2016 888Live Poker Festival London

£880 Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2016 888Live Poker Festival London
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
£45,300
Event Info
Buy-in
£880
Prize Pool
£228,096
Total Entries
288
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 288
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Dinner Break

Level 5 : 300/600, 100 ante

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.

Players will be back at it in one hour's time.

Steve Watts Busted with Top Set

Level 5 : 300/600, 100 ante
Steve Watts during the Opening Event (Photo:888Poker/William Powell)
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 {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} 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 {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. Watts' c-bet was called, but on the turn {10-Diamonds}, his bet was raised and he called all-in and slightly covered.

Gormati had flopped the nuts, with {J-Spades}{10-Spades} . Watts had a redraw to a full house, but the board didn't pair on the {6-Hearts} 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 Sets Them Up

Level 5 : 300/600, 100 ante

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 {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades} 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.

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100

Day 1b Sees Guarantee Broken

Level 4 : 200/400, 75 ante
Day 1b Queue
Day 1b Queue

With a whopping £200,000 Guaranteed Main Event, the 888Poker London Live Main Event was going to need a lot of entries!

Well, it got them. With 288 entries across the two Day 1's, the guarantee has been well and truly smashed, with £228,096 in the prize-pool.

Players have one more level before their one-hour dinner break.

Middleton Bullying the Table

Level 4 : 200/400, 75 ante

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 {4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{J-Clubs} saw everyone check but the {3-Spades} turn saw Middleton call the big blind's bet of 3,000 alone. On the river of {A-Spades} Middleton's bet of 3,500 got a fold.

Esfandiari and Ventre

Level 4 : 200/400, 75 ante

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 {7-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{A-Hearts}. Esfandiari and Ventre checked to a turn of {5-Spades}, whereupon The Magician made it 600. Ventre called it off.

The river of {6-Hearts} saw Ventre checked to, so he bet 600 himself. Esfandiari folded and Ventre showed him {4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for the low straight. Seven other heads at the table looked up to observe Ventre's cards too.

Mizrachi and Middleton Out in Front

Level 4 : 200/400, 75 ante

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.