Jules Dickerson from France ended the day as chip leader with 199,100 but wasn’t even an ante ahead of second placed Naoufel Bennani-Smires who bagged 199,000 in the brand new PokerStars Festival London Main Event.
Bennani-Smires is looking to follow in his father’s footsteps. Karim Bennani Smires finished in 8th place in EPT6 London back in 2009 for £50,100 which was his best ever cash.
It was an early 11 a.m. start for the poker players who arrived at the Hippodrome Casino bleary eyed but in force to play Day 1b.