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03-20-2025 22:33 UTC+1

Ledesma Puts His Stack to Work

David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Manuel Ledesma raised to 4,500 under the gun and was called by Bryan Taylor in the hijack and Iason Filippidis in the cutoff. "FK" then moved all in for 30,000 and Ledesma shoved forward a tower of red 5,000 chips, enough to put his other two opponents all in. Taylor tanked for a minute before folding, while Filippidis quickly got out of the way.

"FK": 7♣6♣ All in
Manuel Ledesma: A♠J♣

Ledesma had to fade a straight draw going to the river as the board came Q♥Q♠3♣4♦, while the 9♣ fell on the river and Ledesma's ace-high stayed in the lead to earn last year's 888poker Live Madrid champion the knockout

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ledesma	150,000 80,000	80,000
Iason Filippidis	80,000 10,000	10,000
Bryan Taylor	60,000 50,000	50,000
FK	Busted
Kevin Gayo	Busted

Tags: Bryan Taylor FK Iason Filippidis Manuel Ledesma

03-20-2025 22:19 UTC+1

Clements Doesn't Last Long on Second Bullet

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

John Clements had just reentered when he got his stack in the middle again from early position, this time against Liam Johnston who barely had Clements' 30,000 covered in the big blind.

John Clements: 8♣8♠ All in
Liam Johnston: 10♦10♥

Johnston had Clements dominated and Clements found no help on the 3♥A♦K♣9♠Q♦ board to hit the rail for the second time in a few minutes.

"C'est la vie," he said on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liam Johnston	70,000 10,000	10,000
John Clements	Busted

Tags: John Clements Liam Johnston

03-20-2025 21:44 UTC+1

Lyall Sends One Out

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Dean Lyall raised to 3,200 in early position, a player in the hijack moved all in for 8,600, and Lyall called.

All-In Player: K♣J♣ All in
Dean Lyall: A♠J♥

Lyall had his opponent dominated and stayed in the lead through the 7♠7♦2♥3♦8♣ board to earn the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Lyall	170,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Dean Lyall

03-20-2025 21:37 UTC+1

Navarro Shoves Blind

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Lucia Navarro had less than 3,000 behind and shoved all in blind from middle position as Dale Wilson came along from the hijack.

Lucia Navarro: Q♠6♣ All in
Dale Wilson: Q♦J♥

Both players ended up with a pair of queens on the 3♠5♥A♥Q♣9♠ board, but Wilson's jack-kicker played to send Navarro to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dale Wilson	170,000 50,000	50,000
Lucia Navarro	Busted

Tags: Dale Wilson Lucia Navarro

03-20-2025 21:21 UTC+1

Gayo Holds to Double Off Hardcastle

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kevin Gayo was in the big blind and got his last 30,000 in the middle on a flop of 3♦9♣6♠ against Jack Hardcastle in the hijack.

Kevin Gayo: J♣J♦ All in
Jack Hardcastle: 8♠7♠

Gayo was ahead with his pair of jacks, while Hardcastle had a straight draw. The 6♥ turn was safe for Gayo, while the river was the A♣ to secure him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gayo	65,000 65,000	65,000
Jack Hardcastle	40,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Jack Hardcastle Kevin Gayo

03-20-2025 21:15 UTC+1

Clements Fills Up to Deny Chrzaszcz a Triple

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alan Chrzaszcz moved all in for 8,900 under the gun and Felice Minervini called in middle position. John Clements then reshoved for 45,000 in the hijack and Felice Minervini buried his face in his hands as he tanked for several minutes before folding.

Alan Chrzaszcz: 6♣6♦ All in
John Clements: A♠K♦

Clements hit top two pair on the A♦K♣2♠ flop, then improved to a full house on the A♣ turn to leave Chrzaszcz drawing dead. The river was the 10♥ and Chrzaszcz was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felice Minervini	70,000 30,000	30,000
John Clements	65,000
Alan Chrzaszcz	Busted

Tags: Alan Chrzaszcz Felice Minervini John Clements

03-20-2025 20:09 UTC+1

Kane Snaps Off Mateus

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♣5♦4♣, Ricardo Mateus bet around 3,000 on the button before Michael Kane raised to 7,500 in the big blind. Mateus then reraised to 16,000 and Kane called.

The turn was the 10♠ and Mateus moved all in for 12,000. Kane snap-called with 8♣6♥ for a flopped straight, while Mateus could only show A♠7♠ for a pair of sevens.

The river was the 4♥ and the 888poker Stream Team member was sent to the rail. Fellow team pro Nick Eastwood was also recently eliminated from this table, but Vivian Saliba remains here with an above-average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kane	90,000 30,000	30,000
Vivian Saliba	70,000 15,000	15,000

Ricardo Mateus	Busted

Nick Eastwood	Busted

Tags: Michael Kane Nick Eastwood Ricardo Mateus Vivian Saliba

03-20-2025 20:00 UTC+1

Iqbal Can't Survive a Flip

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Majid Iqbal had a raise of 4,500 in front of him from the small blind before "FK" moved all in from under the gun. Iqbal stood up on his chair and leaned over the table for a minute and eventually called for his last 25,000.

Majid Iqbal: 5♦5♣ All in
"FK": A♣K♥

Iqbal was racing for his tournament life, but "FK" smacked the K♠K♦J♥ flop by making trips. The rest of the board came 7♦8♥ and Iqbal was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
FK	80,000
Majid Iqbal	Busted

Tags: FK Majid Iqbal

03-20-2025 19:52 UTC+1

"CD" Flops the Joint to Double Off Manley

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 12,000 in the pot on a flop of 10♥Q♥K♥, "CD" bet 6,000 from the hijack and Josh Manley moved all in from middle position. "CD" quickly called for 26,100.

"CD": A♠J♣ All in
Josh Manley: Q♦10♦

Manley showed down two pair, but "CD" had flopped a straight and held on through the 7♣ turn and 6♠ river to earn a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
CD	65,000
Josh Manley	45,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: CD Josh Manley

03-20-2025 19:36 UTC+1

Hardcastle Holds on to Double

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jack Hardcastle had just taken his seat in the tournament as he and an opponent each put in 6,000 before the flop.

The flop came A♠9♣8♥ and the player in the cutoff moved all in. Hardcastle paued for a moment but eventually called for his last 20,600 on the button.

Jack Hardcastle: K♦9♦ All in
Opponent: J♥10♥

Hardcastle was ahead with his pair of nines, while his opponent was on a straight draw. The 4♥ turn also meant Hardcastle had to avoid a flush draw, and his opponent missed the 5♠ river as Hardcastle held on to double up.

Ian Simpson was recently eliminated from this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Hardcastle	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ian Simpson	Busted

Tags: Ian Simpson Jack Hardcastle