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.