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.
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.
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.
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.
. Mcinally paired up his ace on the flop and Li made a straight on the river to double up and stay in the game.
. 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.
