Londoner Dave McConachie (pictured) has won the 888poker LIVE London Main Event after outlasting a huge 385-entry field at the iconic Grosvenor Victoria casino in Edgware Road.
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In London, McConachie snagged a career-best prize of £83,100 – and the coveted 888poker trophy – after beating Grosvenor regular Francis Obadun heads-up. McConachie came all the way back in the heads-up match after a deal was made earlier on. The final hand saw MacConachie’s A-J beat Obadun’s A-9.
The £1,100 Main Event was the highlight of a fantastic festival and saw a total of 38 players take a share of the £367,500 prize pool. McConachie said afterwards: "Playing with Francis is tough. I mean, he's a lunatic! He's a tough opponent. The whole final table was tough. I went card dead for a bit but things turned out in my favour. Today was a miracle."
McConachie’s £83,100 victory in London brings his lifetime live tournament winnings to over $600k and tops his previous best cash when he won the 25/25 tournament at Grosvenor Portsmouth only a month ago for £26,000.
Obadun was also pleased with the result. He said: "I came into the day thinking I could get top two. Obviously, it would have been nice to win, but it can go either way once you get to heads-up. I wasn't going to sit here and be a rock for two hours!"
Third-placed Ryan Otto scooped £39,500 only a few days after finishing fourth in the High Roller event for £19,760.
Final Table Results (pictured)
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Prize (GBP) |
|
1 |
Dave McConachie |
United Kingdom |
£83,100* |
|
2 |
Francis Obadun |
United Kingdom |
£75,000* |
|
3 |
Ryan Otto |
New Zealand |
£39,500 |
|
4 |
Smit Trivedi |
United Kingdom |
£25,250 |
|
5 |
Jiaze Li |
United Kingdom |
£16,450 |
|
6 |
Hong Pham |
Vietnam |
£12,100 |
|
7 |
Bixi Yao |
United Kingdom |
£8,750 |
|
8 |
Tobias Kirby Hogarty |
United Kingdom |
£7,500 |
|
9 |
Raymond Caabay |
United Kingdom |
£6,400 |
London side event results
Two-time GUKPT winner Ben Winsor took down the High Roller for £56,470 after cutting a heads-up deal with Phil Ward. Grosvenor Ambassador Euan McNicholas was third for £28,970. Akshay Nasa won the Mini Main for £40,210 after beating Arian Hassankashani heads-up. Jeffrey Albone won the Seniors event for £3,630 while George Watkins won the 888 Dash Rumble for £3,350.
Next up for 888poker LIVE
Following London, the 888poker LIVE tour is now heading to Barcelona in May. Barcelona, the capital of Catalunya in Spain, is a hugely popular destination for poker players, combining a rich culture and beautiful architecture with great beaches and lively nightlife. Next up after that will be Bucharest in August. Bucharest is also a very popular stop; nicknamed the Little Paris of the East, the Romanian capital also has a long and rich cultural history with tons of art museums and landmark structures. 888poker LIVE will wrap up its European season with its third and final London stop in October.
Photo Credit: 888Live Poker, The Vic
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