£1,000 Main Event Day 1b | 2023 WSOPC Nottingham

03-18-2023 17:20 UTC

Macnamara's Check Raise Forces Stearn Fold

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alan Stearn raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and got called by Fionn Macnamara in the small blind and Jessica Pilkington in the big blind.

The flop came and action checked around to Stearn, who made it 6,000. Macnamara check-raised all in for Stearn's remaining 25,000 chips and Stearn made the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fionn Macnamara	44,000
Alan Stearn	25,000

Tags: Alan Stearn Fionn Macnamara Jessica Pilkington

03-18-2023 17:31 UTC

Thorne Doubles Through White

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Two players were all in preflop and the cards were on their backs. Steven Thorne was at risk after shoving his short stack in an attempt to resteal.

Steven Thorne:
Anthony White:

The board ran out . The on the turn have Thorne the straight to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony White	58,500
Steven Thorne	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Anthony White Steven Thorne

03-18-2023 17:35 UTC

Allen's Five-Bet Gets Through

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Gunmeet Dhingra raised and Jack Allen three-bet to 8,500. Fabio Sperling then four-bet 20,000 chips and action folded back around to Allen, who used a time bank card before shoving all in. Sperling went into the tank, looking across the table and rubbing his chin before finally mucking his hand.

Allen's five-bet got through and he scooped the pot to bring him over the 100k mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Allen	105,000
Fabio Sperling	54,000 -43,000	-43,000

Tags: Fabio Sperling Jack Allen

03-18-2023 17:52 UTC

Houghton Hits Pair To Eliminate Nixon

Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kevin Houghton raised to 3,000 and got called by the small blind. Jamie Nixon reshoved with a short stack from the big blind and Nixon called. The cards were flipped on their backs. Nixon was the player at risk and Houghton also had most of his chips in the middle.

Jamie Nixon:
Kevin Houghton:

Nixon was well ahead until the board ran out to give Houghton a pair of fives on the flop. Nixon was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Houghton	45,000 45,000	45,000
Jamie Nixon	Busted

Tags: Jamie Nixon Kevin Houghton

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

03-18-2023 17:54 UTC

Last level of entries and reentries

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The floor has just announced a blind increase and, with it, the last opportunity for players to enter and reenter the event. At the end of level 9, late registration will be closed and the final numbers for the event will stand.

03-18-2023 18:08 UTC

Hulme Runs Into Aces and Busts

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Min Ji opened the action with a raise from the hijack to 3,500 and got called by Paul Vas Nunes on the button. The player in the small blind called and then Andrew Hulme pushed all in from the big blind. Nunes called and players flipped their cards.

Andrew Hulme:
Paul Vas Nunes:

The board ran out and Nunes' aces held up. Hulme was eliminated from the tournament.

Hulme was, however, still within time to reenter. Shortly after he fired his second bullet and is now back on a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Vas Nunes	158,000 158,000	158,000
Andrew Hulme	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Andrew Hulme Min Ji Paul Vas Nunes

03-18-2023 18:30 UTC

Yao Cracks Straight With Full House; Meli Eliminated

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Bixi Yao raised to 3,200 from middle position and picked up calls from three players.

The flop came and action checked to Yao, who made it 4,000 to go. Paul Grummitt called, as did Vincent Meli. The turn was the and all three players checked.

The river was the and Meli shoved all in for his remaining 24,000. Yao asked for a count and then used a time bank. She then made the call. Grummitt folded his hand to leave two players to show their cards.

Meli showed for the straight, a hand which looked to be unbeatable, until Yoa flipped over for a full house. She scooped the pot and Meli made a hasty exit from the table.

"Ahh, the tactical time bank", said another player at the table to Yoa, clocking that she had made a bit of a Hollywood play to try to entice Grummitt to put more chips in the middle. It may not have worked, but Yoa still took a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bixi Yao	110,000 110,000	110,000
Paul Grummitt	48,000 48,000	48,000
Vincent Meli	Busted

Tags: Bixi Yao Paul Grummitt Vincent Meli

03-18-2023 18:31 UTC

Players On Final Break of Day 1b

Matt Warburton

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Players are now on their final break of the day. There are 142 players remaining out of 249 entries and late registration is now closed. When play resumes, blinds will be on 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000