£1,100 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2024 888poker LIVE Manchester
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
75
Players Left
9
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
In a day filled with come-from-behind double ups and spectacular bustouts, the highlight was saved for the last hand.
Neville Betty, the Day 1c chip leader, was all in for 450,000 with two aces. David Gee had just two fives as Betty was poised to double up on the final table bubble. The flop, however, is one neither player will soon forget as Gee spiked quads to bust Betty in 10th place and set the final table at the end of an action-filled Day 2 of the £1,100 888poker Live Manchester Main Event.
Gee, who has more than £160,000 in live earnings throughout the United Kingdom in his career, will take the chip lead into tomorrow’s final table with 1,680,000. He’s followed by Jamie Walden, who’s looking to continue his stellar summer as he bagged up 1,475,000. Walden won his first WSOP bracelet last month for $313,370 and will be chasing the £60,000 top prize tomorrow. Stephen Barnes (1,460,000) is also in the million-chip club, while Aram Ramadan (950,000), Robert Boon (835,000), Mark McDade (760,000), Zhicheng Miao (505,000), Man Li (460,000), and Qasim Zia (255,000) round out the rest of the final-table lineup.
Final Table chip counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Gee | United Kingdom | 1,680,000 | 84 |
| 2 | Jamie Walden | United Kingdom | 1,475,000 | 74 |
| 3 | Stephen Barnes | United Kingdom | 1,460,000 | 73 |
| 4 | Aram Ramadan | United Kingdom | 950,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Robert Boon | United Kingdom | 835,000 | 42 |
| 6 | Mark McDade | United Kingdom | 760,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Zhicheng Miao | United Kingdom | 505,000 | 25 |
| 8 | Man Li | United Kingdom | 460,000 | 23 |
| 9 | Qasim Zia | United Kingdom | 255,000 | 13 |
Day 2 Action
Day 2 began with 12 new arrivals boosting the field up to 279 total entries and building a prize pool of £265,050. Just 75 began the day, and 888poker Ambassador Lucia Navarro was among the first to bust out. She was followed to the rail by Guillermo Sanchez Otero, Gary Blackwood, and Dean Hutchison.
Fellow 888poker team member Ian Simpson finished a few spots off the money when Enea Soumpasi spiked a flush on the river to beat his two pair. Vivian Saliba was eliminated on the money bubble after running eights into Keith Johnson’s jacks as 33 players guaranteed themselves a payday.
Steven Warburton (31st) and Tom Middleton (26th) were among the first players sent to the payout desk. Gerald McInally, who made the money with just one big blind, had his chip-and-a-chair story end in 23rd place. Jonathan Roberts, who built up a massive chip lead on Day 1a, ran his king-ten into Zia’s ace-king to finish in 22nd place, while Day 1b chip leader Johnson followed in 21st after George Pop picked up two aces to beat ace-king.
Arvydas Vilcinskas was all in against Boon in a million-chip pot with two kings against Boon’s jacks, but Boon spiked a set on the turn to bust Vilcinskas in 20th. Tuan Le (19th) and Sohail Manavi (18th) followed to the rail, while Gee picked off a bluff to bust James Bott in 17th. Matthew Davenport ran two fives into Barnes’ pocket tens to finish in 16th.
After the field redrew to the final two tables, Walden was all in for 272,000 with ace-seven against Pop’s kings and hit a flush on the turn for a fortunate double up. Callum Gordon (15th) and Stephen Cherry (14th) were eliminated before Walden doubled up again with a full house off Zia.
Alec Wong attempted a big bluff with just six-high but Miao picked him off with trip aces as Wong finished in 13th. Soumpasi then lost a race with ace-king to Barnes’ jacks to finish in 12th, while Gee spiked an ace on the flop to beat Pop’s nines and send him to the rail in 11th.
Betty was comfortably in a position to make the final table as the field was reduced to 10 players, but two hands proved his undoing. First, Walden flopped a set of sevens and bet 425,000 on the river as Betty called with two aces. Betty then had his aces cracked again by Gee’s fives, and the final table was set.
Day 3 begins tomorrow at noon local time with 56 minutes remaining in Level 23 with blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. Everyone left is guaranteed £6,100, while they’ll be looking for the £60,000 top prize and trophy.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow following all the action from the final table until a champion is crowned.
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,680,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
||
|
1,475,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
|
1,460,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
950,000 | |
|
835,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
760,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
505,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
|
460,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
255,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Neville Betty raised to 55,000 on the button and David Gee moved all in from the big blind. Betty snap-called for 450,000.
Neville Betty: A♥A♣ 
David Gee: 5♥5♦
Betty had picked up aces again and was poised for a double up, but those hopes were quickly dashed when the flop came 7♥5♣5♠ to give Gee quads. The board ran out 3♠J♦ and Betty snapped a photo before heading for the exit.
The remaining nine players are bagging up their chips in preparation for tomorrow's final table. Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 22
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Mark McDade moved all in for 372,000 in the big blind and Robert Boon put him at risk on the button.
Mark McDade: A♠K♣
Robert Boon: K♠J♦
McDade had Boon dominated and was a big favorite to double up as the flop came 9♣3♦2♦. The A♦ fell on the turn and a collective gasp arose from the table as Boon picked up a flush draw. McDade stood up from his seat, but the Q♥ river proved safe as he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
830,000
-470,000
|
-470,000 |
|
|
770,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Neville Betty bet 41,000 from under the gun on a flop of 7♥5♠3♥ and Jamie Walden called in the cutoff, as did big blind Aram Ramadan.
The turn was the K♣ and Betty bet 56,000. Walden then raised to 150,000, Ramadan folded, and Betty called.
Betty checked to Walden on the 2♦ river, and Walden bet 425,000. Betty burned through multiple time banks before calling as Walden showed 7♦7♣ for a set. Betty flashed A♥A♠ as he surrendered the massive pot.
"Case seven. I had ace-seven," Ramadan told Walden.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
950,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
450,000
-490,000
|
-490,000 |
|
|
||
Level 22
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Qasim Zia moved all in for 86,000 from the big blind on a flop of 4♣3♠2♣ and Jamie Walden put him at risk on the button.
Qasim Zia: 10♣9♣
Jamie Walden: A♥7♠
Zia had a flush draw, while Walden was ahead with ace-high and a straight draw. The turn was the 6♣ and Zia made his flush to seal the pot, securing the double up once the 5♣ fell on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
250,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
George Pop raised to 32,000 in the hijack before David Gee moved all in from the small blind. Pop called for his last 350,000.
George Pop: 9♣9♥
David Gee: A♠8♠
Pop was ahead going to the flop, which came 7♦A♣6♣ to give Gee the lead with a pair of aces. Pop picked up a flush draw on the 5♣ turn, but he missed the J♥ river.
"Unlucky, mate," Gee told him as Pop headed off to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
950,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 22
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Zhicheng Miao raised to 32,000 on the button and Stephen Barnes called in the big blind.
Miao continued for 28,000 on the A♣10♣4♣ flop and Barnes called. The turn was the 2♠ and Miao bet another 81,000.
Barnes again called to the 7♣ river, where Miao bet 195,000. Barnes used a time bank before calling as Miao showed 3♥2♦ for a pair of deuces. Barnes had K♥Q♣ for a flush as he took the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
|
700,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |