All five starting days of the 2019 888poker LIVE Festival London £1,100 Main Event are completed at the Aspers Casino at Westfield Stratford City and a field of 506 total entries has emerged so far to ensure that the £500,000 guarantee has been reached.
Poker enthusiasts have until the cards are in the air to join or re-enter the competition and take a shot at the six-figure prize pool, and they will receive 30,000 in chips with returning blinds of 1,000-2,000 and a big blind ante of 2,000. As soon as the action has kicked off, the registration period will finish and the prize pool information is expected to be released until the first break.
The five starting days at a glance
| Day | Unique Players | Re-Entries | Total Entries | Survivors |
|---|
| 1a | 52 | 6 | 58 | 13 |
| 1b | 62 | 14 | 76 | 24 |
| 1c | 111 | 16 | 127 | 49 |
| 1d | 165 | 39 | 204 | 79 |
| 1e | 38 | 3 | 41 | 19 |
| 2 | ? | Total | 506 | 184 |
UK's Kfir Ivgi remains in the driver's seat with his towering stack of 419,000, a mighty 80 big blinds ahead of Justin Scicluna in second place with 259,000. and Iaron Lightbourne rounds out the top three for the start of Day 2 with a stack of 256,000 followed by Bobby James (235,000) and Gary Miller (231,500).
Other notables that will return to their seats to unbag an above-average stack include Nikolay Ponomarev (222,500), Terry Jordon (200,000), Maxime Chilaud (192,000), Ramlal Basdeo (177,500), Chris Da-Silva (150,000), 2018 finalist Christos Xanthopoulos (139,500) Richard Kellett (128,500), Ben Morrison (125,500) and Antonis "Tony" Poulengeris (124,000).
Team 888poker will be represented by Chris Moorman (82,000), Vivian Saliba (78,000), Martin Jacobson (60,000), Sofia Lovgren (41,000) and Daria Feshchenko (13,500). The defending champion, cash game specialist James Williams, will also return to the action with a stack of 64,500.
Top 10 Counts Heading Into Day 2
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Kfir Ivgi | United Kingdom | 419,000 | 210 |
| 2 | Justin Scicluna | Malta | 259,000 | 130 |
| 3 | Iaron Lightbourne | United Kingdom | 256,000 | 128 |
| 4 | Bobby James | United Kingdom | 235,000 | 118 |
| 5 | Gary Miller | United Kingdom | 231,500 | 116 |
| 6 | Nikolay Ponomarev | Russia | 222,500 | 111 |
| 7 | Lukas Gloor | Switzerland | 221,500 | 111 |
| 8 | Matthew Anderson | United Kingdom | 221,500 | 111 |
| 9 | Terry Jordon | United Kingdom | 200,000 | 100 |
| 10 | Maxime Chilaud | France | 192,000 | 96 |
It is expected that the penultimate day of the flagship tournament will play up to 10 levels of 60 minutes each and there will be a break every two levels. The live stream with hole cards displayed on a security delay of 30 minutes each will commence after the first break of the day.
Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who reaches the money and gets one step closer to lifting the trophy of the 888poker LIVE Main Event here in London. Victory will also be sweetened with an additional incentive, as the champion receives a package for the 2020 World Series of Poker worth $12,500 courtesy of event sponsor 888poker.
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Ben MorrisonBobby JamesChris Da SilvaChris MoormanChristos XanthopoulosDaria FeshchenkoGary MillerIaron LightbourneJames WilliamsJustin SciclunaKfir IvgiMartin JacobsonMaxime ChilaudNikolay PonomarevSofia LovgrenTerry JordonVivian Saliba
and the "oh for fuck sake" followed right after as the 
turn improved Constantin. A blank 
came on the river and Munro came up short in 66th place.
flop, Joshi check-folded to a bet worth 50,000 and the cards were tabled.
turn made that a double gutshot while hearts were covered by the small blind. The 
fell on the river to improve Kassouf to a straight and score the double knockout.
and Miller just called to see a 
flop on which the fireworks got their stacks in. It would have happened either way on the turn when the case ten gave both players a full house, the 
river didn't matter.
and Xie gasped "how do you have a queen there?" before leaving the tournament area.
of Francisco Jesus Campos as the board came 
and Lampropulos essentially tripled up. Sidhu had some 10,000 left over and busted shortly after.
