£888 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2023 888poker LIVE Coventry
£888 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 888poker LIVE Coventry
Buy-in
£888
Prize Pool
£500,000
Entries
672
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
85
Players Left
17
888poker LIVE Arrives in Coventry For the First Time on Day 1a at Noon
The ancient city of Coventry lies in the heart of the English West Midlands and this week serves as the center of the British poker scene with the start of the £888 888poker LIVE Coventry Main Event.
The first of four starting flights gets underway at noon local time inside the Coventry Building Society Arena. Players begin with a 30,000 starting stack and will play 14 40-minute levels for the first three starting flights. There is also a turbo Day 1d flight with 20-minute levels beginning at 8 p.m. on October 27. Players who survive the opening flights then combine for Day 2 on October 28, with the champion being crowned on October 29.
This event features a £500,000 guarantee, and with unlimited reentries allowed and late registration open until the start of Day 2 the field is expected to be massive. Players can qualify for as little as $0.01 on 888poker, or register directly into the $109 online satellite. 888poker Ambassadors such as Ian Simpson, Vivian Saliba, and Lucia Navarro are expected to enter the tournament along with a host of online qualifiers and seasoned pros.
This is the first ever 888poker LIVE event held here in Coventry. Previous festivals this year have been won by Viorel Gavrila in Bucharest, Tero Laurila in Barcelona, and Adrian Garcia in Madrid. Dave McConachie won the Main Event in London in April, prevailing over a field of 385 to earn £83,100.
2023 888poker LIVE Champions
| Festival | Winner | Entries | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | Adrian Garcia | 514 | €92,000 |
| London | Dave McConachie | 385 | £83,100 |
| Barcelona | Tero Laurila | 369 | €64,000 |
| Bucharest | Viorel Gavrila | 191 | €30,000 |
PokerNews will be providing live updates every day of the Main, so stay tuned for all the action for what should be an exciting week here in Coventry
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Day 1a is now underway with 27 players currently registered.
Panyi Shows Down the Flush
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Heads-up on a board of 4♥2♠3♥7♣ and already around 4,000 in the middle, Elliott Panyi bet 2,000 from the cutoff and Carlo Solazzo called under the gun.
The river came the 7♥ and Panyi fired out another 4,000. Solazzo quickly called, then mucked when Panyi showed A♥6♥ for the nut flush to take down an early big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
|
18,000 |
Ghosh Inadvertently Raises the River, Sambrook Picks Him Off
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Ashish Ghosh raised to 300 under the gun and was called by Jack Sambrook in the small blind, as well as an opponent in the big blind.
The flop came 4♠3♣Q♠ and Ghosh continued for 400. Only Sambrook called and both players then checked the 2♣ turn.
Sambrook led out for 1,500 on the 4♣ river and Ghosh then raised to 6,000. Sambrook took his time before calling and Ghosh opened up 8♠8♣.
Sambrook turned over K♣10♣ for the rivered flush to take the pot. After the hand, Ghosh admitted he only intended to call on the river and had put in chips to raise by accident.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Howard Gets Bold Against Bolding
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 8♦6♣6♠, Jeffrey Bolding led out for 400 in the small blind and Richard Howard called on the button.
The turn came the 4♠ and Bolding bet another 800. Howard then raised to 1,600 and Bolding quickly called.
Bolding checked the 10♦ river as Howard fired out 2,000. Bolding again quickly called, then mucked when Howard showed J♦J♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
35,000 |
White Bets Big on the River
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Four players went to a flop of 8♥3♦J♦ where Oliver White bet 2,200 from the hijack. Only Tuan Nguyen called in the small blind and they went heads-up to the 3♣ turn.
White then bet 3,700 and Nguyen again called. The river came the 9♦ and White tossed in two yellow 5,000 chips for a bet of 10,000.
Nguyen tanked for more than a minute before throwing his cards away.
Among the latest entries in the field is Gary Miller, who is coming off a deep run in EPT Cyprus last week.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
4,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Kavanagh Fills Up on Solazzo
Level 2
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Heads-up on a board of A♣J♥6♠2♣, Sean Kavanagh bet 2,300 from the hijack and Carlo Solazzo called in the small blind.
The river came the 2♠ and Kavanagh bet another 4,600. Solazzo again quickly called.
"Full house," Kavanagh announced, showing Solazzo J♣J♠ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
6,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |