2016 888Live Poker Festival London

£220 Opening Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 888Live Poker Festival London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
£16,440
Event Info
Buy-in
£220
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Fletcher Busts Another But Hawkes is Tops

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Arron Fletcher was on of four callers to an opening bet of 14,000 pre-flop before seeing the dealer fan {J-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} . The player in the small blind moved all-in and Fletcher was the only caller and had flopped the flush with {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

The turn of {2-Spades} and river of {3-Diamonds} kept him ahead and he moved to 660,000. That seems a lot, but Fletcher is actually a chunk behind the monster chip leader in the room, Graham Hawkes. He has 930,000 chips, a serious improvement on the 515,000 stack he began with. James Mitchell has 480,000 after dropping a few but then climbing back into the Top Ten.

Player Chips Progress
Arron Fletcher gb
Arron Fletcher
660,000 110,000

Carlucci Cut Down by Rockets

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Danilo Carlucci moved all-in pre-flop for his last 67,000 and was called by the re-raise all-in from Noel Jayapaul, which was folded to by everyone who was yet to act.

Carlucci was in serious trouble, holding {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} to Jayapaul's {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs} and he never got close to catching up across the board which read {K-Clubs}{6-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs} . Jayapaul moves up to 190,000 and with the bubble just 15 places away, that's a stack that looks good to survive it.

Player Chips Progress
Noel Jayapaul
Noel Jayapaul
190,000 35,000
Danito Salvatore Carlucci
Danito Salvatore Carlucci
Busted

Nimako Calling for Cards

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Stephen Nimako moved all-in over the top of Paul Muehlthaler's opening bet of 14,000 to get his micro-stack of 32,000 into the middle. It was folded round to Muehlthaler, who called off the spare and way was ahead.

Paul Muehlthaler: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Stephen Nimako: {A-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

Nimako was on his feet before the dealer fanned the flop, but the board played out {2-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{J-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Nimako sat back down, with Paul Muehlthaler still shaking his head.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Muehlthaler
Paul Muehlthaler
72,000
Stephen Nimako
Stephen Nimako
69,500 19,500

Harb Traps Kamara

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Michael Harb opened to 11,000 pre-flop from middle position and was called by Kam Kamara in the cut-off. The flop of {9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} saw Harb check, and Kamara shoved all-in. Harb snap-called, and cards were on their backs.

Michael Harb: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Kam Kamara: {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}

Bad news for Kamara, and there was no miracle for him as the turn {6-Hearts} and river {5-Hearts} ended his hopes of making the money. Just twenty players need to bust before the bubble bursts.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Harb
Michael Harb
354,500 354,500
Kam Kamara
Kam Kamara
Busted

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Wool Up and Down as Yang Bluffs "Like a Boss"

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Yimin Yang and Andy Wool are sat right next to each ther, with the former enjoying position on his rival. Yang, who began the day on 109,000, raised on a board of {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} after Wool bet 7,200. Yang made it 16,500 and when Wool folded, Yang revealed his hand - {2-Spades}{3-Hearts}.

"Three-high like a boss!" cheered Yang.

"You want to go to war, that's fine by me." said Wool, who was all-in in the next hand.

Gholamreza Mozaffari-Torshizi moved all-in for just 45,000 with {7-Spades}{4-Spades} in late position and Wool shoved for a lot more in the small blind with {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} . The board of {3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} saw Wool eliminate Mozaffari-Torshizi and leap back up to 240,000.

"It's been a rollercoaster so far." said Wool.

Player Chips Progress
Yimin Yang gb
Yimin Yang
456,000 236,000
Andy Wool
Andy Wool
240,000 240,000
Gholamreza Mozaffari-Torshizi
Gholamreza Mozaffari-Torshizi
Busted

Blank at the Double

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Ronnie Blank raised to 16,000 from early position and called the shoved over the top from late position, turning over {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}, which was well ahead of his rival's {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Blank was all-in for roughly 45,000 chips.

The board of {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{5-Spades}{J-Hearts} saw Blank double up to around 90,000

Table Match-Ups

We have some interesting players battling each other at the same table.

Chip leader Arron Fletcher (535,000) takes on Chaz Chattha (180,500) from the off, while Steve Watts (255,000) takes on fellow Londoner Joe Grech (161,000). Reza Fazeli (400,000) takes on Marios Andreas (103,500) and Charles Akadiri (312,000).

Shuffle Up and Deal!

We're back under way as the remaining 109 players fight for the title.

With 40 minute levels throughout, we'll see a winner crowned and they will win £24,000 and an £880 ticket to the 888Poker London Live Main Event taking place from Tuesday.

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500