Main Event
Day 1a Started
2017 888Live Easter Edition London
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 888Live Easter Edition London
Buy-in
£440
Entries
303
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
888 Easter Edition Day 1a Gets Underway
The first flight of the 888 Easter Edition is underway here at Aspers Casino Stratford. The three-day event, which carries a £100,000, guarantee has four starting flights with a buy in of £440. The plan is to play ten 40-minute levels today before bagging up for the night.
There are six levels of late registration, and players are allowed up to two re-entries per flight.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
An Early Pot in the Easter Edition
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Erika Scesenaviciene raised to 625 from early position. There were two callers including Man Hon Luk from middle position and the player in the hijack.
The flop was 
and Scesnaviciene continued for 850. Luk called and the other player folded. Scesnaviciene check-called a bet of 1,350 on the turn which was the 
.
The river brought the 
and this time Scesnaviciene led for 1,625. Luk called but mucked when Scesnaviciene showed 
for a ten-high flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Mohammed Suhail With the Bluff
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Arnado Lindo Fernandez limped from early position with the blinds 50/100. Mohammed Suhail three-bet to 400 from the cutoff. The big blind called, as did Fernandez.
The flop came 
. Fernandez checked to Suhail who bet 1,300. The big blind folded and Fernandez called. The turn was the 
and Fernandez check-called a bet of 2,500 from Suhail.
The river was the 
, putting four clubs on the board. Fernandez checked and Suhail held a bet of 4,000 in his hand.
"You made your flush?" he asked his opponent, "And I'm not sure if I should fire." In the end he checked. Fernandez shook his head, took one look at his cards, before flinging them face down into the muck.
Suhail turned over 
for seven-high and scooped the pot.
"I would have won," said Fernandez.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | |
|
|
21,000 |
Players Continuing to Enter
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
888 are expecting a large turnout for this weekend's Easter Edition, partly due to its £100k guarantee. More players are joining all the time.
Robert Jr Lim was seated at one table, and checked a flop four-handed of 
. With a beer in one hand, he saw the turn come the 
. Karamvir Singh checked to him and Lim bet 500. Singh was the only caller.
Singh then bet 1,700 on the river and Lim called.
"Nothing," said Singh, turning over 
, "Ten-high." Lim showed 
for trip aces and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | |
|
|
26,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
888 Qualifiers Pack the Field
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 |
Daniel Levy Doubles Through Artur Gjoka
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Daniel Levy raised to 600 from middle position. Artur Gjoka three-bet to 1,575. It folded back around to Levy who four-bet all in for 9,475. Gjoka called.
Gjoka: 
Levy: 
"Queens always fuck me over," said Levy, and grimaced as the flop came 
. He started to recount a tale of where he got pocket queens in against Ace-Nine only for his opponent to turn an Ace. In this particular hand, the turn was the 
and the river the 
and Levy doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,500 | |
|
20,000 |
Some Early Chip Counts
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
55,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
27,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
20,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |