£1250 Main Event Day 1bc | 2025 888poker LIVE London

09-12-2025 20:02 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Longmao Fan	200,000
Dimitrios Patroklou	170,000 20,000	20,000
Paul Vas Nunes	160,000

Dean Clay	130,000
Christopher Johnson	130,000 30,000	30,000
Liviu Bartha	130,000 20,000	20,000
Jamie Dwan	110,000 110,000	110,000
Cedric Schwaederle	110,000 10,000	10,000
Jamie Walden	110,000 65,000	65,000

Omar Martinez	105,000 55,000	55,000
Philippe Souki	100,000 10,000	10,000
Liam Mellon	95,000 5,000	5,000
Adam Wilkinson	90,000
John Duthie	85,000 10,000	10,000
Mariusz Czech	80,000 15,000	15,000
Thomas Clack	80,000 25,000	25,000
Kully Sidhu	10,000 16,000	16,000

09-12-2025 19:49 UTC

McDermott Wheels in a Knockout

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David Salituro

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

In a blind versus blind battle, Jack McDermott and Christopher Yong saw a flop of A♦5♥3♥ where McDermott bet 3,200. Yong called and the 3♣ fell on the turn.

McDermott then bet 8,500 and Yong again called. The river was the 10♦ and McDermott tossed in two red 25,000 chips, enough to put Yong all in. Yong snap-called for his last 30,000 and turned over K♥3♦ for trips, but McDermott had flopped a wheel with 4♣2♣ to earn the knockout.

At the same table, Chris Da-Silva has built his stack up to around 140,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Da-Silva	140,000 80,000	80,000
Jack McDermott	130,000 10,000	10,000
Christopher Yong	Busted

Tags: Christopher Yong Jack McDermott

09-12-2025 19:42 UTC

Manole Runs Into Tsui's Queens

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David Salituro

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

Justin Tsui raised to 4,000 in middle position, Constantin Manole moved all in for 32,500 in the hijack, and Tsui called.

Constantin Manole: J♠J♥ All in
Justin Tsui: Q♠Q♣

Tsui had Manole crushed with his queens, and the 10♦10♠3♦7♣3♣ board provided no reprieve for Manole as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Tsui	120,000
Constantin Manole	Busted

Tags: Constantin Manole Justin Tsui

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

09-12-2025 19:31 UTC

Morreale Bluffs Into Jones' Straight

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Matthew Pitt

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

Joshua Jones opened to 3,500 on the button, and Morreale defended his big blind. Morreale check-called a 3,000 bet on the A♣10♦8♣ flop before both players checked the arrival of the 10♣ on the turn. The K♥ completed the community cards, and Morreale bet 10,500. Jones wasted no time in tossing in calling chips, and both players revealed their hole cards.

Jones tabled Q♥J♣, while Morreale could only show J♠9♦. Jones added to his stack, having improved to the nut straight on the river just as the tournament was about to hit the 12th level of Day 1b, meaning only two more levels remain before bagging and tagging.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Jones	60,000 60,000	60,000
Calogero Morreale	32,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Calogero Morreale Joshua Jones

09-12-2025 19:26 UTC

Turbo Day 1c Flight Underway

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David Salituro

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

The third and final Day 1c, featuring 20-minute levels, has begun with 47 players currently registered, bringing the total number of entries past 300 across all three flights.

09-12-2025 19:24 UTC

Sheth Pulls Ahead on the Turn to Bust Speranzoni

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David Salituro

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

Ravi Sheth raised to 3,300 in the cutoff, Alberto Speranzoni moved all in for 14,000 on the button, and Sheth called.

Alberto Speranzoni: A♣Q♣ All in
Ravi Sheth: K♣J♦

Sheth playfully put his cards right next to Speranzoni's and the two players jokingly offered to switch before the flop was dealt. Speranzoni, with his original cards, stayed in front on the 6♠7♦5♣ flop, but Sheth hit the K♦ on the turn to take the lead. The river was the J♥ and Sheth improved to two pair to send Speranzoni to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravi Sheth	140,000 40,000	40,000
Alberto Speranzoni	Busted
Christopher Millar	Busted
Lorenc Boci	Busted
Candice Nice	Busted

Tags: Alberto Speranzoni Ravi Sheth

09-12-2025 19:16 UTC

Bako Can't Survive a Flip

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David Salituro

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

Liviu Bartha raised to 3,400 in the hijack, Maz Bako moved all in for 16,400 in the cutoff, and Bartha called.

Maz Bako: K♠Q♣ All in
Liviu Bartha: 5♣5♦

The 8♥2♠4♦ flop kept Bartha in the lead with his pair, while the turn was the J♦. The river came the 6♠ and Bako made a quick exit from the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liviu Bartha	110,000
Maz Bako	Busted

Tags: Liviu Bartha Maz Bako

09-12-2025 19:03 UTC

Meli Flops the Joint to Bust Huntly, McInally Gets Away

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David Salituro

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

Gordon Huntly was already all in from under the gun as Vincent Meli and Gerald McInally went to the Q♣9♥10♣ flop with around 10,000 in the middle.

Meli then bet 13,000 from the big blind and McInally called in the hijack. The turn was the 6♥ and Meli moved all in for 20,400. McInally took a minute before folding as Meli and Huntly turned over their cards.

Huntly showed 7♦6♣, but he was already drawing dead as Meli had flopped a straight with K♦J♦. The 6♦ river only gave Huntly no-good trips and he headed to the rail.

McInally admitted after the hand he folded ten-nine. "Needed a ten or a nine on the turn," he said.

At the same table, Paul Vas Nunes had built up a stack of around 160,000.