£888 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2023 888poker LIVE Coventry
£888 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2023 888poker LIVE Coventry
Buy-in
£888
Prize Pool
£500,000
Entries
672
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
288
Players Left
67
Francis Obadun, Ryan Otto Get a Shot at Redemption After Day 1c of the 888poker LIVE Coventry Main Event
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Francis Obadun and Ryan Otto should be quite familiar to each other by now.
Not only did they share a table for most of Day 1c of the £888 888poker LIVE Coventry Main Event, but it was just a few months ago that they both made a run at a title, making the top three at the 888poker LIVE London Main Event. Obadun finished second, while Otto claimed third.
They’re both back at another shot of capturing a title, ending Day 1c near the top of the leaderboard. Otto (366,500), who was also runner-up in the High Roller last night, doubled up with a set of sevens against Nathan Jones, then busted Jones on the last hand of the night with ace-king. Obadun (314,000) found his own double up earlier in the day, making a straight with a pair of sixes, then won a big pot off Otto when he cracked a set with a turned flush.
Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Pyke | United Kingdom | 400,000 | 133 |
| 2 | Ryan Otto | Australia | 366,500 | 122 |
| 3 | Francis Obadun | United Kingdom | 314,000 | 105 |
| 4 | Matthew Eardley | United Kingdom | 298,000 | 99 |
| 5 | Jiaze Li | United Kingdom | 250,000 | 83 |
| 6 | Min Ji | United Kingdom | 250,000 | 83 |
| 7 | Wendy Watson | United Kingdom | 247,000 | 82 |
| 8 | Richard Pearson | United Kingdom | 239,000 | 80 |
| 9 | Patrick Donohue | United Kingdom | 225,000 | 75 |
| 10 | Florin Gavilrescu | United Kingdom | 205,500 | 69 |
Otto and Obadun may be looking up at Danny Pyke on the leaderboard, but that’s far from certain. Pyke didn’t bother to count his stack at the end of the night and just put down “400-ish” on his bag. Matthew Eardley ended up in fourth place with 298,000 after busting 888poker Ambassador Ian Simpson with a straight against two pair early in the day.
It took Niall Farrell multiple bullets, but he finally managed to bag up 106,500 for tomorrow’s Day 2. Nim Rattan (192,500), Paul Vas Nunes (105,500), and Tom Middleton (58,500) were also part of the 67 players who survived Day 1c. Those who didn't survive include yesterday's High Roller champion Ludovic Geilich, Florian Duta, and Leo Worthington-Leese.
A total of 288 players entered Day 1c, combining with the 265 who entered the first two starting flights to create a field of 553. There is still the turbo Day 1d flight ongoing, which has so far attracted 94 entries and pushed the field past 600 players and the £500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2, so there is a chance for the field to grow even larger by the time the prize pool is confirmed.
The 118 players who have navigated through one of the first three starting flights will return tomorrow at 11 a.m. local time for Day 2. Blinds pick up on Level 15 at 1,500-3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60-minutes long from this point on.
The race to the final table will be on tomorrow, and PokerNews will follow all the action and provide live updates from inside the Coventry Building Society Arena.
Day 1d Chip Counts
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1d attracted 99 total entries, with 27 surviving to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
321,500
321,500
|
321,500 |
|
||
|
260,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
187,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
|
|
173,500
173,500
|
173,500 |
|
161,500
161,500
|
161,500 |
|
|
134,500
134,500
|
134,500 |
|
129,500
129,500
|
129,500 |
|
128,500
128,500
|
128,500 |
|
||
|
|
123,500
123,500
|
123,500 |
|
123,500
123,500
|
123,500 |
|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
118,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
|
99,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
89,500
89,500
|
89,500 |
|
||
|
|
82,500
82,500
|
82,500 |
|
81,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
73,500
73,500
|
73,500 |
|
|
72,500
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
|
55,500
55,500
|
55,500 |
|
|
53,500
53,500
|
53,500 |
|
|
51,500
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
50,500
50,500
|
50,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
47,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
366,500 | |
|
314,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
298,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
247,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
|
239,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
225,000 | |
|
|
205,500
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
203,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
|
201,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
199,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
|
192,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
|
186,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
|
173,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
166,500
131,500
|
131,500 |
|
|
155,500
155,500
|
155,500 |
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
148,500
148,500
|
148,500 |
|
138,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
135,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
134,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
133,500
53,500
|
53,500 |
|
|
129,500
129,500
|
129,500 |
Play Concludes
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1c has ended with 67 players remaining out of 288 total entries.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Middleton Finds a Bag on the River
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On the last hand of the day, Tom Middleton was all in for 22,500 and up against Garry Wilson.
Tom Middleton: 10♣6♠
Garry Wilson: 8♥8♦
The board came 3♦9♦J♦Q♥ and Middleton was left needing help on the river to survive. "King one time," he yelled out, and the entire table--with the exception of Wilson--began celebrating when the K♠ fell as Middleton made a straight.
"Sorry for your loss," Middleton said as he began bagging up his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Jones Falls to Otto in Last Big Pot
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nathan Jones got his last 125,000 in the middle from early position and Ryan Otto called in the big blind.
Nathan Jones: Q♥10♦
Ryan Otto: A♦K♠
The 9♠6♥3♦ flop was no help to Jones, and neither was the 9♥ turn.
"Save it for the river," Jones said, but he also missed the 6♣ and was sent to the exit right before the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
366,500
116,500
|
116,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Six More Hands
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tournament officials announced there will be six more hands played on Day 1c before players bag up their chips for the night.
Johnson Doesn't Make it to the End
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action folded to Brandon Sheils in the small blind who put Christopher Johnson all in. Johnson called off his last 20,000.
Christopher Johnson: J♠10♦
Brandon Sheils: A♠6♦
The flop came A♦2♥J♣ and Sheils hit top pair to take a big lead in the hand. The turn was the 2♦ and Johnson was already out of his seat and walking to the exit by the time the 7♠ fell on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Kyffin Gets a Bet Off Vas Nunes
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 10♣K♦3♣, Paul Vas Nunes bet 7,000 from the cutoff and Ian Kyffin called on the button.
Vas Nunes checked the K♥ turn, then called when Kyffin bet 10,000. The river came the 2♠ and Vas Nunes checked again.
Kyffin checked back and turned over Q♥10♥, forcing Vas Nunes to send his cards into the muck.
The attention of most of the players in the room has shifted from the table as casino staff came around handing out free cups of strawberry ice cream at the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
80,000 |