Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Nicu Toderascu and Julien Sitbon had built a pot of around 120,000 as they went to the turn on a board of 2♦8♠9♣3♦. Sitbon then moved all in from early position, and Toderascu snap-called for 75,000 int he hijack.
Sitbon showed Q♦Q♣, but Toderascu had him crushed with K♠K♥. The river was the 4♠, and Toderascu doubled up.
Tamer Kamel raised to 6,000 in the cutoff, Agron Gjergji three-bet to 13,000 on the button, and Kamel called.
The flop came 2♣9♠Q♠ and Gjergji bet 7,000. Kamel called, and the 3♣ fell on the turn.
Gjergji then bet 21,000, and Kamel called. The river was the K♥ and Kamel led out for 37,000. Gjergji took about 30 seconds before giving up his hand, and Kamel took down the pot.
With late registration closed, tournament officials have announced the prize pool for the Main Event.
There were 379 total entries, generating a prize pool of £396,050. The top 50 players will finish in the money, while the champion earns £91,170.
Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £91,170 | 11 | £4,760 |
| 2 | £60,550 | 12 | £4,160 |
| 3 | £39,730 | 13-14 | £3,720 |
| 4 | £26,220 | 15-17 | £3,410 |
| 5 | £17,860 | 18-21 | £3,170 |
| 6 | £12,870 | 22-26 | £2,970 |
| 7 | £9,900 | 27-31 | £2,810 |
| 8 | £7,960 | 32-37 | £2,690 |
| 9 | £6,580 | 38-43 | £2,610 |
| 10 | £5,540 | 44-50 | £2,530 |
Ernst Soederkvist moved all in for 20,000 from the hijack, Gang Wang reshoved in the small blind, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Ernst Soederkvist: A♣10♠
Gang Wang: A♥Q♣
Wang had Soederkvist dominated, but the 6♣10♦2♠ flop gave Soederkvist the lead with top pair. He improved to trips on the 10♣ turn, while the 5♦ river sealed his double up as the defending champion was left nursing a short stack.
Ian Simpson was among the first eliminations on Day 2.
According to his tablemates, Simpson had raised preflop before Marius Conan three-bet in the small blind. Simpson moved all in for around 180,000 with two threes, but Conan had picked up aces and the 888 ambassador found no help on the board.
Jose Pozo and Huang Vu went to the turn on a board of Q♦7♥3♦J♣ when Pozo bet 15,000 from the big blind. Vu then moved all in from the cutoff, and Pozo called for his last 50,000.
Pozo showed Q♥8♦ for top pair, but Vu had him out-kicked with A♣Q♣. The river was the J♠, and Pozo was sent to the rail.
Thomas Hall had just registered at the start of Day 2 and quickly found himself all in for 24,000 from the small blind and up against Conor O'Driscoll under the gun.
Thomas Hall: A♥A♠
Conor O'Driscoll: Q♥J♣
O'Driscoll hit two pair on the J♥8♥8♦ flop, but he improved no further on the 7♣ turn or K♠ river as Hall doubled up with his aces.
"If you time-banked there, I would've never let you live it down," Hall told him afterward.
The 77 survivors from Day 1 have been joined by 15 new arrivals, and Day 2 is underway.