Day 1a of the Main Event Kicks Off at 6PM!
At 6 p.m. local time, the first of five starting days of the 2018 888poker LIVE Festival London £1,100 Main Event kicks off at the Aspers Casino in Westfield Stratford City. The highlight of the festival in the heart of London comes with a guaranteed prize pool of £400,000 and is expected to be easily surpassed.
Both the £220 Opening Event and the £2,200 High Roller smashed their guarantees and the £1,100 Main Event will likely do so as well. All starting days will play a total of 12 levels and the first four starting days will feature levels of 40 minutes, whereas the turbo heat on Saturday, December 1st, 2018, will have a level duration of 20 minutes.
All players receive 30,000 in chips and the re-entries are available throughout each Day 1, the registration will close at the start of Day 2 on Sunday, December 2nd, 2018, at 2 p.m. local time. A 30-second Action Clock is in play and the event also features the popular big blind ante. On top of the trophy and prize money, the winner of the £1,100 Main Event will also receive a package for the 2019 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas, courtesy of sponsor 888poker.
Main Event Day 1a Blind Level Structure
Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
2 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
3 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
4 | 40 | 200 | 300 | 300 |
5 | 40 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
6 | 40 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
7 | 40 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
8 | 40 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
9 | 40 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
10 | 40 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
11 | 40 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
12 | 40 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
The PokerNews live updates will focus on the £2,200 High Roller and the final chip counts along with a brief recap of Day 1a will be published later tonight.