£888 Main Event Day 1bc | 2025 888poker LIVE Glasgow

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Barnes	365,000 75,000	75,000

Dean Lyall	289,500 39,500	39,500
Bryan Taylor	268,000 208,000	208,000
John Aitken	236,500 236,500	236,500
Igors Ljadovs	185,000 35,000	35,000
Iason Filippidis	176,000 81,000	81,000
Jack Moore	175,500 175,500	175,500
Vivian Saliba	169,500 30,500	30,500

Jamie Whyte	161,500 1,500	1,500
Stefan Lazar	157,500 157,500	157,500
Felice Minervini	155,000 25,000	25,000
Joe Dixon	142,500 17,500	17,500
Paul McSherry	125,000 70,000	70,000
Michael Broadhurst	124,000 34,000	34,000
Daniel Johnson (UK)	110,500 110,500	110,500

Glen Gaines	109,000 21,000	21,000
Josh Manley	105,000 80,000	80,000

Michael Kane	84,000 19,000	19,000
Mihail Zglavoci	78,000 23,000	23,000
Alexander Rizvi	62,500 27,500	27,500
Thomas Clack	58,000 18,000	18,000
Manuel Ledesma	56,500 93,500	93,500

Player

Chips

Progress

Stephen Barnes

365,000

75,000

Dean Lyall

289,500

39,500

Bryan Taylor

268,000

208,000

John Aitken

236,500

Igors Ljadovs

185,000

35,000

Iason Filippidis

176,000

81,000

Jack Moore

175,500

Vivian Saliba

169,500

30,500

Jamie Whyte

161,500

1,500

Stefan Lazar

157,500

Felice Minervini

155,000

25,000

Joe Dixon

142,500

17,500

Paul McSherry

125,000

70,000

Michael Broadhurst

124,000

34,000

Daniel Johnson (UK)

110,500

Glen Gaines

109,000

21,000

Josh Manley

105,000

80,000

Michael Kane

84,000

19,000

Mihail Zglavoci

78,000

23,000

Alexander Rizvi

62,500

27,500

Thomas Clack

58,000

18,000

Manuel Ledesma

56,500

93,500

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Simpson	390,000 390,000	390,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Ian Simpson

390,000

Stephen Barnes finds himself in familiar territory after Day 1b of the 888poker Live Glasgow Main Event.

Last August, Barnes was the last man standing in the 888poker Live Manchester Main Event, taking home the title and £58,000 top prize. He made the trip 300 kilometers north to be in the field today and picked up right where he left off, taking the chip lead over the 22 players who managed to survive the day.

Barnes made his big jump up the leaderboard when he doubled up in a set-over-set cooler against David Hudson. He then flopped two pair in the big blind to bust Paul McTaggart on his way to bagging up 365,000.

Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Stephen Barnes	United Kingdom	365,000	122
2	Dean Lyall	United Kingdom	289,500	97
3	Bryan Taylor	United Kingdom	268,000	89
4	John Aitken	United Kingdom	236,500	79
5	Igors Ljadovs	United Kingdom	185,000	62
6	Iason Filippidis	Greece	176,000	59
7	Jack Moore	United Kingdom	175,500	59
8	Vivian Saliba	Austria	169,500	57
9	Jamie Whyte	United Kingdom	161,500	54
10	Stefan Lazar	United Kingdom	157,500	53

Dean Lyall is Barnes’ closest challenger after doubling up in arguably the hand of the day, hitting running quads against David Jackson’s full house. Lyall finished in second place with 289,500. Among the most accomplished pros in the field today, he has $1.6 million in live earnings, including third place in the $25,000 High Roller at the 2024 WSOP for a career-best $760,000.

The 888poker team was out in full force today, but only Vivian Saliba and Josh Manley managed to make it through. Saliba doubled up with jacks against Thomas Clack’s fours late in the night and finished with 169,500, while Manley bagged up 105,000. Ian Simpson, Lucia Navarro, Nick Eastwood, and Ricardo Mateus will have to try again on another flight if they hope to take a shot at the title.

Other players through to Day 2 include Michael Kane (84,000), Clack (58,000), and 2024 888poker Live Madrid champion Manuel Ledesma (56,500). Those not so fortunate were Robbie Bull, Jack Hardcastle, and UK poker’s power couple Matthew and Sinead Davenport.

The 22 remaining players will join Dmitri Dudakov, the only man to make it through yesterday’s opening flight, on Day 2 on March 22. The 112 entries today brought the field up to 120 with still several more opportunities to jump in. The turbo Day 1c flight is ongoing, while there are two more flights tomorrow including Day 1d at noon. The final Day 1f flight is at 11 a.m. on March 22, with late registration open until the start of Day 2 at 5 p.m.

PokerNews will be back tomorrow providing all the action from another day of action inside the Grosvenor Casino Merchant City.

Tags: Dean Lyall Josh Manley Manuel Ledesma Michael Kane Stephen Barnes Thomas Clack Vivian Saliba