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

10-26-2023 14:12 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yucel Eminoglu	150,000 90,000	90,000
Niall Farrell	45,000 15,000	15,000

Maz Balco	35,000 -2,000	-2,000
Aaron Barone	25,000 -13,000	-13,000
Nick Eastwood	25,000 -11,000	-11,000

Josh Manley	20,000 -12,000	-12,000

Dean Hutchison	15,000 -15,000	-15,000
Tom Middleton	15,000

Lucia Navarro	10,000 -22,000	-22,000

Andrew Hulme	1,000

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 14:23 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 14:33 UTC

Sit n' Go Hero Fernando Doubles Yao

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Chin Fernando, who won his seat into the Main Event in a sit n' go, went heads-up to the turn on a board of 3♥Q♥4♣A♣ against Bixi Yao.

Yao then moved all in for 9,500 and Fernando called with K♥Q♣ for a pair of queens. Yao showed A♦5♠ for a pair of aces and held on through the 4♠ river to secure a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chinthaka Fernando	45,000
Bixi Yao	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Bixi Yao Chin Fernando

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

10-26-2023 14:42 UTC

Davenport Calls Down Shaw, Gets There on the River

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Carl Shaw was on the button and three-bet to 3,500 as Matt Davenport called in the cutoff.

The flop came J♣4♦7♥ and Shaw continued for 2,800. Davenport called to the A♥ turn, where Shaw bet another 6,500.

Davenport again called and checked over to Shaw on the 5♣ river. Shaw paused for a moment before slamming the table, checking behind.

Davenport opened up 5♥5♠ for a rivered set of fives and Shaw mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Davenport	50,000
Carl Shaw	26,000

Tags: Carl Shaw Matt Davenport

10-26-2023 14:48 UTC

Bedson Already Looking Forward to Second Bullet, Duta Doubles

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Florian Duta raised to 1,200 in the hijack and received calls from the cutoff and button before small blind Daniel Bedson three-bet to 5,300.

Duta then moved all in for 19,700 and action folded back to Bedson. "I can never win these things on the first bullet so might as well get it out of the way," Bedson said as he called.

Florian Duta: A♣9♣
Daniel Bedson: K♥9♥

Duta had Bedson dominated and neither player connected with the 8♦Q♦8♣7♣6♠ board, Duta taking the pot and the double up with his ace-kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Duta	42,000 4,000	4,000
Daniel Bedson	8,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Daniel Bedson Florian Duta

10-26-2023 14:52 UTC

Jordon Has a Stack Again

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Terry Jordon, on his fifth bullet of the day, moved all in for 30,000 from early position and Dan Jackson called in the small blind.

Terry Jordon: Q♥6♥
Dan Jackson: A♦J♣

Jordon took the lead on the 5♠9♥Q♥ flop with a pair of queens, and Jackson couldn't connect with the 5♣5♥ board as Jordon filled up to secure a double.

"What are you playing that crap for," Jordon joked with Jackson, who was left on a short stack.

"It felt weird seeing you without chips," tablemate Aaron Barone told Jordon.

888poker Ambassdor Lucia Navarro was recently eliminated, as was Tom Middleton.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Jordon	61,000 61,000	61,000
Daniel Jackson	3,000 -44,000	-44,000
Lucia Navarro	Busted

Tom Middleton	Busted

Tags: Dan Jackson Terry Jordon

10-26-2023 15:05 UTC

Wood Picks Off Zdanovicius on the River

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Christopher Wood raised to 1,000 in early position before Miroslavas Zdanovicius three-bet to 4,500 in the cutoff.

Wood called to the 3♥Q♥Q♦ flop, where action was checked through to the 2♣ turn. Wood then led out for 2,500 and Zdanovicius called.

The river came the 9♣ and Wood checked over to Zdanovicius, who bet 7,000. Wood spent about a minute staring over at Zdanovicius before calling.

Zdanovicius showed A♦J♥ for just ace-high, while Wood had 10♣10♠ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Wood	60,000
Miroslavas Zdanovicius	40,000

Tags: Christopher Wood Miroslavas Zdanovicius

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.