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

10-26-2023 19:34 UTC

Ghosh Finds a Double on the River

David Salituro

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

Action folded to Asish Ghosh on the button who moved all in for 20,000. Brandon Sheils called in the small blind.

Asish Ghosh: A♥J♠
Brandon Sheils: 4♥4♠

The flop came 8♥7♣10♣ and Sheils remained in front with his fours. "Pair the board," Sheils pleaded as the 10♠ fell on the turn.

"Don't pair the board again," he added. The river didn't pair the board, but it did bring the A♣ as Ghosh hit his ace to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asish Ghosh	40,000 40,000	40,000
Brandon Sheils	30,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Asish Ghosh Brandon Sheils

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

10-26-2023 19:29 UTC

Littlewood Hits the River on Swift

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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 19:22 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Littlewood	200,000 140,000	140,000
Tim Chung	150,000 70,000	70,000
Fabian Donovan	150,000 150,000	150,000
Shapiur Rahman	130,000 30,000	30,000
Carl Shaw	110,000 50,000	50,000

Dean Hutchison	80,000 15,000	15,000
Jamie Walden	65,000 45,000	45,000

Niall Farrell	50,000 10,000	10,000

John Gardner	50,000 30,000	30,000
Lucia Navarro	45,000 19,000	19,000

Ian Simpson	40,000 2,000	2,000

Brandon Sheils	40,000 40,000	40,000
Robert Bickley	35,000 15,000	15,000

10-26-2023 19:13 UTC

Laidlaw Shoves Again, This Time on Ephremsen

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David Salituro

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

Daniel Laidlaw raised to 3,500 in middle position before Paul Ephremsen three-bet to 10,000 on the button. Laidlaw called and they went heads-up to the K♥4♥3♦ flop.

Both players checked and Laidlaw then led out for 20,000 on the 5♥ turn. Ephremsen quickly called and the 2♦ fell on the river.

Laidlaw then moved all in for around 90,000 and Ephremsen tanked for nearly two minutes before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Ephremsen	180,000 5,000	5,000
Daniel Laidlaw	175,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Daniel Laidlaw Paul Ephremsen

10-26-2023 19:03 UTC

Jackson Five-Bet Shoves Into Aces

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David Salituro

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

Trevor Reardon raised to 3,200 under the gun and Niall Farrell called in early position. Dan Jackson then three-bet to 10,000 in the cutoff and Reardon four-bet to 21,000.

Farrell got out of the way, but Jackson five-bet shoved and Reardon snap-called for his last 51,000.

Trevor Reardon: A♣A♠
Dan Jackson: A♥K♠

It was Reardon's turn to be on the right side of a cooler after he lost with kings versus jacks earlier. The board ran out 6♥10♦J♥2♣4♦ and Jackson was forced to hand over most of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Trevor Reardon	110,000 110,000	110,000
Niall Farrell	60,000 15,000	15,000

Daniel Jackson	5,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Dan Jackson Niall Farrell Trevor Reardon

10-26-2023 18:58 UTC

Middleton Puts in a Massive River Shove

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David Salituro

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

Xu Hang's table was broken after he busted Nick Eastwood earlier, and he was moved to a new one featuring Tom Middleton.

On one of his first hands at his new table, he and Middleton went to the turn on a board of 4♦5♦J♠3♠ when Middleton bet 25,000 from the hijack.

Hang called under the gun as the 6♥ fell on the river. Hang checked and Middleton moved all in for 104,000.

Hang went into the tank for more than three minutes until he threw his cards into the muck, awarding the pot to Middleton without a showdown.

Recent bustouts include Chin Fernando, WSOP Main Event 10th-place finisher Jose Aguilera, and 888poker Steam Team member Aaron Barone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Middleton	160,000 40,000	40,000

Xu Hang	120,000 10,000	10,000
Chinthaka Fernando	Busted
Jose Aguilera	Busted

Aaron Barone	Busted

Tags: Tom Middleton Xu Hang

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

10-26-2023 18:46 UTC

Saliba Wakes Up With Kings

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David Salituro

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

Vivian Saliba raised to 2,400 under the gun and received calls from two opponents before Ollie Markham three-bet to 8,000 in small blind. Saliba then moved all in for 24,000, the rest of the table folded, but Markham called to put her at risk.

Vivian Saliba: K♣K♠
Ollie Markham: J♣J♠

Saliba was poised for a double up with her kings as the board ran out 4♠10♥9♠10♣4♥. Markham couldn't find any miracles and handed over the double up to the 888poker Ambassador.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vivian Saliba	55,000 20,000	20,000

Ollie Markham	30,000

Tags: Ollie Markham Vivian Saliba

10-26-2023 18:44 UTC

Eastwood Runs Into a Massive Cooler

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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