With 1,800 in the pot, Samuel Holding bet 1,500 from the big blind on a 2♣9♥9♦Q♥ turn. Joseph Booth called under the gun, after which Holding fired a massive overbet of 8,000 on the 10♦ river.
Booth did not take long before calling; however, he quickly mucked his cards when Holding showed J♥8♥ for a rivered straight.
S.S. limped in from the small blind, and 888poker streamer Nick Eastwood raised to 700 in the big blind. S.S. responded with a three-bet to 2,800, which Eastwood called.
Both players went on to check the K♠A♣Q♦ flop, prompting S.S. to fire a small bet of 1,000 on the K♥ turn. Eastwood called after some thought, seeing his opponent bet the same amount on the 8♣ river.
This time, Eastwood raised to 8,800. A quick fold followed from S.S. as Eastwood raked in the early pot. S.S. was left with 150 big blinds, but would bust not much later as the first elimination of the day.
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The fourth and final Day 1 of the 888poker UK Poker League Coventry £560 Main Event is scheduled to start at noon local time today. With a combined 156 entries across the previous three starting flights, the tournament is only a few dozen buy-ins away from crushing the £100,000 guarantee. With a busy day expected at the Grosvenor Casino inside the Coventry Building Society Arena, there will likely be no issues in eclipsing the six-figure prize pool.
All players sitting down for Day 1d will be chasing Terelle Tavares, who grabbed the overall chip lead by bagging a massive stack of 857,000 on Day 1b. Day 1a chipleader Ding Fan is on Tavares' heels with 842,000 in chips, while Tyler Read ended up with the most chips on Day 1c, placing fourth on the overall leaderboard with 501,000.
Terelle Tavaras
Day 1a, b & c Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Terelle Tavares
United Kingdom
857,000
86
2
Ding Fan
United Kingdom
842,000
84
3
Ryan Seary
United Kingdom
598,000
60
4
Tyler Read
501,000
50
5
V.P.
399,000
40
6
Richard Wells
United Kingdom
362,000
36
7
Ciaran McCullagh
United Kingdom
350,000
35
8
Andrew Lam
Canada
348,000
35
9
Graham Carter
United Kingdom
341,000
34
10
Ravi Sheth
United Kingdom
329,000
33
UKPL Reading Main Event champion Dale Wilson has also already booked his spot for Day 2 with a stack of 223,000, while Ian Simpson (294,000) was the only member of Team 888 to find a bag on one of the three previous starting flights.
His colleagues Josh Manley, Nick Eastwood, and Jack Dean, as well as defending champion Jamie Morris were unable to make it through their starting day, but will have a new opportunity with Day 1d today.
Josh Manley
If they opt to try again, they will sit down with a fresh stack of 50,000, good for 250 big blinds in Level 1: 100/200 (200). The levels on Day 1d will last 40 minutes each, with a 15-minute break scheduled after every three levels.
Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 13: 2,500/5,000 (5,000), allowing players to take a final shot with ten big blinds. The day will end after Level 15: 4,000/8,000 (8,000) has been completed, at which point the survivors will bag for Day 2. The action will also be streamed today, with a cards-up feature table being displayed on 888poker's YouTube and Twitch channels, on a 20-minute delay.
UKPL Coventry Day 1d Structure
Level
Duration (Min)
Small Blind
Big Blind
Big Blind Ante
1
40
100
200
200
2
40
100
300
300
3
40
200
400
400
Break
15
4
40
300
600
600
5
40
400
800
800
6
40
500
1,000
1,000
Break
15
7
40
600
1,200
1,200
8
40
800
1,600
1,600
9
40
1,000
2,000
2,000
Break
15
10
40
1,500
3,000
3,000
11
40
2,000
4,000
4,000
12
40
2,000
5,000
5,000
Break
15
13
40
2,500
5,000
5,000
14
40
3,000
6,000
6,000
15
40
4,000
8,000
8,000
PokerNews will be providing live coverage from the final starting flight of the last 888poker UKPL stop of the season, so stick around to find out who will battle their way to a Day 2 appearance.
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