Sam Acheampong is on his second bullet today, a previous winner of an 888Live London event here at Aspers.
Acheampong joked that he has, “Lasted longer than yesterday and I still haven’t had aces,” in a reference to his bust out yesterday where he four-bet aces and was out flopped by a caller who had king jack, “I still don’t know what he was doing in the hand.” he said shaking hos head at the [painful memory.
Jim Manlove had answered the call of felt to register after the first break having been unsuccessful yesterday. He has just been eliminated as was seen exiting shaking his head and muttering, “I cannot hit a barn door, “of his exit hand.
For the first time in 888Live tournaments Aspers will see the introduction of the Shot Clock.
Once the dealer has dealt the last card in a hand they operate the timer with a pedal and the 'Shot Clock' begins and each player will be given a certain amount of time to act.
If a player is facing a bet or raise, the timer will begin only after their chips are counted and the number of chips required to call are stated. Players will also be allotted a certain number of time extensions, each of which will add an extra thirty seconds to the timer in the event that they need more time to reach a decision.
You can read more about the Shot Clock which will be used in both the High Roller and the Main Event later in the Festival.