2019 888poker LIVE Festival London

£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2019 888poker LIVE Festival London
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
£100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£512,820
Total Entries
518
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
58
Players Left
13
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Smith Cracks Aces to Double; Busts Louis After

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Leon Louis
Leon Louis

Gareth Smith was all-in for a mere 9,000 and Danh Cong Tran called in the small blind.

Gareth Smith: {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Danh Cong Tran: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}

Smith was with one foot out of the door already but the board came {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{q-Hearts} to secure his double.

Shortly after, Smith raised to 1,600 and called the shove of Leon Louis for 10,600.

Leon Louis: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Gareth Smith: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

On a board of {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades} the pocket pair held up and Louis was gone.

Tags: Danh Cong TranGareth SmithLeon Louis

Gloor Jams Into Hoang

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

With some 22,000 in the middle and the turn showing {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, Keith Hoang made it 9,000 to go and Lukas Gloor moved all in for 37,300. That proved to be too much for Hoang, who sent his cards into the muck.

Tags: Keith HoangLukas Gloor

Assorted Counts

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Minea Busts With Aces

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Corneliu Minea raised and called the shove of Iaron Lightbourne to turn over the {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}. Lightbourne was trailing with the {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades} but got there on a [Js7c3sKsQh[ board.

Tags: Corneliu MineaIaron Lightbourne

Kian Doubles Through Patel

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Ho Shom Kian was all-in for a mere 11,200 on the {10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{k-Clubs} turn and Dillan Patel made the call.

Kian tabled {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for top pair while Patel held the {10-Clubs}{7-Spades} for second pair. The {8-Diamonds} followed on the river and Kian doubled to get back to the starting stack.

Tags: Dillan PatelHo Shom Kian

Tran Doubles Through Smith

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Gareth Smith raised to 1,500 and Kfir Ivgi called. Danh Cong Tran jammed for 17,800 and Smith went all in over the top to force a fold from Ivgi. "I had eight-nine suited," Ivgi said in table chat.

Danh Cong Tran: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Gareth Smith: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

On a board of {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, Tran flopped top pair and avoided a runner-runner debacle.

Tags: Gareth SmithKfir IvgiDanh Cong Tran

Miller Felts Ersoy in Big Pot

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Serkan Ersoy
Serkan Ersoy

There were already more than 50,000 in the middle and the turn showed {10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}{j-Spades}. Serkan Ersoy moved all in for 63,200 and Gary Miller used one time bank before making the call.

Serkan Ersoy: {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Gary Miller: {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The {9-Diamonds} river was a blank and Ersoy went from well-above the average to the rail.

Tags: Gary MillerSerkan Ersoy

Ivgi Gets Some More

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Kfir Ivgi made it 2,000 to go and was called by Leon Louis on the button and Gareth Smith in the big blind. The flop brought {k-Spades}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and Smith checked, Ivgi continued for 3,200 and Louis was the only caller.

The {a-Spades} turn was checked and a bet by Ivgi on the {4-Spades} river forced a fold from Louis.

Tags: Gareth SmithKfir IvgiLeon Louis