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£888 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2024 888poker LIVE Coventry
£888 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 888poker LIVE Coventry
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
£888
Prize Pool
£617,120
Total Entries
812
Level
33
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
153
Players Left
16
Players Left 1 / 812
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Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Saturday saw a flurry of action at 888poker LIVE Coventry, as the final turbo flight attracted a massive field to help smash the £500,000 guarantee in the £888 Main Event.
The last of six opening flights began this morning, registering 217 entries looking to bag up chips for their next challenge later in the afternoon. The 44 survivors then joined the 86 players who had previously qualified for the second day of play, along with 23 new entries before late registration closed at the start of Day 2 at Coventry Building Society Arena.
That brought the total to 812 entries, creating a prize pool of £617,120 - the largest for an 888poker LIVE Main Event since 2020. That field was trimmed down to the final 16 players, led by Sunil Mistri with an even 3,000,000 chips in his bag.
Mistri has recorded tournament earnings dating back to 2008, and a deep run in this event could mark a new career-best score. The poker veteran can look ahead to Day 3 on Sunday, October 20, with everyone eyeing the £125,000 first-place prize.
Close behind is another seasoned player in Chris Da-Silva, who sits in second place with 2,650,000 chips. Da Silva has three previous final table appearances at 888poker LIVE events, plus a pair of final tables here in Coventry.
Among the other notables to earn a spot in the final day is Alex Todd, who took down the £150 GUKPT Goliath in Coventry just over a year ago for £176,860. Todd sits among the shorter stacks with 775,000, looking to make a run on Sunday.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Mistri | United Kingdom | 3,000,000 | 60 |
| 2 | Chris Da-Silva | United Kingdom | 2,650,000 | 53 |
| 3 | Conor Odriscoll | Ireland | 2,275,000 | 46 |
| 4 | Muhamed Mia | United Kingdom | 2,200,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Jiang Pu | United Kingdom | 2,015,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Lei Wang | China | 1,800,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Mindaugas Kurlenskas | United Kingdom | 1,730,000 | 35 |
| 8 | Matthew Bonham | United Kingdom | 1,600,000 | 32 |
| 9 | Brandon Harris | United Kingdom | 1,550,000 | 31 |
| 10 | Jack Jaeger | United Kingdom | 1,105,000 | 22 |
The first order of business as play began with 153 returnees was the looming money bubble, where only the top 101 would earn at least a minimum of £1,700.
After a short hand-for-hand session that saw several short stacks double up, Zhicheng Miao was forced all in from the big blind and was unable to connect against three opponents.
Among the names to come up shy of the money were 888poker Ambassadors Vivian Saliba and Ian Simpson. Saliba joined the field for Day 2 and doubled up quickly, but was unable to build any momentum from there. Simpson had also chipped up early, but got caught bluffing just a few spots before the bubble.
Ricardo Mateus and Lucia Navarro both found their way into the money, but a deep run was not in the cards as both finished outside the top 50.
£888 Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £125,000 | 8 | £11,970 |
| 2 | £91,900 | 9 | £9,810 |
| 3 | £60,720 | 10 | £7,710 |
| 4 | £37,770 | 11 | £5,860 |
| 5 | £23,760 | 12-13 | £4,570 |
| 6 | £16,290 | 14-15 | £4,130 |
| 7 | £14,140 | 16 | £3,890 |
The final day of action in Coventry will begin at 1:00 p.m. local time, where the final 16 will return with just 39 seconds remaining in Level 24. From there, the blinds will jump to 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante.
It should be an exciting finish, and the PokerNews team will be on the scene as a new 888poker LIVE champion is crowned on Sunday.
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT | 1 | Lei Wang | China | 1,800,000 | 36 |
| FT | 2 | Trevor Reardon | United Kingdom | 535,000 | 11 |
| FT | 3 | Chris Da Silva | United Kingdom | 2,650,000 | 53 |
| FT | 4 | Alex Todd | United Kingdom | 775,000 | 16 |
| FT | 5 | Brandon Harris | United Kingdom | 1,550,000 | 31 |
| FT | 6 | Matthew Bonham | United Kingdom | 1,600,000 | 32 |
| FT | 7 | Darshan Patel | United Kingdom | 375,000 | 8 |
| FT | 8 | Sunil Mistri | United Kingdom | 3,000,000 | 60 |
| 14 | 1 | Mindaugas Kurlenskas | United Kingdom | 1,730,000 | 35 |
| 14 | 2 | Jiang Pu | United Kingdom | 2,015,000 | 40 |
| 14 | 3 | Conor Odriscoll | Ireland | 2,275,000 | 46 |
| 14 | 4 | Harriwin Selvarajoo | United Kingdom | 970,000 | 19 |
| 14 | 5 | Jack Jaeger | United Kingdom | 1,105,000 | 22 |
| 14 | 6 | Muhamed Mia | United Kingdom | 2,200,000 | 44 |
| 14 | 7 | Robert Douras | United Kingdom | 1,025,000 | 21 |
| 14 | 8 | Yucel Eminoglu | Turkey | 475,000 | 10 |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
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2,650,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
2,275,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
2,200,000 | |
|
2,015,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
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1,800,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
1,730,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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1,600,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
1,550,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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1,105,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
1,025,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
970,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
775,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
535,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
|
475,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
375,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
With the tournament down to the final two tables, play has concluded for the day.
The remaining 16 players will return Sunday at 1:00 p.m. local time to play down to a winner.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of a busy day of action.
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
As Waheed Ashraf was being sent out on the feature table, Paul Ephremsen moved all in and was quickly at risk when Sunil Mistri made the call.
Paul Ephremsen: A♠8♠
Sunil Mistri: A♥Q♠
Mistri had Ephremsen dominated and was able to hold through the 7♦9♠Q♦5♥9♥ runout. Ephremsen wished everyone good luck as he headed to the payout desk with a 17th-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,110,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Waheed Ashraf moved his stack into the middle on the button and was at risk against Muhamed Mia in the small blind.
Waheed Ashraf: K♣9♣ 
Muhamed Mia: A♥Q♥
Ashraf was unable to improve on the J♥8♦2♣5♣7♦ board, ending his run in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
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Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Table 14 remained very busy, as Lee Hollins was next to find himself at risk from the hijack against Chris Da-Silva on his left.
Lee Hollins: 2♠2♣
Chris Da-Silva: J♣J♦
Da-Silva never faced any danger on the A♣4♠6♦4♥8♣ runout, sending Hollins to the payout desk with a 19th-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,720,000
1,040,000
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1,040,000 |
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Busted |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Lee Harling moved all in from under the gun and was at risk when Jiang Pu moved all in himself from the cutoff.
Lee Harling: 8♠8♣
Jiang Pu: K♣K♦
Pu flopped a full house on the A♠K♥A♦5♣6♣ board, sending Harling to the rail in 20th position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,430,000 | |
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Busted | |
