£888 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 888poker LIVE Coventry

10-28-2023 12:30 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Wai Man	790,000 90,000	90,000
Yiannis Liperis	780,000 160,000	160,000

Paul Ephremsen	330,000 60,000	60,000
Greg Thomson	320,000 118,000	118,000
Gary Miller	280,000 30,000	30,000
Wendy Watson	210,000 37,000	37,000
Lukas Dimsa	210,000 54,000	54,000
Jose Aguilera	200,000 121,500	121,500

Carl Shaw	185,000 15,000	15,000

Lucia Navarro	180,000 20,000	20,000

Daniel Laidlaw	120,000 150,000	150,000
Ludovic Geilich	100,000 30,000	30,000
Chrisy Taylor	80,000 107,000	107,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

10-28-2023 11:59 UTC

Break Time

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David Salituro

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.

10-28-2023 11:57 UTC

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

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David Salituro

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

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: 5♠5♦
Joe Newby: 10♣10♥

The flop came 3♠A♠K♦ and Farrell began asking the dealer for another spade, but none came on the Q♣8♥ 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: Q♦Q♥
Nim Rattan: J♦J♣
Matthew Eardley: A♦K♠

Eardley spiked his ace on the 5♠A♣2♥ 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	300,000 230,000	230,000
Matthew Eardley	240,000 110,000	110,000
Joe Newby	180,000 44,500	44,500
Nim Rattan	Busted
Niall Farrell	Busted

Tags: Joe Newby Matthew Eardley Nathan Jones Niall Farrell Nim Rattan

10-28-2023 11:53 UTC

Pham Shoves the River on Khatri

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David Salituro

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

Bhavin Khatri bet 8,000 from middle position on a flop of 9♣9♥8♣ and William McMurray called on the button. Hong Pham then raised to 26,000 in the big blind, Khatri reraised to 52,000, and McMurray folded.

Pham called to see the 6♦ turn where both players checked. The river came the J♥ and Pham moved all in for 150,000.

Khatri snap-folded and Pham took the big pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hong Pham	350,000 90,000	90,000
Bhavin Khatri	240,000 18,000	18,000
William McMurray	180,000 81,000	81,000

Tags: Bhavin Khatri Hong Pham William McMurray

10-28-2023 11:44 UTC

Chmiel Shows Down Kings in Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

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

Dawid Chmiel, Michalis Michael, and Adam Hart went to the turn on a board of 9♦Q♥5♣7♣ when Chmiel bet 30,000 from the cutoff.

Michael called on the button, then Hart moved all in for 50,000 in the big blind. Chmiel reshoved for 94,000 and Michael snap-called.

Michael showed A♣Q♣ for top pair, Hart had a dominated Q♠J♠, but Chmiel had them both beat with K♦K♠. The river came the 8♦ and Chmiel knocked out Hart and doubled up off Michael

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Chmiel	300,000 230,000	230,000
Michalis Michael	180,000 70,000	70,000
Adam Hart	Busted

Tags: Adam Hart Dawid Chmiel Michalis Michael

10-28-2023 11:33 UTC

Wright Runs Into a Higher Pair; Navarro Last Team Member Standing

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David Salituro

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

Timothy Wright moved all in for around 40,000 from the hijack and Paul Vas Nunes had him at risk under the gun.

Timothy Wright: 4♥4♦
Paul Vas Nunes: 8♠8♣

Wright was already standing up from his seat after Vas Nunes turned over his higher pocket pair. The 6♦J♥9♥A♦5♥ board didn't provide any relief and Wright joined the long list of bustouts so far today.

Vivian Saliba also busted shortly before, leaving Lucia Navarro as the last 888poker team member remaining in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Vas Nunes	140,000 34,500	34,500
Timothy Wright	Busted
Nigel Burge-Jones	Busted
Vivian Saliba	Busted

David Morris	Busted

Tags: Paul Vas Nunes Timothy Wright

10-28-2023 11:23 UTC

Fisher Can't Reel In a Double

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David Salituro

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

Action folded to Gary Fisher who moved all in for 75,000 in the cutoff. Scott Reynolds in the small blind reshoved and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Gary Fisher: A♥9♣
Scott Reynolds: 6♥6♣

Fisher couldn't connect with anything on the 10♠10♥3♥J♣3♦ board and Reynolds ended up with two pair to send him to the rail.

888poker Ambassador Ian Simpson was also eliminated at the same time on another table, as were Aleksandrs Golubevs and Vineet Mohan as players continue to fall rapidly on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Reynolds	280,000 159,500	159,500
Gary Fisher	Busted
Ian Simpson	Busted

Aleksandrs Golubevs	Busted
Vineet Mohan	Busted

Tags: Aleksandrs Golubevs Gary Fisher Ian Simpson Scott Reynolds Vineet Mohan

10-28-2023 11:14 UTC

Man's "Lucky Day" Continues

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David Salituro

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

Sheng Zheng, who began the day in the top 10 on the leaderboard, was down to around 110,000 when he moved all in from under the gun and Ka Wai Man had him at risk in early position.

Sheng Zheng: A♦J♠
Ka Wai Man: 8♠8♦

Zheng was racing for his tournament life against Man's pair, but today just happens to be Man's day and he spiked the 8♣ right away to make a set, followed by the 7♠Q♣. The rest of the board came 3♥5♥ and Man picked up another pot and sent Zheng to the rail.

"Lucky day, mate," a tablemate told Man, who moved up around 700,000 after starting with less than 200,000.

Jamie Walden, Brandon Sheils, Lee French, and Robert Bickley were also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Wai Man	700,000 80,000	80,000
Sheng Zheng	Busted
Jamie Walden	Busted

Brandon Sheils	Busted
Lee French	Busted
Robert Bickley	Busted

Tags: Ka Wai Man Sheng Zheng

10-28-2023 11:08 UTC

Donohue Picks Off Sudunagunta

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David Salituro

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

Teodor Evstratiev raised to 8,000 in early position before Siddharth Sudunagunta moved all in for 55,000 in the hijack. Patrick Donohue then reshoved for 110,000 in the cutoff and Evstratiev got out of the way.

Siddharth Sudunagunta: A♥Q♣
Patrick Donohue: A♦K♦

Both players connected with their ace on the A♠8♠J♦ flop, while the 10♠ turn gave Sudunagunta a straight draw. The river was the 10♦ and Sudunagunta couldn't overcome Donohue's king-kicker and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teodor Evstratiev	240,000 12,000	12,000
Patrick Donohue	180,000 45,000	45,000
Siddharth Sudunagunta	Busted

Tags: Patrick Donohue Siddharth Sudunagunta Teodor Evstratiev