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

04-21-2023 20:31 UTC

Otto Doubles Through the Big Stack

Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ryan Otto raised it up on the button and Georgios Vasilopoulos three-bet shoved as the big stack from the big blind. Otto flicked in the last of his 21,000 chips and the cards were tabled.

Ryan Otto: K♥Q♥
Georgios Vasilopoulos: 10♠10♣

It was a coin flip but the flop of Q♦8♦5♥ gave Otto the lead with a pair of queens. The 8♠ on the turn and the 4♦ on the river bricked out and Otto earned himself a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Vasilopoulos	149,300 72,100	72,100
Ryan Otto	43,800

Tags: Georgios Vasilopoulos Ryan Otto

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-21-2023 20:13 UTC

Simpson Cracks Kings to Double-Up

Adam Lamers

Level 10 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ian Simpson raised to 2,000 from the cutoff and Lin Chen just called from the small blind. The flop came Q♣10♦9♥ and Simpson continued with a bet of 2,000. Chen check-raised all in and Simpson snapped off his stack of 14,100.

Ian Simpson: 10♥9♠
Lin Chen: K♥K♣

Simpson out-flopped Chen with two pair but still had to fade the final two community cards. The 7♠ on the turn changed nothing and the 9♣ on the river improved Simpson to a full house to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lin Chen	159,500 89,000	89,000
Ian Simpson	34,200 1,700	1,700

Tags: Lin Chen Ian Simpson

04-21-2023 20:01 UTC

Day 1c Has Kicked Off

Adam Lamers

Level 10 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Day 1c is now underway with 14 players registered as the cards go in the air. They will be playing a total of twelve 15-minute levels with a single 20-minute break after six levels. A list of chip counts for those that advance to Day 2 will be provided when the flight has concluded.

04-21-2023 19:55 UTC

A Cooler Sends Saliba to the Registration Desk

Adam Lamers

Level 10 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Picking up the action on a completed board of J♥J♣9♠K♣10♣, Vivian Saliba was heads-up with Neophytos Neophytou. There was around 15,000 in the pot already and Saliba led out with a bet of 7,000.

Neophytou moved all in and Saliba shrugged as she called off the rest of her stack for just under 20,000. Neophytou turned over K♠J♠ for a full house while Saliba showed her J♦10♥ for an inferior full house, forcing her to the registration desk for another bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neophytos Neophytou	82,500 76,800	76,800
Vivian Saliba	30,000 -800	-800

Tags: Vivian Saliba Neophytos Neophytou

04-21-2023 19:49 UTC

Ponomarev Shoves on Mateus

Adam Lamers

Level 10 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Nikolay Ponomarev raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Ricardo Mateus called from the big blind. The flop came Q♣8♠3♦ and Mateus check-called a bet of 1,500 from Ponomarev.

The 3♣ paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the 9♦ on the river. Mateus led out with a bet of 4,000 and Ponomarev jammed all in for around 25,000. Mateus quickly folded and Ponomarev pulled back his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Mateus	42,500 -2,700	-2,700

Nikolay Ponomarev	38,500

Tags: Nikolay Ponomarev Ricardo Mateus

04-21-2023 19:38 UTC

Williams and Gaines Both Get Folds

Adam Lamers

Level 10 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chris Williams opened to 2,200 in middle position and Timothy Chung defended from the big blind. The flop came K♠9♠4♠ and Chung check-called a bet of 1,500 from Williams.

The 6♥ landed on the turn and Chung checked again. Williams sized up a bet of 7,000 this time and that was enough to get Chung to fold.

Next door, Richard Connolly raised it up from the cutoff and was called by Glen Gaines and Jack Veal in the blinds. The flop fell A♦10♣7♥ and the action checked to Connolly who bet 4,500. Gaines called and Veal got out of the way.

The turn was the 9♥ and both players checked to the 3♣ on the river. Gaines put together a bet of 15,500 and Connolly ditched his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Williams	108,500 500	500
Timothy Chung	88,600 -8,900	-8,900
Glen Gaines	57,000 -3,800	-3,800
Richard Connolly	34,000

Tags: Chris Williams Glen Gaines Jack Veal Richard Connolly Timothy Chung

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

04-21-2023 19:05 UTC

Last Break of the Night

Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The remaining players are heading on their last 20-minute break of the night. Nearly 200 entries have been recorded thus far with three more levels still to be played on Day 1b. Day 1c will also be getting started in just under one hour.

04-21-2023 19:02 UTC

Haycock Slips Up on the River

Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Paul Haycock raised to 2,000 in the cutoff and was called by "JV" on the button and Ian Simpson in the big blind. The flop came 10♥5♠4♠ and the action checked to "JV" who bet 2,000. Simpson folded but Haycock called to see the 9♣ on the turn.

Haycock checked again and "JV" flicked in a bet of 5,000. Haycock still called and the 7♠ completed the board. Haycock led out by making a bet of 30,000 and "JV" sighed before calling off his last 10,200 chips. Haycock showed 3♥2♥ for a missed straight draw while "JV" held 10♦9♦ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Haycock	50,300
JV	46,000
Ian Simpson	32,500 2,500	2,500

Tags: Paul Haycock Ian Simpson