2023 888poker LIVE Coventry

£888 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 888poker LIVE Coventry

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
£120,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£888
Prize Pool
£500,000
Entries
672
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
165
Players Left
21

Farrell Runs Into Tens; Jones Spikes a Two-Outer on the River

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Nim Rattan
Nim Rattan

Joe Newby raised to 8,000 on the button, then called when Niall Farrell moved all in for 90,000 in the big blind.

Niall Farrell: 55
Joe Newby: 1010

The flop came 3AK and Farrell began asking the dealer for another spade, but none came on the Q8 runout and Farrell was eliminated.

At the same time at another table, Nim Rattan was all in for 120,000 in early position, Jones was all in for 117,000 in the hijack, and Matthew Eardley had them both covered and at risk.

Nathan Jones: QQ
Nim Rattan: JJ
Matthew Eardley: AK

Eardley spiked his ace on the 5A2 board and was poised for a double knockout as the 3 fell on the turn. The river, though, was the Q and Jones hit his set to virtually triple up, while Rattan was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Jones gb
Nathan Jones
300,000
230,000
230,000
Matthew Eardley gb
Matthew Eardley
240,000
-110,000
-110,000
Joe Newby gb
Joe Newby
180,000
44,500
44,500
Nim Rattan gb
Nim Rattan
Busted
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Joe NewbyMatthew EardleyNathan JonesNiall FarrellNim Rattan

Break Time

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The remaining 95 players are now on a 20-minute break.

There have been 70 eliminations so far through the first two levels as the field draws closer to the money.

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ka Wai Man gb
Ka Wai Man
790,000
90,000
90,000
Yiannis Liperis cy
Yiannis Liperis
780,000
160,000
160,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Paul Ephremsen gb
Paul Ephremsen
330,000
60,000
60,000
Greg Thomson
Greg Thomson
320,000
118,000
118,000
Gary Miller gb
Gary Miller
280,000
-30,000
-30,000
Wendy Watson gb
Wendy Watson
210,000
-37,000
-37,000
Lukas Dimsa lt
Lukas Dimsa
210,000
54,000
54,000
Jose Aguilera es
Jose Aguilera
200,000
-121,500
-121,500
Day 1D Chip Leader
Carl Shaw gb
Carl Shaw
185,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lucia Navarro es
Lucia Navarro
180,000
20,000
20,000
Daniel Laidlaw au
Daniel Laidlaw
120,000
-150,000
-150,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
100,000
30,000
30,000
Chrisy Taylor gb
Chrisy Taylor
80,000
-107,000
-107,000

Athar Runs Into Ephremsen's Kings

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Shah Athar moved all in for around 80,000 from early position and Paul Ephremsen called in middle position.

Shah Athar: 99
Paul Ephremsen: KK

Ephremsen had picked up kings and was a big favorite to score the knockout as the board came Q8Q4A, sending Athar to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Ephremsen gb
Paul Ephremsen
390,000
60,000
60,000
Shah Athar gb
Shah Athar
Busted

Tags: Paul EphremsenShah Athar

Le Finds a King

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tan Le began the day with nearly 400,000 but had been knocked down to just 33,000 before moving all in from middle position. Stephen Cherry called in the big blind to put him at risk.

Tan Le: K4
Stephen Cherry: A4

Le was dominated heading to the 27J flop. The turn was the K and Le jumped into the lead with a pair of kings, holding on through the 10 river as Cherry was forced to hand over a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Cherry gb
Stephen Cherry
100,000
-5,500
-5,500
Tan Le gb
Tan Le
70,000
-327,000
-327,000

Tags: Stephen CherryTan Le

Vas Nunes Picks Up Kings

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Paul Vas Nunes and Anthony Toole engaged in a pre-flop raising war that ended with Vas Nunes all in for 140,000 on the button and Toole having him at risk in the small blind.

Paul Vas Nunes: KK
Anthony Toole: AK

Toole was looking for an ace to knock out Vas Nunes, but the 7357J board was safe for Vas Nunes and he earned the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Vas Nunes gb
Paul Vas Nunes
280,000
140,000
140,000
Anthony Toole gb
Anthony Toole
120,000
29,500
29,500

Tags: Anthony ToolePaul Vas Nunes

Pyke Shoves on Eardley

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Danny Pyke limped in under the gun, then called when Matthew Eardley raised to 15,500 in early position.

The flop came 4103 and Eardley continued for 15,000. Pyke called and the K fell on the turn.

Eardley then bet another 26,000 and Pyke came back with an all-in shove for 65,000. Eardley spent a minute in the tank before releasing his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Eardley gb
Matthew Eardley
240,000
Danny Pyke gb
Danny Pyke
150,000
-90,000
-90,000
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: Danny PykeMatthew Eardley

Man Keeps Climbing

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ka Wai Man and Carl Spencer were heads-up on a board of A87J where Spencer bet 45,000 in early position.

Man called in the big blind as the 9 fell on the river. Man instantly slid forward a tower of red 25,000 chips, announcing he was all in.

Spencer, with around 150,000 remaining, didn't take too long before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Ka Wai Man gb
Ka Wai Man
900,000
110,000
110,000
Carl Spencer gb
Carl Spencer
150,000
-77,000
-77,000