£888 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2025 888poker LIVE Glasgow
£888 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 888poker LIVE Glasgow
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
£888
Prize Pool
£324,800
Entries
407
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
93
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 407
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Players all have one common goal on Day 2 of the 888poker Live Glasgow Main Event: make it to the final table.
That journey begins at 5 p.m. local time inside the Grosvenor Casino Merchant City as the 63 players who made it through the first five starting flights return to battle for a spot on the main feature stage. They are led by Francisco Salvador, who built up a massive chip lead with 508,500 yesterday.
Ian Simpson is making another run at his second consecutive 888poker Live title as he begins the day in second place with 390,000. Maogen Fu (376,000), already with two titles in the past few days, is in third, while 888poker Live Manchester champion Stephen Barnes (365,000) and Dean Lyall (289,500) round out the top five.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Salvador | Spain | 508,500 | 170 |
| 2 | Ian Simpson | United Kingdom | 390,000 | 130 |
| 3 | Maogen Fu | United Kingdom | 376,000 | 125 |
| 4 | Stephen Barnes | United Kingdom | 365,000 | 122 |
| 5 | Dean Lyall | United Kingdom | 289,500 | 97 |
| 6 | Harry Cattanach | United Kingdom | 281,000 | 94 |
| 7 | Andrew Hawksby | United Kingdom | 271,500 | 91 |
| 8 | Bryan Taylor | United Kingdom | 268,000 | 89 |
| 9 | Junxian Du | United Kingdom | 264,000 | 88 |
| 10 | Gavin Naughton | United Kingdom | 247,000 | 82 |
Other players still in the hunt include Andrew Hawksby (271,500), Day 1a chip leader Dmitri Dudakov (240,000), Matthew Davenport (194,000), Viktor Katzenberger (131,000), David Algarra (116,500), Daniel Myers (108,000), Robbie Bull (102,000), and Michael Kane (84,000). Further down the leaderboard are 2024 Madrid champion Manuel Ledesma (56,500) and Jack Hardcastle (46,000). Vivian Saliba (169,500) and Josh Manley (105,000) join Simpson in representing the 888poker team on Day 2.
The action picks up on Level 15 with blinds of 1,500-3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante. Levels are once again 40 minutes long, with a break after every three levels.
The first five starting flights have built a field of 324 entries so far. There is still the turbo Day 1f flight that began at 11 a.m., while late registration remains open until the start of Day 2. The prize pool has already surpassed the £250,000 guarantee and will be announced shortly after play begins.
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day as the field goes past the money bubble and on towards the final table.
Day 1f attracted 74 entries, with 21 players advancing to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
207,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
203,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
199,500
199,500
|
199,500 |
|
178,500 | |
|
164,500 | |
|
146,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
139,500 | |
|
113,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
|
89,500 | |
|
87,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
85,500
85,500
|
85,500 |
|
81,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
77,500 | |
|
75,000 | |
|
68,500
68,500
|
68,500 |
|
|
67,000 | |
|
66,500
66,500
|
66,500 |
|
|
63,500 | |
|
|
58,000 | |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 15
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining players from the six starting flights have been joined by nine new arrivals, and Day 2 is underway.
Level 15
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
David Docherty joined the field at the start of Day 2 and quickly got in 30,000 from the cutoff as Jack Moore called in the big blind.
David Docherty: A♥9♣ 
Jack Moore: 2♣2♠
Moore's deuces remained in the lead through the turn on a board of K♣7♣8♦6♦ and the river was the 5♥. Docherty pushed his chips in the middle and prepared to make his exit before realizing he had made a straight to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
|
65,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Matthew Davenport raised to 6,500 on the button, Paul McTaggart moved all in for 24,000 in the small blind, and Davenport called.
Paul McTaggart: A♥3♣
Matthew Davenport: A♠5♣
"Choportunities," tablemate Adam Wilkinson said heading tot he K♥4♣6♦ flop. The 7♥ turn gave Davenport, while the river was the 2♥ and Davenport's five-kicker continued to play to send McTaggart to the rail.
Laurynas Jakutis and Serghei Zglavoci were also eliminated in the first minutes of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of K♥2♦9♦, Nicholas Swann bet 5,000 from the cutoff and Gareth Wright called in the small blind.
Both players checked the 9♣ turn and the 7♠ fell on the river. Wright then led out for 21,000.
Swann came back with an all-in shove for 65,000 and Wright tanked for a minute before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
100,000
50,500
|
50,500 |
Level 15
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that Day 2 will last 12 levels or until the final table of nine is reached, whichever comes first.
