The 888live Poker Festival London event is in full swing with action all around the Aspers Casino. The High Roller has crowned a champion and Day 1a of the primary Event is at the books.
Eric Le Goff Triumphs in £2,000 High Roller
After an exciting final day's play, French player Eric Le Goff (photo) triumphed over Tom Middleton heads-up to win the 888live London Festival High Roller for £30,000. Matas Cimbolas bubbled while Antonio Esfandiari min-cashed. 888 sponsored proChris Moorman finished in fourth place.
| 1 | Eric Le Goff | France | £30,000 | $36,734 |
| 2 | Tom Middleton | United Kingsom | £18,400 | $22,530 |
| 3 | Luke Hayward | United Kingsom | £13,100 | $16,040 |
| 4 | Chris Moorman | United Kingsom | £10,300 | $12,612 |
| 5 | Robert Heidorn | Germany | £7,700 | $9,429 |
| 6 | Antonio Esfandiari | United States | £5,100 | $6,245 |
The returning final table contained nine players, who barely had time to take a seat of their seats and let the cameras do something about them before eliminations began. We lost four players in a gap hour of play that gave new desiring to attacking poker, and almost halved the field, blasting in the course of the money bubble within the process.
First, Jamie Roberts lost when all in and in danger with pocket fours. Moorman had called the move with ace-ten of clubs and he hit to eliminate his fellow British professional. Next to go away was Jason Ross, who would lose a flip with pocket sixes to the developmentual winner Le Goff.
Bubbling the event isn't fun, but Matas Cimbolas took it in great grace when his own move all in with pocket sixes was called by Middleton's pocket kings. And it was Middleton again who did the wear to bust 'The Magician' himself. Esfandiari called all in at the river with two pair but was shot down by Middleton's turned full house. Esfandiari cashed for £5,100 but would go directly to bust the primary Event shortly after late registration.
Finishing fifth was the German Robert Heidorn, whose move all in with ace-queen suited was called by Moorman. This time the Team 888Poker Pro held pocket nines, and although an ace hit the flop, so too did a nine and Heidorn was set for the exit for £7,700.
Four-handed, Chris Moorman led, but he would get overtaken by compatriot Middleton. It was Moorman himself who would crash out in fourth for £10,300 when his all-in move with pocket tens bumped into the coldest deal of the day: Le Goff were dealt aces!
Three-handed, there has been a temporary - aborted - discussion a few deal, but nothing came to fruition. Minutes later, Luke Hayward was the newest player to go away the tournament. It was Middleton who did the damage, just about all of it coming when Hayward ran his queens into Middleton's kings pre-flop. It was as cold a deck as they arrive and Hayward's loose change departed with him soon afterward.
Heads up proved a short lived but exciting affair. Le Goff took a decisive lead in a hand where he rivered two pair to decimate Middleton's stack. Shortly afterwards, Middleton was all in with queen-high and Le Goff called with an ace. His hand-held and he took the title, but as Middleton told us afterwards, he was still delighted with the end result. A TRICKY field from begin to finish provided many thrills along the best way and the victory represents Eric Le Goff's second-highest cash of all-time and his best live lead to well over four years. Formidable!
The final table, with livestream commentary by David Tuchman and Parker "tonkaaaap" Talbot
Volpi and Sapiano Lead After Main Event Day 1a
Andrea Volpi has just 500 chips greater than Albert Sapiano after the 2 men ruled supreme over the 97 entries on Day 1a of the 888live Poker Festival London Main Event.
Play started timidly for a prime Event, with only two players busting within the first three levels. Once the action heated up, players could hardly stay of their seats.
Team 888poker Pro Dominik Nitsche busted and in doing so, won his conqueror a bounty of £880. Other flag bearers for the 888poker team were flying high. Kara Scott would end the day highest-placed on 271,900 chips after some superb river calls to raise her stack and keep her above average for many of the day.
Elsewhere, Natalie Hof hung in contention and trebled when her ace-eight suited ousted pocket nines and tens from preflop when she turned an ace. Antonio Esfandiari quickly left the tournament, but others were destined for giant stacks. Charles Chattha (127,600) and Christopher Brammer (129,300) shared the felt many of the day and both progressed with a healthy chance of running deep on Saturday's Day 2. Kevin Allen had greater than both prepare. After a fantastic session on the felt, the Londoner ended on 290,000.
With play in tomorrow's Day 1b set to start out at noon, PokerNews looks forward to welcoming more players to the £200,000 guaranteed Main Event...and seeing if anyone can grab the bounty on Team 888poker player Sofia Lövgren's head.
Here's the highest 10 after Day 1a. For the whole list of chip counts, visit the 2016 888live Poker Festival London's live reporting page.
| Andrea Volpi | 302,000 |
| Albert Sapiano | 301,500 |
| Kevin Allen | 290,000 |
| Kara Scott | 271,900 |
| Catherine Hanna | 204,100 |
| Arron Fletcher | 173,600 |
| Gerald Ringe | 151,900 |
| Christopher Brammer | 129,300 |
| Charles Chattha | 127,600 |
| Adrien Allain | 123,900 |
Natalie Hof's bounty remains to be up fro grabs as she survived Day 1a
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