Ali Sakallioglu Wins 888Live London Turbo Deepstack

After nearly 9 hours of poker Ali Sakallioglu lifted the Turbo Deepstack trophy aloft in triumph and was £1,800 richer.

The Turbo Deepstack is the third event of 888Poker’s Festival of Poker at Aspers Casino, Westfield City and had a large £8,888 guarantee for a £80 buy-in with a 20,000 starting stack, 200 big blinds, and a 20-minute clock.

The event attracted 91 players and 17 re-entries to make a total of 108 entries. Two re-entries were permitted per player up to the close of late registration after six levels. That number fell just 3 entries short of the guarantee so there was a little bit of extra value for the players with a small overlay.

The action was fairly fast paced all evening and barely slowed down for the unlucky player who bubbled. Once there was 3 tables left though play did tighten up as players looked to ladder with one eye on the top spot and it took another two hours to reach the official final table of 9.

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
Final Table	1	Attila Nyitrai	330,000
Final Table	2	Ali Sakallioglu	213,000
Final Table	3	George Achillea	149,000
Final Table	4	Lee Beetles	138,000
Final Table	5	Jan Ronningen	393,000
Final Table	6	Eugan Marcu	117,000
Final Table	7	Ivan Milev	95,000
Final Table	8	Yilfer Shevket	62,4000
Final Table	9	Olly Durham	23,000

By the time they had reached the last 9 stacks were shallow once more and it was a game of shove or fold. When Lee Beetles fell in 4th place the remaining players agreed to take £1,800 each and play on for the trophy which was eventually won by Ali Sakallioglu.

Place	Name	Payout
1	Ali Sakallioglu	£1,800
2	Jan Ronningen	£1,800
3	Yilfer Shevket	£1,800
4	Lee Beetles	£830
5	Eugan Marcu	£625
6	Ivan Milev	£500
7	Attila Nyitrai	£415
8	Olly Durham	£230
9	George Achillea	£230
10	Ion Albu	£180
11	Stylianus Papatolids	£180
12	Egis Alsauskas	£180