2026 888LIVE London

£1250 Main Event
Day: 1bc
1a1bc2
Event Info
2026 888LIVE London
Event Info
Buy-in
£1,250
Prize Pool
£396,050
Total Entries
379
Places Paid
50
Players Left
9
Average Chip Stack
1,263,333
Total Chips
11,370,000
Next Payout
Place 9
£6,580
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
177
Players Left
36
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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Liperis, D'Ursel Go Racing

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Igor D'Ursel raised to 3,600 in the cutoff, Yiannis Liperis moved all in from the big blind, and D'Ursel snap-called for 30,000.

Igor D'Ursel: 8♣8♠ All in
Yiannis Liperis: A♥Q♦

Liperis hit top pair on the Q♥2♠5♦ flop to take the lead, and he ended up improving to trips on the 4♥ turn and Q♠ river to secure the pot and send D'Ursel to the rail.

Tags: Igor D'UrselYiannis Liperis

Warner Snaps Off Soederkvist on the River

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Ernst Soederkvist
Ernst Soederkvist

Ernst Soederkvist bet 6,500 from middle position on a flop of 6♣J♦8♠ and Gaverin Warner called in early position.

Soederkvist then bet 9,000 on the 7♠ turn, and Warner again called. The river was the 5♠ and Soederkvist moved all in. Warner snap-called and turned over 5♣5♥ for a rivered set, and Soederkvist mucked K♥Q♣.

"I was calling anyway," Warner told him. Soederkvist got up to make his exit, but a count of the stacks revealed he still had 2,000 behind.

Tags: Ernst SoederkvistGaverin Warner

Sidhu Smacks the Flop to Bust Louis

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Karim Louis raised to 4,600 in early position before Kuljinder Sidhu three-bet to 19,000 in the cutoff. Louis then moved all in for 40,000, and Sidhu snap-called.

Karim Louis: A♠A♣ All in
Kuljinder Sidhu: Q♠Q♥

Louis had woken up with two aces and had Sidhu dominated as he was poised for the double up, but Sidhu hit a full house on the Q♦4♥4♠ flop. The rest of the board ran out 8♥6♣, and Louis was sent to the rail.

Tags: Karim LouisKuljinder Sidhu

Bean Keeps Firing

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Stephen Bean bet 2,500 from early position on a flop of A♠7♦8♠ and EG called in the big blind.

The turn was the 10♣ and Bean bet another 3,500. EG again called, and the 7♣ fell on the river. Bean then bet 11,000, and EG called once more.

Bean turned over J♥9♦ for a straight, and EG mucked.

Tags: EGStephen Bean

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

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Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ponomarev Finds a Dream Spot at a Dream Table

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Nikolay Ponomarev
Nikolay Ponomarev

Ignacio Amelung bet 6,500 from the hijack on a flop of 6♣4♠8♠ and was called by Pranav Agarwal on the button and Johnson Kitete-Kikumba in the big blind. Nikolay Ponomarev, who had just moved here from another table, also came along from early position.

Action checked to Agarwal on the J♠ turn, and he bet 11,200. Kitete-Kikumba called, while Ponomarev then moved all in for 35,000. Amelung and Agarwal got out of the way, while Kitete-Kikumba called.

Kitete-Kikumba showed 4♥4♦ for a set, but Ponomarev had turned the nut flush with A♠K♠. The river was the 5♦, and Ponomarev doubled up.

"Do you like this table, Nikolay?" the dealer asked him.

"It's a dream spot," Amelung added, saying he laid down a set with two sixes.

Tags: Ignacio AmelungJohnson Kitete-KikumbaNikolay PonomarevPranav Agarwal

Conan, Harrison Thin the Field

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Sara Mariani moved all in for 15,000 in middle position, Arthur Conan reshoved for 30,000 in the hijack, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Sara Mariani: 2♠2♣ All in
Arthur Conan: A♠Q♠

Mariani remained in the lead on the 9♠9♥6♥ flop, but Conan hit the Q♥ on the turn to make two pair. The river was the J♠, and Mariani was sent to the rail.

At the same time at another table, Michael Harrison and Yifei Dong went to the 2♣3♥J♦ flop with around 20,000 in the middle when Harrison shoved from the small blind. Dong called for 20,000 in the hijack.

Yifei Dong: 6♣6♥ All in
Michael Harrison: A♠4♠

Dong was ahead with his sixes as the turn came the 2♠, but Harrison spiked the A♥ on the river to score the knockout.

Tags: Arthur ConanMichael HarrisonSara MarianiYifei Dong