Jonathan Roberts Leads 63 Players Returning For Day 2 of the 888poker Live Manchester Main Event
Sixty-three players are all looking to make the money and set themselves up for a run at the title when Day 2 of the ￡1,100 888poker Live Manchester Main Event begins at noon local time.
No one managed to catch Jonathan Roberts atop the leaderboard after Roberts bagged up a massive stack of 376,500 in the first opening flight. He’s followed by Neville Betty (323,500), Robert Shields (301,000), Keith Johnson (297,000), and Thomas Erentz (278,000).
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Roberts | United Kingdom | 376,500 | 126 |
| 2 | Neville Betty | United Kingdom | 323,500 | 108 |
| 3 | Robert Shields | United Kingdom | 301,000 | 100 |
| 4 | Keith Johnson | United Kingdom | 297,000 | 99 |
| 5 | Thomas Erentz | United Kingdom | 278,000 | 93 |
| 6 | Steven Warburton | United Kingdom | 266,000 | 89 |
| 7 | Simon Davidson | United Kingdom | 244,500 | 82 |
| 8 | Andy Calderwood | United Kingdom | 241,000 | 80 |
| 9 | Man Li | United Kingdom | 233,000 | 78 |
| 10 | Stephen Cherry | United Kingdom | 231,000 | 77 |
Other notables still in the hunt include Steven Warburton (266,000), Stephen Cherry (231,000), Tom Middleton (227,500), Jamie Walden (170,500), Matthew Davenport (132,000), and Gary Blackwood (82,500). Towards the bottom of the chip counts are Tuan Le (74,000), Yucel Eminoglu (68,000), Juan Lyons (60,500), Guillermo Sanchez Otero (57,500), and Terence Etim (45,000).
Four members of the 888poker team managed to survive to make it to Day 2, including Ian Simpson (112,000), Vivian Saliba (76,500), Andrei Cosmin (63,500), and Lucia Navarro (33,500).
The four Day 1 flights built up a field of 267 entries. Late registration remains open until the start of the day, so the field can still grow larger. The action picks up on Level 15 with blinds of 1,500-3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. Levels are now 60 minutes long, with the schedule calling for 10 levels to be played today. All the action will be live-streamed on 888poker’s YouTube and Twitch channels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day for all the live updates through the money bubble and approaching the final table.