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

10-26-2023 21:33 UTC

Chen Runs Into a Late-Night Cooler

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Daniel Bedson raised to 6,000 in early position before Lin Chen three-bet to 20,000 on the button. Mark Reed then shoved all in from the small blind, Bedson folded, but Chen called for his last 100,000.

Lin Chen: A♥K♥
Mark Reed: A♣A♦

Chen had run into aces with just a few minutes remaining in the day, and the 6♥2♦7♣6♠4♠ board didn't provide him any relief as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Reed	210,000
Lin Chen	Busted

Tags: Lin Chen Mark Reed

10-26-2023 21:22 UTC

Set Over Set Rockets Shaw Up the Leaderboard

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alexandru Bot raised to 6,500 in the hijack before Carl Shaw three-bet to 29,000 in the big blind. Bot then moved all in for 120,000 and Shaw snap-called.

Alexandru Bot: 10♠10♥
Carl Shaw: K♦K♠

A round of "oohs" arose from the table when the 10♦K♥4♥ flop gave both players a set, but Shaw still had the lead with his set of kings. Bot was down to one out but couldn't find any miracles on the 9♦ turn or 7♦ river as Shaw took the pot and sent Bot to the rail.

Tom Middleton also busted at the same time at another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	260,000 140,000	140,000

Alexandru Bot	Busted
Tom Middleton	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Bot Carl Shaw Tom Middleton

10-26-2023 20:40 UTC

Ephremsen Busts Littlewood in Biggest Pot of the Day

David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Around 70,000 was already in the middle as Keith Littlewood and Paul Ephremsen went to the flop of 8♥10♣8♣.

Littlewood then bet 50,000 in the cutoff and Ephremsen moved all in from the small blind. Littlewood quickly called.

Keith Littlewood: A♣10♦
Paul Ephremsen: Q♦Q♣

Littlewood had flopped two pair, but he was behind Ephremsen's queens as the board ran out 6♦5♣.

The stacks were counted down and Littlewood had 170,000 remaining. Ephremsen barely had him covered and took the more than 300,000 chip pot as he became the clear chip leader late on Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Ephremsen	350,000 111,000	111,000
Keith Littlewood	Busted

Tags: Keith Littlewood Paul Ephremsen

10-26-2023 20:34 UTC

Aces Over Kings Propel Le Near the Chip Lead

David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Alexander Zeligman and Tan Le went heads-up to the J♥4♥5♠ flop where Zeligman got his last 50,000 in the middle from the hijack and Le called in early position.

Alexander Zeligman: K♥K♠
Tan Le: A♣A♦

Zeligman had run into the ultimate cooler with his tournament life at stake but couldn't find any help on the 6♣ turn or 8♣ river as Le took the pot, moving up into contention for the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tan Le	250,000 250,000	250,000
Alexander Zeligman	Busted

Tags: Alexander Zeligman Tan Le

10-26-2023 19:55 UTC

Dunleavy Celebrates Too Soon as Simpson Triples on the River

David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ian Simpson moved all in for 15,500 under the gun and Michael Dunleavy called. Brandon Sheils then reshoved for 51,500 in the small blind and Dunleavy called, having both players covered.

Ian Simpson: 5♥5♦
Brandon Sheils: A♠K♦
Michael Dunleavy: A♣K♣

The flop came 7♥Q♣6♣ and Dunleavy picked up a flush draw. "Oh no," Simpson said, standing up from his seat and filming the action.

The turn was the 7♣ and Dunleavy shouted out "yes" and jumped out of his seat.

"Seven or a five," Simpson reminded him, pointing out that he still had some outs. The river came the 7♠ and Simpson hit one of his miracle outs, filling up on the river to triple up while Dunleavy sent Sheils to the rail in the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Dunleavy	70,000 35,000	35,000
Ian Simpson	50,000 10,000	10,000

Brandon Sheils	Busted

Tags: Brandon Sheils Ian Simpson Michael Dunleavy

10-26-2023 19:29 UTC

Littlewood Hits the River on Swift

David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Heads-up on a board of A♥8♣6♥2♣, Keith Littlewood bet 7,600 from the button before Katie Swift moved all in for 21,000 in the big blind.

Littlewood called with 5♦4♦ for a straight draw, while Swift was also on a draw holding 10♣9♣. Neither player had a pair yet, but that changed when the river came the 4♥ and Littlewood made a pair of fours to send Swift to the rail.

Niall Farrell also recently busted on another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Littlewood	220,000 20,000	20,000
Niall Farrell	Busted

Katie Swift	Busted

Tags: Katie Swift Keith Littlewood

10-26-2023 18:44 UTC

Eastwood Runs Into a Massive Cooler

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was already around 50,000 in the pot as Nick Eastwood and Xu Hang went to the river on a board of K♠3♦10♦9♦7♠.

Hang then moved all in from the cutoff and Eastwood snap-called for around 20,000 under the gun. Hang showed him A♦5♦ for the nut flush.

"Do you want to see this one," the 888poker Stream Team member said to a 888poker camera watching the action, showing K♦10♦ before flinging it into the middle of the table and making his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xu Hang	130,000
Nick Eastwood	Busted

Tags: Nick Eastwood Xu Hang

10-26-2023 18:17 UTC

Sergheiciuc Hits the River Too Late Against Liperis

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Yiannis Liperis raised to 2,500 in the cutoff, then called when Pavel Sergheiciuc moved all in for around 10,000 on the button.

Pavel Sergheiciuc: Q♥J♠
Yiannis Liperis: A♣4♥

Liperis made a pair on the 4♥7♠8♣ flop, then improved to two pair on the A♠ turn and left Sergheiciuc drawing dead. The Q♠ river gave Sergheiciuc his own pair, but it wasn't enough to avoid heading to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yiannis Liperis	90,000 5,000	5,000

Pavel Sergheiciuc	Busted

Tags: Pavel Sergheiciuc Yiannis Liperis

10-26-2023 17:38 UTC

Simpson Takes Out Erhan

David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

888poker Ambassador Ian Simpson only recently took his seat in the tournament and saw Constantin Erhan move all in for 16,000 in the hijack. Simpson then reshoved on the button and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Constantin Erhan: K♠7♠
Ian Simpson: A♠Q♦

The board ran out 3♣10♥5♣2♥2♦ and Simpson won the pot with ace-high, sending Erhan to the rail.

Leo Worthington-Leese and Florian Duta were also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Simpson	42,000 42,000	42,000

Constantin Erhan	Busted
Leo Worthington-Leese	Busted
Florian Duta	Busted

Tags: Constantin Erhan Ian Simpson

10-26-2023 17:29 UTC

Jordon Busts For the Fifth Time

David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Terry Jordon's erratic and creative style of play has seen him climb to incredible heights so far today, but also a fair share of lows as he was on his fifth bullet.

He was just down to 10,000 and moved all in on a flop of J♥7♣Q♥ from early position. Jay Villegas called in the big blind.

Terry Jordon: 8♠7♥
Jay Villegas: 10♥9♥

Jordon had a pair of sevens, while Villegas had straight and flush draws. The A♥ turn completed his flush and Jordon was already drawing dead heading to the A♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Villegas	140,000 65,000	65,000
Terry Jordon	Busted

Tags: Jay Villegas Terry Jordon