Who Will Win the 2019 888poker LIVE Festival London £1,100 Main Event?
The 2019 888poker LIVE Festival London £1,100 Main Event will be crowning a champion today at the Aspers Casino at Westfield Stratford City, and 23 hopefuls out of a field of 518 entries remain in contention for the top prize of £100,000 with the lion's share of the prize pool of £512,820 still up for grabs.
All finalists have £3,990 locked up for their efforts but the eyes are firmly set on the trophy, six-figure score and the package worth $12,500 for the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas courtesy of event sponsor 888poker.
Six players will return to their seats to unbag a seven-figure stack and Aleksandrs Golubevs is in the lead with 1,300,000, followed by George Demetriou (1,183,000), Valdir Cordeiro dos Santos (1,162,000), Nikolay Ponomarev (1,137,000), Scott Berko (1,100,000), and Bhavin Khatri (1,038,000).
Daniel Habib (993,000) and Adrian Constantin (958,000) can also become a chip millionaire in the very first hand of the final day. Constantin is one of four remaining 888poker qualifiers in contention as Jose Echevarne Gomez (656,000), Matthew Anderson (326,000) and Teresa Purti (217,000) will aim to parlay their online satellite win on 888poker into victory here in London.
Other notables still in contention for the final day are 2018 888 WPT500 London champion Gary Miller (558,000), Mark Yi (534,000), Ramlal Basdeo (467,000), Ion Albu (429,000), and Leon Louis (330,000).
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bhavin Khatri | United Kingdom | 1,038,000 | 65 |
| 1 | 2 | Francois Pirault | France | 332,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 3 | Nikolay Ponomarev | Russia | 1,137,000 | 71 |
| 1 | 4 | Andrew Connell | New Zealand | 167,000 | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | Matthew Anderson | United Kingdom | 326,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 6 | Scott Berko | United Kingdom | 1,100,000 | 69 |
| 1 | 7 | Teresa Purti | Spain | 217,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 8 | Leon Louis | United Kingdom | 330,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 1 | George Demetriou | United Kingdom | 1,183,000 | 74 |
| 2 | 2 | Ion Albu | Romania | 429,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 3 | Manuel Bueno | Germany | 212,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 4 | Gary Bertram | United Kingdom | 714,000 | 45 |
| 2 | 5 | Egidijus Alsauskas | Lithuania | 851,000 | 53 |
| 2 | 6 | Man Luk | United Kingdom | 439,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 7 | Gary Miller | United Kingdom | 558,000 | 35 |
| 2 | 8 | Alexander Zeligman | United Kingdom | 471,000 | 29 |
| 3 | 1 | Aleksandrs Golubevs | United Kingdom | 1,300,000 | 81 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Yi | Singapore | 534,000 | 33 |
| 3 | 3 | Jose Echevarne Gomez | Spain | 656,000 | 41 |
| 3 | 4 | Daniel Habib | United Kingdom | 993,000 | 62 |
| 3 | 5 | Ramlal Basdeo | Trinidad and Tobago | 467,000 | 29 |
| 3 | 6 | Adrian Constantin | Romania | 958,000 | 60 |
| 3 | 7 | Valdir Cordeiro dos Santos | Brazil | 1,162,000 | 73 |
The blinds will recommence at 2 p.m. local time with blinds of 8,000-16,000 and a big blind ante of 16,000, and the PokerNews team will be there from start-to-finish to provide all the action. You can also follow the live stream of the charity event and later on the final table on the 888poker YouTube channel.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (in GBP) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £100,000 | $129,274 |
| 2 | £69,770 | $90,194 |
| 3 | £44,920 | $58,070 |
| 4 | £33,230 | $42,958 |
| 5 | £24,920 | $32,215 |
| 6 | £20,100 | $25,984 |
| 7 | £16,660 | $21,537 |
| 8 | £13,280 | $17,168 |
| 9 | £10,000 | $12,927 |
| 10-12 | £7,330 | $9,476 |
| 13-15 | £5,940 | $7,679 |
| 16-18 | £5,120 | $6,619 |
| 19-21 | £4,460 | $5,766 |
| 22-23 | £3,990 | $5,158 |
flop sparked some hope with aa gutshot but both the 
turn and 
river came blank to eliminate Purti in 23rd place for £3,990.
and Bueno spiked the two-outer on the river to eliminate Luk in 22nd place for £3,990. He also doubled through Demetriou for 462,000 to skyrocket above one million in chips.
turn, Zeligman bet 80,000 and called the shove of Bueno for around 205,000.
river was a blank and Zeligman had to settle for 21st place and £4,460.
and Pirault was sent to the rail in 20th place for £4,460.
and Anderson scored yet another double.
