Michael Russell bet 1,700 from the cutoff on a board of 4♣8♥2♦A♠ and Wayne Peach called in the small blind.
The river was the 5♥ and Peach led out for 6,500. Russell quickly called, and Peach showed 4♦3♥ for a rivered straight.
"Let you get there," Russell sighed as he flashed 8♠8♣ and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
26,000 |
Heads-up on a flop of 3♠5♠J♠, Noam De Frettes bet 300 from the cutoff and Hal Bohme called in the small blind.
Both players checked the 8♠ turn. Bohme then led out for 1,000 on the A♠ river, and De Frettes quickly called.
Bohme showed A♣J♦, but De Frettes turned over A♦9♠ for a flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
With around 5,000 in the pot on a board of 7♠4♦8♦9♣, Christopher Guertin bet 3,000 from the button and Melanie Simpson raised to 8,000 in the cutoff.
Guertin then moved all in, having Simpson's remaining 15,000 covered, and Simpson tanked for a minute before folding.
Ian Simpson and Jesus Ramos recently took their seats in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
Carlos Pinar raised to 300 on the button before Callum Gordon three-bet to 2,000 in the big blind. Pinar called, and they saw a flop of 3♥2♠4♠.
Gordon then bet 2,200, and Pinar called. The turn was the K♣ and Gordon bet another 4,000. Pinar again called.
Gordon bet 11,000 on the Q♣ river, and Pinar this time tanked for a few minutes before calling once more. Gordon showed Q♥Q♦ for a rivered set, and Pinar mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,500
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
|
10,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
Heads-up on a board of 10♦2♣4♦7♣, Barrie Greenan bet 900 from the button and Gustavus Watt called in the small blind.
The river was the 10♣ and Watt led out for 2,500. Greenan took about 30 seconds before calling. "You must be good," Watt said, showing 9♦6♦. Greenan turned over A♥5♠ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | |
|
|
25,000 |
Day 1b has begun with 33 players currently registered.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
A throng of players will descend on the Grosvenor Casino Merchant City today, each taking their shot at the 888poker Live Glasgow £888 Main Event title when Day 1b begins at noon local time.
The opening flight yesterday attracted 75 entries, with 16 players securing their spot on Day 2. Gaoyang Yang, who already won the Mini Main Event earlier this week, bagged the chip lead with 319,000, while Vivian Saliba (150,500) and streamers Darius Wajda (51,000) and Nick Eastwood (44,000) are flying the flag for the 888poker team.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaoyang Yang | United Kingdom | 319,000 | 106 |
| 2 | Manuel Bujaldon | Spain | 295,500 | 99 |
| 3 | Martin Lechner | Austria | 268,500 | 90 |
| 4 | Roddy MacNeil | United Kingdom | 183,000 | 61 |
| 5 | Richard Kellett | United Kingdom | 173,000 | 58 |
| 6 | Vivian Saliba | Brazil | 150,500 | 50 |
| 7 | Craig Conway | United Kingdom | 143,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Helder Casaca-Sena | United Kingdom | 131,000 | 44 |
| 9 | Chris Balmforth | United Kingdom | 115,500 | 39 |
| 10 | Ben McCann | United Kingdom | 111,500 | 37 |
Players on Day 1b begin with a 30,000 starting stack. The schedule calls for 14 40-minute levels to be played today, with a break after every three levels. There are also two turbo flights still to come, Day 1c tonight at 8 p.m. and Day 1d at 11 a.m. tomorrow. All survivors from the four opening flights will then combine for Day 2 at 5 p.m. on March 21. Late registration remains open until the start of play on Day 2.
Dean Lyall won the inaugural version of this event last year, beating out a field of 407 entries to earn £58,130. Lyall, who just missed out on the final table of the High Roller yesterday, will likely be back to defend his title, but he’ll have to combat a sea of players trying to snatch it away today.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Lyall | United Kingdom | £58,130 |
| 2 | Daniel Johnson | United Kingdom | £42,940 |
| 3 | Martin Byrne | United Kingdom | £31,800 |
| 4 | Michael Broadhurst | United Kingdom | £23,600 |
| 5 | Harry Cattanach | United Kingdom | £17,540 |
| 6 | Jack Moore | United Kingdom | £13,050 |
| 7 | Zbigniew Wieczorek | Poland | £9,770 |
| 8 | William Haughey | United Kingdom | £7,430 |
| 9 | GK | United Kingdom | £5,780 |
Stay tuned as PokerNews follows all the action throughout the day and provides live updates.
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