£1,100 Main Event | 2023 888poker LIVE London

04-23-2023 15:36 UTC

Otto Doubles Through Obadun

Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

It folded to Ryan Otto in the cutoff who jammed all in for 450,000. Francis Obadun asked for a count in the big blind and then called it off.

Ryan Otto: J♥J♦
Francis Obadun: Q♣10♥

The flop came J♠7♠2♦ and Otto picked up a set of jacks to take a stranglehold on the hand. The K♦ on the turn gave Obadun some potential with a straight draw but the 10♠ on the river was not enough as Otto scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Obadun	3,700,000	-200,000
Ryan Otto	960,000	230,000

Tags: Francis Obadun Ryan Otto

04-23-2023 15:30 UTC

Tobias Kirby Hogarty Eliminated in 8th Place (£7,500)

Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jiaze Li raised to 80,000 in the hijack and Tobias Kirby Hogarty three-bet shoved all in for 815,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Li who quickly called to put Kirby Hogarty at risk.

Tobias Kirby Hogarty: A♣J♥
Jiaze Li: K♠K♣

The flop came Q♦2♠2♥ and Li was still in great shape with his pocket kings. The 5♣ on the turn and the 10♦ on the river changed nothing and Kirby Hogarty was eliminated in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiaze Li	2,650,000	750,000
Tobias Kirby Hogarty	Busted

Tags: Tobias Kirby Hogarty Jiaze Li

04-23-2023 15:17 UTC

One More Double for Li

Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jiaze Li opened to 80,000 in early position with A♥A♣ and was called by Hong Pham and Francis Obadun in the blinds with Q♣J♣ and K♠7♥ respectively. The flop fell Q♥9♠3♠ and the action checked to Li who continued with a bet of 125,000. Pham called and Obadun got out of the way.

The turn brought the 8♠ and Pham checked again. Li counted out a bet of 300,000 and Pham check-raised all in. Li had a decision to make with 405,000 behind and eventually made the call.

The river was the 4♥ and Li's aces held on for a double-up through Pham, swapping stacks with the former chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiaze Li	1,900,000	990,000
Hong Pham	1,100,000	-800,000

Tags: Francis Obadun Hong Pham Jiaze Li

04-23-2023 15:10 UTC

Li Flips for His Stack

Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jiaze Li raised the large majority of his stack to 275,000 in the hijack and Tobias Kirby Hogarty three-bet from the cutoff. The action folded back to Li who stuck in the last of his 470,000 chips as the cards were on their backs.

Jiaze Li: K♥Q♣
Tobias Kirby Hogarty: J♣J♦

The flop fell Q♠4♦2♦ and Li flopped a pair of queens to take the lead. The A♥ and 7♥ runout changed nothing and Li doubled up through Kirby Hogarty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiaze Li	910,000	280,000
Tobias Kirby Hogarty	895,000	-445,000

Tags: Jiaze Li Tobias Kirby Hogarty

04-23-2023 15:06 UTC

Obadun Shuts Down on the River

Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Hong Pham opened to 85,000 from middle position with A♦7♣ and was called by Francis Obadun on her left with A♠J♠. Tobias Kirby Hogarty came along with 6♠6♦ in the small blind and Smit Trivedi called in the big blidn with Q♦9♦.

The flop came K♦7♠5♥ and Pham continued with a bet of 150,000. Obadun was the only player to call and the 4♥ landed on the turn. Pham checked this time and Obadun stuck in a bet of 150,000. Pham called and the 4♣ paired the board on the river.

Both players tapped the table and Pham's pair of sevens was good enough to win some chips back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Obadun	3,900,000	-300,000
Hong Pham	1,900,000	500,000

Tags: Tobias Kirby Hogarty Smit Trivedi Hong Pham Francis Obadun

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

04-23-2023 14:51 UTC

Yao Doubles in the Blinds

Adam Lamers

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The action folded around to Bixi Yao in the small blind who ripped all in for 230,000. Hong Pham wasted little time before calling from the big blind and was in a dominating position.

Bixi Yao: Q♦9♦
Hong Pham: K♦Q♠

The flop came 9♠4♠4♣ and Yao took the lead after spiking a nine on the flop. The 7♠ on the turn gave Pham the lone flush draw but the 4♥ on the river locked up the pot for Yao.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hong Pham	1,400,000	-300,000
Bixi Yao	490,000	60,000

Tags: Hong Pham Bixi Yao

04-23-2023 14:38 UTC

Raymond Caabay Eliminated in 9th Place (£6,400)

Adam Lamers

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Raymond Caabay shipped all in for his last 185,000 under the gun and Francis Obadun looked him up on the button. The blinds folded and the two hands were tabled.

Raymond Caabay: 7♥7♦
Francis Obadun: K♣8♥

It turned out to be a coin flip and the flop of 6♦3♠2♠ favored Caabay with the pair of sevens. However, the K♠ on the turn gave Obadun a pair of kings and the 10♣ on the river sent Caabay to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raymond Caabay	Busted

Tags: Raymond Caabay Francis Obadun

04-23-2023 14:32 UTC

Caabay Falls to the Short Stack

Adam Lamers

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Raymond Caabay opened to 65,000 in middle position with 9♠9♣ and Francis Obadun defended from the big blind with 5♠2♥. The flop came J♦8♣2♦ and Obadun check-called a bet of 55,000 from Caabay.

The turn brought the 5♣ and Obadun checked again. Caabay fired out another bet of 150,000 and Obadun stuck around for the 3♣ on the river. Obadun led out with a bet of 250,000 on the river and Caabay slammed in a call, only to find out that Obadun turned two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Obadun	4,200,000	730,000
Raymond Caabay	185,000	-520,000

Tags: Raymond Caabay Francis Obadun

04-23-2023 14:26 UTC

Li Scores a Double Up

Adam Lamers

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jiaze Li was down to just 240,000 and pushed all in from middle position. Tobias Kirby Hogarty called from the cutoff and the rest of the table folded.

Jiaze Li: A♠3♣
Tobias Kirby Hogarty: K♥J♠

The board ran out 10♦5♦2♥9♥4♦ and Li made a straight by the river to earn himself a double up in order to stay alive.