£1,100 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2023 888poker LIVE London
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2023 888poker LIVE London
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£367,500
Entries
385
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
15
Players Left
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A field of 385 entries has been brought down to just 15 players in their quest to capture the title in the £1,100 Main Event at the 2023 888poker Live London festival being held at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino. The large majority of the £367,500 prize pool is still up for grabs but everyone will have their sights set on the £93,000 first-place prize.
Leading the way after an all-around complete performance on Day 2 is Hong Pham who built up a comfortable lead over the rest of her opponents. Pham has looked poised throughout the event thus far en route to bagging up a stack of 2,030,000 chips. Although her recent results only date back to 2021, Pham has appeared to be one of the most comfortable players on the felt when it matters most.
Not far off the pace is Francis Obadun who will be returning to a stack of 1,600,000 when the cards go back in the air. Obadun has proven to a be challenge for most of the field with an odd play style and plenty of table talk to go along with it. Tobias Kirby will be another one to watch for as he enters the final day in third place with a stack of 1,220,000. Kirby has been rather solid throughout and will hope to avoid the two big stacks on the other table until necessary.
Day 3 Seat Draw and Chip Counts
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | Raymond Caabay | United Kingdom | 540,000 | 27 |
| 20 | 2 | Dave Mcconachie | United Kingdom | 505,000 | 25 |
| 21 | 3 | Leon Campbell | United Kingdom | 375,000 | 19 |
| 22 | 4 | Tobias Kirby | United Kingdom | 1,220,000 | 61 |
| 23 | 5 | Eliran Argelazi | Israel | 560,000 | 28 |
| 24 | 6 | Paul Nugent | United Kingdom | 335,000 | 17 |
| 25 | 7 | Ryan Otto | New Zealand | 840,000 | 42 |
| 26 | 8 | Jiaze Li | United Kingdom | 430,000 | 22 |
| 21 | 1 | Francis Obadun | United Kingdom | 1,600,000 | 80 |
| 22 | 2 | Hong Pham | Vietnam | 2,030,000 | 102 |
| 23 | 3 | Chris Williams | United Kingdom | 1,045,000 | 52 |
| 24 | 4 | Smit Trivedi | United Kingdom | 815,000 | 41 |
| 25 | 5 | Richard Connolly | United Kingdom | 450,000 | 23 |
| 26 | 6 | ||||
| 27 | 7 | George Pop | United Kingdom | 335,000 | 17 |
| 28 | 8 | Bixi Yao | United Kingdom | 680,000 | 34 |
The action is slated to resume at 12:00 p.m. local time with the blinds resuming on level 23 at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. The levels will continue to be 60 minutes in length with a 20-minute break after every two levels. Once the field is down to just five players, the levels will be reduced to 45 minutes once again.
Each player will be given a fresh stack of four time-bank cards at the start of the day that are worth 30 seconds apiece. The pay jumps will start to become more significant now with each elimination resulting in a ladder up the ranks. The final 15 players have all been guaranteed at least £4,050 thus far with nearly six figures up top first. The 888poker live stream will commence at the start of the day on Twitch on a 30-minute delay.
The PokerNews live reporting team will also be on the tournament floor to provide you with all of the updates and eliminations en route to crowing a new champion.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Tobias Kirby opened to 40,000 in early position and was called by Matt Otto in the cutoff and Raymond Caabay in the small blind. The flop fell 7♠3♣2♦ and Kirby continued with a bet of 45,000. Otto got out of the way but Caabay shoved all in for 460,000.
Kirby went into the tank, using up three of his time banks. Caabay wasn't about to let him do any thinking, however, as the table chat ramped up with each time bank used. Eventually, Kirby dumped his cards in the muck and Caabay showed his 9♥9♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,130,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
665,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The action folded around to Dave Mcconachie in the small blind who ripped all in. Leon Campbell was in the big blind with just 315,000 chips and made the call for his tournament life.
Leon Campbell: K♥J♦
Dave Mcconachie: A♦5♥
The flop came 9♠3♥3♣ and Mcconachie was still in the lead with his ace-high. The A♥ on the turn improved him to two pair and Campbell was left drawing dead to the 4♦ on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
810,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
George Pop was one of the short stacks coming into the day and ripped all in for around 300,000 under the gun. Hong Pham reraised to 900,000 in the cutoff and the rest of the table folded.
George Pop: A♥8♥
Hong Pham: J♠J♥
The flop fell K♥7♥4♦ and Pop picked up a flush draw to go with his one overcard. However, the 10♣ and Q♠ runout provided no help and Pop was forced to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Richard Connolly open-shoved all in for just under 400,000 in the cutoff and Francis Obadun reraised to 825,000 in the small blind. Hong Pham folded her big blind and the two hands were tabled.
Richard Connolly: 7♠7♦
Francis Obadun: A♦K♦
It was a coin flip and the flop of A♠A♥9♦ gave Obadun a huge lead with trip aces. The 8♣ on the turn and the 10♣ on the river were no help to Connolly who was eliminated in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Francis Obadun opened to 40,000 under the gun and Hong Pham three-bet to 135,000 on his left. The action folded back to Obadun who called to see a flop of K♦8♥7♠.
Obadun checked to Pham who dropped in a bet of 105,000 and Obadun snap-called. The turn brought the 9♦ and Obadun checked again. Pham counted out another bet of 250,000 and Obadun eventually let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Hong Pham raised it up to 45,000 on the button and Chris Williams called from the small blind. The two players saw a flop of A♦4♠2♠ and Williams check-called a bet of 40,000 from Pham.
The 2♣ paired the board on the turn and Williams checked again. Pham tossed in a bet of 125,000 and Williams quickly called. The 9♥ completed the board and both players checked. Pham turned over A♣5♦ and Williams was unable to beat it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
825,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Dave Mcconachie opened to 40,000 in the cutoff and Tobias Kirby called on the button. The blinds got out of the way and the dealer fanned the flop of K♠J♥6♣.
Mcconachie continued with a min-bet of 20,000 and Kirby called. The 3♣ landed on the turn and Mcconachie checked this time. Kirby made a small bet of 25,000 and Mcconachie just called.
The river was the 9♥ and Mcconachie checked once more. Kirby gave it some thought but opted to check it back. Under the casino rules, Kirby was the last aggressor and had to show first, tabling 6♠4♠. Mcconachie turned over A♥A♦ and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,105,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
1,075,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
