£1,100 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2023 888poker LIVE London
£1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 888poker LIVE London
Buy-in
£1,100
Prize Pool
£367,500
Entries
385
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
257
Players Left
124
Day 1b of the £1,100 Main Event is Ready to Begin
As the weekend approaches at the 2023 888poker Live London festival, the poker room is expected to be packed to the brim at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino for Day 1b of the £1,100 Main Event. Day 1a saw a total of 114 entries over the course of 12 levels with just 33 players advancing to Day 2 on Saturday. That number is expected to be at least twice as big for Day 1b today.
Jiaze Li will be the stack that everyone will be trying to catch after Li put on a dominating performance on Day 1a. Li went on to bag up a stack of 375,500 chips, more than 12 starting stacks, to hold a comfortable lead after Day 1a. The only 888poker ambassador to advance to Day 2 was Lucia Navarro who will be returning to a stack of 46,000 chips.
The rest of the 888poker ambassadors will be busy this afternoon playing in a VIP sit and go but an opportunity still awaits as late registration will be open until the start of Day 2. There will also be a turbo flight this evening as Day 1c will be starting at 7:00 p.m. local time with 20-minute blind levels.
The action for Day 1b will begin at 12:00 p.m. noon local time and each entry will be given a starting stack of 30,000 chips. The levels will be 45 minutes in length with a 20-minute break after every three levels. There will be an extended break of 40 minutes after level six. A total of 12 levels will be played on Day 1 at which time players will bag up their chips and advance to Day 2 on Saturday.
An unlimited number of reentries are permitted in this event which allows for plenty of action right from the start of the day. Late registration will remain open throughout the evening until the start of Day 2 tomorrow. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
The cards are in the air for Day 1b with roughly 40 players in their seats to kick things off.
Rowshanaei Lays a Cooler on Wang
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Picking up the action on the turn with, Beihao Wang and Hamid Rowshanaei were heads-up in a pot of around 4,000. The board read 9♦5♣4♥4♦ and Wang led out with a bet of 2,800 from the big blind. Rowshanaei called on the button and the Q♦ completed the board.
Wang fired out another bet of 10,000 on the river and Rowshanaei shoved all in for 17,600. Wang quickly called and Rowshanaei turned over Q♥Q♣ for a rivered full house. Wang flashed his 5♥4♠ for a smaller full house before his cards went into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,800 | |
|
7,800 |
Parker Makes the Right Call
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
James Parker opened to 300 from under the gun and "JD" reraised to 1,200 from the big blind. Parker called and they went heads-up to the J♦4♥3♥ flop.
"JD" continued with a bet of 1,500 and Parker called to see the 7♦ on the turn. "JD" fired out another bet of 3,000 on the turn and Parker stuck around for the J♠ on the river.
"JD" sized up a third bet of 6,000 this time and Parker gave it some thought before calling. "JD" turned over A♣K♣ for ace-high while Parker showed 8♥8♦ for the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500 | |
|
|
19,000 |
Early Notables in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Rishover Wisely Checks It Back
Level 2
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Neil Mcculloch opened to 300 in the cutoff and Nicholas Rishover just called on the button. The flop came A♣10♣9♠ and Mcculloch continued with a bet of 500 which Rishover called.
The turn brought the 6♣ and Mcculloch checked this time. Rishover tossed in a bet of 1,200 and Mcculloch called to see the K♦ on the river. Mcculloch checked again and Rishover quickly checked it back, turning over A♦Q♣. However, Mcculloch showed J♣7♣ for a flush and was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
21,200 |
Day 1b Photos
