2019 888poker LIVE Festival London

£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 888poker LIVE Festival London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
£100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£512,820
Entries
518
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
58
Players Left
13

A Double for Lightbourne

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In the final hand of the level on a three-way turn of {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, Gary Miller bet and called the shove of Iaron Lightbourne for 22,200.

Lightbourne tabled {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for top set while Miller had a big draw with the {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. The {4-Diamonds} river came a blank and Lightbourne doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Miller gb
Gary Miller
242,000
7,000
7,000
Iaron Lightbourne gb
Iaron Lightbourne
57,500
5,500
5,500
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Gary MillerIaron Lightbourne

Ivgi Bluffs With Seven-Deuce; Mican Busts Tran

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a flop of {j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{3-Spades}, Kfir Ivgi wanted to bet and had placed a 5,000 chip already but Ion Mican said in table chat he had not checked and bet 1,000. That changed the action and Ivgi moved all in, a rather confused Mican folded to get shown {7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. Iaron Lightbourne jumped out of his seat to high-five Ivgi and there was plenty of laughter at the table.

Mican kept his composure and sent newly-arrived Danh Cong Tran to the rail when he held up with {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} versus {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs} in a preflop all-in. The {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{q-Hearts} board was not without a sweat but the kings held up.

Player Chips Progress
Kfir Ivgi gb
Kfir Ivgi
280,000
15,000
15,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Ion Mican ro
Ion Mican
85,000
35,000
35,000
Danh Cong Tran gb
Danh Cong Tran
Busted

Tags: Danh Cong TranIaron LightbourneIon MicanKfir Ivgi

Ivgi On a Roll

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kfir Ivgi bet the {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop for 5,000 and Ion Mican raised to 15,000, which Ivgi called. They checked the {5-Clubs} turn and Mican bet the {j-Clubs} river for 20,000, Ivgi called and Mican mucked.

Ivgi tabled the {8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a flush.

Soon after he sent Robert Buky to the rail. The cards were gone already but Ivgi had cracked queens with king-trey suited after spiking trips treys.

Player Chips Progress
Kfir Ivgi gb
Kfir Ivgi
265,000
100,000
100,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Ion Mican ro
Ion Mican
50,000
50,000
50,000
Robert Buky gb
Robert Buky
Busted

Tags: Ion MicanKfir IvgiRobert Buky

Nguyen Doubles Through Jacobson

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a three-way flop of {j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, Martin Jacobson checked from under the gun and Neil van der Merwe bet 6,500, which Manh The Nguyen on the button and Jacobson called.

The {3-Clubs} appeared on the turn and Jacobson check-raised a bet of 7,000 by Nguyen to 30,000. Van der Merwe folded and Jacobson called for 1,000 more.

Manh The Nguyen: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}
Martin Jacobson: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

"That's gonna be a tough one," Jacobson said in table chat as Nguyen already had the checkmark. A meaningless {q-Spades} fell on the river as Nguyen doubled for 31,000.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
105,000
-37,000
-37,000
Neil van der Merwe gb
Neil van der Merwe
105,000
-25,000
-25,000
Manh The Nguyen vn
Manh The Nguyen
85,000
85,000
85,000

Tags: Martin JacobsonNeil Van Der MerweThe Nguyen

Chris Moorman Wins £2,200 High Roller

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman

The £2,200 High Roller has come to a conclusion and it was Chris Moorman that posed for the winner shots right now. Benjamin Winsor had pulled into a 2-1 lead at some point but 888poker ambassador Moorman doubled, then grinded down his opponent.

Winsor was ultimately all-in for just shy of seven big blinds with {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and failed to get there versus {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts} on a board of {10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}.

The full results of the £2,200 High Roller will be included in today's final recap.

Tags: Benjamin WinsorChris Moorman

Campero Nunez Busts to Ivgi

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kfir Ivgi barreled through a board of {q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{j-Spades} and the final bet was worth 20,000, which had Andres Campero Nunez on his second bullet covered. The Spaniard called and Ivgi tabled {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for a straight, Campero Nunez mucked {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for top pair and the busted nut flush draw.

Campero Nunez had won his first entry through a satellite and will likely try again in one of the remaining four starting days.

Player Chips Progress
Kfir Ivgi gb
Kfir Ivgi
165,000
20,000
20,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Andres Campero Nunez mx
Andres Campero Nunez
Busted

Tags: Andres Campero NunezKfir Ivgi

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Buzatu Doubles; Busts After

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Stefanita-Catalin Buzatu was all in for 2,300 and Lukas Gloor on the button min-raised to 3,800 in order to isolate.

Buzatu turned over the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and held up versus {k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} thanks to a board of {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs}.

He was then all in again with the {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Gloor put him at risk for the second time, revealing {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}.

On a board of {9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Spades}, the pocket pair held up to eliminate Buzatu.

Player Chips Progress
Lukas Gloor ch
Lukas Gloor
145,000
25,000
25,000
Stefanita-Catalin Buzatu ro
Stefanita-Catalin Buzatu
Busted

Tags: Lukas GloorStefanita-Catalin Buzatu

Action on Table Three

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Francois Pirault raised and four-bet shoved for 45,100 to get an instant call of Lukas Gloor from one seat over, who had three-bet to 6,000.

Pirault tabled the {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} and failed to hit anything against the {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts} of Gloor on a board of {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

Just a few moments later, the flop showed {q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Irena Macesovic checked. Keith Hoang bet 2,600, Stefanita-Catalin Buzatu raised to 7,500 and Macesovic shoved for 17,000. Hoang reluctantly folded and Buzatu sigh-called.

Irena Macesovic: {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Stefanita-Catalin Buzatu: {q-Spades}{9-Spades}

The {a-Hearts} turn and {k-Hearts} river run out let the kicker play.

"I folded ace-king," Hoang mentioned in table chat.

Player Chips Progress
Lukas Gloor ch
Lukas Gloor
120,000
52,000
52,000
Irena Macesovic lt
Irena Macesovic
41,000
6,000
6,000
Keith Hoang gb
Keith Hoang
40,000
-10,000
-10,000
Stefanita-Catalin Buzatu ro
Stefanita-Catalin Buzatu
5,000
-31,000
-31,000
Francois Pirault fr
Francois Pirault
Busted

Tags: Francois PiraultIrena MacesovicKeith HoangLukas GloorStefanita-Catalin Buzatu