£1,100 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2024 888poker LIVE Manchester
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2024 888poker LIVE Manchester
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£265,050
Entries
279
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
125
Players Left
41
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Stephen Cherry and Steven Warburton waited until near the end of the night to make a big move up the leaderboard on Day 1c of the £1,100 888poker Live Manchester Main Event.
Cherry, who earlier picked up aces over kings twice in the span of an hour, busted Cong Le with a set of jacks in a 10-minute hand as he ended up with 231,000. Warburton, meanwhile, busted Christopher Johnson in a massive pot on the last hand of the night when he flopped a set of nines to crack Johnson’s queens. The British poker superstar, who has more than $2.5 million in live earnings, finished with 266,000 and in second place on the leaderboard.
Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neville Betty | United Kingdom | 323,500 | 108 |
| 2 | Steven Warburton | United Kingdom | 266,000 | 89 |
| 3 | Andy Calderwood | United Kingdom | 241,000 | 80 |
| 4 | Stephen Cherry | United Kingdom | 231,000 | 77 |
| 5 | Yuet Wong | United Kingdom | 202,000 | 67 |
| 6 | Jamie Walden | United Kingdom | 170,500 | 57 |
| 7 | Christian Cernaianu | United Kingdom | 133,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Gerald McInally | United Kingdom | 132,000 | 44 |
| 9 | James Bott | United Kingdom | 127,000 | 42 |
| 10 | Sohail Manavi | United Kingdom | 123,500 | 41 |
They’re both looking up at Neville Betty, who ended up as chip leader of the surviving 33 players with 323,500. Andy Calderwood (241,000) and Yuet Wong (202,000) round out the top five. Newly-crowned WSOP bracelet winner Jamie Walden (170,500), poker streamer Gary “GazzyB” Blackwood (82,500), 888poker’s Andrei Cosmin (63,500), Jamie Dwan (62,000), Guillermo Sanchez Otero (57,500), and UFC fighter Terence Etim (45,000) also bagged up at the end of the night.
Players who weren’t as fortunate included Dean Hutchison, Calogero Morreale, Michael Kane, and Michael Allen. Jack McDermott's day couldn't have begun any better as he busted Thomas Clack on the first hand with quads, but he couldn't continue that momentum and busted later in the day.
Day 1c attracted 125 entries, more than the first two starting flights combined, building the field up to 232. Just 57 have booked their tickets for Day 2, with a turbo Day 1d flight still in progress. There are currently 20 players remaining out of 34 entries in that flight with around an hour of play left.
Day 2 begins tomorrow at noon local time. Late registration remains open until the start of play, so there is a chance the field can grow even larger. The action picks up on Level 15 with blinds of 1,500-3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante. Levels will be extended to 60 minutes beginning on Day 2.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow providing all the live updates as the race for the money and the final table begins.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1d attracted 35 total entries, with eight players surviving to make Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
301,000
301,000
|
301,000 |
|
233,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
172,500
172,500
|
172,500 |
|
139,500
139,500
|
139,500 |
|
81,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
33,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
||
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
323,500
93,500
|
93,500 |
|
||
|
266,000
124,500
|
124,500 |
|
|
241,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
231,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
202,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
170,500
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
||
|
|
133,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
132,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
127,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
123,500 | |
|
|
122,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
120,000 | |
|
108,500
108,500
|
108,500 |
|
|
108,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
103,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
98,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
92,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
85,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
82,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
|
82,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
81,500
41,500
|
41,500 |
|
67,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
67,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
63,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
|
||
|
62,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1c has ended with 33 players remaining out of 125 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
Gurdeep Singh moved all in for 30,500 from early position and Waldemar Pedzich called in the cutoff.
Gurdeep Singh: A♥Q♥ 
Waldemar Pedzich: A♣A♠
Singh had run into Pedzich's aces and was at risk of elimination at the end of the day as the flop came Q♣5♣3♥, giving him some hope with a pair. The turn was the 5♠, but Singh caught one of the last two queens with the Q♦ river to earn a miracle double up.
"We're going on the feature table now," tablemate Stephen Cherry said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
30,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Steven Warburton raised to 6,500 in early position before Christopher Johnson three-bet to 16,500 in the hijack. Warburton called and they saw a flop of 9♥8♠5♣.
Johnson bet 17,000 and Warburton called. Johnson bet another 40,000 on the 4♦ turn and Warburton again called.
The 2♥ fell on the river and Johnson moved all in for 45,500. Warburton snap-called with 9♠9♦ for a flopped set, while Johnson tossed Q♥Q♦ into the muck on his way to the exit as Warburton moved into contention for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
266,000
124,500
|
124,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that players will see four more hands before bagging up for the night.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Cong Le bet 12,000 from early position on a flop of A♣J♥3♠ and Stephen Cherry called in the cutoff, as did Alec Wong in the small blind.
The turn was the K♣ and Le bet 20,000. Cherry then moved all in and Wong got out of the way.
Le went deep into the tank as he pondered the decision for his last 70,000. Tournament officials announced four more hands will be played at the end of the night, and one of the other tables had already finished up before this table had even begun their last four.
Le took nearly 10 minutes. "I'm not calling the clock," Cherry said. Le eventually called with A♦9♦, but Cherry showed him J♣J♠ for a set. Le was already drawing dead by the 2♠ river and was sent to the rail near the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
70,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Andy Calderwood three-bet to 30,000 in the cutoff and Cong Le called in the hijack.
"No ace, no king, please," Le pleaded with the dealer as he covered his face while the 10♠10♥2♣ flop was being dealt. Calderwood then continued for 20,000.
Le spent several minutes in the tank before calling. "No ace, no king," he repeated, but he didn't get his wish this time as the dealer turned over the K♦. Calderwood then bet 50,000 and Le snap-folded. Calderwood showed him Q♦Q♥ while taking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
80,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |