￡888 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
2025 888poker LIVE Glasgow
￡888 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
3
268,000
4
236,500
5
185,000
10
157,500
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Stephen Barnes finds himself in familiar territory after Day 1b of the 888poker Live Glasgow Main Event.
Last August, Barnes was the last man standing in the 888poker Live Manchester Main Event, taking home the title and ￡58,000 top prize. He made the trip 300 kilometers north to be in the field today and picked up right where he left off, taking the chip lead over the 22 players who managed to survive the day.
Barnes made his big jump up the leaderboard when he doubled up in a set-over-set cooler against David Hudson. He then flopped two pair in the big blind to bust Paul McTaggart on his way to bagging up 365,000.
Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Barnes | United Kingdom | 365,000 | 91 |
| 2 | Dean Lyall | United Kingdom | 289,500 | 72 |
| 3 | Bryan Taylor | United Kingdom | 268,000 | 67 |
| 4 | John Aitken | United Kingdom | 236,500 | 59 |
| 5 | Igors Ljadovs | United Kingdom | 185,000 | 46 |
| 6 | Iason Filippidis | Greece | 176,000 | 44 |
| 7 | Jack Moore | United Kingdom | 175,500 | 44 |
| 8 | Vivian Saliba | Austria | 169,500 | 42 |
| 9 | Jamie Whyte | United Kingdom | 161,500 | 40 |
| 10 | Stefan Lazar | United Kingdom | 157,500 | 39 |
Dean Lyall is Barnes’ closest challenger after doubling up in arguably the hand of the day, hitting running quads against David Jackson’s full house. Lyall finished in second place with 289,500. Among the most accomplished pros in the field today, he has $1.6 million in live earnings, including third place in the $25,000 High Roller at the 2024 WSOP for a career-best $760,000.
The 888poker team was out in full force today, but only Vivian Saliba and Josh Manley managed to make it through. Saliba doubled up with jacks against Thomas Clack’s fours late in the night and finished with 169,500, while Manley bagged up 105,000. Ian Simpson, Lucia Navarro, Nick Eastwood, and Ricardo Mateus will have to try again on another flight if they hope to take a shot at the title.
Other players through to Day 2 include Michael Kane (84,000), Clack (58,000), and 2024 888poker Live Madrid champion Manuel Ledesma (56,500). Those not so fortunate were Robbie Bull, Jack Hardcastle, and UK poker’s power couple Matthew and Sinead Davenport.
The 22 remaining players will join Dmitri Dudakov, the only man to make it through yesterday’s opening flight, on Day 2 on March 22. The 112 entries today brought the field up to 120 with still several more opportunities to jump in. The turbo Day 1c flight is ongoing, while there are two more flights tomorrow including Day 1d at noon. The final Day 1f flight is at 11 a.m. on March 22, with late registration open until the start of Day 2 at 5 p.m.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow providing all the action from another day of action inside the Grosvenor Casino Merchant City.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
289,500
39,500
|
39,500 |
|
|
268,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
|
236,500
236,500
|
236,500 |
|
|
185,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
176,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
175,500
175,500
|
175,500 |
|
169,500
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
||
|
161,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
157,500
157,500
|
157,500 |
|
|
155,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
142,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
|
125,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
124,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
110,500
59,500
|
59,500 |
|
109,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
105,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
84,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
78,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
62,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
58,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
56,500
93,500
|
93,500 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1b has ended with 22 players remaining out of 112 total entries.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
"CD" raised to 6,000 on the button, Jamie Whyte three-bet to 19,000 in the big blind, and "CD" called.
Both players checked the J?10?7? flop and the 2? fell on the turn. Whyte then bet 16,000 and "CD" moved all in for 55,000. Whyte snap-called.
"CD" showed K?Q? for a straight draw, while Whyte had picked up A?A?. The 2? fell on the river and Whyte secured the knockout on one of the last hands of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that players will see five more hands before bagging up for the night.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Vivian Saliba raised to 6,500 in the hijack, Thomas Clack moved all in from the small blind, and Saliba instantly took out her phone and began filming as she called for 95,500.
Vivian Saliba: J?J? 
Thomas Clack: 4?4?
Saliba had Clack dominated with her pair of jacks and held on through the 2?7?5?9?7? board to earn the double up in the waning moments of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
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|
|
40,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Felice Minervini moved all in for 67,000 from the small blind and James Mclean put him at risk in middle position.
Felice Minervini: Q?10?
James Mclean: 9?9?
Mclean's nines remained in the lead as the A?6?6?6? board improved him to a full house and left Minervini a card away from elimination, but Minervini spiked the Q? on the river to make a better full house and double up.
"It's been like that all day. Unlucky mate," Minervini consoled Mclean after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
20,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Thomas Gardiner raised to 7,500 on the button and Paul McTaggart, who had just entered for the third time today, moved all in from the big blind for 30,000. Gardiner called to put him at risk.
Paul McTaggart: A?5?
Thomas Gardiner: 8?7?
The J?6?8? flop gave Gardiner the lead with a pair of eights, while the 8? turn improved him to trips and left McTaggart drawing dead. The river was the 2? and McTaggart busted once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
