£888 Main Event Begins Today at 888poker LIVE Coventry
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
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiannis Liperis | Cyprus | £120,000* |
| 2 | Charles Chattha | United Kingdom | £40,000* |
| 3 | Brandon Harris | United Kingdom | £66,860* |
| 4 | Min Ji | United Kingdom | £46,000* |
| 5 | Christopher Johnson | United Kingdom | £46,000* |
| 6 | Cosmin Penescu | Romania | £15,120 |
| 7 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | £10,430 |
| 8 | Hong Pham | Vietnam | £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
| Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 16 | Day 1a | 12:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 17 | Day 1b | 1:00 p.m. |
| Day 1c (Turbo) | 9:00 p.m. | |
| Oct. 18 | Day 1d | 12:00 p.m. |
| Day 1e (Turbo) | 18:00 p.m. | |
| Oct. 19 | Day 1f (Turbo) | 11:00 a.m. |
| Day 2 | 5:00 p.m. | |
| Oct. 20 | Day 3 | 1:00 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.