Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2025 888poker LIVE Glasgow
￡888 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Level 6
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
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Level 6
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
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57,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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20,900
1,100
|
1,100 |
Level 6
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
The remaining players are going on a 15-minute break.
Level 6
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
John Dick raised to 1,400 on the button and both Rocco Serra and Dmitri Dudakov called in the blinds.
"You could have just folded and gone for a pee," Dick said as the flop came 8?8?5?. All three players checked and the 7? fell on the turn.
Dudakov then bet 1,600 and only Serra called. The J? river was checked through and Dudakov's 4?4? was enough to take the last pot before break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
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55,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Dmitri Dudakov raised to 1,000 on the button and Rocco Serra defended his big blind.
The flop came J?2?10? and Dudakov bet 800. Serra called and the Q? fell on the turn.
Dudakov then bet 3,500 and Serra again called. The river was the 9? and Dudakov bet 9,200. Serra folded this time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
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|
|
20,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
In a battle between the blinds, John Dick led out for 800 on the K?7?3? flop and Rocco Serra called.
Dick bet 1,700 on the Q? turn and Serra again called. The J? fell on the river and Dick bet 5,700 this time. Serra let out a loud sigh and threw his cards into the muck as Dick took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
25,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Mark Boyd bet 1,600 under the gun on a flop of A?6?5? and Dmitri Dudakov raised to 5,000 in the big blind. Boyd then moved all in for 9,000 and Dudakov called.
Mark Boyd: A?7? 
Dmitri Dudakov: 9?6?
Boyd was ahead with top pair, while Dudakov had a pair and flush draw. The 7? turn improved Boyd to two pair, but Dudakov made his flush on the 10? river to send Boyd to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
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|
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Busted | |
Level 6
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 6?2?2?, Dmitri Dudakov bet 1,000 from the button and John Dick called in the big blind.
Dudakov bet another 2,500 on the Q? turn and Dick again called. Both players then checked the K? river.
Dudakov turned over 8?8? and Dick mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
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|
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47,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
John Dick raised to 1,300 on the button and Wantao Tang moved all in for 7,000 from the small blind. Rocco Serra called in the big blind and Dick folded. "That's too strong," Tang said as they revealed their cards.
Wantao Tang: A?3?
Rocco Serra: 8?8?
The flop came J?8?3? to give Serra a bigger lead with a set, while the rest of the board ran out K?6? as Tang was sent to the rail as the first elimination of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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33,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
Busted |
