3 Friends, $1, and Unforgettable Experience
Level 14
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
2018 888poker LIVE Festival London
£2,200 High Roller
Day: 2
Redraw of the Last Two Tables (full)
Level 14
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Seat | Table 3 | Chip Count | Table 4 | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Clark | 180,000 | Matas Cimbolas | 580,000 |
| 2 | Kalidou Sow | 215,000 | Tom Hall | 180,000 |
| 3 | Carlos Sanchez Diaz | 195,000 | Paul Hizer | 840,000 |
| 4 | Chris Da-Silva | 285,000 | Yiqian Song | 225,000 |
| 5 | Ben Philipps | 185,000 | Christopher Kyriacou | 250,000 |
| 6 | Martin Donoghue | 1,200,000 | Harry Lodge | 190,000 |
| 7 | Thomas Muehloecker | 660,000 | Pascal Pflock | 1,300,000 |
| 8 | Gerald Ringe | 220,000 | Dominik Nitsche | 500,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
1,200,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
840,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
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|
660,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
580,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
500,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
||
|
285,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
225,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
||
|
220,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
|
||
|
215,000 | |
|
195,000
-21,500
|
-21,500 |
|
190,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
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|
185,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
180,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
180,000 | |
Level: 15
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Philipps Eliminated by Clark
Level 15
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Down to the last 180,000, Ben Philipps was all in with the 
and Jonathan Clark in the big blind called with 
. The board came 
and Philipps was drawing dead on the turn. The stack of Clark was counted and he had Philipps covered by a mere 3,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Hall Wins a Flip Against Nitsche
Level 15
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Dominik Nitsche raised the button and called the shove of Tom Hall in the big blind for 164,000 in total.
Tom Hall: 
Dominik Nitsche: 
The 
board gave Hall trips and he remained in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
280,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
|
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Da-Silva Eliminated by Sanchez Diaz
Level 15
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
In a battle cutoff versus button, Chris Da-Silva ended up as the player at risk for around 195,000 with the 
after he had called the shove of the Spaniard with fewer chips.
Chris Da-Silva:
Carlos Sanchez Diaz: 
There was no help for Da-Silva on a board of 
and the field was reduced to the last 14 hopefuls.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Who Would Your Rather with John Cynn
Level 15
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Lodge Eliminated by Hall
Level 15
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
The rush of Tom Hall continues as he has also eliminated Harry Lodge. It was a flip with the 
for Lodge and the for Hall. The latter turned the nutflush on the board 
and reduced the field to the last 13 hopefuls,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Down to 12 Players
Level 15
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Dominik Nitsche had three-bet all in when facing a raise by Matas Cimbolas from under the gun and Cimbolas asked for a count, then folded. One hand later it was Yiqian Song that moved in and Cimbolas asked for a count once more, now sitting in the big blind. Song was all in for 211,000 and Cimbolas called.
Yiqian Song: 
Matas Cimbolas: 
The board came 
and the start-of-the-day chip leader busted before the money.
Over on the other table, a four-way flop of brought a bet of 41,000 by Gerald Ringe and he was called only by Thomas Muehloecker, who then checked the 
turn. Ringe moved all in for 243,000 and Muehloecker folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
710,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
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|
|
575,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
340,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
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|
|
Busted | |
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Level: 16
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000