Final 16 Return to Crown a New 888poker LIVE Champion in Coventry
After ten exciting days of action at 888poker LIVE Coventry, the time has come to crown a new £888 Main Event champion under the bright lights of the feature table at Coventry Building Society Arena.
A total of 812 entries were recorded this week, with the last 16 contenders set to return for a shot at the title, trophy, and £125,000 first-place prize at 1:00 p.m. local time today.
The largest portions of the £617,120 prize pool will be up for grabs, with Sunil Mistri entering in the best position as he holds 3,000,000 chips for the final day.
Chris Da-Silva sits in second spot after bagging 2,650,000, with the two leaders sitting as the only ones above the 50 big blind mark when play resumes.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Mistri | United Kingdom | 3,000,000 | 60 |
| 2 | Chris Da-Silva | United Kingdom | 2,650,000 | 53 |
| 3 | Conor Odriscoll | United Kingdom | 2,275,000 | 46 |
| 4 | Muhamed Mia | United Kingdom | 2,200,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Jiang Pu | United Kingdom | 2,015,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Lei Wang | China | 1,800,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Mindaugas Kurlenskas | United Kingdom | 1,730,000 | 35 |
| 8 | Matthew Bonham | United Kingdom | 1,600,000 | 32 |
| 9 | Brandon Harris | United Kingdom | 1,550,000 | 31 |
| 10 | Jack Jaeger | United Kingdom | 1,105,000 | 22 |
After battling for 24 levels to this point, a trio of opening flight chip leaders still remain among the top 10 stacks. Jiang Pu (2,015,000) sits in fifth position after leading the way on Day 1b. Two spots down the leaderboard sits Mindaugas Kurlenskas (1,730,000), who set the pace on Day 1c.
Brandon Harris (1,550,000) also remains strongly in contention after leading the opening Day 1a flight and sitting on top of the overall counts entering Day 2.
The shorter stacks entering Sunday’s action include Trevor Reardon, Yucel Eminoglu, and Darshan Patel. All three held big stacks at one point on Day 2, but they will need to build back up in order to challenge for the big payouts today.
£888 Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £125,000 | 8 | £11,970 |
| 2 | £91,900 | 9 | £9,810 |
| 3 | £60,720 | 10 | £7,710 |
| 4 | £37,770 | 11 | £5,860 |
| 5 | £23,760 | 12-13 | £4,570 |
| 6 | £16,290 | 14-15 | £4,130 |
| 7 | £14,140 | 16 | £3,890 |
The last 16 spots are still to be paid out, with each player guaranteed at least £3,890. A spot at the final table with be worth £9,810, while tonight’s champion will earn £125,000 and a spot in 888poker history.
Action will resume at 1:00 p.m. local time, where the clock will restart for the final 39 seconds of Level 24. The blinds will then climb to 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 big blind ante, with levels expanding to 60 minutes and breaks after every two hours of play.
Don’t miss any of the dramatic final day in Coventry, as the PokerNews team will have every big moment covered on the way to awarding the coveted 888poker trophy tonight.