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

10-26-2023 17:07 UTC

Reardon Runs Into a Cooler

David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Trevor Reardon had a raise to 5,200 in front of him from the button before small blind Sheng Zheng moved all in. Reardon tanked for a minute before calling for his last 53,000.

Trevor Reardon: J♦J♣
Sheng Zheng: K♣K♦

Reardon had run right into Zheng's pair of kings and found no miracles on the 9♥5♥7♦K♥2♥ board. Zheng finished with a set as he sent Reardon to the rail after their massive confrontation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sheng Zheng	110,000 50,000	50,000
Trevor Reardon	Busted

Tags: Sheng Zheng Trevor Reardon

10-26-2023 16:57 UTC

Walden Trips Up Christoforou

David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10♣2♥Q♠, Jamie Walden bet 2,000 from the hijack and Andrew Christoforou called on the button.

The turn came the Q♣ and Walden bet another 5,000. Christoforou again called to see the 5♦ river, where Walden slid forward a stack of yellow 5,000 chips, putting Christoforou all in.

Christoforou quickly called off his last 18,000 and Walden turned over K♥Q♥ for trip queens. Christoforou mucked and headed off to the rail, while Walden raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Walden	110,000 15,000	15,000
Andrew Christoforou	Busted

Tags: Jamie Walden Andrew Christoforou

10-26-2023 16:38 UTC

Liversedge Doubles Off Jordon Again; Jordon Takes Out Penescu

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jay Villegas raised to 1,200 in middle position and Terry Jordon called on the button before Zackery Liversedge moved all in for around 12,000. Villegas folded, but Jordon called.

Zackery Liversedge: A♣9♣
Terry Jordon: A♠2♦

The 9♦5♠9♥ flop gave Liversedge trips and a big lead in the pot, but Jordon picked up a straight draw on the 3♣ turn. "Please, no," Liversedge pleaded, and he witnessed the harmless 6♦ fall on the river to double up.

A few hands later, Jordon bet 16,500 on a board of 8♠6♥3♠5♦ before Cosmin Penescu moved all in for 35,000. Jordon called with 7♣4♣ for a straight, while Penescu threw his J♣J♦ into the middle of the table and prepared to stand up from the table.

The river came the 2♠ and Jordon sent Penescu to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Jordon	80,000 35,000	35,000
Jay Villegas	75,000 15,000	15,000
Zackery Liversedge	25,000 11,000	11,000
Cosmin Penescu	Busted

Tags: Cosmin Penescu Jay Villegas Terry Jordon Zackery Liversedge

10-26-2023 16:07 UTC

Bot Dodges the River to Bust Le

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Around 15,000 was already in the middle as Alexandru Bot and Tan Le went to the turn on a board of 3♦10♠Q♥7♠.

Le, on the button, then moved all in for 18,000 and Bot quickly called in early position. Le had A♠3♠ for a pair and flush draw, while Bot showed J♥10♥ for a pair of tens.

The river K♥ was no help to Le and Bot took the pot and sent Le to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Bot	70,000
Tan Le	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Bot Tan Le

10-26-2023 16:00 UTC

French Hits the Flop, Farrell Spikes the River

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Niall Farrell raised to 1,800 in early position before Lee French moved all in for around 10,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to Farrell who snap-called.

Lee French: A♥4♥
Niall Farrell: J♥J♣

Farrell was ahead with jacks as the flop came A♦K♥6♣, giving French the lead with a pair of aces. The turn came the 8♣, but the J♦ fell on the river as Farrell made a set to send French to the rail.

"That's why you don't moan," Farrell said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	55,000 10,000	10,000

Lee French	Busted

Tags: Lee French Niall Farrell

10-26-2023 15:11 UTC

Bickley Outflops Rattan

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Robert Bickley bet 2,500 on a flop of 9♣4♣3♦ before Nim Rattan, on the button, raised to 7,100. Bickley then moved all in and Rattan called for 8,300.

Nim Rattan: A♣Q♠
Robert Bickley: A♦9♦

Rattan was behind Bickley's flopped pair of nines as the board ran out 2♦8♠, sending her to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Bickley	50,000 50,000	50,000
Nim Rattan	Busted

Tags: Nim Rattan Robert Bickley

10-26-2023 14:23 UTC

Broadbent Cracks Rusev's Aces

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 4♦7♦4♠, Rumen Rusev bet 5,000 from the hijack before Noel Broadbent raised to 12,000 in middle position. Rusev then moved all in and Broadbent snap-called.

Rumen Rusev: A♠A♥
Noel Broadbent: A♣4♣

Rusev turned over aces, but Broadbent had flopped trips to leave Rusev at risk. The board ran out J♠5♥ and Broadbent secured the pot.

The stacks were counted down and Broadbent had 32,400 remaining, barely having Rusev covered and sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Broadbent	70,000
Rumen Rusev	Busted

Tags: Noel Broadbent Rumen Rusev

10-26-2023 14:18 UTC

Hulme Runs Out of Steam

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Andrew Hulme was down to 3,000 and moved all in from under the gun. Action folded around to Mark Johnston who called in the small blind.

Andrew Hulme: K♦J♣
Mark Johnston: A♦2♦

Johnston hit top pair on the 5♦A♣8♠ flop, while Hulme got some hope on the K♥ turn. The river was the 8♣ and Hulme couldn't improve as he headed for the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Johnston	25,000
Andrew Hulme	Busted

Tags: Mark Johnston Andrew Hulme

10-26-2023 14:03 UTC

Reed, Wang Chop Up Jordon

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Terry Jordon built up a massive stack of 150,000 earlier in the day, but he just had that entirely vanish after a pot against David Reed and Beihao Wang.

Wang was all in for 13,400 in the hijack and Reed and Jordon both called. The flop came 6♥4♦10♥ and Jordon moved all in for 15,000. Reed quickly called.

Beihao Wang: A♥Q♠
Terry Jordon: K♥7♥
David Reed: A♠K♠

"I have outs," Jordon said heading to the 4♠ turn. The river was the 10♦ and Reed and Wang both made the same two pair, while Jordon missed his flush and was sent to the rail.

"Is it unlimited reentry? Oh, so he'll be back," a tablemate said about Jordon.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Reed	65,000
Beihao Wang	20,000
Terry Jordon	Busted

Tags: Beihao Wang David Reed Terry Jordon

10-26-2023 13:49 UTC

Walden Spikes the River to Bust One

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Owen Dodd limped in from the cutoff before the button raised to 1,500. Jamie Walden, in the small blind, then three-bet to 4,000 and both Dodd and the button called.

The flop came J♣10♠2♠ and action checked to the button who bet 7,000. Walden then raised to 17,000 and Dodd got out of the way. Walden's remaining opponent, though, tanked for a minute before reraising to 29,000, leaving a green 500 chip behind.

Walden then tanked for a minute before moving all in, and his opponent tossed in his last chip.

All-In Player: A♦J♦
Jamie Walden: K♣Q♥

Walden had a straight draw against his opponent's top pair but failed to connect with the 2♦ turn. The river was the Q♦ and Walden made top pair to send his opponent crashing out of the tournament.

"That's what the kids do nowadays. Limp, raise, three-bet. He was excited to look at king-queen," a tablemate joked with Walden after the hand.