£888 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 888poker LIVE Coventry

10-16-2024 21:05 UTC

Harris Hits the River

Josh Noy

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ivan Balzano opened to 8,000 from under the gun and found calls from Keith Johnson on the button and Brandon Harris in the big blind.

Harris checked the 6♥9♠4♠ flop before Balzano moved all in. Johnson folded while Harris made the call.

Ivan Balzano: Q♣Q♥ All in
Brandon Harris: 9♦7♦

Balzano maintained his lead after the 4♥ turn, but Harris spiked the 9♣ river to add another pile of chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Harris	523,000 155,000	155,000

Keith Johnson	124,000 12,000	12,000
Ivan Balzano	Busted

Tags: Brandon Harris Ivan Balzano Keith Johnson

10-16-2024 20:23 UTC

Johnson Flushes Out Slater

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Brandon Harris opened from middle position before Keith Johnson moved all in from the small blind. Timothy Slater then shoved his smaller stack from the big blind, with Harris getting out of the way.

Timothy Slater: A♣10♣ All in
Keith Johnson: J♦10♦

Johnson was trailing but connected with the 7♦A♥4♦K♥9♦ runout to make a flush, sending Slater to the rail later in Level 12.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Harris	208,000 82,000	82,000

Keith Johnson	134,000 26,000	26,000
Ravi Sheth	30,000 30,000	30,000
Timothy Slater	Busted

Tags: Brandon Harris Keith Johnson Timothy Slater

10-16-2024 19:36 UTC

Johnson Knocks Out Another Pair

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mitchell Johnson opened to 5,000 before Ravi Sheth moved all in for his fresh stack of 30,000 chips. Tuan Van Le then reshoved for 51,000, with Mitchell making the quick call.

Ravi Sheth: 8♠8♦ All in
Tuan Van Le: 6♦5♦ All in
Mitchell Johnson: Q♠Q♥

Shortly after scoring a knockout with pocket aces, Mitchell's pocket queens held against both opponents through the 2♠K♦K♣A♠3♦ runout to send two more players to the rail. Le then returned to the table with a new starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Johnson	275,000 97,000	97,000
Tuan Van Le	30,000 37,000	37,000
Ravi Sheth	Busted

Tags: Mitchell Johnson Ravi Sheth Tuan Van Le

10-16-2024 19:24 UTC

Woolridge Runs Into Aces

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tuan Van Le raised to 5,000 from middle position before Joshua Woolridge shoved his stack of 52,000 from the cutoff. Mitchell Johnson took a moment in the small blind before making the call.

Le let his hand go, leaving Woolridge at risk heads up.

Joshua Woolridge: 6♠6♥ All in
Mitchell Johnson: A♠A♦

Woolridge was already standing before the dealer fanned out the 2♠4♦5♥10♦10♥ board, wishing the table good luck on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Johnson	178,000 86,500	86,500
Tuan Van Le	67,000 19,000	19,000
Joshua Woolridge	Busted

Tags: Joshua Woolridge Mitchell Johnson Tuan Van Le

10-16-2024 19:14 UTC

Recent Busts

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Josh Noy

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tu Vuong	Busted
Ravi Sheth	Busted

10-16-2024 18:57 UTC

Bott Busts Barton

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Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

James Bott opened to 4,500 from the cutoff and Oliver Barton defended his big blind. The dealer revealed the Q♣J♠5♣ flop, where Barton checked.

Bott continued for 5,000 and was called to see the 3♣ turn. Another check from Barton was followed by a bet of 10,500 from Bott. Barton answered by moving all in, which Bott called after getting a count of 52,500.

Oliver Barton: K♣9♥ All in
James Bott: 5♠3♠

Bott's two pair dodged Barton's flush and straight draws on the 6♥ river, claiming the pot with a knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Bott	178,000 80,500	80,500
Oliver Barton	Busted

Tags: James Bott Oliver Barton

10-16-2024 18:43 UTC

Johnson Out and In Again

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Josh Noy

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mitchell Johnson opened to 4,500 from early position and was called by Tu Vuong in the cutoff. Tuan Van Le tossed in the call on the button before Keith Johnson moved all in for his last 8,000 in the big blind.

Mitchell Johnson then shoved his larger stack, producing folds from Vuong and Le to leave the hand heads up.

Keith Johnson: K♦9♣ All in
Mitchell Johnson: A♦J♣

Keith Johnson could not find help on the 5♥10♣4♠2♥Q♠ board, sending him back to the reentry desk for fresh stack of 30,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Johnson	91,500 26,000	26,000
Tuan Van Le	87,500 15,500	15,500
Tu Vuong	58,000 500	500
Keith Johnson	30,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Keith Johnson Mitchell Johnson Tu Vuong Tuan Van Le

10-16-2024 17:17 UTC

Recent Eliminations

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Josh Noy

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Candice Nice	Busted
Oliver Prior	Busted
Francisco Pulido	Busted
Martin Paul	Busted
Andrei Coca	Busted
Ramlal Basdeo	Busted
Neil Benardout	Busted

10-16-2024 17:11 UTC

Barton Busts Demetriou

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Josh Noy

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Darius Demetriou had his short stack in the middle, at risk heads up against Oliver Barton in the small blind.

Darius Demetriou: Q♠6♥ All in
Oliver Barton: A♠9♣

Demetriou found immediate help on the Q♥5♦10♠ flop, with the K♠ turn bringing Barton a Broadway draw. The dealer revealed the J♠ river, completing Barton's straight to send Demetriou to the rail.