Two Starting Days Remain for the 2019 888poker LIVE Festival London £1,100 Main Event
Two starting days remain for the 2019 888poker LIVE Festival London £1,100 Main Event and the current field size after the first three starting days stands at 261 entries of which 86 players secured their seats for Day 2 on Sunday, December 1st, 2019, thus far.
Kfir Ivgi remains well ahead of the rest of the pack at the Aspers Casino at Westfield Stratford City as he claimed 419,000 to his name on Day 1a and it remains to be seen whether or not anyone will be able to accumulate as many chips on Day 1d and Day 1e respectively.
A busy day at the tables is expected with the biggest flights to come on the weekend as the event is starting to fill up with notables from near and far for the flagship event of the festival, which features a guaranteed prize pool of £500,000. The winner also takes home a package for the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas worth $12,500 courtesy of event sponsor 888poker.
The Five Starting Days at a Glance
Day 1a: 58 entries (incl 6 re-entries), 13 survivors
Day 1b: 76 entries (incl 14 re-entries), 24 survivors
Day 1c: 127 entries (incl 16 re-entries), 49 survivors
Day 1d: November 30th, 2019, at 1 p.m. local time
Day 1e: November 30th, 2019, at 7 p.m. local time
Defending champion James Williams, who topped a field of 656 entries and defeated Derek Lawless in heads-up to secure the biggest slice of the £649,440 prize pool and banked a payday of £121,000 in 2018, has bagged up chips on Day 1c and will return to the action after a day off.
Day 1d as of 1 p.m. local time will include 40 minutes each while the turbo heat 1e at 7 p.m. local time is the only one with a level duration of 20 minutes. As of Day 2, the blind levels increase to 60 minutes each until the conclusion of the event.
Main Event Day 1d and 1e Blind Level Structure
| Level | Duration 1d/1e | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40/20 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 40/20 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 40/20 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 40/20 | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 5 | 40/20 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 40/20 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 7 | 40/20 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 40/20 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 9 | 40/20 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 40/20 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 40/20 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
The tournament also features the popular big blind ante format and a 30-second shot clock with four 30 time bank extensions per day is in play for the entirety of the tournament. All time banks will be replenished at the start of each day and on the final table.
The PokerNews updates for today will focus on Day 1d and the chip counts and a brief recap of Day 1e along with the Day 2 seat draw will be provided once the action has concluded.