2018 888poker LIVE Festival London

£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1bc
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

Hulme Doubles Through Lee

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The roller coaster ride of Nicholas Lee continues, as he just doubled Andrew Hulme to once again drop below the starting stack. Picking up the action on the {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Spades} turn, Lee bet 5,300 into a pot of 16,000 out of the small blind and Hulme called in the hijack.

The {4-Diamonds} fell on the river and Lee moved all in, Hulme snap-called for the last 12,100. Lee showed {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}, which was no good as Hulme had flopped top set with the {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
51,000 9,000
Nicholas Lee ca
Nicholas Lee
24,000 -33,000

Tags: Andrew HulmeNicholas Lee

Assorted Counts From Level 9

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Day 1b is slowly but surely heading into the final stages with some 15 minutes left in the 9th level of the day. The screens show 107 unique players and 19 re-entries, with 68 players remaining.

Day 1c has entered level three with 93 players and blinds of 100-200, as well as a big blind ante of 200.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Jancso gb
Sebastian Jancso
140,000 5,000
James Parker gb
James Parker
105,000 35,000
Tom Winstone gb
Tom Winstone
75,000 -5,000
Jerome Magnum us
Jerome Magnum
65,000 15,000
Huseyin Houssein gb
Huseyin Houssein
32,000 17,000
Jonathan Schuman gb
Jonathan Schuman
30,000 30,000
Henri Vaisanen fi
Henri Vaisanen
Busted

Muehloecker Busts Schuman

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The flop showed {7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Thomas Muehloecker had checked to Jonathan Schuman, who bet 5,000. Muehloecker check-raised to 11,000 and Schuman moved all in for what appeared to be around 35,000. Muehloecker eyed the stack of his opponent for a few seconds and tossed in the chips for the call.

Jonathan Schuman: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Thomas Muehloecker: {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

The Austrian had a lot of outs and, despite bricking the {Q-Diamonds} turn, got there thanks to the {5-Hearts} river.

"I will have another shot," Schuman said. Whether or not that will be in Day 1b or 1c remains to be seen.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
Day 1B Chip Leader
124,000 64,000
Jonathan Schuman gb
Jonathan Schuman
Busted

Tags: Jonathan SchumanThomas Muehloecker

Loeser Wins Small One Against Nitsche

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Manig Loeser raised to 2,300 first to act and was called by Dominik Nitsche in the cutoff. On the {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop, both players checked and Loeser check-called a bet of 1,800 on the {8-Spades} turn. The duo checked again the {9-Hearts} river and Nitsche tabled {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, Loeser had that beat with {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Louis gb
Leon Louis
100,000 37,000
Domenico D'Amore it
Domenico D'Amore
95,000 -20,000
William Davies gb
William Davies
78,000 45,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
60,000 10,000
Nicholas Lee ca
Nicholas Lee
57,000 22,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 38,000
Tuomo Niskanen fi
Tuomo Niskanen
Day 1C Chip Leader
42,000 24,000
Raul Martinez es
Raul Martinez
40,000 5,000
Luke Haward gb
Luke Haward
34,000 22,000
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
30,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
30,000
Ramlal Basdeo tt
Ramlal Basdeo
28,000 -14,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
28,000 -2,000
Francis Foord-Brown gb
Francis Foord-Brown
25,000 9,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
22,000 -8,000
Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
Defending Champion
21,000 -17,000
Manuel Bardon es
Manuel Bardon
18,000 -2,000
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Dominik NitscheManig Loeser

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Hu Busts Lovgren

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Sofia Lovgren
Sofia Lovgren

Down to around 16,000, Sofia Lovgren ended up all in and at risk before the flop with the {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and she was called by Yangshou Hu with the {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}. Lovgren picked up a straight draw on the {J-Spades}{10-Spades}{7-Spades} flop and the {A-Hearts} turn was not much of a change. The river was a blank and the 888poker team pro was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Yangshou Hu cn
Yangshou Hu
48,000
Sofia Lovgren se
Sofia Lovgren
Busted

Tags: Sofia LovgrenYangshou Hu

Ojala Gets Big

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

In a three-way pot that also included the two Finns Toni Ojala on the button and Tuomo Niskanen in the big blind, the latter check-folded a bet on the {4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop. On the {9-Hearts} turn, the stacks of the remaining two players went in and Ojala found himself behind with the {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, as his opponent had flopped the wheel with ace-five.

Ojala spiked the {3-Hearts} on the river to improve to a full house and soon after Ojala sent another player to the rail to boost his stack further. Among the other current big stacks is also Sebastian Jancso, who sits a few tables over with Dominik Nitsche and Sofia Lovgren.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Jancso gb
Sebastian Jancso
135,000 135,000
Toni Ojala fi
Toni Ojala
100,000 63,000
Benjamin Winsor gb
Benjamin Winsor
50,000 22,000

Tags: Dominik NitscheSebastian JancsoSofia LovgrenTuomo NiskanenToni Ojala

Jordon From Hero to Zero

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Terry Jordon raised big to 3,000 and Fabio Miranda three-bet to 6,000, which Jordon called. On the {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop, Jordon shoved for 14,000 and Miranda called with the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} for top pair. Jordon had some outs with his {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, but bricked off on the {K-Clubs} turn and {J-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Citara ar
Carlos Citara
90,000 35,000
Fabio Miranda pt
Fabio Miranda
55,000 5,000
Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
42,000 7,000
Terry Jordon gb
Terry Jordon
Busted

Tags: Fabio MirandaTerry Jordon

Paunescu in the Lead

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Raul Martinez is no longer the chip leader as he sent over a big chunk of his stack to Ciprian Paunescu. The Romanian was kind enough to provide the details, as he doubled through Martinez and sent short stack Seung Hun Ko to the rail.

According to Paunesco, he raised the button to 1,700 and Martinez called, Ko jammed only 3,600 in the big blind. Paunescu reraised to 7,600 and Martinez clicked it back top 22,600, which Paunescu called. On a {A-}{Q-}{4-} flop, Martinez bet 9,000 and Paunescu called.

The {3-Clubs} came on the turn and Martinez checked the stack of his opponent, then moved all in for effectively 45,000. Paunescu used two time banks and called with {K-}{Q-}, Martinez only had {Q-}{J-} and Ko showed {9-}{3-}. A blank river kept the Romanian in the lead and he skyrocketed into the big stack.

"I used two time banks! Damn, what a call," he said, all smiles before taking a short break from his table.

Player Chips Progress
Ciprian Paunescu ro
Ciprian Paunescu
157,000 87,000
Minesha Lamba in
Minesha Lamba
60,000 7,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
50,000 21,000
Kevin Allen gb
Kevin Allen
38,000 10,500
Raul Martinez es
Raul Martinez
35,000 -75,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
WSOP 1X Winner
12,000 -20,000
Seung Hun Ko kr
Seung Hun Ko
Busted

Tags: Ciprian PaunescuRaul MartinezSeung Hun Ko

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800