£1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars Open Manchester

10-24-2025 14:39 UTC

Prahoveanu Holds With Kings

Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Eduard-Daniel Prahoveanu open-raised from middle position and was met with a reshove from Sander Schieving, who pushed with a shorter stack from the button. Prahoveanu called and players flipped their cards.

Sander Schieving: A♠Q♣ All in
Eduard-Daniel Prahoveanu: K♦K♠

The board ran out 9♣8♣9♦3♥2♣ and Prahoveanu held with his pocket kings to win the pot, sending Schieving to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduard-Daniel Prahoveanu	430,000 279,000	279,000
Sander Schieving	Busted

Tags: Eduard-Daniel Prahoveanu Sander Schieving

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-24-2025 14:22 UTC

Trotter Takes Pot on River

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Paul Trotter open-raised to 5,500 from early position, Sergio Esteban three-bet to 17,000 from middle position and Trotter called.

Both players checked on the 2♥6♠K♣ flop. The turn came the 9♥ and Trotter led out for 7,500 and Esteban called.

The river was the A♥ and Trotter led again, this time for 19,000. Esteban went into the tank before reluctantly folding his hand and giving Trotter the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Trotter	145,000 25,500	25,500
Sergio Esteban	45,000 15,500	15,500

Tags: Paul Trotter Sergio Esteban

10-24-2025 14:20 UTC

Fellone Gets Near-Double Up

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Nicholas Fellone moved almost all in for 26,000 from early position and Qi Huang called. The rest of the table folded and the hand went to the flop.

"Chip and a chair," said Fellone, asking his opponent to check it down in case he lost. Surprisingly, Huang played along and both players checked all three streets on a board of J♦4♦9♣5♣3♦.

Huang had A♣8♣ for ace-high and Fellone had 7♣7♥ for a pair of sevens to win the pot, near-doubling his stack.

"See, I save you a chip," said Fellone as he scooped in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qi Huang	98,000 14,500	14,500
Nicholas Fellone	57,000 35,500	35,500

Tags: Nicholas Fellone Qi Huang

10-24-2025 14:04 UTC

Taylor Makes Full House to Win Three-Way All In

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of 3♥6♥2♥ and Fan Longmao had a bet of 7,000 out in the middle, which Hamza Nasir called. Steven Taylor then raised it up to 33,000 from the button and Longmao moved all in for 88,900. Nasir then shoved over the top and had both players covered as Taylor also made the call to make it a three-way all in. The cards were flipped.

Fan Longmao: 5♣4♠ All in
Steven Taylor: 6♦6♠ All in
Hamza Nasir: Q♥10♥

All three players had caught a huge part of the board. Longmao had a straight, Taylor a set, and Nasir was ahead with his made flush.

"Pair the board, please pair the board...!", said Taylor, who soon got his wish as the turn came the 3♣ to give him a full house. The river was the 7♠ and Taylor held to win the pot, tripling up his stack, eliminating Longmao and leaving Nasir short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Taylor	280,000 280,000	280,000
Hamza Nasir	70,000 70,000	70,000
Fan Longmao	Busted

Tags: Fan Longmao Hamza Nasir Steven Taylor

10-24-2025 13:57 UTC

Williams Wins Flip to Bust Johnson

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mitchell Johnson raised from the button and Aaron Williams moved all in from the big blind with a relatively short stac. Johnson looked him up and players flipped their cards.

Aaron Williams: A♣Q♥ All in
Mitchell Johnson: J♠J♣

The board ran out K♥K♦5♠5♣9♣ and Johnson held with his pocket jacks, making two pair with the kings on board to win the pot. Williams was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Johnson	130,000 15,000	15,000
Aaron Williams	Busted

Tags: Aaron Williams Mitchell Johnson

10-24-2025 13:26 UTC

PokerStars Open Main Event Payouts

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Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The PokerStars Open Manchester Main Event payouts have been announced, with 135 players set to make the money and claim at least a min-cash of £1,930. The outright winner will take home a top prize of £174,400.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	£174,400	16 – 17	£7,770
2	£109,000	18 – 20	£6,760
3	£77,860	21 – 23	£5,880
4	£59,890	24 – 27	£5,110
5	£46,070	28 – 31	£4,440
6	£35,440	32 – 39	£3,860
7	£27,260	40 – 55	£3,360
8	£20,970	56 – 71	£2,920
9	£16,130	72 – 95	£2,540
10 – 11	£12,870	96 – 119	£2,210
12 – 13	£10,730	120 – 135	£1,930
14 – 15	£8,940

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

10-24-2025 13:02 UTC

Players Heading for 15-Minute Break

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players in the PokerStars Open Manchester Main Event are heading for their first 15-minute break of the day.

10-24-2025 13:00 UTC

Le Calls Overshove to Claim Huge Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Lloyd open-raised to 4,000 from early position, Tuan Le called in middle position, the small blind called, then Gang Wang three-bet to 24,000 from the big blind, which Lloyd and Le both called.

The flop came Q♣8♣K♣ and Wang open-ripped it all in for 115,500, an overshove to the pot. Lloyd folded and Wang went deep into the tank, looking perplexed by the move as he talked himself through the hand.

Eventually, the clock was called and Le was given 30-seconds to act. After a couple of seconds, though, he flicked in a chip to make the call.

Wang showed 10♣10♥ for a pair of tens with a flush draw. Le had him well dominated as he turned over A♣Q♦ for a higher pair and nut flush draw.

The turn came the 6♠ and river the 4♣. Le improved to a flush to win the pot and drag in a huge pile of chips to bring his own stack up to over 400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tuan Le	460,000 244,000	244,000
Gang Wang	Busted

Tags: David Lloyd Gang Wang Tuan Le