Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
2016 888Live Poker Festival London
£220 Opening Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 888Live Poker Festival London
Buy-in
£220
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
I Lost the Ruling, But I Won the Pot
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Anthony 'The Booky' Hardy just asked for a ruling after making a marginal call pre-flop when receiving what he perceived as the wrong information from the dealer. A player had moved all-in and the amount was said to be around the 28,000 mark.
Eventually, Hardy made the call, before then being informed it was for 33,300 and that changed how he looked at the bet. After the floor ruled it as an all-in bet that was his responsibility to check Hardy made the call and turned over 
. He was behind his opponent's 
but not for long as the flop of 
paired his lower card. The turn of 
locked up the hand, while the 
river mattered not.
Elsewhere, Sav Christou is the newest chip-leader in the room on around 300,000. He'll be tough to catch, but still has some way to go to get near Graham Hawkes (515,000) and Arron Fletcher (535,000), who were the two highest stacks from yesterday's Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
110,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
Sileceo Up and Down
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Paul Sileceo went all-in for his final 24,000 chips with 
and was looked up by an opponent with . The flop was an exciting one, showing as it did 
, giving Sileceo the up and down straight flush draw.
The turn of 
was no help at all to Sileceo, who stood up out of his seat ready to leave. But the 
river gave him that straight, and he sat back down after doubling up to 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 |
Break Time
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Players have taken 15 minutes to enjoy their break and so will we.
We'll be back with Level 11 in the time it takes for two tanks on a ten-handed table.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Mitchell Marching, Hardy Hard Up
Level 11
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
James Mitchell loves a High Roller tournament and will surely be looking at competing in the £2,000 High Roller later in the week here at the 888Poker London Live Festival. But he's looking to reach Day 2 of the opening event with it's £100,00 and currently has 186,000 chips.
Someone with a lot less is Anthony 'The Booky' Hardy. The London cash game professional lost a chunk of his stack after "Making a move with pocket deuces" on a flop of K-J-T. The gentleman who Hardy was up against made what turned out to be a good call with 
. Hardy has a spin-up stack of ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
186,000
94,200
|
94,200 |
|
|
35,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,600/3,200
Ante: 300
Ahmed Has the Hooks
Level 11
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Parvez Ahmed was all-in and covering his opponent pre-flop, and in a great position to chip up with facing off against 
.
The board of 
saw Ahmed coast home and he is looking in the mood to run deep.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 |
Campbell and Anderson Back from the Brink
Level 11
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Leon Campbell was down to just 12,000 chip a couple of levels ago. He's now up to 150,000 chips and looking comfortable as a player could be in the same seat he's been in all day long.
"I've been on the attack a bit, but playing fairly sensibly with it. I've been picking my spots and managed to get back."
Campbell isn't the only one. Vinnie Anderson was down to the same short-stack. He's still involved for now, grinding away below the average.
"My friend got through sitting in this seat all day, so I'm going to do the same. Put my name on the list!" declares Anderson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
59,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Mihai Flying High
Level 12
: 1,600/3,200, 300 ante
Mihai Pop is still on top, as he seems destined to make Day in rude health, chips-wise. The monotone mauler has been silent but deadly all evening long and just won a cooler of a hand to leapfrog James Mitchell at the top of the leaderboard.
Reaching the turn with 
, Pop called the all-in move of his opponent on a board showing 
but was way behind his opponent, who held pocket fours. The river was an ace, however, and that is a big reason why he's sitting on over 320,000 right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
321,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
60,000
5,500
|
5,500 |