Hewitt Bags Big as Grossmann Takes the Day 1b Chip Lead
Day 1b of the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK Open has come to an end after eight hours of poker with Poland's Lukasz Grossmann the only player to bag over 10 million in chips.
The action got underway at 5 pm with Day 1b the second opportunity of the day for the players to take part in the Open after the first starting flight began at Noon. Day 1b saw 203 entrants take part but only 61 remained at the close of play.
Grossmann bagged a very impressive 10,860,000 to take the chip lead with Graeme Cairns (7,210,000), Sylvia Hewitt (6,700,000), David Johnson (6,805,000), Adam Bone (6,500,000) and Sebastian Pawlak (6,395,000) also taking healthy stacks into Day 2.
Hewitt has already tasted success at Dusk Till Dawn with her top three live results all coming at the home of U.K. poker here in Nottingham for a combined total of £95,000.
Well-known faces Benny Glaser (3,500,000), Jack O'Neill (3,245,000), Dan Clark (2,905,000), Andy Hills (2,700,000), Andreas Olympios (2,370,000), partypoker ambassador Marcel Luske (2,180,000), Jonty Willis (1,965,000) and Tom Hall (770,000) also progressed.
Players will return for Day 2 on Monday, October 1, at 3 PM local time. Players that aren’t happy with their current stack can choose to reenter on any of the other starting flights. Their biggest stack will go forward and their other stacks will be taken out of play. There are three more flights to come starting with Day 1c at noon tomorrow, Sunday, September 30.
The Open Schedule
| Date | Days | Start Time | Late Reg | Levels | Number of Entries | Players Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, September 29, 2018 | Day 1a | 12:00 | 16:30 | 40 minutes | 142 | 47 |
| Saturday, September 29, 2018 | Day 1b | 17:00 | 23:45 | 40 minutes | 203 | 61 |
| Sunday, September 30, 2018 | Day 1c | 12:00 | 16:30 | 40 minutes | - | - |
| Sunday, September 30, 2018 | Day 1d | 17:00 | 23:45 | 40 minutes | - | - |
| Monday, October 1, 2018 | Day 1e | 10:00 | 13:15 | 20 minutes | - | - |
| Monday, October 1, 2018 | Day 2 | 15:00 | - | 50 minutes | - | - |
| Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | Day 3 | 12:00 | - | 50 minutes | - | - |
| Wednesday, October 3, 2018 | Day 4 | 12:00 | - | 60 minutes | - | - |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the action from start to finish of the Open so be sure to check back in at Noon on Saturday, September, 30.