WSOP Champs Jacobson, Blumstein, and Cynn to Attend 888poker LIVE London Nov. 22 to Dec. 3
The 888poker LIVE London poker festival is about to head to Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City from Nov. 22 to Dec. 3 for 12 days of exciting poker action.
The festival will bring many big names to the British capital including three WSOP Main Event champions with Scott Blumstein, John Cynn, and Martin Jacobson all confirming their attendance.
The festival has something for everyone with ten events on the schedule and buy-ins ranging from £60 to £5,000. Of course, the famous cash games at stakes big and small will be running nonstop at Aspers Casino throughout the festival.
The highlight of the festival is the 888poker LIVE London £1,100 Main Event featuring a £400,000 guaranteed prize pool. The Main Event allows players to build a stack with 30,000 in opening chips and unlimited reentries on each of the five opening flights on Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. The Main Event and the High Roller will operate a big blind ante, all events on the schedule will have a shot clock.
The first four opening flights feature 40-minute blind levels with the fifth and final flight providing players half as much time with 20-minute blind levels. Players bagging chips will compete for two more days with 60-minute blinds levels on Dec. 2-3 until a winner is crowned.
Qualifiers are still running now at 888poker including $55 satellites for a £1,100 seat and $109 satellites which award a full package valued at $2,200. Feeder tournaments begin at just $0.01 giving every player a chance to attend the festival in the British capital of London.
888poker LIVE London Festival Schedule
| Date | Time | Tournament | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 22 Nov | 6:00 p.m. | 888 London Opening Event Day 1A | £220 |
| Fri 23 Nov | 6:00 p.m. | 888 London Opening Event Day 1B | £220 |
| Sat 24 Nov | 1:00 p.m. | 888 London Opening Event Day 1C | £220 |
| 7:00 p.m. | 888 London Opening Event Day 1D Turbo | £220 | |
| Sun 25 Nov | 1:00 p.m. | Opening Event Day 2 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em The Hurricane | £110 | |
| Mon 26 Nov | 6:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em The Swordfish | £60 |
| Tue 27 Nov | 6:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em The Turbo Deepstack | £80 |
| Wed 28 Nov | 7:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em High Roller | £2,200 |
| Thu 29 Nov | 5:00 p.m. | High Roller Day 2 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | 888 London Main Event Day 1A | £1,100 | |
| Fri 30 Nov | 1:00 p.m. | 888 London Main Event Day 1B | £1,100 |
| 6:00 p.m. | 888 London Main Event Day 1C | £1,100 | |
| Sat 1 Dec | 1:00 p.m. | 888 London Main Event Day 1D | £1,100 |
| 7:00 p.m. | 888 London Main Event Day 1E Turbo | £1,100 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Pot Limit Omaha | £125 | |
| Sun 2 Dec | 2:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em The Whale | £150 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Super High Roller Day 1 | £5,000 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Ladies Event | £100 | |
| Mon 3 Dec | 2:00 p.m. | Main Event Final Day | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Super High Roller Final Day |
