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

Day 1c Underway; 1b field is growing

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Dominik Nitsche and Chris Moorman were among the big names to jump into Day 1c and the current chip leaders are Raul Martinez and Domenico D'Amore. The latter won a massive pot against Manuel Bardon to get up to a six-figure stack.

Nine tables remain on Day 1b and another 60 players have already taken a seat in 1c with Conor Beresford among the notables.

Player Chips Progress
Domenico D'Amore it
Domenico D'Amore
115,000 90,000
Raul Martinez es
Raul Martinez
110,000 110,000
Jonathan Schuman gb
Jonathan Schuman
33,000 -15,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
WSOP 1X Winner
32,000 32,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
30,000 30,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
30,000 30,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
30,000 30,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
29,000 29,000
Manuel Bardon es
Manuel Bardon
20,000 -26,000
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
19,000 -5,000

Tags: Chris MoormanDomenico D'AmoreDominik NitscheManuel BardonRaul MartinezConor Beresford

Lightbourne Chips Up Further

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

In a four-bet pot with 30,000 in the middle, Iaron Lightbourne and his opponent from Croatia invested another 10,500 on the {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop. Akinnugba checked the {9-Clubs} out of the blinds and his opponent checked back to see the {J-Clubs} on the river. Lightbourne now bet 34,000 and his opponent reluctantly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Iaron Lightbourne gb
Iaron Lightbourne
WPT 1X Winner
95,000 30,000

Tags: Iaron Lightbourne

Miranda Doubles; Basdeo Takes From Niskanen

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

The cards of Huseyin Houssein were already in the muck while he paid off the 23,200 of Fabio Miranda. The Portuguese held the winning hand with {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs} on a board of {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and confirmed that it had been a flip against ace-king.

The same table also features Andrew Hulme, who was not unhappy to be seated with Terry Jordon.

One table over, Tuomo Niskanen and Ramlal Basdeo battled with the former check-calling a bet on the {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop. Niskanen bet the {J-Clubs} turn for 5,000 and Basdeo raised big to more than 23,000. Niskanen was covered by that and folded. Basdeo flashed the {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades} with the words "that was a bad turn card, I wanted the two of spades."

Player Chips Progress
Tom Winstone gb
Tom Winstone
80,000 12,000
Fabio Miranda pt
Fabio Miranda
50,000 22,000
Ramlal Basdeo tt
Ramlal Basdeo
42,000 2,000
Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
35,000 35,000
Tuomo Niskanen fi
Tuomo Niskanen
Day 1C Chip Leader
18,000 -5,000
Huseyin Houssein gb
Huseyin Houssein
15,000 -28,000
Tomas Karlo hr
Tomas Karlo
Busted

Tags: Andrew HulmeFabio MirandaHuseyin HousseinRamlal BasdeoTerry JordonTuomo Niskanen

A Double for Muehloecker

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Thomas Muehloecker in the High Roller
Thomas Muehloecker in the High Roller

Joining the action on the {A-Spades}{J-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{9-Clubs} turn, Glen Garaway bet 8,000 and Thomas Muehloecker called from one seat over. The {A-Diamonds} came on the river and Garaway moved all in. Muehloecker double-checked his cards and called all in for 20,500.

Garaway turned over the {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Muehloecker had rivered a full house with the {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} to double.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
Day 1B Chip Leader
60,000 43,000
Glen Garaway gb
Glen Garaway
13,000 -26,000

Tags: Glen GarawayThomas Muehloecker

Louis Busts Chamani

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Leon Louis in the hijack raised it up to 1,300 and Ronit Chamani moved all in from one seat over. Louis asked for a count and called when it was deemed to be for around 16,000.

Chamani had the {A-Spades}{6-Spades} and held one overcard and live suit against the {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} of Louis. The board came {K-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Chamani was eliminated for the second time on Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Louis gb
Leon Louis
63,000 20,000
Ronit Chamani za
Ronit Chamani
Busted

Tags: Leon LouisRonit Chamani

Assorted Counts

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Kfir Ivgi has re-entered after the lunch break and was among the now 12 re-entries thus far, while a long waiting line had built in front of the poker room for the upcoming third starting day as of 6 p.m. local time.

Player Chips Progress
James Parker gb
James Parker
70,000 9,000
Carlos Citara ar
Carlos Citara
55,000 13,000
Jerome Magnum us
Jerome Magnum
50,000 1,000
Leon Louis gb
Leon Louis
43,000 3,000
Toni Ojala fi
Toni Ojala
37,000 -3,000
Kfir Ivgi gb
Kfir Ivgi
30,000 30,000
Scott Blumstein us
Scott Blumstein
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
29,000 -1,000
Benjamin Winsor gb
Benjamin Winsor
28,000 -2,000
Tuomo Niskanen fi
Tuomo Niskanen
Day 1C Chip Leader
23,000 -10,000
Francis Foord-Brown gb
Francis Foord-Brown
16,000 -14,000

Tags: Kfir Ivgi

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Lunch Break on Day 1b

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

There are 99 unique players so far and another 11 re-entries boost the field size for Day 1b to 110 entries. After six levels, half of what is to be played, the remaining 86 players were sent into a 40-minute lunch break.

Jordon Back in Action

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Carlos Sanchez Diaz once again used his overbetting to get value from an opponent and had a suited king for two pair to get pair off. The river showed {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Sanchez Diaz faced a bet of 3,000. He raised to 15,000 and was called, revealing {K-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for two pair, his opponent mucked {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades} in disgust.

Last but not least, Terry Jordon had two players at risk on the {K-Spades}{J-Hearts}{6-Spades}{A-Spades} turn. His two opponents held {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and {Q-Clubs}{10-Spades}, prompting Jordon to call for a spade with his {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}. Sure enough, the {Q-Spades} came on the river to improve Jordon and he scored the double knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Terry Jordon gb
Terry Jordon
95,000 95,000
Carlos Sanchez Diaz es
Carlos Sanchez Diaz
83,000 11,000

Tags: Carlos Sanchez DiazTerry Jordon

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