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A player going by the name of Sammy bagged the chip lead with 233,300 ahead of second placed Amaury Valentin Laurent on 217,900 and Lam Van Trinh with 189,500 in third.
888Poker Ambassador Parker “Tonkaaap” Talbot made it through with 150,000 , Sofia Lovgren was eliminated but will fire again in Day 1c.
Day 1b attracted 105 entries with 32 making it through to Day 2 on Sunday.
888poker in conjunction with Aspers Casino are offering 50 people the chance to win a Kitvision Immerse 360° Video Action Camera.
This amazing bit of kit can:
- Record 360 degrees views in 1080p HD
- Shoots 8 MP 360 degrees photographs with wide 220 degrees lens
- Includes an app for interactive playback of 360 degrees videos
- Built-in Wi-Fi for video streaming
- Compatible with Android and iOS devices as well as VR headsets.
All you need to do for the chance to win one is be one of the first 50 players to register for Day 1c on Saturday which starts at 3 p.m. Preregistration is available right now so don’t leave it too late.
If you get a ticket you will then get a spin on the Aspers Big Wheel with the twist that your odds of winning the camera are 52-1 on. There is only one losing slot in this promotion.
See you at the tables.
The journey of 64-year-old John Hesp became the biggest story of the World Series of Poker Main Event this summer. The alluring details of his story ran the gamut: the crazy clothes, the amateur background, a family man ready to see his wife, the uncanny poker instincts, the fun vibe, and the table talk. That list could go on and on about this player from Bridlington, U.K.
You can read all about his Vegas adventure and beyond on PokerNews.
Cards are in the air at 6 p.m. for Day 1b of the 2017 888Live Poker Festival London Main Event at Aspers Casino.
This is a £1,100 re-entry event with a £400,000 Guarantee. Players get a 30,000 starting stack and levels are one hour long so there is plenty of play.
As an added bonus 888Poker and Aspers have teamed up to present an amazing giveaway for the early players who register today before the end of Level 1.
The first 100 players to register before 7 p.m. will be given a spin on the Aspers Big Wheel with the chance to win a hi-tech Immerse 360 Action Camera which has the ability to shoot High Definition Virtual Reality video. The odds on winning the camera on the wheel are52 to 1 on so you’ll have to be very unlucky to miss out.
Day 1a yesterday saw Abu Khalek top a field of 71 entries to bag up 332,000 to lead the 20 survivors. Can someone top that today?
The PokerNews Live Reporting team will bring you all the action from the felt as the 888Live Poker Festival at Aspers continues.
