£888 Main Event Day 2 | 2026 888poker LIVE Glasgow

03-21-2026 20:51 UTC

Davenport Runs Into Hardcastle's Queens

David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Blyth Paterson raised to 20,000 in early position and Matthew Davenport moved all in for 160,000 in the hijack. Jack Hardcastle then reshoved in the cutoff, and Paterson folded.

Matthew Davenport: 8♦8♠ All in
Jack Hardcastle: Q♣Q♠

Hardcastle had woken up with queens and was a favorite to score the knockout as the board came A♥2♠4♣6♣J♦. The dealer made sure Hardcastle had Davenport covered before pushing him the pot, and Davenport was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Hardcastle	350,000 170,000	170,000
Blyth Paterson	220,000 10,000	10,000
Matthew Davenport	Busted
Peter Stewart	Busted

Tags: Jack Hardcastle Matthew Davenport

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

03-21-2026 20:46 UTC

Sefton an Early Post-Bubble Casualty

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Stuart Sefton put in his last 26,000 from the cutoff and Jack Hardcastle called in the big blind.

Stuart Sefton: 9♦7♣
Jack Hardcastle: 3♥3♠

Hardcastle spiked a set on the 4♦3♣2♦ flop, while the 9♠ turn arrived too late to safe Sefton. The river was the 2♣ and Sefton was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Hardcastle	180,000 20,000	20,000
Shuangquan Zhao	Busted
Shi Dong	Busted
Stuart Sefton	Busted

Tags: Jack Hardcastle Stuart Sefton

03-21-2026 20:41 UTC

Galloway Gets a Double

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Anthony Galloway moved all in for 46,500 in middle position and Ernst Soederkvist called in the small blind.

Anthony Galloway: A♥10♥ All in
Ernst Soederkvist: A♣9♠

Galloway had Soederkvist dominated, and the J♦5♠3♦6♠K♦ board posed no threat as he earned the post-bubble double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ernst Soederkvist	440,000
Anthony Galloway	110,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Anthony Galloway Ernst Soederkvist

03-21-2026 20:37 UTC

Stephen McCabe Bubbles the 888poker Live Glasgow Main Event

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Martin Lechner raised to 16,000 under the gun and Stephen McCabe moved all in for 31,000 in middle position. Nicholas Swann called in the small blind, as did Lechner.

Swann checked to Lechner on the Q♥Q♦5♣ flop, and Lechner bet 15,000. Swann called.

Both players checked the 9♣ turn, and Lechner then bet 65,000 on the 4♠ river. Swann folded this time.

McCabe showed J♠J♣, but Lechner had flopped trips with Q♣6♣ to win the pot and bust McCabe on the money bubble.

The remaining 44 players are now in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Lechner	650,000 50,000	50,000
Nicholas Swann	130,000 120,000	120,000
Stephen McCabe	Busted

Tags: Martin Lechner Nicholas Swann Stephen McCabe

03-21-2026 20:35 UTC

Yang Shoves on Hussain, Shows the Bluff

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Gaoyang Yang raised to 16,000 in the hijack and Daniyaal Hussain called in the big blind.

Yang continued for 12,000 on the 10♦K♦J♥ flop and Hussain called. The turn was the 2♠ and Yang bet another 36,000. Hussain again called.

Yang moved all in on the 10♣ river, and Hussain quickly folded. "Danny boy," Yang said as he flashed 9♠7♠ and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaoyang Yang	430,000 10,500	10,500

Daniyaal Hussain	125,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Daniyaal Hussain Gaoyang Yang

03-21-2026 20:23 UTC

Bull Picks Up Kings to Double

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Christopher Welsh moved all in on the button and Robbie Bull called for 105,000 in the small blind.

Robbie Bull: K♣K♥ All in
Christopher Welsh: A♥K♦

Welsh picked up more outs on the J♣10♥4♦ flop with a straight draw and a chance to burst the bubble, but Bull's kings held on through the 3♦ turn and 8♠ river to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Lechner	600,000 320,000	320,000
Robbie Bull	220,000 80,000	80,000
Christopher Welsh	160,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Christopher Welsh Robbie Bull

03-21-2026 20:12 UTC

Simpson Picks the Time to Get It In

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ian Simpson put in his last 8,000 from early position and Sinead Davenport called in middle position. Jake Collins then raised to 42,000 on the button, and Davenport got out of the way.

Ian Simpson: 10♥7♣ All in
Jake Collins: A♠K♣

Simpson needed to come from behind as the flop came 8♣4♦2♠. The turn was the 5♣, while the 4♥ river sent Simpson to the rail two spots off the money.

With 45 players remaining, action is going hand-for-hand until there is one more elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Collins	320,000 60,000	60,000
Sinead Davenport	300,000 5,000	5,000
Ian Simpson	Busted

Tags: Ian Simpson Jake Collins Sinead Davenport

03-21-2026 20:06 UTC

Lyall Flips Near the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dean Lyall moved all in for 97,000 from the cutoff and Jesus Ramos put him at risk on the button.

Dean Lyall: A♦9♥ All in
Jesus Ramos: 7♣7♥

The defending champion was racing for his tournament life a few spots off the money, and he took the lead on the A♣J♣3♠ flop with top pair. The turn was the 10♥, river the 6♦ fell on the river to give him a double up.

At another table, Ian Simpson has been steadily blinding away all the way down to just one big blind.