Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
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
Assorted Counts
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
48,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
45,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
43,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
39,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
33,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
19,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
13,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
Blumstein Joins the Action
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Fabio Miranda and Scott Blumstein were waiting for more players as they had just registered and a new table opened. Once a third player sat down and Kevin Allen was moved over, the cards were in the air for the 2017 WSOP Main Event champion.
Also in action is High Roller champion Tom Hall, who jumped in at the start of the level and sits next to Luke Haward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Cudrinschi Vanishes
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Two players were eliminated on the table of Tuomo Niskanen. The first one lost all but a few chips with ace-king against the 
of Alejandro Perez Torres and was all in the next hand. All four callers checked down the board 
and the player at risk showed 
. Perez Torres held 
as the winning hand and finished the job he had started.
Right after, Niskanen won a big pot off Iurie Cudrinschi when he called a raise with 
and flopped top and bottom pair. According to Niskanen, Cudrinschi check-raised the flop and bet the turn and river. Niskanen called and Cudrinschi showed ace-five for inferior two pair on the river.
Cudrinschi had some 15,000 left and busted right after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Value for Bardon
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
On a flop of 
, Manuel Bardon checked and called a bet of 1,300 by Domenico D'Amore on the button. Bardon check-called another bet worth 2,100 on the 
turn and the 
river brought a bet of 7,000 by the Spaniard.
D'Amore called and mucked the when Bardon flashed 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | |
|
|
29,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Winstone Sends Radu to the Rail
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
A three-bet to Neculai Radu for 3,300 was in front of Neculai Radu and the remainder of his stack went in when facing further action from Tom Winstone. Radu ended up at risk with the 
and Winstone held 
.
The board came 
and Winstone improved to trips. Radu had some 23,000 at that point and was covered to exit the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Day 1a Field Surpassed
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
In the fifth level of Day 1b, the screens show a total of 93 unique players and six re-entries, of which 90 players remain.
Albert Sapiano has busted once more, and the recent list of casualties also includes Arvydas Budvytis and Tuomo Niskanen. New notables in the field can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Karlo Escapes From Elimination
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Tomas Karlo had doubled for very few chips not long ago and was then all in again for 6,900 with the 
. Nicholas Lee looked him up with the and the board of 
improved Karlo to a full house.
The hope of a comeback for the Croatian was cut down almost immediately, as he paid off the top pair and top kicker of his table neighbor to drop back to 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
4,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Hesp Gets There on the River
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Down to very few chips, John Hesp ended up all in and at risk with the . Kfir Ivgi, who had entered not long ago and lost some chips, tabled the and the 
flop further diminished the chances of Hesp. The turn was a blank, but the 
river let Hesp double in fortunate fashion.
Scott Blumstein had walked over to the table to see the showdown unfold and got back to his seat two tables over once the jovial Brit had doubled to remain in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
9,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |