stephen Cherry	24,000

Tags: Man Li Stephen Cherry

10-25-2023 12:52 UTC

Miller Pulls Off a Massive Bluff

David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was nearly 7,000 already in the middle as Gary Miller and Tuan Nguyen went to the turn on a board of 5♥7♣10♦J♦.

Miller was in the cutoff and bet 3,800. Nguyen called in the small blind as the river came the 3♣. Nguyen checked over to Miller again, and Miller this time bet 7,500.

Nguyen tanked for more than a minute before he mucked and Miller tossed 8♣4♣ into the middle of the table as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Miller	40,000 12,000	12,000
Tuan Nguyen	20,000 15,500	15,500

Tags: Gary Miller Tuan Nguyen

10-25-2023 12:57 UTC

Bolding Runs Into a Set

David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jeffrey Bolding and Tuan Nguyen were heads-up on a board of A♠2♠6♥K♠ where Nguyen bet 1,500 from the cutoff. Bolding, in the small blind, then moved all in for 8,500.

Nguyen snap-called and showed 2♦2♣ for a set of deuces. Bolding could only show A♥9♦ and was already drawing dead to the K♦ river, where Nguyen improved to a full house to send Bolding to the rail.