2018 888poker LIVE Festival London

£1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 888poker LIVE Festival London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
£121,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£649,440
Entries
656
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000

Williams Jams Into the Lead

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

James Williams raised to 400,000 with the {8-Clubs}{5-Spades} on the button and Derek Lawless called in the small blind with {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, Hak-Hyun Lee folded in the big blind with the {J-Spades}{7-Spades}. The flop came {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Lawless checked, Williams bet 750,000 and picked up a call.

On the {A-Hearts} turn, Lawless checked and Williams jammed for 3.9 million to force a fold from Lawless.

Player Chips Progress
James Williams gb
James Williams
6,600,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
Derek Lawless gb
Derek Lawless
6,000,000
-1,600,000
-1,600,000

Tags: Derek LawlessHyun LeeJames Williams

Hak-Hyun Lee Eliminated in 4th Place (£41,000)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Hak-Hyun Lee
Hak-Hyun Lee

Derek Lawless jammed out of the small blind and Hak-Hyun Lee called out of the big blind for the last 825,000.

Hak-Hyun Lee: {J-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Derek Lawless: {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}

On a board of {A-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}, the kicker played and Lee was eliminated in 4th place for £41,000).

Player Chips Progress
Derek Lawless gb
Derek Lawless
7,100,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Hak-Hyun Lee se
Hak-Hyun Lee
Busted

Tags: Derek LawlessHyun Lee

Top Pair for Labat

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Antoine Labat raised to 600,000 with {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and James Williams called with the {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. The flop came {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Labat bet 400,000, which Williams called. After the {3-Clubs} turn, Labat fired a second barrel for 1.1 million and that did the trick to win the pot without further resistance.

Player Chips Progress
James Williams gb
James Williams
6,900,000
300,000
300,000
Derek Lawless gb
Derek Lawless
6,600,000
-500,000
-500,000
Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
6,100,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Antoine LabatJames Williams

Labat Battles With Williams

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

James Williams raised to 500,000 with the {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Antoine Labat called with the {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. The flop of {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds} was checked and Labat bet the {4-Spades} turn for 1.3 million to force a fold from Williams.

Williams then raised to 500,000 with {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Labat defended the {Q-Clubs}{9-Spades}. On the {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Spades} flop, Labat checked and Williams continued for 600,000. Labat check-raised to 1.6 million and Williams jammed to force an instant fold from Labat.

Player Chips Progress
James Williams gb
James Williams
8,200,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
6,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Derek Lawless gb
Derek Lawless
5,300,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000

Tags: Antoine LabatJames Williams

Level: 32

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Labat Gets Short

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Derek Lawless raised to 900,000 in the small blind with {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Antoine Labat in the big blind called with 3.6 million behind, holding the {K-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. The flop came {Q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Lawless bet 950,000, Labat folded.

Player Chips Progress
James Williams gb
James Williams
10,200,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Derek Lawless gb
Derek Lawless
5,800,000
500,000
500,000
Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
3,600,000
-2,500,000
-2,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Antoine LabatDerek Lawless

Antoine Labat Eliminated in 3rd Place (£57,140)

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Antoine Labat
Antoine Labat

James Williams made it 600,000 to go with the {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} on the button and Derek Lawless called in the small blind with the {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}, Antoine Labat filled up in the big blind with {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. The flop came {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Lawless bet 1.3 million and Labat moved all in with the open-ended straight flush draw.

The {Q-Clubs} turn reduced the outs of Labat to two, and the {2-Spades} river was a blank to eliminate Labat in 3rd place for £57,140. Both remaining players will now take a short break before starting the duel for the trophy and £121,000 top prize nearly even in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Derek Lawless gb
Derek Lawless
10,000,000
4,200,000
4,200,000
James Williams gb
James Williams
9,700,000
-500,000
-500,000
Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
Busted
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Antoine LabatDerek LawlessJames Williams

Heads-Up Starts With a Bang

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Derek Lawless raised to 650,000 with the {Q-Clubs}{4-Spades} and James Williams called with the {K-Clubs}{6-Spades}. On the {K-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop, Williams check-called a bet of 800,000 and did so again for 1.2 million on the {Q-Hearts} turn. On the {2-Hearts} river, Williams checked once more and Lawless moved all in for 8 million.

Williams only had 6.1 million behind with his top pair, and used two of his time banks before making the call and finding himself with a massive 9-1 lead.

Player Chips Progress
James Williams gb
James Williams
18,000,000
8,300,000
8,300,000
Derek Lawless gb
Derek Lawless
2,000,000
-8,000,000
-8,000,000

Tags: Derek LawlessJames Williams

Miracle Double for Lawless

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Derek Lawless was all in with the {Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and James Williams made the call with the {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}.

The {10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop improved Williams, and he even made two pair on the {8-Hearts} turn. However, the {J-Hearts} river gave Lawless the straight and he doubled to 14 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
James Williams gb
James Williams
16,000,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
Derek Lawless gb
Derek Lawless
3,700,000
1,700,000
1,700,000

Tags: Derek LawlessJames Williams