£1,000 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2023 WSOPC Nottingham
£1,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 WSOPC Nottingham
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£500,000
Entries
439
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
140
Players Left
16
Jonathan McCann Leads Final 16 of WSOPC UK £1,100 Main Event
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Day 2 of the WSOPC UK £1,100 Main Event, held at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, has now reached it’s conclusion.
A total of 140 players returned for the start of the day. The field has been whittled down to just 16 remaining players vying for the top spots.
Some 63 players made at least a min-cash of £2,000 and the next player eliminated will walk away with £4,500. The pay jumps become much more dramatic on the final table, where the winner is set to walk away with £100,000.
Jonathan McCann leads after Day 2 with a touch over 4 million chips. McCann final tabled a WSOP event back in 2017 for $71,540. He also came second in the 2022 UKIPT at this very venue last year for £74,500. His stack is over three times the average, putting him in a commanding position when play resumes.
Currently in second place with over 3.3 million chips is Jamie O'Connor, another regular on the circuit who has himself made a WSOP final table, finishing third place for $317,956.
Matthew Gray is close behind in third place, with Hong Pham and Gary Miller rounding out the top five.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Position | Name | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan McCann | 4,060,000 |
| 2 | Jamie O'Connor | 3,345,000 |
| 3 | Matthew Gray | 3,140,000 |
| 4 | Hong Pham | 2,820,000 |
| 5 | Gary Miller | 2,375,000 |
| 6 | Paul Hizer | 2,235,000 |
| 7 | John Adderley | 2,100,000 |
| 8 | Steven Warburton | 1,320,000 |
| 9 | Ryan Otto | 880,000 |
| 10 | Abdullah Alshanti | 780,000 |
| 11 | Fabio Miranda | 765,000 |
| 12 | Mitchell Johnson | 740,000 |
| 13 | Jiaze Li | 495,000 |
| 14 | Jack Allen | 475,000 |
| 15 | Lee French | 425,000 |
| 16 | Gerald Mcinally | 295,000 |
Day 2 Recap
Early in Day 2, we followed the highs and lows of Andrew Tuxworth as he had his full house cracked and then proceeded to go all in blind several times before eventually busting.
McCann, who is now chip leader, eliminated Jack O'Neill shortly before the money. McCann would go on to catch Eardley's bluff in a huge pot that very much contributed to his lead.
After a few rounds hand for hand, Pham, who sits in fourth place at the end of Day 2, knocked out Nguyen Khoa Le to burst the bubble.
At around the mid-point of the day, Nikolai Mamut ran his kings into Li’s aces. Li is still in the tournament, but will need a big run if he’s to make it all the way.
As the event reached just a few tables, the current big stacks emerged. Steven Warburton paired his aces to eliminate Luigi Viscomi; Matthew Gray's aces held against Li's kings; Hong Pham continued to chip up and won a late flip to bust Sharda; and, right before the final hands were dealt, Jamie 'Connor won a three way all in to bring him up to second in chips.
When play resumes on the Final Day of the WSOPC £1,100 Main Event, blinds will be on 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante. Blind levels will run for 60 minutes, and the event will play down to a winner.
PokerNews will be on the tournament floor to bring you coverage, including, fingers crossed, every elimination right up until a winner is crowned.
Full Chip Counts at the End of Day 2
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,060,000 | 1,360,000 |
|
3,345,000 | -155,000 |
|
3,140,000 | 40,000 |
|
2,820,000 | -380,000 |
|
2,375,000 | 1,965,000 |
|
2,235,000 | 1,967,000 |
|
2,100,000 | 1,859,000 |
|
1,320,000 | -880,000 |
|
880,000 | 705,000 |
|
780,000 | 360,000 |
|
765,000 | 135,000 |
|
740,000 | 190,000 |
|
495,000 | 45,000 |
|
475,000 | -50,000 |
|
425,000 | 80,000 |
|
295,000 | -75,000 |
Day 2 Wraps Up With 16 Players Remaining
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Day 2 of the WSOPC UK £1,100 Main Event has now concluded. There are only 16 players who will return for Day 3. That's two tables that will play down to a winner tomorrow. Standby for a full recap.
