Ka Him Li managed to emerge victorious from the 888Poker London Live Main Event after a final table full of action and thrill. After a hard heads-up battle against Shah Raza, the 21-year-old player won the event and took home the shiny trophy as well as a prize of £45,300 after striking a deal with his last standing opponent.
Ka Him Li and Shah Raza were used to compete for some of the largest prizes in both of their careers, but the final table of the 888Poker London Live Main Event was marked with stiff competition, action and epic game play from the start.
A total of 14 players got themselves to the event’s final table. The gameplay was so quick-paced that they were barely started before one of them got eliminated. Tony Doggett was the first one to leave the Main Event’s final, followed by Kara Scott who got thirteenth in the ranking. Scott, however, was not the only one to leave the final table. Soon after she got eliminated, Andrea Volpi and Triantipillou also busted.
Kevin Allen lost on Enzo Del Piero and became the fifth player who was eliminated, forming the final table of nine. At this time of the game, Philippe Souki was the chip leader with chip count of 1,817,000, followed by the Romanian with 1,611,000. Shah Raza was third by chips, holding a total of 1,226,000.
Things quickly got serious at the final table and the situation got heated. With the players getting eliminated one by one at fast pace, Philippe Souki busted quickly after Sam Grafton left the table, leaving Ka Him Li and Shah Raza to meat each other in a battle heads-up. The two players negotiated over a deal and agreed to split the prize in two. As a result of the heads-up deal, Raza got himself a prize of £40,000, and Li who held the chip lead at this time, got £45,000.
The two players agreed to play for the £300 remaining and of course, for the Main Event’s trophy. It did not take long for Li to emerge victorious from the final battle and be presented as the event’s winner.
With Ka Him Li on emerging as winner in the competition, UK player Shah Raza got second, taking a prize estimated to £40,000 after a heads-up deal with Li. The third and fourth positions in the event’s ranking were also taken by UK-based players. Philippe Souki got third, taking home £22,740 and Sam Grafton occupied the fourth place.
Cristian Mihu from Romania got fifth, followed by another British player – Charles Chattha. The seventh position in the ranking was taken by the Russian Mikhail Pokrepa who got himself a prize of £8,410. The eighth place was occupied by Jose Lopez from the US, and the final ninth place was taken by the UK player Enzo Del Piero who got a cash chunk amounting to £5,040 for his participation.
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Harry Evans
