Welcome to coverage of the final day of the 888Live Festival, and with it the conclusion of the 888Live Main Event. Over 500 players entered over three starting day 1s, and after just under 24 levels there are eight left.
Position
Name
Country
Chip Counts
1
Ludovic Geilich
United Kingdom
3,845,000
2
Niall Farrell
United Kingdom
2,230,000
4
Bernd Schonwalder
Germany
755,000
5
Alexander Dmitrienko
Russia
1,605,000
6
Juan Carlos Vecino
Spain
1,240,000
7
Catalin Pop
Romania
2,195,000
8
Pavel Berka
Czech Republic
760,000
9
Lukasz Tomeck
Poland
3,280,000
Today's coverage will be on a 30-minute delay to coincide with a livestream, with commentary in the booth from David Tuckman and Parker 'tonkaaaa' Talbot. Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day for every elimination and every key moment from the final table.
In the very last hand before the break Ludovic Geilich moved all in for his remaining 590,000 chips from the cutoff. Juan Carlos Vecino called in the big blind.
Geilich:
Vecino:
The board ran out and Geilich rivered a straight which meant he doubled up.
Ludovic Geilich looks like he's finally trying to force the issue now he's back up around 2.5m in chips. He's moved all in a couple of times with no callers. On this occasion he moved all in for his remaining chips from the hijack, and Juan Carlos Vecino called for his remaining 1,305,000.
Vecino:
Geilich:
Geilich was behind, but didn't stay that way as the King on a board of helped him to eliminate his Spanish opponent.
Lukasz Tomecki moved all in from the button holding for his remaining 2,220,000. It folded to Niall Farrell in the big blind who thought about it but called holding .
The board ran out and Tomecki was eliminated in 5th place.
Catalin Pop raised to 360,000 from the small blind with . Niall Farrell was in the big blind with and he three-bet to 925,000.
Pop took one glance at Farrell's stack and moved all in and Farrell snap-called.
Farrell looked like he would be taking a strangle-hold on proceedings three-handed, as Pop would be left with 1,400,000 in chips if Farrell held.
The flop came giving Pop the lead. The turn was the opening the door to a flush which would mean both players chopped the hand, but the river was the and Farrell was eliminated.
Bernd Schönwälder moved all in from the button for his remaining chips, and Catalin Pop called from the big blind.
Pop:
Schönwälder:
Schönwälder was behind, but picked up some immediate outs on a flop. The turn was the and the river the meaning that Schönwälder was eliminated in 2nd place.
and Berka was eliminated in 8th Place.
. Ludovic Geilich called in the hijack with 
and Niall Farrell called from the cutoff with 
. Tomecki moved all in and the other players folded.
and Geilich rivered a straight and eliminated Dmitrienko.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Geilich bet 590,000 and Vecino called.
for his remaining 2,220,000. It folded to Niall Farrell in the big blind who thought about it but called holding 
.
and Tomecki was eliminated in 5th place.
and Geilich hit the rail in 4th place.
. Niall Farrell was in the big blind with 
giving Pop the lead. The turn was the 
and the river the 
