At the same time Maogen Fu was all in at the other table, Kevin Steward had jammed for 360,000 in the cutoff and Harry Cattanach called in the big blind.
Kevin Steward: 2♦2♣
Harry Cattanach: 9♦9♥
Steward was dominated by Cattanach's bigger pair, and Cattanach ended up improving to a set on the K♠4♠8♣J♥9♠ board to send Steward to the rail.
Daniel Johnson raised to 60,000 under the gun and Shan Jiang three-bet to 180,000 on the button. Johnson then moved all in and Jiang checked to see what was happening on the other table before calling for 800,000.
Shan Jiang: 10♦10♠
Daniel Johnson: J♥J♠
Johnson was poised to add to his chip lead as he showed down a bigger pocket pair to leave Jiang at risk of elimination. The board ran out K♦K♣3♠3♣6♣ and Jiang was eliminated in 11th place.
Bryan Taylor moved all in for 725,000 in the cutoff as action folded to Martin Byrne in the small blind who gave it some thought but eventually folded. Harry Cattanach, though, took a peek at his cards in the big blind then snap-called.
Bryan Taylor: J♦8♦
Harry Cattanach: A♠K♠
Cattanach hit top pair on the A♦10♣7♣ flop, while Taylor was left looking to complete a straight draw. The A♣ turn improved Cattanach to trips, while Taylor missed the 4♦ river and was eliminated on the final table bubble.
The remaining nine players are now bagging up their chips for tomorrow's final table.
After six starting flights, hundreds of eliminations, and a plethora of bad beat stories, the inaugural 888poker Live Glasgow Main Event is nearing its conclusion as the final table was reached on Day 2.
Daniel Johnson is the man to catch tomorrow as the Scottish local bagged up 3,455,000 and the chip lead, more than 1,000,000 ahead of his closest challenger. Johnson went on a flurry of eliminations at the close of the day to seize control of the tournament. He climbed above 1,000,000 when he picked up kings to bust Andrew Mackenzie in 20th. He then eliminated Glen Gaines and Gavan Ryan before shoving all in against Shan Jiang. Jiang called for 800,000 with two tens, but Johnson showed down two jacks to win the massive pot as he eclipsed the 3,000,000-chip mark.
Eight competitors will try to catch him and get their hands on the trophy tomorrow. Harry Cattanach ended up in second place with 2,320,000 after a late charge up the leaderboard. Cattanach doubled up with a rivered flush off Martin Byrne, then picked up pocket nines to bust Kevin Steward. Cattanach brought the night to a close when he woke up with ace-king in the big blind and sent Bryan Taylor out in 10th on the final table bubble.
Final Table chip counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Daniel Johnson
United Kingdom
3,455,000
86
2
Harry Cattanach
United Kingdom
2,320,000
58
3
Martin Byrne
United Kingdom
1,615,000
40
4
Dean Lyall
United Kingdom
1,195,000
30
5
Michael Broadhurst
United Kingdom
950,000
24
6
Zbigniew Wieczorek
Poland
785,000
20
7
GK
United Kingdom
735,000
18
8
William Haughey
United Kingdom
710,000
18
9
Jack Moore
United Kingdom
485,000
12
Byrne (1,615,000) rounds out the top three, helped along by waking up with aces against Maogen Fu’s queens to earn a double up in what was at that point the biggest pot of the tournament. Dean Lyall (1,195,000) is the most accomplished pro remaining. The Glasgow native has more than $1.6 million in live earnings, including a third-place finish in the $25,000 High Roller at the 2024 WSOP. He also was runner-up in a WSOP event in 2018.
Dean Lyall
Michael Broadhurst (950,000), Zbigniew Wieczorek (785,000), "GK" (735,000), William Haughey (710,000), and Jack Moore (485,000) complete the nine players who return tomorrow at 1 p.m. on the main feature stage trying to make history as the first-ever 888poker Glasgow champion. They’ve all locked up £5,780 by making it this far, while the champion walks away with £58,130. The action resumes with 30 minutes left in Level 26 with blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante.
The day began with 84 survivors from the six starting flights being joined by nine new arrivals to create a total field of 407. Only the top 50 would finish in the money, and among those who left with nothing were Thomas Hall, David Algarra, Jack Hardcastle, Lucia Navarro, Manuel Ledesma, and David Docherty. 888poker Ambassador and Madrid champion Ian Simpson began the day in second place on the leaderboard but busted short of the money when he ran sevens into Jamie Whyte’s jacks, while Josh Manley busted two spots off the money.
The money bubble burst on the first hand of hand-for-hand play when Iason Filippidis shoved with two queens, but Fu woke up with aces to score the knockout. Robbie Bull (49th), start-of-day chip leader Francisco Salvador (41st), and Matthew Davenport (33rd) were among those to head for the payout desk, while Vivian Saliba had her run end in 25th place.
Iason Filippidis
888poker Live Manchester champion Stephen Barnes had his kings cracked to finish in 22nd, while UFC veteran Terence Etim was eliminated in 18th place.
Just nine remain from what was once a packed field inside the Grosvenor Casino Merchant City. The history-making title is within sight, and PokerNews will be following all the action from the final table tomorrow until a winner is crowned.
