2016 888Live Poker Festival London

£220 Opening Event
Day: 1c
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

Reddy's Revenge

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

Having been outdrawn by Vinnie Anderson in the last hand they shared, Akshay Reddy was determined to get those chips back somehow. He's done so in fine style. After seeing Anderson open to 1,000 from the cut-off, Reddy made it 2,600 from the dealer button. There had been a couple of pre-flop limpers, but they got out of the way and sent the action heads-up, so Anderson bet all-in, easily covering Reddy's short stack. Reddy snap-called.

Akshay Reddy: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}
Vinnie Anderson: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

The flop of {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades} gave Anderson hope of a chop pot, with the gregarious regular here at Aspers calling for the dealer to provide "Ten-seven, please."

The turn was the {6-Diamonds} , however, and after the meaningless {4-Clubs} river fell, Anderson doubled up his rival.

Player Chips Progress
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Vinnie Anderson
48,000
-15,000
-15,000
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Akshay Reddy
28,750
15,250
15,250

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 75

Royal and Bratanov

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

Chris Royal was all-in on a flop of {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades} as we joined the action and Stefan Bratanov had the decision to call it off. Royal was all-in for just 16,500, but Bratanov had well over 50,000 and he made the call quite quickly, turning over {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}. He was well behind, however, with Royal flipping {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs} /

"You're not dead yet," Royal told his crestfallen opponent. "A three and a deuce and we chop."

As if by magic, the {3-Clubs} arrived on the turn. Royal suddenly looked a little scared of his own prophecy, saying "OK, I'll shut up now."

Another three, the {3-Hearts} landed on the river, however, to double up Royal to 37,600, just a few chips shy of Bratanov's stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Stefan Bratanov
38,000
38,000
38,000
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Chris Royal
37,600
37,600
37,600

Maria Kozak Rivers Kelly Saxby

Level 4 : 200/400, 75 ante

A blur of pre-flop action saw Maria Kozak open the betting from middle position before Kelly Saxby three-bet. Kozak immediately went all-in for around 17,000 chips and Saxby called it off.

Maria Kozak: {Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Kelly Saxby: {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The flop of {Q-Spades}{K-Clubs}{10-Spades} gave Kozak two-pair to Saxby's one and put her well ahead, but the turn of {J-Hearts} gave Saxby the straight. However, the river {Q-Hearts} gave Kozak the re-suckout and a full house to see her double up to 37,200. Saxby slips down the pecking order with just 18,400 having been one card from being double the average.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Kozak
37,200
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Kelly Saxby
18,400
-6,600
-6,600

First Break of the Day

Level 4 : 200/400, 75 ante

Players are now on a break for 30 minutes in this £100,000 Guaranteed opening event. Can anyone put down a marker in the next few levels for an early chip-lead? We'll find out when they return.

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100

Gavin Gone as Rahman Rivers

Level 5 : 300/600, 100 ante

Eamonn Gavin shoved all-in for around 15,000 and was only called by Habibur Rahman. Rahman turned over {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs} and was well ahead of Gavin's {A-Spades}{J-Clubs} ... that was until the flop came {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} .

The turn of 4h made no difference to the hand, but the {Q-Hearts} river gave Rahman a set of ladies and they meant goodbye to Gavin. No-one had a heart, but Rahman now has 70,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Habibur Rahman
70,000
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Eamonn Gavin
Busted

Anderson and Ventry

Level 5 : 300/600, 100 ante

John Ventry saw Vinnie Anderson put out an opening bet and raised after three callers to make it 6,600. Anderson pinged his entire stack into the middle - a little more than the 64,000 Ventry had in front of him.

"I fold. I don't want to flip for 64,000. Do it to me al day. Take my money every time by doing that. Now you all know I'm a target. I had queens. OK? Pocket queens."

Anderson is near-silent as he builds his chip mountain ever higher.

Player Chips Progress
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Vinnie Anderson
74,000
49,000
49,000
Profile photo of John Ventry
John Ventry
64,000
64,000
64,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Panuta Hits Quads

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

We've had 681 entries across the three Day flights so far, meaning the prize-pool in this £100,000 Guaranteed opening event already stands at £136,200!

Two players who have been battling for a place in Day 2's seat draw are Imran Shafi and Ivan Panuta. Panuta got his entire 21,000 stack into the middle pre-flop with {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and was called by Shafi, who held {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}. the flop of {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts} put Panuta ahead, however, and after the {A-Hearts} turn, the {8-Diamonds} on the river gave Panuta quad eights to double up!

Player Chips Progress
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Ivan Panuta
43,000
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Imran Shafi
28,000