There was an open shove and Tony Smith was happy to make the call to risk his tournament life.
Smith: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
The aces stayed in the deck and Smith doubled up with a much higher chance no of making the money.
The details of the prize pool have just been released.
The eventual winner is set to receive £26,000 and a seat to the Main Event worth and additional £1,100. All 9 players who make the final table will get a ticket to the Main Event.
A min-cash is worth £400 with 81 places getting paid.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Giovanni Rizzo was all in for around 10 big blinds and got a call from a late position player.
Rizzo: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
with the ace hitting the flop and holding to eliminate Rizzo towards the end of the first level of the day.
As well as the big stacks there are some big poker names and familiar faces we will be keeping an eye on.
Alastair Akenhead described himself as the, “Chubby younger brother,” as he is the brother of well-known UK Pro James. He is currently 7th in chips.
Giovanni Rizzo starts with 92,000 chips a bit further down the leader board and he is the husband of Team 888 Ambassador Kara Scott.
Christopher Yong is another well-known player UK Pro who plays all over the world.
Some Aspers regulars who have had success at 888Live events in the past and are hoping to repeat that today include Gary Miller, Terry Jordon, Ion Albu and Peter Burgon.
Play is underway for the final day of the Opening Event.
Five new players have bought in directly for 30,000 which gives them 6 big blinds to try to spin up.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Cards are in the air at 1 p.m. at Aspers Casino Westfield for the Final Day of the 888Live London Festival Opening Event.
There are 124 players set to battle it out to crown a new champion form 4 Day 1s.
The prize pool will be announced shortly after play starts and registration has closed. That will let the players know not only how much the winner is set to receive but the all-important bubble spot.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to bring you all the action as they play down to a winner today,
888Live London Festival Opening Event
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