2017 888Live Easter Edition London

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2017 888Live Easter Edition London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
52
Prize
£21,118
Event Info
Buy-in
£440
Entries
303
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

888 Qualifier Audrius Binkulis Eliminates a Player

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Audrius Binkulis raised from early position and the player in the big blind moved all in for around 15,000. Binkulis sighed and called showing {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and was ahead of his opponent's {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}.

The board came {j-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} and some at his table thought the Queen on the river had given his opponent the double up, but it had in fact given Binkulis a flush, and he nearly moved up to just over starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Audrius Binkulis gb
Audrius Binkulis
32,000
2,000
2,000

Kelly Saxby Doubles Through Terry Jordan

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

We didn't manage to see the action, but Kelly Saxby's pocket sevens {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts} had held up against Terry Jordan's hand on a {3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades}{j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} runout, and Saxby is back to just over starting stack having been short for a couple of levels.

Meanwhile Jordan falls to just under double starting stack but is still well above the average which currently sits at 43,000.

Player Chips Progress
Terry Jordon gb
Terry Jordon
56,000
-29,000
-29,000
Kelly Saxby us
Kelly Saxby
33,000
17,000
17,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Pantelis Christodoulou Doubles Through Alejandro Vasquez

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

The players seated in the hijack and the cutoff both limped, as well as Alejandro Vasquez from the small blind, before Pantelis Christodoulou raised to 3,400. Vasquez was the only caller.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Vasquez check0called a bet of 3,500 from his opponent. The turn was the {k-Diamonds} and Vasquez checked a second time and Christodoulou bet 8,500. Vasquez peered round his tablemate's arm to see that his opponent had only 12,000 or so chips remaining and Vasquez moved all in. Christodoulou called.

Vasquez: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Christodoulou: {k-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

The river was the {4-Hearts} and Christodoulou doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Alejandro Vasquez
Alejandro Vasquez
75,000
Pantelis Christodoulou
Pantelis Christodoulou
53,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

The Pots are Getting Bigger

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

With the blinds now at 500/1,000 with a 200 ante, the pots are steadily getting bigger, including this latest one between Alejandro Vasquez and Gladys Long.

Long raised to 2,000 preflop and Vasquez called from the hijack before the big blind also came along.

The flop was {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Long continued for 2,600 and both players called. The turn was the {q-Diamonds} and it checked to Vasquez this time who bet 7,200. The big blind folded and Long called.

The river was the {k-Clubs} and Long led for 10,400. Vasquez thought for a while before raising to 28,000. Although Long did ask how much Vasquez had behind, the answer to which was around 15,000, she elected to fold. Vasquez didn't show his cards but gave Long a knowing nod as he slid them into the muck.

Gladys Long Eliminated

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Gladys Long
Gladys Long

On a board of {j-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{5-Spades} Neil Barron bet 17,000 into a pot of over 35,000. Gladys Long then raised all in for around 30,000 and Barron called.

Barron showed {a-Spades}{j-Spades} for the nut flush, while Long flung her hole cards face down onto the table. The dealer then turned over the {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} for a set of eights, and Long was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Neil Barron gb
Neil Barron
115,000
115,000
115,000
Gladys Long gb
Gladys Long
Busted