£880 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2016 888Live Poker Festival London
£880 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 888Live Poker Festival London
Buy-in
£880
Prize Pool
£228,096
Entries
288
Level
25
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to the 888Poker London Live Main Event Final Day!
With Shah Raza leading the way, we have 14 players who are desperate to win a title, a trophy and the £50,000 top prize here in London as the 888Poker London Live Festival draws to a thrilling conclusion with the final of the Main Event.
Although Raza (1,153,000) leads the way, he has illustrious company to battle through if the overnight leader is to become champion. Charles Chattha (922,000), Sam Grafton (900,000) and Kevin Allen (313,000) are all British pros who have won major titles and they will each want to put their stamp on the circuit with another major title.
Kara Scott (315,000) enjoyed a rollercoaster day at the felt yesterday during Day 2, but will be confident if she can reach the final nine. Enzo Del Piero (500,000) is coming into action in possibly the best form, with two High Roller titles in the past month to his name. Philippe Souki may just be the ace in the pack with 643,000 after a stunning couple of levels at the end of the previous day's action.
Each of the 14 players will hope to take the tournament down and it is anyone's as play kicks off with no-one too far ahead or behind their rivals. Even Tony Doggett knows that one double-up will put him right back into contention for the trophy.
With hour-long levels until heads (when it changes to 30 minutes), we'll be in action from 1pm to bring you all the drama as it happens, and you can watch the delayed live stream throughout.
Let's find a champion!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,153,000 | |
|
922,000 | |
|
900,000 | |
|
852,000 | |
|
837,000 | |
|
|
643,000 | |
|
628,000 | |
|
554,000 | |
|
|
549,000 | |
|
500,000 | |
|
317,000 | |
|
315,000 | |
|
313,000 | |
|
|
173,000 |
Seating Plan
Here are the two tables and how they line up as players wait to kick-off.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Feature Table | ||
| 1 | Shah Raza (pictured) | 1,153,000 |
| 2 | Kara Scott | 315,000 |
| 3 | Demetris Triantapillou | 549,000 |
| 4 | Charles Chattha | 922,000 |
| 5 | Ka Him Li | 628,000 |
| 6 | Jose Lopez | 837,000 |
| 7 | Phillippe Souki | 643,000 |
| Outer Table | ||
| 1 | Sam Grafton | 900,000 |
| 2 | Mikhail Pokrepa | 554,000 |
| 3 | Enzo Del Piero | 500,000 |
| 4 | Cristian Mihu | 852,000 |
| 5 | Kevin Allen | 313,000 |
| 6 | Tony Doggett | 173,000 |
| 7 | Andrea Volpi | 317,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Kevin and Kara Power Through
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Kevin Allen has started off on the attack and rightly so, he's one of the shorter stacks. Starting play with less than twenty big blinds, he's shoved through the players at his table either post or pre-flop three times in the first orbit.
Elsewhere, on the feature table, Kara Scott moved all-in for 270,000 on the dealer button over-the-top of Shah Raza's opening bet to 35,000 from the cut-off. That got through, but not without a moment's hesistation from Kara when she realised that for the first time in the tournament, her being all-in and at risk was not done with her wearing her bounty hat. Raza folded and Kara got here hat back!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
389,000 | 76,000 |
|
|
333,000 | 18,000 |
Mihu Takes a Chunk from Grafton
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Cristian Mihu (pictured) and Sam Grafton tangled in a big pot where we joined the action on the river. With 180,000 in the pot, Cristian Mihu led for 95,000 on the board of 
. Sam Grafton called it off, but he was wrong to do so - Mihu turned over 
for the flopped full house.
Mihu overtakes Grafton, then, but by our estimation, Shah Raza has the lead by around 80,000 chips or so. There's very little in it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
997,000 | 145,000 |
|
|
730,000 | -170,000 |
Tony Doggett Eliminated in 14th Place (£3,010)
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Tony Doggett shoved in the small blind for around 14 big blinds and he was called by Andrea Volpi in the big blind.
Doggett held 
and would need help against Volpi's 
.
The flop brought a jack, but an ace on the river sent Doggett home.
With 13 players left, who'll be lucky enough to reach the final table?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000 | 333,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
Grafton Grans Some Back from Del Piero
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Enzo Del Piero and Sam Grafton have clashed again in a big pot where Grafton has taken a chunk from his opponent.
Pre-flop, Grafton was the aggressor, opening to 38,000 from middle position. Del Piero called on the button, then made it 51,000 on a turn of 
after both men had checked the flop. Grafton eyed the bet.
"Did I make it too small?" the Londoner asked.
Grafton silently appraised the action, before raising to 165,000. It was Del Piero's turn to fall silent, and he let go of his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
840,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
410,000 | -90,000 |
Souki Wins Huge Pot from Lopez
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Philippe Souki won a huge pot from Jose Lopez after making a full house on the river. The board of 
saw Jose Lopez bet 85,000, but Philippe Souki made it 225,000 and when Chattha tank-folded, Lopez's call with pocket queens was bad. Souki held 
and that full house has seen him to become chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
|
770,000 | -152,000 |
|
|
340,000 | -497,000 |