2023 888poker LIVE Coventry

£888 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 888poker LIVE Coventry

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
£120,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£888
Prize Pool
£500,000
Entries
672
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 3
Players Left
1

Johnson Bets Out Penescu

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action folded to Cosmin Penescu who limped in from the small blind and Christopher Johnson checked his option.

The flop came 10?9?2? and Johnson bet 150,000. Penescu called and the A? fell on the turn.

Johnson bet another 215,000 and Penescu used a time bank before laying down K?Q? as Johnson took the pot with 8?6?.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Johnson
2,700,000
200,000
200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Cosmin Penescu ro
Cosmin Penescu
695,000
-405,000
-405,000

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Johnson Leads Right Into Harris' Trips

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Brandon Harris
Brandon Harris

Brandon Harris raised to 125,000 in the cutoff and Christopher Johnson defended Q?3?.

The flop came K?8?3? and Johnson checked over to Harris who bet 105,000. Johnson called with a pair and flush draw as the K? fell on the turn.

Johnson then led out for 95,000 and Harris called. The river came the 8? and Johnson bet another 350,000.

Harris snap-called with A?K? for trips and Johnson mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Johnson
2,500,000
-540,000
-540,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Brandon Harris
2,100,000
490,000
490,000

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Hong Pham Eliminated in 8th Place (£8,900)

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Hong Pham
Hong Pham

Action folded to Hong Pham in the small blind and she moved her entire stack of 615,000 into the middle. Yiannis Liperis snap-called in the big blind.

Hong Pham: K?9?
Yiannis Liperis: J?J?

Liperis had woken up with a big pocket pair and Pham was looking for a king to stay alive, but none came on the 3?2?3?Q?5? as Liperis busted another player at the final table to increase his chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Yiannis Liperis
8,400,000
600,000
600,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Hong Pham
Busted

Tags: Hong PhamYiannis Liperis

Penescu Pulls Ahead on the River

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Yiannis Liperis raised every pot pre-flop after busting Tuan Le and took them all down uncontested until he opened again for 125,000 under the gun and Cosmin Penescu finally gave him some action in the hijack.

Both players checked the 7?6?8? flop and Liperis then led out for 75,000 on the 9? turn.

Penescu called to the A? river and action checked through again, Penescu showed A?J? to beat Liperis' K?9? with his rivered pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
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Yiannis Liperis
7,800,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Cosmin Penescu
1,100,000
360,000
360,000

Tags: Cosmin PenescuYiannis Liperis

Tuan Le Eliminated in 9th Place (£7,300)

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Tuan Le
Tuan Le

Tuan Le opened to 125,000 in early position, Yiannis Liperis three-bet to 350,000 on the button, and Le called.

The flop came 5?6?Q? and Liperis continued for 275,000. Le then raised to 800,000 and Liperis called to the 5? turn.

Le then moved all in for 1,700,000 and Liperis snap-called, creating a nearly 6,000,000-chip pot between the players who began the hand first and second on the leaderboard.

Le showed A?Q? for two pair, but Liperis had K?5? and had spiked trips on the turn. Le was down to just two outs heading to the river, but no miracles arrived on the 6? and Le's tournament came to a crashing end.

Player Chips Progress
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Yiannis Liperis
8,000,000
2,900,000
2,900,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Tuan Le
Busted

Tags: Tuan LeYiannis Liperis

Liperis Gets Little Action With Aces

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Yiannis Liperis looked down at A?A? under the gun and raised to 125,000. Min Ji called in the small blind as they went heads-up to the 3?4?6? flop.

Ji checked over to Liperis who fired out another 230,000. Ji quickly mucked his A?10? as the chip leader took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Yiannis Liperis
5,100,000
265,000
265,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Profile photo of Min Ji gb
Min Ji
2,900,000
-275,000
-275,000

Tags: Yiannis LiperisMin Ji

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

PN Podcast: Winner Interview w/ Gilles Simon & Guest Benny Glaser Talks Success

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen wrap up the update on the PokerStars EPT Cyprus, including a winner interview with Gilles Simon. They also debate Jared Bleznick's sports card breaking en route to winning the Super High Roller Bowl $100K PLO for $1.3 million, the revival of the PokerStars Big Game at the upcoming NAPT, and remember Louise Brunson, who recently passed away several months after her husband of 62 years, Doyle Brunson.

Connor then chats with this week's featured guest, the legend that is Benny Glaser. They sat down during the EPT Cyprus to talk about Glaser's recent WCOOP success, crushing the poker scene, and the upcoming World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship. Don't miss your chance to hear from one of the best in the game.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast.

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Final Table

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Final Table
Final Table
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Brandon HarrisUnited Kingdom1,610,00027
2Carl ShawUnited Kingdom1,990,00033
3Cosmin PenescuRomania740,00012
4Christopher JohnsonUnited Kingdom3,040,00051
5Tuan LeUnited Kingdom3,125,00052
6Charles ChatthaUnited Kingdom945,00016
7Min JiUnited Kingdom3,175,00053
8Hong PhamVietnam735,00012
9Yiannis LiperisCyprus4,835,00081
Player Chips Progress
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Yiannis Liperis
4,835,000
235,000
235,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Min Ji
3,175,000
575,000
575,000
Profile photo of Tuan Le us
Tuan Le
3,125,000
525,000
525,000
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Christopher Johnson
3,040,000
40,000
40,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Carl Shaw
1,990,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brandon Harris gb
Brandon Harris
1,610,000
210,000
210,000
Profile photo of Charles Chattha gb
Charles Chattha
945,000
-155,000
-155,000
Profile photo of Cosmin Penescu ro
Cosmin Penescu
740,000
90,000
90,000
Profile photo of Hong Pham vn
Hong Pham
735,000
-265,000
-265,000