Alberto Speranzoni Leads 888poker LIVE London High Stakes Series Main Event After Day 1b

After the cancellation of yesterday's Day 1a in the 888poker LIVE London High Stakes Series Main Event, Day 1b was a much busier affair with the second flight attracting a total of 57 entries.

Just 23 of those advanced to Day 2 and they are led by Alberto Speranzoni (138,200). He led the players as they went on their final break of the day and held off Chun Law (137,600) in the closing stages to bag the chip lead.

Here are the Top 10 Chip Counts after Day 1b.

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Alberto Speranzoni	Italy	138,200
2	Chun Law	United States	137,600
3	Paul Siddle	United Kingdom	126,000
4	Euan McNicholas	United Kingdom	109,600
5	Shah Athar	United Kingdom	109,500
6	Navas Robles	United Kingdom	96,500
7	Jaspreet Panchhi	United Kingdom	95,500
8	Andrew Seabright	United Kingdom	90,000
9	Mauricio Pais	Germany	71,500
10	Christopher Williams	United Kingdom	56,300

Other notables through to Day 2 include former WSOP bracelet winner Eoghan O'Dea along with 888poker qualifier Alexandru Tornea.

Those who were unlucky to crash out included 888poker Ambassadors Vivian Saliba and Samantha Abernathy, as well as Kenny Hallaert, Jack Hardcastle, Gary Miller, Dominik Nitsche, Nick Marchington, Andrew Christoforou and Terry Jordon.

Day 2 resumes at midday on Saturday, April 30. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action live from the Victoria Grosvenor Casino.