The 888poker LIVE tour made its first-ever stop in Scotland as part of the second leg of the 2025 season. All eyes were on the £888 Main Event, which ended in storybook fashion as local hero Dean Lyall emerged victorious on home soil, defeating Daniel Johnson heads-up to claim the title and a £58,130 first-place prize. Johnson earned £42,940 for his runner-up finish.
When the final table started, Lyall showed absolute dominance, knocking out six out of eight players. He also said that he was delighted to win and that his home-field advantage was a positive factor in helping him raise the trophy in his home country.
The £888 Main Event attracted 407 entries across six starting days, generating a total prize pool of £324,800. Lyall now boosts his total live earnings over $1,660,000, with this win ranking behind only his third-place finish in the 2024 WSOP $25,000 High Roller, where he banked $760,083, and second-place finish at the 2018 WSOP in the 6-Handed event for $380,595.
2025 888poker LIVE Glasgow Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dean Lyall | United Kingdom | £58,130 |
| 2 | Daniel Johnson | United Kingdom | £42,940 |
| 3 | Martin Byrne | United Kingdom | £31,800 |
| 4 | Michael Broadhurst | United Kingdom | £23,600 |
| 5 | Harry Cattanach | United Kingdom | £17,540 |
| 6 | Jack Moore | United Kingdom | £13,050 |
| 7 |  Zbigniew Wieczorek | Poland | £9,770 |
| 8 | William Haughey | United Kingdom | £7,430 |
| 9 | GK | United Kingdom | £5,780 |
Day 2 Action
After all of the starting days, Francisco Salvador from Day 1D came into Day 2 as the chip leader with 508,500 chips or 170 big blinds. Close behind was 888poker Ambassador Ian Simpson—winner of the first 888poker LIVE stop in Madrid this year—with 390,000 chips (130 big blinds).
Only 63 players made it to Day 2, and they had their eyes on the main prize. The final table was expected on Day 2, and there were still 13 players to be eliminated before everybody was in the money.
Daniel Johnson had a good start on Day 2 when he 3-bet isolated Steward Davie with A♦Q♥, who was all-in from the HJ holding 4♠4♦. Johnson managed to hit the A♥ right on the flop (A♥6♣J♣), and Davie was left to pray to hit a four, but the turn A♣ and the river 2♥ were of no help, and he was out of the tournament.
After lots of Day 2 action, we finally saw the bubble burst when all the money went in between Maogen Fu and Iason Filippidis in a 5-bet shove-call pot where Fu was ahead holding A♦A♥ against Filippidis who had Q♣Q♠ and was in a disappointing cooler spot. The board ran A♠K♦3♠Q♥7♠, where Fu dodged the out outer Filippidis had before the river. Filippidis was eliminated as the bubble boy, and all the remaining players had minimal cash locked in.
A few hours later, we saw 888Poker-sponsored player Vivian Saliba eliminated after she shoved from BB against Mackenzie’s BTN open and got called. Mackenzie was ahead with A♠10♠, but Saliba still had plenty of equity holding Q♦8♦. The board came 9♥6♠2♠8♠4♠, where Saliba’s chances of surviving became slim when two spades came out on the flop, and it was the end of the road once Mackenzie hit the nut flush on the turn.
Daniel Johnson got a huge chip boost after he reshoved against GK’s open, which got shoved on by Andrew Mackenzie. GK folded, and Mackenzie was in trouble with his A♠J♥ against Johnson’s KsKd. The board was J♦7♦4♦10♠3♠, but the turn and the river shoved no additional help for Mackenzie, who was out in 20th place for £2,600.
The final table was formed after Harry Cattanach in BB snap-called Bryan Taylor’s CO shove. Taylor had J♦8♦ against Cattanach’s A♠K♠, and the board showed A♦10♣7♣A♣4♦ eliminating Taylor in 10th place for £4,670. This was a nice chip boost (2,320,000 – 58 big blinds) for Cattanach going into the final table as second-ranked in chips behind Daniel Johnson, who was a significant chip leader with his stack of 3,455,000 chips or 86 big blinds.
