£1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 888poker LIVE London

Apr 22, 2023

Chris Dasilva Eliminated in 24th Place (£2,750)

Adam Lamers

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Chris Dasilva was left with 158,000 and pushed all in from under the gun. Chris Williams asked for a count in middle position and then just called. The rest of the table folded and the two hands were face up.

Chris Dasilva: 8♠8♣
Chris Williams: Q♠Q♣

Not only did Williams hold the better of the two pocket pairs, but he also had both of the suits covered. The flop came K♠Q♦6♣ and Williams picked up a set of queens. The 2♦ on the turn left Dasilva drawing dead to the K♣ on the river.

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Apr 22, 2023

Haycock Faces a Bigger Ace

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Adam Lamers

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Paul Haycock came into the day as one of the chip leaders and managed to make his way into the money. Down to his last 112,000 chips, Haycock shipped all in from under the gun. Raymond Caabay reshoved all in on the button and the two hands were tabled.

Paul Haycock: A♥7♦
Raymond Caabay: A♦J♥

Haycock found himself dominated against the bigger ace and the flop of K♦8♦5♠ provided no immediate help. The K♠ on the turn gave some chop outs but the 2♥ on the river ended the tournament for Haycock.

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Apr 22, 2023

Death by Quads

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Adam Lamers

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Billy Vincent Irvine opened to 20,000 in the hijack and Leon Campbell flat-called from the cutoff. They went heads-up to a flop of K♥K♣2♣ and Irvine continued with a bet of 16,000. Campbell called and the 9♦ landed on the turn.

Irvine fired out another bet of 28,000 and Campbell came along to the K♠ on the river. Irvine checked this time and Campbell shipped all in. Irvine was put to the test for his last 147,000 chips and used a couple of time banks before calling it off. Campbell showed K♦Q♥ for quad kings while Irvine was left with 5♥5♣.

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Apr 22, 2023

Game Over

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Adam Lamers

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Tobias Kirby opened to 20,000 in early position and Steven Game just called on his left. Bixi Yao three-bet to 90,000 from the big blind and Kirby quickly folded. Game responded with a four-bet shove all in for around 230,000 and Yao quickly called.

Steven Game: A♠A♦
Bixi Yao: A♥K♥

The flop fell 10♦9♦5♥ and things were looking good for Game to double up. However, the 2♥ and 10♥ runout gave Yao a flush and Game was eliminated.

Tags: Tobias Kirby Steven Game Bixi Yao

Apr 22, 2023

Mamut Runs Into Aces

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Adam Lamers

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Nikolai Mamut barely survived the money bubble but was still one of the short stacks in the room. He pushed all in for around 40,000 in middle position and the action folded to Eliran Argelazi in the big blind who quickly called.

Nikolai Mamut: 10♠9♠
Eliran Argelazi: A♠A♣

The flop of K♣Q♣9♥ gave Mamut some outs with a pair and a straight draw. However, the Q♥ on the turn limited those outs and the 2♠ on the river sent him to the payout desk.

Tags: Eliran Argelazi Nikolai Mamut

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Apr 22, 2023

Pham Continues to Stay Hot

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Adam Lamers

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Victor Ilyukhin saw his stack chipped away through the extended bubble process and upon returning from break, shoved all in for his last 65,000 chips from under the gun. Hong Pham just called in the cutoff and the rest of the table folded.

Victor Ilyukhin: 10♠10♥
Hong Pham: A♠A♣

Ilyukhin was looking for one of the two remaining tens in the deck in order to stay alive. The board ran out 7♦6♦2♣4♠8♥ and Pham claimed another victim with her pocket aces.

Tags: Victor Ilyukhin Hong Pham

Apr 22, 2023

Break Time

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Adam Lamers

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Once the bubble burst, the remaining 38 players were finally sent on their 20-minute break.

Apr 22, 2023

Kovacs Eliminated on the Bubble

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Adam Lamers

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Eliran Argelazi opened to 16,000 in early position and Joshua Kovacs stuck in his last 5,000 chips from the hijack. Francis Obadun also came along from the button and the dealer fanned the flop of K♥10♥3♠.

The action checked to Obadun who announced a bet of 30,000 but couldn't find any further action. Once the action was complete at all other tables, the two hands were tabled.

Joshua Kovacs: A♠8♥
Francis Obadun: K♦10♠

The turn brought the 5♣ and Kovacs was left drawing dead to the K♠ on the river. Kovacs was eliminated on the money bubble after nearly two hours of hand-for-hand play.

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Apr 22, 2023

McDermott Dodges the Two-Outer

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Adam Lamers

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action folded around to Jack McDermott in the small blind who made it 26,000 to go. Smit Trivedi called from the big blind and the dealer fanned the flop of 9♥6♠3♣.

McDermott checked to Trivedi who threw in a bet of 17,000. McDermott check-raised all in for 142,000 and Trivedi quickly called. McDermott turned over J♥J♣ and Trivedi was slightly behind with 10♥10♣.

The 9♦ on the turn nearly hit Trivedi but the 6♣ on the river ensured McDermott of the double-up.

Tags: Jack McDermott Smit Trivedi