£2,100 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
£2,100 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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138,200
13,200
|
13,200 |
|
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|
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137,600
103,600
|
103,600 |
|
|
126,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
109,600
16,600
|
16,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
109,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
|
96,500
81,500
|
81,500 |
|
|
95,500
500
|
500 |
|
|
90,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
71,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
|
56,300
2,300
|
2,300 |
|
|
50,800
22,800
|
22,800 |
|
|
46,800
25,200
|
25,200 |
|
|
42,800
22,200
|
22,200 |
|
|
36,600
11,100
|
11,100 |
|
|
32,400
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
|
31,400
23,600
|
23,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
23,400
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
|
23,100
34,900
|
34,900 |
|
|
18,800
46,200
|
46,200 |
|
|
16,600
10,400
|
10,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,400
40,600
|
40,600 |
|
|
5,300
16,700
|
16,700 |
|
|
||
Tournament officials have drawn for the last number of hands. There will be four more hands before players bag up for Day 2.
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Nick Marchington, Dominik Nitsche and Gary Miller are among the players who have entered the Turbo Day 1c flight of the Main Event. Ashley Fawcett still is the chip leader having eliminated three players earlier during the flight.
Alberto Speranzoni opened to 2,500 on the button. Navas Robles three-bet all in for 7,400 from the small blind. Euan McNicholas thought about it in the big blind before folding, and Speranzoni called.
Navas Robles: ![]()
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Alberto Speranzoni: ![]()
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Speranzoniw as ahead, but Robles flopped a pair on ![]()
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. The turn
did open some chop outs, or even counterfeit ones, but the river was the
and Robles doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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125,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
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|
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93,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
58,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
55,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
24,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
20,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
95,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
65,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
65,000
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
|
57,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
28,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
28,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
27,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
27,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
25,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
23,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
22,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
18,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
15,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
13,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
11,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000