With several changes to chips, Tom Middleton still looks like the leader on over 160,000 chips. Michael Mizrachi took time out from the action at the felt to tell his tablemates he was going for a swim. The American, known as 'The Grinder' has 140,200, so plenty of chips to spare.
Steve Watts during the Opening Event (Photo:888Poker/William Powell)
Steve Watts is out of the 888Poker London Live Main Event after getting all of his chips into the middle with top set and still being behind.
Pre-flop, Watts raised from early position with to 1,900 out of a stack of 20,000. Jamal Gormati in the next seat called, and the two men were heads-up to a flop of . Watts' c-bet was called, but on the turn , his bet was raised and he called all-in and slightly covered.
Gormati had flopped the nuts, with . Watts had a redraw to a full house, but the board didn't pair on the river and Gormati almost doubled his stack in sending Watts home.
Elsewhere, Andy 'dawhiteninja' Wool has gone home after tweeting his regret at trying to bluff Terry Jordon.
Sinem Melin told us about how she got back into the game, having been down to just 4,000 chips at the start of her comeback.
"I flopped three sets. I had pocket fives, pocket eight and then pocket fours and managed to double up each time. Both the first two times I was all-in pre-flop, but on the last occasion, he had pocket queens and the flop came and he called after the flop."
Melin, the former Full Tilt Pro is back in the game after a tough start, now less than a thousand chips behind the average.
Tom Middleton has again decided that attacking every player at his table mercilessly is the best way to take their chips, and it is working time and time again.
Opening to 1,500 from the hijack position, Middleton saw three players call him including Melanie Weisner in the small blind. The flop of saw everyone check but the turn saw Middleton call the big blind's bet of 3,000 alone. On the river of Middleton's bet of 3,500 got a fold.
Pre-flop, Antonio Esfandiari opened to 1,300 from under the gun. He was called only by John Ventre in the big blind, and the two men saw a flop of . Esfandiari and Ventre checked to a turn of , whereupon The Magician made it 600. Ventre called it off.
The river of saw Ventre checked to, so he bet 600 himself. Esfandiari folded and Ventre showed him for the low straight. Seven other heads at the table looked up to observe Ventre's cards too.
Michael Mizrachi is leading Day 1b of the 888Poker London Live Main Event, with 159,800 chips. He's not the only big name in control at his table, with Tom Middleton all over his with 120,000.
to 1,900 out of a stack of 20,000. Jamal Gormati in the next seat called, and the two men were heads-up to a flop of 
. Watts' c-bet was called, but on the turn 
, his bet was raised and he called all-in and slightly covered. 
. Watts had a redraw to a full house, but the board didn't pair on the 
river and Gormati almost doubled his stack in sending Watts home. 
and he called after the flop." 
saw everyone check but the 
Middleton's bet of 3,500 got a fold.
. Esfandiari and Ventre checked to a turn of 
for the low straight. Seven other heads at the table looked up to observe Ventre's cards too.
