£1,100 Main Event
Day 1de Started
2019 888poker LIVE Festival London
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1de
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1de
2019 888poker LIVE Festival London
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£512,820
Entries
518
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
245
Players Left
98
Da-Silva; Adam and Xanthopoulos Among Big Stacks on Day 1c
Yesterday's third starting day of the 2019 888poker LIVE Festival London £1,100 Main Event, which kicked off at 6 p.m. local time ran until the early morning hours and a field of 111 unique players and 16 re-entries emerged at the Aspers Casino in Westfield Stratford City. The biggest flight thus far saw just 49 players bag up after 11 levels of 40 minutes each and there were joint chip leaders at the end.
Vikrum Mehta and William Miskelly both claimed 160,000 to their name while notables such as Chris Da-Silva (150,000) and Alfie Adam (144,000) follow close behind with top five stacks. Christos Xanthopoulos, who reached the final table of this very event one year ago, busted twice on Day 1b and jumped into the third flight to make it through with 139,500.
Further familiar faces of the poker scene that secured their ticket for Day 2 include Tobias Revenas (104,000), Michael Panteli (102,500), Nuno Duarte (80,000), Ronan Nally (77,500) and Carl-Fredrik Tingvall (37,500). Defending champion James Williams made it through with 64,500.
Among the 888poker ambassadors, Vivian Saliba (78,000) and Daria Feshchenko (13,500) also advanced.
Notables that came up short were Kastriot Shytani, Matthew Eardley, Marle Cordeiro, Neil Mahamdi, Sameer Singh, Nikolay Ponomarev, Neophytos Neophytou, Catherine Hanna, WSOP bracelet winner Carl Shaw and Enzo Del Piero. They all have another two chances to take a shot at the £500,000 guarantee as Day 1d gets underway at 1 p.m. local time and Day 1e with levels of 20 minutes each is scheduled for 7 p.m. local time.
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
First List of Notables on Day 1d
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The fourth and penultimate flight kicked off with a minor delay and 47 players were in their seats right away including last year's runner-up Derek Lawless, Arvin Vahdat, Kanan Farzaliyev, Neophytos Noephytou and Giulio Mascolo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Big Pot for Farzaliyev Right Away
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Kanan Farzaliyev had started on table two seat one on Day 1b and drew the very same spot for Day 1d. One day ago, he started extremely well and raked in big pots in the first few levels and he seems to be determined to do the same again.
In a three-bet pot with Evgenii Shibaldin, Farzaliyev check-raised a 
flop with 2,400 in the middle from 1,200 to 4,000 and Shibaldin called. Farzaliyev bet the 
turn for 8,700 and Shibaldin used one time bank extension before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
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25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
New Notables in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
As the field is climbing past 70 entries, some notables of the local poker scene have joined the action. That includes Kelly Saxby and Ali Zihni over on table five, James Mitchell, Fraser MacIntyre and Steve Watts. Shakhabiddin Muradov is also in the field and has taken a seat over on table one.-
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Sapiano Out and Back in!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Unlike Day 1b and Day 1c, Albert Sapiano has already re-entered after he ran out of chips in a mere 12 minutes. Those that profited from the first bullet of Sapiano were Steve Watts and Anthony Andreou.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Shibaldin Gets Pushed Around Again
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
With more than 10,000 in the middle in a battle cutoff versus big blind. Evgenii Shibaldin took on Giulio Mascolo and called a bet of 4,000 on the 
turn. Mascolo slowed down and checked the [10ss] river, and Shibaldin grabbed one chip of each color to bet 6,600.
Mascolo check-raised all-in for 20,100 and Shibaldin invested another time bank extension before opting to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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46,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
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16,000
-9,000
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-9,000 |
Tamburello Takes a Pot
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
In three-way action to the 
, the action checked through with some 4,200 in the middle and Albert Sapiano was first to show, turning over the 
for kings and fives. Kelly Saxby mucked as Salvatore Tamburello showed the best hand in 
for kings and nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,000 | |
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33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
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28,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |