2024 888poker LIVE Coventry
The 888poker LIVE Coventry double-header is off to a flying start, with the £560 UK Poker League (UKPL) Main Event crowning its champion over the weekend. The total of 224 entries created a £106,390 prize pool, with Jamie Morris coming out on top, capturing £19,831 after a three-way deal, the largest score of his career to date.
Thirty-five of the entrants saw a return on their investment. National Poker League (NPL) Player of the Year contenders Calogero Morreale and Callum Gordon were among the first to cash. 888poker ambassador Nick Eastwood, Tom Bacon, two-time GUKPT champion Christopher Johnson, Mitch Johnson, and final table bubble boy Yucel "Mad Turk" Eminoglu also padded their bankrolls.
UKPL Coventry Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Morris | £19,831* |
| 2 | Daniel Scridon | £15,961* |
| 3 | Noam De Frettes | £16,098* |
| 4 | Ben Miller | £7,930 |
| 5 | Jon Glen | £5,480 |
| 6 | Thomas Garment | £4,000 |
| 7 | Mingrui Cen | £3,360 |
| 8 | Anthony Hughes | £2,720 |
| 9 | Andrew Abernathy | £2,340 |
*Denotes three-handed deal
Keith Johnson had Tu Vuong all in and covered, with the cards on their backs.
Tu Vuong: A♥6♣
Keith Johnson: Q♠Q♣
The 6♠3♥5♠9♥A♣ board left Vuong with top pair on the river, cracking Johnson's queens to survive again and double his stack.
Johnson was quickly at risk shortly after but also survived to climb back to the starting stack.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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34,500
15,600
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15,600 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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29,000
22,000
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22,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |
Nivel: 9
Ciegas: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Mitchell Johnson and Tu Vuong were heads up to the 8♣J♠4♦J♣ turn, where an all in and call quickly followed.
Mitchell Johnson: K♠J♥
Tu Vuong: J♦6♦
Both players turned trip jacks, with Johnson's king kicker holding through the A♣ river to score the double up.
Vuong was down to 5,300 and all in himself on the very next hand, tripling his stack with pocket tens.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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77,000
50,800
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50,800 |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
18,900
3,100
|
3,100 |
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |
Darius Demetriou had his short stack in the middle, at risk heads up against Oliver Barton in the small blind.
Darius Demetriou: Q♠6♥
Oliver Barton: A♠9♣
Demetriou found immediate help on the Q♥5♦10♠ flop, with the K♠ turn bringing Barton a Broadway draw. The dealer revealed the J♠ river, completing Barton's straight to send Demetriou to the rail.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
79,500
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
52,000
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
|
51,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
29,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
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26,200
3,800
|
3,800 |
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22,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
Nivel: 8
Ciegas: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Brandon Harris opened to 3,000 from under the gun and was called by Joshua Woolridge in the small blind. Anthony Field defended his big blind and the dealer turned over the 4♥3♠5♣ flop.
Woolridge and Field checked to Harris, who fired 6,000 into the middle.
That earned a quick pot, as both blinds folded while Harris climbed over the 100,000 chip mark.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
104,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
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|
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39,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
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22,000
7,200
|
7,200 |