£888 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 888poker LIVE Coventry

5 days 20 hours ago

Paul Asks for It All

Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Andrei Coca and Martin Paul were heads up to the river of a board showing 3♥K♠10♠2♣A♣, and just over 13,000 chips in the middle.

Coca led out from middle position for 7,500 and was quickly facing a raise from Paul, who moved all in. Coca took some time considering a decision for the rest of his stack, opting to lay it down.

Paul turned over J♣10♥ as he raked in the pot, with Coca nodding while counting his remaining chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Paul	68,500 9,300	9,300
Andrei Coca	24,000 -12,500	-12,500

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5 days 20 hours ago

Big Slick for Harris

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Brandon Harris raised to 900 in the cutoff and Brendan Evans defended his big blind to see the 9♣7♠A♦ flop.

Evans checked, making the call after Harris continued for 600. The dealer revealed the Q♠ turn and Evans led out for 600. Harris took some time before raising to 2,600.

The call was made before the J♠ river was turned over, with both players checking it down. Harris showed A♥K♥ for top pair with a king kicker, taking the pot as Evans revealed A♣2♠ for an inferior kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Harris	54,500 24,500	24,500

Brendan Evans	52,000 -11,000	-11,000
Ramlal Basdeo	30,000 30,000	30,000

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5 days 21 hours ago

Coca Doubles, Dimsa Exits

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Shortly after Lukas Dimsa was sent to the rail, action folded around to Andrei Coca in the small blind. Coca raised and made the call after Martin Paul three-bet from the big blind.

Coca checked the 7♣8♥4♣ flop before Paul fired a bet of 4,000. Coca quickly moved all in, with the dealer counting out a stack of 13,900. Paul took some time before making the call.

Andrei Coca: A♦7♦ All in
Martin Paul: 5♥4♠

Coca was in front and held through the 3♥ turn and 9♣ river to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Paul	30,700 -7,800	-7,800
Andrei Coca	25,500 -2,000	-2,000
Lukas Dimsa	Busted

Tags: Andrei Coca Lukas Dimsa Martin Paul

5 days 22 hours ago

Paul Bets Big

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Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

As new players joined the table, Martin Paul three-bet to 800 in the cutoff and was quickly four-bet to 3,000 by Oliver Prior on the button.

Paul called to the 10♥6♠A♦ flop, check-calling a bet of 2,500 from Prior. Both players then checked the K♠ turn.

The dealer turned over the 2♣ river, where Paul slid out a bet of 12,000. Prior quickly folded and Paul collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Paul	36,400 7,900	7,900
Ivan Balzano	30,000 30,000	30,000
Francisco Pulido	30,000 30,000	30,000
Leonard Ingram	30,000 30,000	30,000
Oliver Prior	25,500 -4,500	-4,500

Tags: Martin Paul Oliver Prior

6 days ago

£888 Main Event Begins Today at 888poker LIVE Coventry

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Josh Noy

The first of six opening flights begins today at 888poker LIVE Coventry, where Day 1a of the £888 Main Event kicks off at 12 p.m. local time.

Action has been busy this week at Coventry Building Society Arena, with the series already in full swing. That is expected to pick up even more as the Main Event begins with Day 1a. All eyes will be on the £500,000 guaranteed prize pool, with the goal of finding a bag for Saturday's Day 2 the first piece of business on everyone's mind.

Last year, Yiannis Liperis ran over the final table and went on the run of a lifetime to capture the title and £120,000 first-place prize, defeating Charles Chattha in a brief heads-up clash. A total of 672 players packed the tournament room over four starting flights, with Liperis leading the way as the overall Day 1 chip leader. He remained inside the top 10 after Day 2 before ultimately taking down the tournament.

888poker LIVE 2023 Coventry Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Yiannis Liperis	Cyprus	£120,000*
2	Charles Chattha	United Kingdom	£40,000*
3	Brandon Harris	United Kingdom	£66,860*
4	Min Ji	United Kingdom	£46,000*
5	Christopher Johnson	United Kingdom	£46,000*
6	Cosmin Penescu	Romania	£15,120
7	Carl Shaw	United Kingdom	£10,430
8	Hong Pham	Vietnam	£8,900

*Denotes five-handed deal

Action gets underway at noon local time, where players will sit down with a starting stack of 30,000 chips. Blinds begin at 100/100 along with a 100 big blind ante, with Day 1a seeing 14 levels of 40 minutes in duration to be completed.

There will be a total of five breaks throughout the day, each lasting 15 minutes. Play will include a 30-second shot clock from the start of the tournament.

The event features unlimited reentries, with five other opening flights on the schedule before surviving players advance to the Day 2 on Saturday, October 19. Three of the remaining flights will feature a turbo structure with 20-minute levels, and late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.

£888 Main Event Schedule

Date	Day	Time
Oct. 16	Day 1a	12:00 p.m.
Oct. 17	Day 1b	1:00 p.m.
	Day 1c (Turbo)	9:00 p.m.
Oct. 18	Day 1d	12:00 p.m.
	Day 1e (Turbo)	8:00 p.m.
Oct. 19	Day 1f (Turbo)	11:00 a.m.
	Day 2	5:00 p.m.
Oct. 20	Day 3	1:00 p.m.