£2,200 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2017 888Live Poker Festival London
£2,200 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 888Live Poker Festival London
Buy-in
£2,200
Prize Pool
£136
Entries
69
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
High Roller Day 1 & Huge Giveaway For 888Live Main Event at Aspers
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Level 8
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
There were 57 entries for the 888Live London High Roller at Aspers Casino, Westfield in Stratford London with the action kicking off at 7:30 p.m. and ending at 2 a.m after eight 45-minute levels.
Some of the biggest names in the UK poker scene turned up at Aspers to flex their high roller muscles and in some cases their drinking arm. Although the buy-in was a steep £2,200 for most people, these players take it in their stride and having spent many hours facing off against each other over the felt the atmosphere is noticeably convivial even though the competition is fierce.
Among the notables at the table on Day 1 of this 2 day event were Team 888Poker Ambassador Chris Moorman, his wife Katie Lindsay and some of the most well know players on the UK scene. Niall Farrell, Jake Cody, Ludovic Geilich, Tom Hall and Nick Persaud were all in attendance.
For the first time in 888Live tournaments Aspers saw the introduction of the Shot Clock. Every time action was on a player the dealer activated a 30 second timer. Each player then had two Time Chips if they needed extra thinking time and their hand was dead if they failed to act before the time ran out
The players appeared to embrace the shot clock, some seemingly adding it to their poker armoury to put opponents in difficult spots. Geilich certainly seemed to have it on his mind in a couple of hands.
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.
One hand in particular got the attention of a number of players and it was the exit of Moorman at the hands of Lindsay. Harry Lodge opened the action for 5,000 from the cut-off and got a call from Moorman on the button before Lindsay three-bet from the big blind to 15,000.
Lodge got out of the way of this particular confrontation pretty quickly but Moorman called.
The flop was 
and Lindsay tapped the table to check.Moorman cut some chips and bet 16,000. Lindsay moved all in and Moorman called.Lindsay showed 
for middle set.
“Fucks sake,” Moorman said as he showed his 
two pair.
The turn was the 
and the river the 
.
“Sorry honey,” Lindsay offered as Moorman departed to a few heckles from the other players, “I’m definitely on the couch tonight.”
The High Roller concludes with Day 2 starting at 5 p.m. but it is also Day 1a of the Main Event and 888Poker in conjunction with Aspers Casino has come up with an incredible prize giveaway tomorrow.
The first 200 players to preregister or enter before the end of the first level for the £1,100 Main Event tomorrow, Thursday 12th October, will be eligible to spin the wheel for the chance to win an amazing Immerse 360 Action Camera worth £200.
That's £40,000 worth of giveaways!
The catch? If you are lucky enough to be one of those 200 spinning the wheel, your odds of winning the camera are 52-1 on. That means there are 52 slots on the wheel where you will win the camera and just one losing slot.
The PokerNews Live Reporting team is here bringing you all the action.
Play Ends
Level 8
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Play has finished for the day, a recap and chip counts will be posted shortly.
Top Three Stacks
Level 8
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Going into the last level of the night it is Katie Lindsay leading the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000 | 200,000 |
|
360,000 | 213,000 |
|
270,000 | -80,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
Christopher Kyriacou High Rollin’
Level 7
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Christopher Kyriacou is high on life at the moment having won the 888Live Opening Event a few days ago for £20,000. He has decided to re-invest some of that in a seat at the high roller. Kyriacou is nearly always the loudest, brashest player at the table and today is no different.
His stream of consciousness repartee is bemusing the rest of his table who don’t quite know what to make of him. One thing Kyriacou hates is a quiet table and that’s what he seems to have at the moment so he is taking turns directing his monologue at the other players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000 | 41,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 7
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
147,000 | 17,000 |
|
143,000 | 3,000 |
|
135,000 | -2,000 |
|
125,000 | 43,600 |
|
101,000 | 7,000 |
|
98,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
59,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
32,000 |
Katie Lindsay Busts Chris Moorman
Level 7
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Harry Lodge opened the action for 5,000 from the cut-off and got a call from 888Poker Ambassador Chris Moorman on the button before Katie Lindsay three-bet from the big blind to 15,000.
Lodge got out of the way of this particular confrontation pretty quickly but Moorman called.
The flop was and Lindsay tapped the table to check.
Moorman cut some chips and bet 16,000. Lindsay moved all in and Moorman called.
Lindsay showed for middle set.
“Fucks sake,” Moorman said as he showed his two pair.
The turn was the and the river the .
“Sorry honey,” Lindsay offered as Moorman departed to a few heckles from the other players, “I’m definitely on the couch tonight.”
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000 | 15,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Break Time
Level 6
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
The High Rollers are on their last 15-minute break of the day.