Level: 9
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2018 888poker LIVE Festival London
£2,200 High Roller
Day: 1
Grafton Runs Out of Steam
Level 8
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jack Sinclair raised to 7,000 and was called by Terry Bordon and Vadim Cojocaru. Sam Grafton then moved all in for 59,500 and Christopher Kyriacou jammed over the top to isolate successfully.
Sam Grafton: 
Christopher Kyriacou: 
On a board of 
, Kyriacou turned the nut straight to send Grafton packing. Kyriacou also three-bet jammed the net hand and this time there was no showdown that followed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
200,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
180,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
Busted | |
Moorman Jams Into Chamani
Level 8
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Picking up the action on the 
turn, Ronit Chamani checked over to Chris Moorman and called the bet of 26,000 that followed. On the 
river, Chamani checked and Moorman moved all in.
Chamani used one time bank extension before asking for a count, and once it was deemed to be for 57,500, let her 30 seconds to act run down before sending her cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
75,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Glaser and Foord-Brown Chop
Level 8
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Francis Foord-Brown in the big blind checked and subsequently called a bet of 12,000 by Benny Glaser with the flop showing 
. The turn was checked and Glaser then shoved the river. Foord-Brown looked him up with the 
and Glaser chopped with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
210,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
135,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
126,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
||
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
60,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
60,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
60,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
A Double for Saliba
Level 7
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Vivian Saliba had secured a double up with the 
as the cards of her opponent were already in the muck, and the board showed 
. The double was for 31,500 and Seliba remains below the starting stack, for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
240,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
210,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
175,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
150,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
|
130,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
105,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
70,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Marquez Busts to Foord-Brown
Level 7
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Francis Foord-Brown raised to 5,000 and Ana Marquez moved all in for her last 58,000 from one seat over. Foord-Brown asked for a count and eventually called without using a timebank.
Ana Marquez: 
Francis Foord-Brown:
The board came 
and the king on the river improved Foord-Brown to the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
Heidorn Loses "Classic Coinflip" to Jordon
Level 7
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jack Sinclair bet the 
flop for 5,000 in the cutoff and Terry Jordon on the button called. The turn went check, check, and on the 
river a bet of 35,000 did the trick for Sinclair to force a fold from his opponent.
One hand later, Jordon raised and Robert Heidorn three-bet all in for 41,000, Jordon called.
Robert Heidorn: 
Terry Jordon:
"That's a classic coinflip," Sam Grafton in the two seat joked. Heidorn fell behind on the 
flop and picked up no help on the 
turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
200,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
70,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Second Break of the Day
Level 6
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The sixth level of the day has come to an end with 44 players out of 56 entries remaining, which includes seven re-entries. The T-100 chips will now be raced off and another three levels of 30 minutes each remain for Day 1.