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£1250 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2026 888LIVE London
£1250 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 888LIVE London
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
£1,250
Prize Pool
£396,050
Total Entries
379
Places Paid
50
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
92
Players Left
9
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Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
It took until the last hand of the night before Marius Conan brought the field down to the final table and snagged the chip lead on Day 2 of the 888LIVE London £1,250 Main Event.
Conan made a flush holding two aces and called Sooraj Sairam’s river shove to bust Sairam in 10th and move up to 2,225,000 heading into tomorrow’s final table. Conan also held two aces to begin the day on his way to busting 888 ambassador Ian Simpson. The Frenchman is following in the footsteps of his brother Arthur, who made the final table of the High Roller here a few days ago.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marius Conan | France | 2,225,000 | 45 |
| 2 | Guang Yang | United Kingdom | 1,800,000 | 36 |
| 3 | Robert Buky | United Kingdom | 1,480,000 | 30 |
| 4 | Michael Hewes | United Kingdom | 1,465,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Nikolay Ponomarev | United Kingdom | 1,250,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Pascal Pflock | Germany | 1,140,000 | 23 |
| 7 | Nicu Toderascu | United Kingdom | 790,000 | 16 |
| 8 | Nathan Cohen | Ireland | 685,000 | 14 |
| 9 | Alexios Zervos | Greece | 565,000 | 11 |
Pursuing Conan tomorrow when the final table gets underway at 1 p.m. local time inside the Grosvenor Victoria Casino is Guang Yang. Yang made a big call on the turn to double up off Robert Buky on his way to 1,800,000. Buky seemed to be running away from the field earlier, moving up past 3,000,000 after busting Daniel Samson in 11th place holding two aces before suffering three hits in a row. After losing the hand to Yang, Pascal Pflock turned a straight against him to double up. Buky finally lost a race with ace-king to Nikolay Ponomarev’s threes as he fell down to 1,480,000, still good for third place at the final table.
Michael Hewes (1,465,000), Ponomarev (1,250,000), and Pflock (1,140,000) are also part of the million-chip club among the final table lineup. Further down the leaderboard are Nicu Toderascu (790,000), Nathan Cohen (685,000), and Alexios Zervos (565,000).
Day 2 began with the 77 survivors from the three opening flights being joined by 15 new arrivals to create a total field of 379 entries. Only the top 50 would make the money, and Vivian Saliba, High Roller champion Bryan Taylor, defending champion Gang Wang, last year’s runner-up Calogero Morreale, Cedric Schwaederle, and Antoine Saout were among those to miss out. Bandar Alireza busted in cruel fashion on the bubble when his top set was cracked by Sairam’s running straight.
The first round of post-bubble bustouts included Martins Adeniya (49th), Brandon Sheils (48th), Philippe Souki (43th), Julien Sitbon (40th), Ricardo Mateus (39th), and Yiannis Liperis (37th). Lucia Navarro was sitting among the chip leaders before she ran a flush into Cohen’s rivered full house in a massive pot to fall in 35th. She was soon joined by Joe Hindry (32nd), Conor O’Driscoll (30th), Hector Berry (23rd), and Kuljinder Sidhu (12th).
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | £91,170 |
| 2 | £60,550 |
| 3 | £39,730 |
| 4 | £26,220 |
| 5 | £17,860 |
| 6 | £12,870 |
| 7 | £9,900 |
| 8 | £7,960 |
| 9 | £6,580 |
The action at the final table picks up on Level 27 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and a 50,000 big blind ante. Levels will be extended to 60 minutes at the final table. The nine finalists have locked up £6,580 out of the £396,050 prize pool, while the champion will take home £91,170.
All the action will be streamed on 888LIVE’s official YouTube channel. PokerNews will be following along and providing live updates until a new 888LIVE London champion is crowned.
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The final table was reached on the last hand of the night, and the remaining nine players are bagging up their chips for the night.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Just as players were preparing to bag up their chips for the night, Sooraj Sairam limped in fom the small blind on the last hand, then called when Marius Conan raised to 120,000 in the big blind.
The flop came K♦10♦6♦ and Conan bet 55,000. Sairam called, and the Q♦ fell on the turn.
Conan then bet 160,000, and Sairam again called. Conan bet 390,000 on the 2♥ river, but this time Sairam moved all in for 650,000. Conan called with A♠A♦ for a flush, and Sairam mucked K♥8♠ as he missed out on the final table and had to settle for 10th place.
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nikolay Ponomarev and Robert Buky went to a flop of 8♣8♠2♥ where Buky bet 65,000 from the cutoff. Ponomarev then moved all in for 525,000 in the big blind, and Buky snap-called.
Nikolay Ponomarev: 3♦3♠ 
Robert Puky: A♣K♠
Ponomarev was ahead with his threes, and Puky couldn't connect with the 6♥ turn or J♣ river as Ponomarev took his turn to double up off the former chip leader.
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The hand after doubling up Guang Yang, Robert Buky raised to 110,000 in the small blind, then called when Pascal Pflock moved all in for 550,000 in the big blind.
Pascal Pflock: K♠J♦
Robert Buky: A♠9♦
Buky hit a pair on the Q♣6♥9♥ flop, but the 10♥ turn gave Pflock a straight. The river was the 4♥, and Buky handed over another double up.
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nicu Toderascu raised to 80,000 under the gun and was called by Nathan Cohen and Michael Hewes in the blinds.
The flop came A♥K♦3♠ and Toderascu bet 150,000. Only Hewes called, and the 2♣ fell on the turn.
Toderascu then bet 250,000, but this time Hewes came back with an all-in shove for 650,000. Toderascu tanked for a few minutes, and he eventually gave up his hand.
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Guang Yang raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Robert Buky called in the big blind.
The flop came 9♠J♣7♠ and Yang continued for 90,000. Buky then raised to 275,000, and Yang called.
Buky moved all in on the 10♦ turn. Yang turned around to see what was happening on the other table as he went deep into the tank, burning through multiple time banks before calling for 565,000. He turned over A♣J♥ for top pair, while Buky had K♠10♥ for a pair of tens.
The river was the A♠, and Yang improved to two pair to win the pot and earn the double up.
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nicu Toderascu raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Nathan Cohen called in the big blind.
Toderascu continued for 125,000 on the 7♦7♥3♥ flop, and Cohen called. Both players then checked the K♥ turn.
Cohen led out for 175,000 on the 2♣ river, and Toderascu quickly called with K♦Q♣ for two pair. Cohen mucked 3♦2♦.
