£2,200 High Roller
Day 2 Started
2018 888poker LIVE Festival London
£2,200 High Roller
Day: 2
Who Will Take Down the 2018 888poker LIVE Festival London £2,200 High Roller?
The most-expensive event of the 2018 888poker LIVE Festival London at the Aspers Casino in the Westfield Stratford City has already smashed the guaranteed prize pool of £50,000 and more than doubled that thanks to 61 entries on Day 1 of the £2,200 High Roller. There were 51 unique players and 10 re-entries, and that field is certain to grow further as the registration remains open until the start of Day 2 at 5 p.m. local time.
One player that will certainly take a shot at the High Roller title in London is 888poker ambassador Dominik Nitsche, who is expected to arrive before Day 2 kicks off and confirmed that on Twitter. Nitsche, along with all other new entries, will start the final day with 20 big blinds as the action recommences with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and a big blind ante of 5,000.
Six Brits are at the top of the counts heading into Day 2, led by Yiqian Song (433,500), Ajay Kejriwal (407,500) and Gerald Ringe (396,500). Further big stacks and notables still in contention include Vadim Cojocaru (334,500), Chris Da-Silva (274,000), , Matas Cimbolas (226,000), 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Jack Sinclair (157,500), Michael Mizrachi 148,000), Thomas Muehloecker (114,500), and Orpen Kisacikoglu (89,000).
Team 888poker will be represented by Martin Jacobson (203,000) and Chris Moorman (31,000).
The tournament is scheduled to play down to a champion tonight and the first of five Main Event starting days kicks off at 6 p.m. local time. All levels last 30 minutes each and will increase to 40 minutes once the final table has been reached. The PokerNews live reporting team will focus on the High Roller action and provide the Main Event 1a chip counts once all players have bagged and tagged for the night.
£2,200 High Roller Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Vadim Cojocaru | United Kingdom | 334,500 | 67 |
| 1 | 2 | Christopher Kyriacou | United Kingdom | 220,500 | 44 |
| 1 | 3 | Ryan Mandara | United Kingdom | 101,500 | 20 |
| 1 | 4 | Jonathan Clark | United Kingdom | 178,500 | 36 |
| 1 | 5 | Ian Hunter | United Kingdom | 195,500 | 39 |
| 1 | 6 | Matas Cimbolas | Lithuania | 226,000 | 45 |
| 2 | 1 | Chris Da-Silva | United Kingdom | 274,000 | 55 |
| 2 | 2 | Zhen Shao | China | 77,000 | 15 |
| 2 | 3 | Paul Hizer | United Kingdom | 101,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 4 | Chris Moorman | United Kingdom | 31,000 | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 148,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 6 | Francis Foord-Brown | United Kingdom | 97,000 | 19 |
| 3 | 1 | Duco Ten Haven | Netherlands | 53,000 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | Tom Hall | United Kingdom | 56,000 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | Terry Jordon | United Kingdom | 116,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 4 | Martin Jacobson | Sweden | 203,000 | 41 |
| 3 | 5 | Pascal Pflock | Germany | 200,500 | 40 |
| 4 | 1 | Jeremy Saderne | France | 162,500 | 33 |
| 4 | 2 | Ajay Kejriwal | United Kingdom | 407,500 | 82 |
| 4 | 3 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 114,500 | 23 |
| 4 | 4 | Vinod Fernandez | United Kingdom | 130,000 | 26 |
| 4 | 5 | Cheng Rui Wong | Singapore | 226,500 | 45 |
| 5 | 1 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 89,000 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | Morten Christensen | Denmark | 200,500 | 40 |
| 5 | 3 | Martin Donoghue | United Kingdom | 365,000 | 73 |
| 5 | 4 | Robert Heidorn | Germany | 113,000 | 23 |
| 5 | 5 | Gerald Ringe | United Kingdom | 396,500 | 79 |
| 6 | 1 | Yiqian Song | United Kingdom | 433,500 | 87 |
| 6 | 2 | Maurizio Melara | Italy | 242,000 | 48 |
| 6 | 3 | Carlos Sanchez Diaz | Spain | 216,500 | 43 |
| 6 | 4 | Florence Allera | France | 177,500 | 36 |
| 6 | 5 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 157,500 | 32 |
New Entries for Day 2
Day 2 will kick off shortly and the following players have already been spotted in their seats to boost the field of the High Roller further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Level: 10
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Quads for Kyriacou
Level 10
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Chris Moorman jammed his short stack from the button with 
and was called by Michael Mizrachi in the small blind with 
. The board came 
and Moorman doubled.
One table over, ian Hunter check-called a bet by Christopher Kyriacou on the 
river and Kyriacou showed 
for quads, Hunter mucked the 
for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
79,500
|
79,500 |
|
120,500
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
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110,000
-132,000
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-132,000 |
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65,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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The Last to Enter
Level 10
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Parker Talbot lasted three and a half minutes on his re-entry before running out of chips while Matt Perrins, Philip Ward and Conor Beresford had just taken their seat after jumping in at the very last minute.
In total, a field of 74 entries has emerged with now 44 players remaining, and that also includes 15 re-entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 | |
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100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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Busted | |
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Sinclair Among Early Day 2 Casualties
Level 10
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jack Sinclair doubled Dominik Nitsche after he failed to get there with 
against the of the 888poker ambassador. The board came 
and Sinclair was left short, busted soon after to Florence Allera.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
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190,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Hizer Gets Lucky
Level 10
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu became the next early casualty on Day 2 and Paul Hizer was all but on his way to the rail, too. He was at risk for 95,500 with and Geoffrey Mooney had him dominated with . The board came 
and Hizer rivered a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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195,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
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28,000
-72,000
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-72,000 |
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Busted | |
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Kejriwal Takes the Lead
Level 10
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ajay Kejriwal was among the biggest stacks heading into the day and took over the lead after sending Cheng Rui Wong to the rail. The board and cards were all but rushed away and Kejriwal had flopped bottom pair, turned two pair and rivered a full house with the 
.
Jonathan Clark bet the 
river for 69,000 and Christopher Kyriacou called, but quickly mucked when he was shown for a full house by Clark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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650,000
242,500
|
242,500 |
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350,000
187,500
|
187,500 |
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270,000
91,500
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91,500 |
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200,000
-100,000
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-100,000 |
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Busted | |
Level: 11
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000