Three Way All In; Howard Eliminated, O'Connor Scoops Huge Pot
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Matthew Eardley open raised from the hijack and Michael Howard moved all in for around 500,000 chips. Jamie O'Connor flat called the shove and Eardley moved all in for around 1.5 million. O'Connor called and three players flipped over their cards for a showdown that was about to make one player close to chip leader.
Michael Howard: 
Matthew Eardley: 
Jamie 'Connor: 
The board came 
. O'Connor's aces held for an absolutely game-changing pot. That brought O'Connor up to around 3.5 million and gave him a huge stack, second in chips, just moments before Day 2 wound down to a close.
The next hand, Matthew Eardley, who had been decimated by the three-way all in, reshoved the button's raise from the small blind and got called. He had 
but his opponent was holding pocket tens and held up. Eardley was eliminated in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000 | 3,357,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Li Hits Straight to Double Up
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Following a devastating prior hand, Jiaze Li was in the danger zone and found himself all in preflop against Gerald Mcinally.
Jiaze Li: 
Gerald Mcinally: 
The board ran out 
. Mcinally paired up his ace on the flop and Li made a straight on the river to double up and stay in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
370,000 | -90,000 |
PN Podcast: Hellmuth's House, Wynn Millions Champ & Guest Joe Stapleton Talks USA SCOOP
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway, Jesse Fullen, and Connor Richards talk about Phil Hellmuth looking to sell his Las Vegas house, Daniel Negreanu calling out Ali Imsirovic, winners from the recently-completed Triton Super High Roller Series Vietnam, and offer a winner interview with Michael Rossitto, who took down the 2023 Wynn Millions for $604,637.
Chad then sits down with Joe Stapleton to dive into the upcoming PokerStars USA SCOOP schedule for players in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Stapes also opens up about stand-up comedy, his upcoming comic book, and watching his good friend James Hartigan win a Global Poker Award.
Also, hear from Robbie Strazynski, who talks about his upcoming Mixed Game Festival IV returning to Resorts World March 19-23.
Finally, the crew end the show by discussing the real-time assistance (RTA) debate that has been raging on Twitter after a poker training tool removed their 20-second delay.
Pham Wins Flip to Eliminate Sharda
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ravi Sharda moved all in for around 400,000 chips and got called by Hong Pham. Players flipped their cards for the race, with Sharda at risk.
Ravi Sharda:
Hong Pham: 
The board came 
and Pham's pocket sixes held. Sharda was eliminated in 20th place and takes £4,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000 | 300,000 |
|
Busted |
Aces Versus Ace King; Millions of Chips for Gray
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jiaze Li raised from the cutoff and Matthew Gray reraised to 175,000 from the button. Li four-bet to 450,000 and Gray moved all in for around 1.4 million. Li made the call and players flipped their cards for a race that was about to give one player multiple millions of chips.
Matthew Gray:
Jiaze Li:
The board came 
. It was the ultimate late-game cooler and Li was on the wrong end of it. Gray's aces held up and he scooped the pot, bringing his chip count up to around 3.1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000 | 2,050,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -1,050,000 |
Warburton Pairs Up To Eliminate Viscomi
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Luigi Viscomi raised from the cutoff and Steven Warburton reraised to 200,000 from the button. Viscomi made the call.
The flop came 
. Viscomi checked and Warburton bet 65,000, which Viscomi called.
The turn came 
and Viscomi shoved all in. Warburton quickly made the call and players showed their cards.
Luigi Viscomi:
Steven Warburton: 
Viscomi had a pair of queens and Warburton had a pair of aces. The river came the . No help for Viscomi, and Warburton scooped the pot. Viscomi was eliminated in 21st place for £3,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000 | 2,080,000 |
|
Busted |