A spot in Day 2 of the ￡888 888poker LIVE Coventry Main Event awaits a new crop of hopefuls when Day 1b begins at noon local time inside the Coventry Building Society Arena.
The first opening flight saw 85 players enter the tournament, with 17 remaining who will return on October 28. Ali Abdulzahra set the benchmark for players today to follow, finishing as the chip leader with 318,000. He was followed by Bhavin Khatri (258,000), Teodor Evstratiev (252,000), Greg Thomson (202,000), and Gary Miller (171,000).
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Ali Abdulzahra | United Kingdom | 318,000 | 106 |
| 2 | Bhavin Khatri | United Kingdom | 258,000 | 86 |
| 3 | Teodor Evstratiev | Bulgaria | 252,000 | 84 |
| 4 | Greg Thomson | United Kingdom | 202,000 | 67 |
| 5 | Gary Miller | United Kingdom | 171,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Lukas Dimsa | Lithuania | 156,000 | 52 |
| 7 | Glynn Owen | United Kingdom | 156,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Abdullah Alshanti | United Kingdom | 152,500 | 51 |
| 9 | Man Li | n/a | 115,500 | 39 |
| 10 | David Morris | United Kingdom | 114,500 | 38 |
Players on Day 1b will start with 30,000 chips and play 14 40-minute levels. There is a 15-minute break every three levels and a 40-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6. Unlimited reentries are allowed, with late registration remaining open until the start of Day 2.
This is the second of four starting flights. Day 1c is tomorrow at noon, while a turbo Day 1d flight is later that night at 8 p.m. With a ￡500,000 guaranteed prize pool up for grabs, the field is expected to grow considerably over the next two days until the entire field combines into one on Saturday.
PokerNews will be following the entire journey and providing live updates for another day of action here in the West Midlands.
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