2023 WSOPC Nottingham
Jack McDermott raised to 4,000 from early position and picked up late position calls from Nick Hicks and William McCallum.
The flop came ![]()
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. McDermott bet out for 3,500 and both Hicks and McCallum called.
The turn was the
and action checked around to McCallum, who made it 3,500 to go. Both other players called. The river came the
and all three players checked.
Nick Hicks showed ![]()
for a pair of jacks. He had also flopped a straight draw, which hadn't improved, but his pair was enough to claim the pot.

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Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Players have now gone for their final break of the day. There are currently 108 players left out of 185 entries so far. When play resumes, blinds will be on 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante.
James O'Brien limped and Carl Shaw raised over the limper. Waheed Ashraf called on the button and Andrew Tuxworth reraised to 30,000. Shaw and Ashraf both called.
The flop came ![]()
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. Tuxworth checked and Shaw shoved all in. Ashraf only had a few big blinds behind and so made the call. Players flipped their cards.
Waheed Ashraf: ![]()
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Shaw was well ahead holding ace high with the king kicker, as well as a flush draw. The turn came the
and the river fell the
. Neither player improved and so Shaw held up, eliminating Ashraf from the tournament.
Roberto Romanello raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and Hong Pham reraised to 8,500. Romanello instantly reshoved all in and Pham snapped him off. Players flipped their cards, with Romanello the player at risk.
Roberto Romanello: ![]()
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Hong Pham: ![]()
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Romanello had been attempting a steal with his four-bet, but couldn't have timed it any worse as he ran into Pham's aces. He had a long way to go if he was to catch up.
The board ran out ![]()
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. Pham's aces held up and Romanello was eliminated from the tournament. Pham, meanwhile, chipped up to over 250,000.
Two players were all in preflop and the cards were on their backs. Ravi Sharda was at risk, with Andrew Tuxworth covering him.
Ravi Sharda: ![]()
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Andrew Tuxworth: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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. Tuxworth let out a yell of joy as the river came the
, giving him the set and busting Ravi.
"Yes! Oh, sorry mate," he said.
"What the fuck can I do?" said Ravi as he left the table.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
In an action packed and midly controversial hand, five players made it to the flop following a single preflop raise and calls.
The flop came ![]()
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and play checked around to Ori Hasson, who bet 3,600. Fabio Miranda called and Yucel Eminoglu called. All other players folded.
The turn came the
. Eminoglu led out for 7,000 and Hasson reraised to 23,500. Miranda vacated the pot and Eminoglu made the call.
The river was the
. Eminoglu checked and Hasson bet out for 35,000, most of his remaining chips. Eminoglu thought for a short while before making the call. He showed ![]()
for two pair. Hasson chucked his hand in the muck. An argument then ensued, with Hasson implying that Eminoglu had made an angle shoot.
"You don't know me. I never angle shoot anybody," said Eminoglu. The two players continued the heated discussion until a warning from the floor shut it down.
In any case, Eminoglu scooped a large pot and Hasson was left with just a few big blinds behind.
