888poker LIVE Returns To London For High Stakes Festival From April 20
It is only a month since 888poker LIVE dropped anchor in London but the online poker site has wasted no time at all in announcing its next live event. 888poker LIVE returns to the famous Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London from April 20 to May 1, this time for a High Stakes festival.
The festival features an action-packed schedule running over 11 days. There are nine events with buy-ins ranging from £150 through to £3,000, and everything else in between. Kicking off the series is the £1,000 buy-in 888poker Cup, which has four starting flights. It shuffles up and deals on April 21 and crowns its champion on April 24.
While all the events are enticing, two stand out from the crowd: the £2,100 Main Event and the £3,000 High Roller.
The £2,100 buy-in Main Event features three starting flights, each with unlimited re-entries while late registration remains open. Main Event players sit down with a generous 20,000 starting stack and play to a 60-minute clock (20 minutes for the turbo-structured flight). Blinds remain at 60 minutes on Day 2 and Day 3 but reduce to 30 minutes once the final table is reduced to five players.
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If the £2,100 buy-in is outside the constraints of your bankroll, you may be interested the £225 buy-in cashout satellites running live at The Vic from April 20 through April 26.
Those of you preferring online satellites need to head to 888poker. Find the Live Events tab in the tournament lobby and find the 888poker LIVE London High Stakes Festival Victoria Casino Main Event Qualifier. This satellite cost $109 to buy into, although you win your way into it for only $0.01, and awards its winner the following package:
- £2,100 ($2,800) entry for the 888poker LIVE London Festival High Stakes Main Event
- 888poker kit
888poker LIVE London High Stakes Festival
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event | Buy-in* |
| Wed 20 Apr | 7:00 p.m. | 888poker Cup Satellite Cashout | £110 |
| Thu 21 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | #1 888poker Cup Day 1A | £1,000 |
| 7:00 p.m. | 888poker Cup Satellite Cashout | £110 | |
| Fri 22 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | #1 888poker Cup Day 1B | £1,000 |
| 12:00 p.m. | #1 888poker Cup Day 1C Turbo | £1,000 | |
| Sat 23 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | #1 888poker Cup Day 2 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | #2 The Voyage | £330 | |
| Sun 24 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | #1 888poker Cup Day 3 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | #3 888 Big Shot Day 1A | £444 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Main Event Satellite Cashout | £225 | |
| Mon 25 Apr | 3:00 p.m. | #3 888 Big Shot Day 1B | £444 |
| 7:00 p.m. | High Roller Satellite Cashout | £300 | |
| Tue 26 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | #3 888 Big Shot Day 1C Turbo | £444 |
| 4:30 p.m. | #3 888 Big Shot Day 2 | ||
| 7:00 p.m. | High Roller Satellite Cashout | £300 | |
| Wed 27 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | High Roller Satellite Cashout Turbo | £300 |
| 3:00 p.m. | #4 High Roller | £3,000 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | #5 Pot Limit Omaha | £200 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | #3 888 Big Shot Day 3 | ||
| 8:00 p.m. | Main Event Satellite Cashout | £225 | |
| Thu 28 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | #6 Main Event Day 1A | £2,100 |
| 3:00 p.m. | #4 High Roller Day 2 | ||
| 7:00 p.m. | Main Event Satellite Cashout | £225 | |
| Fri 29 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | #6 Main Event Day 1B | £2,100 |
| 9:00 p.m. | #6 Main Event Day 1C Turbo | £2,100 | |
| Sat 30 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | #6 Main Event Day 2 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | #7 PLO High Roller 4-5-6 | £1,000 | |
| Sun 1 May | 12:00 p.m. | #6 Main Event Day 3 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | #8 Seniors (50+) | £150 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | #9 Mystery Bounty | £225 |
Khatri Crowned 888Poker Live London Main Event Champion
This latest 888poker LIVE London festival happens only a month after Joe Hindry outlasted a 602-player field in a £444 buy-in Main Event. Hindry walked away with a cool £60,000 for his victory.
Prior to Hindry’s win, Bhavin Khatri turned £888 into an impressive £126,340 by outlasting 641 opponents. Will you add your name to the long list of 888poker LIVE London winners?
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