£560 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2025 888poker UKPL Coventry
£560 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 888poker UKPL Coventry
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
£560
Prize Pool
£143,925
Entries
303
Level
28
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
47
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 303
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Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The second and final day of the 888poker UK Poker League Coventry £560 Main Event saw 47 players out of a total field of 303 entries return to the Grosvener Casino inside the Coventry Building Society Arena. Terelle Tavares started the day with the most chips out of anyone, and some ten hours later, he had all the chips available in the tournament after defeating Vitor Paiva heads up.
"I feel quite relieved. I made a few mistakes, but I feel like I played well. It feels nice, and well deserved," Tavares shared with PokerNews after he had received his first-ever live poker trophy. "I had a good feeling from my Day 1b, and especially when I started the day as chipleader and continued for most of the day as chipleader, I felt like it was in the bag. Luck was on my side as well, as you can see with that last hand, beating queens with ace-seven."
Tavares was awarded £27,518 for his victory, the largest slice of the guarantee-smashing £143,925 prize pool, after a three-way deal with Paiva and third-place finisher Wayne Peach. Paiva secured £23,213 to add to his bankroll, while Peach walked away with a sum of £20,109.
888poker UKPL Coventry £560 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terelle Tavares | United Kingdom | £27,518* |
| 2 | Vitor Paiva | United Kingdom | £23,213* |
| 3 | Wayne Peach | United Kingdom | £20,109* |
| 4 | Wantao Tang | United Kingdom | £10,650 |
| 5 | Adam Wilkinson | United Kingdom | £7,340 |
| 6 | Matthew Wright | United Kingdom | £5,330 |
| 7 | Ryan Mandara | United Kingdom | £4,170 |
| 8 | Harry Sandford | United Kingdom | £3,670 |
| 9 | Mark Wates | United Kingdom | £3,170 |
*Denotes three-way deal
Tavares Takes Off in Early Stages
With the field returning only a few eliminations away from the money, Tavares was able to put plenty of pressure on his opponents in the early phases of Day 2. During his first stint at the feature table, during which James Alner became the unfortunate bubble boy, Tavares retained his chip lead. After eliminating Graham Carter (26th - £1,140) and Serghei Zgalovci (20th - £1,270), Tavares had a shared chip lead with Wantao Tang when the two-table redraw took place.
Not satisfied with having to share the top spot, Tavares continued busting players. Keith Tuckley (15th -£1,570) was sent to the rail before Tavares burst the final table bubble by knocking out Day 1d chipleader Qing Feng Zheng in tenth place for £2,660, ensuring his position at the top of the counts was unchallenged at the start of the final table.
Keeping Composed Through Adversity
Tavares kept cruising during the early phases of the final table, knocking out UKPL Edinburgh champion Harry Sandford in the process, but his momentum came to a screeching halt when he attempted a triple-barrel bluff against Paiva when six players remained. Tavares lost the vast majority of his chips and was left as the shortest stack at the table.
"This is probably one of the highest buy-ins I've played recently. This is probably about the limit that I'd be willing to spend, to be fair. I felt like, being only one bullet in, I'm not greedy. I looked at the prizes and thought, 'You know what? I've had a couple of good days. If that's what it's meant to be, that's what it's meant to be.' I'm not one to really get too frustrated. I crack on and play."
Staying composed, Tavares quickly doubled back up and soon found himself among the final three contenders, who quickly agreed to a deal. In the meantime, Paiva had built a huge lead, and despite Tavares eliminating Peach in third, he was still looking at a two-to-one deficit at the start of the heads-up, which quickly grew to three-to-one.
However, the unphased Tavares kept battling and soon doubled with jack-ten against ace-three, evening out the stacks. Only a few hands later, Tavares cracked Paiva's queens to secure his first-ever tournament victory and by far his largest recorded live score.
When asked, Tavares revealed he had no shortage of plans for the large sum of money he had just won. "I'm going to do a little bit of saving and pay a few bills off. I've got a holiday coming up, and obviously, Christmas is coming up, so the family will have a nice Christmas."
That concludes the PokerNews live report for the 888poker UK Poker League Coventry, and marks the end of the 2025 UKPL season. However, the UKPL has already been confirmed to return next year, once again sponsored by 888poker. The first stop will take place from February 17 to February 22 in Luton, while Blackpool, Reading, and Manchester are on the calendar as well. The UKPL Grand Final will once again take place in Coventry in November.
In the meantime, there will be plenty of poker action to be enjoyed elsewhere, so head over to our live reporting hub for all the latest from major tournaments from around the world.
Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Terelle Tavares bested a field of 303 entries to conquer the UKPL Coventry Main Event, taking home his first-ever live trophy and £27,518 in prize money after a three-way deal.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day and an interview with the winner.
888poker UKPL Coventry £560 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terelle Tavares | United Kingdom | £27,518* |
| 2 | Vitor Paiva | United Kingdom | £23,213* |
| 3 | Wayne Peach | United Kingdom | £20,109* |
| 4 | Wantao Tang | United Kingdom | £10,650 |
| 5 | Adam Wilkinson | United Kingdom | £7,340 |
| 6 | Matthew Wright | United Kingdom | £5,330 |
| 7 | Ryan Mandara | United Kingdom | £4,170 |
| 8 | Harry Sandford | United Kingdom | £3,670 |
| 9 | Mark Wates | United Kingdom | £3,170 |
* denotes three-way deal
Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Vitor Paiva raised his button to 400,000, after which Terelle Tavares moved all in from the big blind. Paiva snapped off his stack of 7,135,000, being the player at risk.
Vitor Paiva: Q♥Q♦ 
Terelle Tavares: A♣7♠
Both players looked on as the dealer put 7♣8♥4♣ on the flop. The 7♥ turn made Tavares trips for a huge lead, leaving Paive with two outs in the deck.
The J♣ river was not one of them, deciding the heads-up in Tavares' favor. Paiva shook hands with his former opponent before he left to pick up the £23,213 he secured in the deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,145,000
8,335,000
|
8,335,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Terelle Tavares open-raised to 500,000 on the button, holding 9♣7♣. Vitor Paiva then put it all in with J♦10♦ in the big blind, forcing Tavares to lay his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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8,335,000
1,095,000
|
1,095,000 |
|
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6,810,000
1,090,000
|
1,090,000 |
|
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Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Vitor Paiva open-shoved on the button, and Terelle Tavares snap-called for 3,950,000 in the big blind.
Terelle Tavares: J♦10♣
Vitor Paiva: A♣3♦
Tavares flopped an open-ended straight draw on Q♥9♠4♣ for extra outs. The 2♣ turn did nothing for him, but the J♣ river upgraded him to a pair to beat Tavares' ace-high and even out the stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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7,900,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
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|
7,240,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Vitor Paiva raised his button to the minimum of 400,000 with K♦3♣. Terelle Tavares called 10♣9♣ in the big blind, and the dealer fanned the A♣4♣5♥ flop.
After Paiva tossed in his continuation-bet of 200,000, Tavares check-raised to 450,000. Paiva called to the 10♦ turn, where Terelle bet 500,000.
Undeterred, Paiva called again, leading to the Q♥ river. Tavares quickly jammed in his final 1,900,000 chips, causing Paiva to enter a tank.
After debating calling off with his king-high, Paiva eventually let his hand go to forfeit the pot, seeing Tavares win the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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10,540,000
1,350,000
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1,350,000 |
|
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4,600,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
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Level: 28
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level 27
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
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Level 27
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Vitor Paiva and Terelle Tavares have been sent on a small break of 15 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,890,000 | |
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3,250,000 | |
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