888Live Makes it Big in London During October
888poker is making it big in London from Oct. 13 through to Oct. 23 with the 888Live Festival, a series that complements the world-renowned 888Live Events and gives players the ultimate 888poker live experience.
This 11-day festival features 17 tournaments and a handful of satellites priced as low as $165 and increasing up to $2,650.
Kicking off the 888Live London Festival is a $135,000 (€100,000) guaranteed Opening Event costing $300 to enter. Featuring three starting flights for the convenience of the players, the Opening Event is the perfect way to get the festival off to a flying start.
Almost every day, there is a $165 buy in Lightening 6-Max tournament, which lends its name from one of 888poker’s online tournaments. This tournament has a 36-player cap, although alternates will be taken. Aspers Casino will do all they can to ensure everyone is seated. Fans of deep stacks and faster structures should enjoy the $165 Turbo Mega Deep tournaments running throughout the festival.
The two larger buy in tournaments are the $1,080 buy in Main Event with a $265,000 (£200,000) guaranteed prize pool. You can qualify for these online at 888poker. The other is the $2,850 buy-in High Roller which is sure to attract some of London’s elite poker players to the vast Aspers tournament floor.
888Live London Festival Schedule
| Date | Time (UK) | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 13 October | 6:00pm | 888Live London Festival-Opening Event Day 1a | $300 | $135,000 |
| Friday 14 October | 6:00pm | 888Live London Festival-Opening Event Day 1b | $300 | $135,000 |
| Saturday 15 October | 1:00pm | 888Live London Festival-Opening Event Day 1c | $300 | $135,000 |
| 3:00pm | Lightening 6-Max 36-player cap | $165 | ||
| Sunday 16 October | 12:00 | 888Live London Festival-Opening Event Final Day | $135,000 | |
| 5:00pm | Lightening 6-Max 36-player cap | $165 | ||
| 7:00pm | Turbo Mega Deep | $165 | ||
| Tuesday 18 October | 7:00pm | Lightening 6-Max 36-player cap | $165 | |
| 6:00pm | Turbo Mega Deep | $165 | ||
| Wednesday 19 October | 3:00pm | High Roller Day 1 | $2,650 | |
| 5:00pm | Lightening 6-Max 36-player cap | $165 | ||
| 6:00pm | Turbo Mega Deep | $165 | ||
| Thursday 20 October | 12:00pm | 888Live London Festival Main Event Day 1a | $1,180 | $265,000 |
| 3:00pm | High Roller Day 2 | |||
| 5:00pm | Lightening 6-Max 36-player cap | $165 | ||
| 6:00pm | Turbo Mega Deep Omaha | $335 | ||
| Friday 21 October | 12:00 | 888Live London Festival Main Event Day 1a | $1,180 | $265,000 |
| 5:00pm | Lightening 6-Max 36-player cap | $165 | ||
| 6:00pm | Mega Knockout Live | $540 | ||
| Saturday 22 October | 12:00pm | 888Live London Festival Main Event Day 2 | $265,000 | |
| 4:00pm | Two Day 25K | $300 | ||
| Sunday 23 October | 1:00pm | 888Live London Festival Main Event Final Day | $265,000 | |
| 3:00pm | Two Day 25K Day 2 | |||
| 5:00pm | Lightening 6-Max 36-player cap | $165 | ||
| 6:00pm | Turbo Mega Deep | $165 |
Satellites to the Opening Event and the Main Event are running around the clock at 888poker from as little as $0.01. These one cent buy in satellites are part of 888poker’s Step system which feed into larger and larger buy in Steps up to $109.
The Main Event satellites that award seats to the Main Event cost $109 to enter while the Opening Event seat awarding satellites only cost $30 to buy into.
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