£2,200 High Roller
Day 1 Started
2018 888poker LIVE Festival London
£2,200 High Roller
Day: 1
Welcome to Day 1 of the 2018 888poker LIVE Festival London £2,200 High Roller
The 2018 888poker LIVE Festival London at the Aspers Casino has kicked off with a bang, as the €220 Opening Event easily surpassed the guaranteed prize pool of £1,000 thanks to 887 total entries, creating a prize pool of £165,726. The top nine spots were paid and the final six players cut an ICM deal.
Imran Bhaiya secured the biggest payday with £24,410, however, he had to settle for second place and it was Arvydas Budvytis that eventually posed for the winner shots. Among the finalists was also UK's Kfir Ivgi, who has some $300,000 in cashes on the liver circuit to his name.
Final Result £220 Opening Event
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in GBP) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvydas Budvitis | Lithuania | £17,000 | $21,826 |
| 2 | Imran Bhaiya | United Kingdom | £24,410 | $31,339 |
| 3 | Solomon Monderer | United Kingdom | £12,560 | $16,125 |
| 4 | Jordan Jenkins | United Kingdom | £11,200 | $14,379 |
| 5 | Juan Alamo | Spain | £11,140 | $14,302 |
| 6 | Dominic Loke | United Kingdom | £11,090 | $14,238 |
| 7 | Alexander Hassan | United Kingdom | £4,950 | $6,355 |
| 8 | Daniel Bader | United Kingdom | £3,830 | $4,917 |
| 9 | Kfir Ivgi | United Kingdom | £2,830 | $3,633 |
Highlights of the festival at the complex in Westfield Stratford City are the £2,200 High Roller and the £1,100 Main Event. The former kicks off today at 7 p.m. local time and nine levels of 30 minutes each are scheduled for today and wraps up the next day. Day 1a of the Main Event, which features a guarantee of £400,000, is also set to get underway on Thursday, November 29th, 2018 with four further starting days scheduled.
Besides the 888poker ambassadors, the 2018 and 2017 WSOP Main Event champions John Cynn and 2017 Scott Blumstein have also already confirmed their attendance for the festival.
All players in the £2,200 High Roller will receive 100,000 in chips and unlimited re-entries are allowed during the registration period, which remains open until the start of Day 2 at 6 p.m. local time the next day. All tournaments of the festival are played with the Action Clock and the Main Event, as well as the High Roller, also feature a big blind ante.
Make sure to tune back in right here on PokerNews to find out who will claim the High Roller title at the Aspers Casino
Delay at the Start
According to the screens, there are eight players registered and 888poker ambassador Ana Marquez has been spotted in the tournament room along with Thomas Muehloecker, as were fellow 888poker ambassador Vivian Saliba and Pascal Pflock. Also likely to jump into the £2,200 High Roller are Orpen Kisacikoglu and 2018 WSOP Main Event runner-up Tony Miles.
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
First List of Notables in the Field
Level 1
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 |
Re-Entry for Jordon
Level 1
: 200/400, 400 ante
"I put the wrong chips in," Terry Jordon joked and was spotted walking away from his table. Indeed, the dealer announced the seat open of the Brit while Maurizio Melara claimed the chips.
According to Orpen Kisacikoglu, Jordon had bet 20,000 into a pot of 8,800 with turned trips only for Melara to call with the flush and avoid a suckout on the river.
Jordon has already re-entered and now sits next to Thomas Muehloecker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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200,000 | 100,000 |
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100,000 |
Cynn on Board; Pflock Takes From Miles
Level 1
: 200/400, 400 ante
Tony Miles now faces John Cynn at his table, both know each other very well from a certain tournament in Las Vegas earlier this year. Miles lost a small pot against Pascal Pflock early on after he check-called a bet of 1,600 on the 
flop. On the 
turn, Miles checked and folded when facing a second bet worth 4,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
103,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
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98,000 | -2,000 |
More Names Added to the Field
Level 1
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000 | 100,000 |
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100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
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100,000 | 100,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Jordon Leaves Labat Short
Level 2
: 300/600, 600 ante
Terry Jordon has been involved in most of the hands since re-entering and lost two small pots. One of them was against Antoine Labat, who squeezed to 3,200 preflop. On the 
flop, Jordon checked and folded to a bet of 3,600 by Labat.
However, Labat then doubled the Brit and was left with crumbs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000 | 90,000 |
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5,000 | -95,000 |