Kfir Ivgi Takes Day 1a Chip Lead; Liperis, Boatman, Pilkington, and Lampropulos Also Through
After twelve levels of 40 minutes each, 47 players bagged at the end of the day out of 142 entries in total. Those entries also include 15 reentries. Taking the chip lead honors for Day 1a of the £1,100 Open is Kfir Ivgi with 7,060,000.
The Israeli player, currently residing in England, has over $300,000 in recorded live tournament cashes and will be looking to add more to that by winning the Open here in Nottingham. Trailing him by only 60,000 in chips is the UK’s James Walker with 7,000,000 exactly. Walker reached the final table of the Finale at the 2017 partypoker Caribbean Poker Party and finished in eighth place for $35,000. He will be aiming for a win this time.
Closing the podium in third place in the chip counts is David L’Honore with 6,290,000. L’Honore also played the 2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK here in Nottingham and cashed for £15,000 in the Main Event. Other notable players making it through to Day 2 include Yiannis Liperis (5,720,000), Andrew Hulme (4,420,000), Terrance Green (4,235,000), Dean Hutchison (2,875,000), Barny Boatman (2,735,000), and Jessica Pilkington (2,260,000).
2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK Main Event winner, Maria Lampropulos also made it through but has quite a long road ahead of her as she bagged 1,720,000 in chips. Unfortunately, not everyone was lucky enough to find a bag to put their chips in. Ioannis Angelou-Konstas lost his last chips to Ivgi in one of the last hands of the night. Andy Hills, Mark Smith, Robert Heidorn, Tom Hall, and Michal Lubas fell at the many hurdles of the day.
Players will return for Day 2 on Monday, October 1, at 3 PM local time. Players that aren’t happy with their current stack can choose to reenter on any of the other starting flights. Their biggest stack will go forward and their other stacks will be taken out of play. There are three more flights to come starting with Day 1c at noon tomorrow, Sunday, September 30.
The Open Schedule
| Date | Days | Start Time | Late Reg | Levels | Number of Entries | Players Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, September 29, 2018 | Day 1a | 12:00 | 16:30 | 40 minutes | 142 | 47 |
| Saturday, September 29, 2018 | Day 1b | 17:00 | 23:45 | 40 minutes | - | - |
| Sunday, September 30, 2018 | Day 1c | 12:00 | 16:30 | 40 minutes | - | - |
| Sunday, September 30, 2018 | Day 1d | 17:00 | 23:45 | 40 minutes | - | - |
| Monday, October 1, 2018 | Day 1e | 10:00 | 13:15 | 20 minutes | - | - |
| Monday, October 1, 2018 | Day 2 | 15:00 | - | 50 minutes | - | - |
| Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | Day 3 | 12:00 | - | 50 minutes | - | - |
| Wednesday, October 3, 2018 | Day 4 | 12:00 | - | 60 minutes | - | - |
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