£888 Main Event Day 2 | 2024 888poker LIVE Coventry

10-20-2024 00:46 UTC

Paul Ephremsen Eliminated in 17th Place (£3,890)

Josh Noy

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
Sunil Mistri	1,110,000 60,000	60,000

Paul Ephremsen	Busted

Tags: Paul Ephremsen Sunil Mistri

10-20-2024 00:44 UTC

Waheed Ashraf Eliminated in 18th Place (£3,640)

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Josh Noy

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♣ All in
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
Muhamed Mia	2,200,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Waheed Ashraf	Busted

Tags: Muhamed Mia Waheed Ashraf

10-20-2024 00:27 UTC

Lee Hollins Eliminated in 19th Place (£3,640)

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Josh Noy

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♣ All in
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
Chris Da-Silva	2,720,000 1,040,000	1,040,000
Lee Hollins	Busted

Tags: Chris Da-Silva Lee Hollins

10-20-2024 00:23 UTC

Lee Harling Eliminated in 20th Place (£3,390)

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Josh Noy

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♣ All in
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
Jiang Pu	2,430,000

Lee Harling	Busted

Tags: Jiang Pu Lee Harling

10-20-2024 00:15 UTC

Wantao Tang Eliminated in 21st Place (£3,390)

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Wantao Tang was all in from the big blind facing Matthew Bonham on the button.

Wantao Tang: Q♣J♣ All in
Matthew Bonham: A♦8♦

Tang was unable to find any help on the 5♦2♠4♠K♣6♥ board, hitting rail as Bonham chipped up further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bonham	2,450,000 1,565,000	1,565,000
Wantao Tang	Busted

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10-20-2024 00:09 UTC

Tony Harman Eliminated in 22nd Place (£3,390)

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tony Harman moved his short stack all in from under the gun and found a call from Brandon Harris in the cutoff.

Tony Harman: A♠10♦ All in
Brandon Harris: A♥J♥

The J♣3♥J♠A♦7♦ runout left both players with two pair, but Harris held the better kicker to earn the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Harris	1,505,000

Tony Harman	Busted

Tags: Brandon Harris Tony Harman

10-19-2024 23:46 UTC

Ali Abdulzahra Eliminated in 23rd Place (£3,150)

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ali Abdulzahra was all in from the big blind and at risk against Paul Ephremsen.

Ali Abdulzahra: A♣Q♦ All in
Paul Ephremsen: 6♠6♦

Ephremsen improved to a set on the K♣6♣2♣A♥9♥ runout, sending Abdulzahra to the rail in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Ephremsen	1,065,000 510,000	510,000
Ali Abdulzahra	Busted

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Paul Ephremsen

10-19-2024 23:38 UTC

[Removed:561] Eliminated in 24th Place (£3,150)

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

[Removed:561] moved his short stack all in from the button and found a call from Sunil Mistri in the big blind.

[Removed:561]: K♦9♦ All in
Sunil Mistri: A♥Q♠

[Removed:562] could not find any help on the 9♥A♦7♠3♦3♠ board, ending his run in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sunil Mistri	1,050,000 170,000	170,000

[Removed:561]	Busted

Tags: Sunil Mistri

10-19-2024 23:00 UTC

Bott Busts, Players Redraw

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

James Bott was the latest elimination, when his A♣7♥ could not hold against the K♥J♦ of Matthew Bonham.

That left the field with the final 24 players. The clocks was then paused as players racked up for the three table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bonham	1,135,000 425,000	425,000
James Bott	Busted

10-19-2024 22:48 UTC

Harris Picks Up Aces Against Parker

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mindaugas Kurlenskas opened to 80,000 from middle position before James Parker moved all in for 185,000 from the small blind.

Brandon Harris then took some time in the big blind, asking for a count before committing his stack of 470,000. Kurlenskas got out of the way, leaving Parker at risk heads up.

James Parker: A♦Q♦ All in
Brandon Harris: A♠A♣

Harris had Parker drawing thin, but the 4♦9♣Q♥ flop provided some hope. The 8♥ turn and 5♣ river were blanks, as Parker wished everyone good luck on his way to the payout desk.

Moments later, Min Ji was also eliminated at a nearby table.