This elimination also marked the end of Day 2. The final table playoff was scheduled for the next day, and it was to be played until a new champion was crowned.
The Final Table Action
Final Table seat draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zbigniew Wieczorek | Poland | 785,000 | 20 |
| 2 | Michael Broadhurst | United Kingdom | 950,000 | 24 |
| 3 | Dean Lyall | United Kingdom | 1,195,000 | 30 |
| 4 | “GK” | United Kingdom | 735,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Jack Moore | United Kingdom | 485,000 | 12 |
| 6 | William Haughey | United Kingdom | 710,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Daniel Johnson | United Kingdom | 3,455,000 | 86 |
| 8 | Martin Byrne | United Kingdom | 1,615,000 | 40 |
| 9 | Harry Cattanach | United Kingdom | 2,320,000 | 58 |
The first final table elimination came when Daniel Johnson opened from UTG, Dean Lyall called in CO, “GK” shoved from the BTN, and just Johnson called. “GK” was slightly ahead, holding J♦J♣ against A♦Q♦, but Johnson spikes the ace on the flop A♣4♠2♣, the turn was 10♣ giving “GK” additional equity as he had a flush draw, but his hope was shut on the river once 5♥ came. “GK” was out in ninth place for £5,780.
The second final table elimination came when William Haughey shoved from SB and got snap-called by Johnson in BB. Similar to the previous elimination, Haughey was ahead, holding J♠J♦ against A♠K♣. The flop came K♣8♠5♣, and Johnson was blessed with another top pair hit. The rest of the board came 4♠Q♠, eliminating Haughey in eighth place for £7,430.
At this point, Dean Lyall took over the eliminations, starting with Zbigniew Wieczorek, who moved in from EP and got called. Zbigniew Wieczorek had 9♠9♣ vs Lyall’s Q♦Q♣, the board came A♣2♠6♥7♠5♥ and pocked queens held for Lyall. Zbigniew Wieczorek was eliminated in seventh place for £9,770.
Jack Moore was the next victim of Lyall, who opened from HJ and Moore shoved from CO. Lyall called. Moore had A♥J♣ against Lyall’s 9♠9♣. The dealer put down K♠Q♣8♠2♣K♣, and Moore didn’t manage to hit a pair or the gutshot to survive. Jack Moore was eliminated in sixth place for £13,050.
Harry Cattanach opened from CO, Lyall 3-bet from the SB, Cattanach shoved and Lyall snap-called. Cattanach had A♣K♥ but was coolered by Lyall’s A♠A♥, and the J♥J♠4♦7♠10♦ board was of no help for Cattanach who was eliminated in fifth place for £17,540.
Michael Broadhurst shoved from the SB, and Lyall called in BB. Broadhurst had [invalid notations], and Lyall was ahead, holding A♦Q♦. The board 9♣6♥5♣10♦J♠ missed both players, and Lyall was happy to win it with ace-high. Broadhurst was out in fourth place for £23,600.
Martin Byrne was in trouble after he shoved from SB against Johnson’s BTN open; Lyall called from BB, and Johnson folded. Byrne had A♦6♠ against Lyall’s 9♠9♣ and pocked nines held on J♥4♥3♥4♣8♠, eliminating Byrne in the third place for £31,800.
The Heads-Up
Coming into the heads-up, both players had decent stacks, but Lyall had 7,115,000 ahead of Johnson, who had 5,135,000 chips. The heads-up didn’t last too long, as Lyall was just relentlessly taking chips from Johnson before he dealt the final blow.
Lyall raised from BTN with KsKh, and Johnson shoved with 6♠6♣, just to get snap-called and see that he is dominated. The board ran J♦9♦8♦J♥2♣, and it was game over for Johnson, who was out in second place for £42,940.
Dean Lyall was crowned the new champion after he cleared the final table with six eliminations and won £58,130.
