2024 888poker LIVE Coventry

£888 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 888poker LIVE Coventry

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
£125,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£888
Prize Pool
£617,120
Entries
812
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
53
Players Left
8

£888 Main Event Begins Today at 888poker LIVE Coventry

2023 Champion Yiannis Liperis
2023 Champion Yiannis Liperis

The first of six opening flights begins today at 888poker LIVE Coventry, where Day 1a of the £888 Main Event kicks off at 12 p.m. local time.

Action has been busy this week at Coventry Building Society Arena, with the series already in full swing. That is expected to pick up even more as the Main Event begins with Day 1a. All eyes will be on the £500,000 guaranteed prize pool, with the goal of finding a bag for Saturday's Day 2 the first piece of business on everyone's mind.

Last year, Yiannis Liperis ran over the final table and went on the run of a lifetime to capture the title and £120,000 first-place prize, defeating Charles Chattha in a brief heads-up clash. A total of 672 players packed the tournament room over four starting flights, with Liperis leading the way as the overall Day 1 chip leader. He remained inside the top 10 after Day 2 before ultimately taking down the tournament.

888poker LIVE 2023 Coventry Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Yiannis LiperisCyprus£120,000*
2Charles ChatthaUnited Kingdom£40,000*
3Brandon HarrisUnited Kingdom£66,860*
4Min JiUnited Kingdom£46,000*
5Christopher JohnsonUnited Kingdom£46,000*
6Cosmin PenescuRomania£15,120
7Carl ShawUnited Kingdom£10,430
8Hong PhamVietnam£8,900

*Denotes five-handed deal

Action gets underway at noon local time, where players will sit down with a starting stack of 30,000 chips. Blinds begin at 100/100 along with a 100 big blind ante, with Day 1a seeing 14 levels of 40 minutes in duration to be completed.

There will be a total of five breaks throughout the day, each lasting 15 minutes. Play will include a 30-second shot clock from the start of the tournament.

The event features unlimited reentries, with five other opening flights on the schedule before surviving players advance to the Day 2 on Saturday, October 19. Three of the remaining flights will feature a turbo structure with 20-minute levels, and late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.

£888 Main Event Schedule

DateDayTime
Oct. 16Day 1a12:00 p.m.
Oct. 17Day 1b1:00 p.m.
 Day 1c (Turbo)9:00 p.m.
Oct. 18Day 1d12:00 p.m.
 Day 1e (Turbo)8:00 p.m.
Oct. 19Day 1f (Turbo)11:00 a.m.
 Day 25:00 p.m.
Oct. 20Day 31:00 p.m.

Be sure to stay tuned, as the PokerNews team has all of the action covered from the 888poker LIVE Main Event here in Coventry.

Tags: Brandon HarrisCarl ShawCharles ChatthaChristopher JohnsonCosmin PenescuHong PhamMin JiYiannis Liperis