Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2018 888poker LIVE Festival London
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 888poker LIVE Festival London
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£649,440
Entries
656
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
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 
flop, both players checked and Loeser check-called a bet of 1,800 on the 
turn. The duo checked again the 
river and Nitsche tabled 
, Loeser had that beat with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
95,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
78,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
57,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
50,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
||
|
42,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
34,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
28,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
||
|
21,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||
|
18,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Muehloecker Busts Schuman
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The flop showed 
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: 
Thomas Muehloecker: 
The Austrian had a lot of outs and, despite bricking the 
turn, got there thanks to the 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
124,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
105,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
75,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
32,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
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 
turn, Lee bet 5,300 into a pot of 16,000 out of the small blind and Hulme called in the hijack.
The 
fell on the river and Lee moved all in, Hulme snap-called for the last 12,100. Lee showed 
, which was no good as Hulme had flopped top set with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
24,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
Pictures From Day 1b
Chen Wins a Big One; Haward Gone
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With plenty of chips in the middle and the completed board showing 
, Zlatin Penev checked and Wenbin Chen bet 36,000. Kfir Ivgi called and Penev folded to see Chen turn over the 
for the nuts. Ivgi was stunned and mucked 
for the second nuts.
One table over, Luke Haward was eliminated after he got it in with 
versus 
and the board came 
to improve his opponent to a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
153,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
59,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Final Break of the Day
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There are 63 players remaining out of a field of 126 entries and they have been sent into the final 15-minute break of the day. Another three levels of 40 minutes each remain until bagging and tagging for Day 2.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Assorted Counts
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
100,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
80,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
70,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
30,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
20,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |