Jonathan McCann Leads Final 16 of WSOPC UK £1,100 Main Event
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.
. 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.
but his opponent was holding pocket tens and held up. Eardley was eliminated in 17th place.
and Pham's pocket sixes held. Sharda was eliminated in 20th place and takes £4,000.
. 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.
. Viscomi checked and Warburton bet 65,000, which Viscomi called. 
and Viscomi shoved all in. Warburton quickly made the call and players showed their cards. 
and the river was the 
. Li's pocket aces held for a huge double up to give him around 1.3 million chips. That makes Li one of the current chip leaders with just 37 players remaining.
and action checked around to Sitbon, who bet 15,000. Dumitrache called and all other players folded. The turn was the 
