The 888poker festival has made its way to the heart of the United Kingdom and is being held at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London, England. The £1,100 Main Event kicks off today with Day 1a at 12:00 pm noon, the first of three starting flights taking place.
Many of the 888poker ambassadors will be taking part in the festival including the likes of Ian Simpson, Vivian Saliba, and Josh Manley. They will be joined by many of the local British poker community along with many satellite winners. Another name to keep an eye on is Adam Gilbert who won a massive VIP package from 888poker. Gilbert won the opportunity for himself and two friends to enter the Main Event, including travel and accommodations, all from just $5.
The action will be getting underway shortly with each starting stack given 30,000 chips with the blinds beginning 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. The levels will be 45 minutes in length throughout Day 1 with a total of 12 levels being played. There will be a 20-minute break after every three levels and a 40-minute dinner break after level six.
An unlimited number of reentries will be permitted in this event which could make for a lot of action in the early going. Late registration will remain open until the start of Day 2 which will take place on Saturday, April 22nd at 12:00 pm. Day 1b will be at the same time tomorrow with Day 1c being a turbo flight in the evening. The 888poker festival also has the 2,200 High Roller taking place which has attracted many notable names and will wrap up later today.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all of the live updates throughout the Main Event en route to crowning a champion in just a few day's time.
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