Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2023 WSOPC Nottingham
£1,000 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 WSOPC Nottingham
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£500,000
Entries
439
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
252
Players Left
76
Players Head For Second Break of Day 1b
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Players are now on their second break of the day. There are currently 167 players remaining out of 207 entries so far. When play resumes, blinds will be on 500/1000 with a 1000 ante.
Sperling Check-Raises Turn and Shoves River
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Fabio Sperling raised to 2,000 and Donald Jones called. Beihoo Wang also called, as did Gilon Colin in the big blind.
The flop came 
. Colin checked, Sperling checked, and Jones bet 5,000. Action folded to Sperling, who reraised to 10,300. Jones called.
The turn was the 
. This time, Sperling led out for 12,000, maximizing pressure on a very draw heavy board. Jones shook his head before almost reluctantly chucking chips in the middle.
The river was the 
and Sperling shoved all in. Jones made the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000 | 97,000 |
|
40,500 | 40,500 |
Houghton Shoves and Busts
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Kevin Houghton moved all in for around 10 big blinds and Richard Horton moved in over the top. Luigi Viscomi also went all in with both players covered. Players flipped their cards.
Kevin Houghton: 
Richard Horton: 
Luigi Viscomi: 
Houghton shouted for his hand as the board fell 
but he couldn't improve. Horton and Viscomi chopped the pot and Houghton was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000 | |
|
44,000 | |
|
Busted |
Set of Nines For Hicks Decimates Foggin
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Nick Hicks raised to 2,000 from the cutoff, Marc Foggin called on the button, and the small and big blind both came along.
The flop came 
. Action checked to Hicks, who bet out for 3,200. Foggin raised to 12,000 and the players in the blinds both folded. Hicks took a sip of his drink and looked across the table before making the call.
The turn came the . Hicks checked and Foggin moved all in. Hicks quickly called. Foggin showed 
for two pair and Hicks flipped over 
for a turned set.
At that point, Foggin left the table thinking he was out, but was called back to the tables, still with a few thousand behind. Hicks scooped a huge pot and moved to well above 100,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 110,000 |
|
8,000 | 8,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Gercev Pairs Up To Eliminate Higgins
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Vladim Gercev raised from the hijack and Simon Higgins reshoved from the small blind for around 24,000. Gercev took a moment and then made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Higgins at risk.
Simon Higgins: 
Vladim Gercev: 
The board ran out 
. Gercev caught a pair of fives on the flop to win the hand, sending Higgins out of the tournament.
"Not sure about that one," said Higgins as he left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
|
Busted |
Hoang Doubles Up With Queens
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Picking up the action on the flop, Keith Hoang and Anthony Brown were involved in an inflated pot after preflop raises.
The flop came 
. Hoang led for 4,000 and Brown called. The turn was the 
. Hoang bet again for 6,500, a decent chunk of his stack.
The river was the 
. Hoang moved all in for 13,200. Brown thought for a while but, at this stage in the hand, had decent odds to make the call, which he did. Hoang showed 
for an overpair and got the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 62,000 |
|
52,000 | 52,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
O'Brien Eliminates Saulinskis
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Leo Worthington-Leese raised to 1,200 from early position and picked up several calls. Astijus Saulinskis moved all in and James O'Brien was the only player who made the call. The cards were flipped.
Astijus Saulinskis: 
James O'Brien: 
Saulinskis found himself dominated and far behind with his tournament life at stake. The board ran out 
. The queen on the flop paired up both players and the ace on the turn gave O'Brien top two pair. Saulinskis was eliminated from the tourney.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000 | 76,000 |
|
|
Busted |