Stephen Barnes has won the Main Event at 888poker LIVE’s epic festival in Manchester. After cutting a heads-up deal with eventual runner-up Zhicheng Miao, Barnes – who hails from Runcorn – won a career-best first prize of £58,000 while Miao took £44k.
There were 279 entries in all, creating a £265,050 prize pool. Among those who cashed was Callum Gordon, whose 15th-place finish for £3,150 (plus victory in the Mystery Bounty), was enough to propel him into a narrow lead in the Grosvenor National Poker League. Current Player of the Year Cal Morreale is now in second place, with 2022 Player of the Year Matt Davenport in third.
These same three players are also in contention in the 888poker LIVE UK Poker League leaderboard; Matt is currently ahead in that one - with five £10k 888poker LIVE Event packages up for grabs.
Manchester Side Events
The 888poker LIVE Manchester festival featured a ton of side events. One of the biggest winners was EPT champion Tom Middleton (pictured below) who took down the High Roller for £24,350 after beating Mitch Johnson heads-up. There were 51 entries creating a £72,670 prize pool.
Chun Wong was among those also celebrating after pulling the £10,000 max prize in the Mystery Bounty Event. The tournament was won by Callum Gordon (pictured below) for £9,620.
Gerald McInally (pictured below) won the 888poker Live Manchester Rumble for £3,160 after outlasting a 73-entry field. Tomas Ozelis beat a 97-entry field to win the Dash tourney for £4,030. Gary Holding won the Dragon Event for £11,660. Michael Clarke took down the Mega KO for £4,570 after outlasting a 99-entry field. Twelve players shared the £18,810 prize pool.
Rob Douras (pictured below) – another contender in the Player of the Year race - won the Mayhem tournament, beating a 115-entry field to take home the first-place prize of £5,700.
Lewis Day (pictured below) turned his start-of-day chip lead into victory when he took down the the Big Shot tournament for £17,820. There were 284 entries. Lin Chen won the Voyage Turbo Deepstack for £5,400.
Nicola Race (pictured below) won the 888poker Live Manchester Ladies Event for £314 after a four-way deal.
888poker LIVE UKPL
The new 888poker UK Poker League has already featured events in Coventry, Edinburgh, Luton, and Manchester and is heading to Leeds on Wednesday (August 28) for the fifth stop of the season. The UKPL Leeds schedule will feature a £560 Main Event as well as a ton of other tournaments – check out the details here. The Grand Finale is taking place from October 10-21 at the CBS Arena.
Coventry – the UK’s #1 poker Hotspot!
Coventry is fast becoming a poker hotspot with numerous events taking place at the CBS Arena venue all year round. If you can’t wait until the 888poker LIVE UK Poker League event in October, then you can get an action taster this week with the £250 buy-in Grosvenor 25/50 event running from August 28 to September 1.
And in December, it’s time for the Grosvenor Coventry Behemoth, running December 10-15. The highlight of that festival is a £300 buy-in Main Event with a £250,000 prize pool guarantee – one not to be missed!
Thanks to Grosvenor’s own tournaments – including Goliath – and its fruitful partnership with 888poker LIVE, Coventry has become a premier UK destination for poker players. Easy to get to from pretty much anywhere, and with a ton of accommodation options available, the Grosvenor casino is a great venue. Check out our Coventry destination guide here.
You can book accommodation for all forthcoming UKPL events on MainEventTravel.com: Leeds in August, Reading South in September and the UKPL Coventry Grand Finale in October. All this year’s UKPL Main Events are eligible for MainEventTravel’s amazing #FinalTableFreeroll promotion.
All UKPL festivals are run in conjunction with Grosvenor Casinos and count towards Grosvenor’s acclaimed National Poker League. The tour also features its own UKPL leaderboard. 2022 Grosvenor Player of the Year Matt Davenport is currently leading, followed by his POY successor Cal Morreale. 888poker LIVE Event packages worth $10k are up for grabs to the top five finishers.
In addition to the £560 Main Event, UKPL festival schedules include the Opening Voyage, a £1,100 High Roller, the Big Shot, Seniors and £200 Closer event.
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