Day 2 of the record-breaking PokerStars Festival London £990 Main Event at the Hippodrome London saw a total of 314 players out of a 944-entry strong field return to the tables. Eleven levels later, only 24 hopefuls bagged up chips with Alexis Fleur (photo) in the lead.
The Frenchman claimed 2,635,000 for the overnight spotlight, edging past Smit Trivedi (2,500,000) and Lam Van Trinh (2,420,000) in the last few hands of the night.
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis Fleur | France | 2,635,000 |
| 2 | Smit Trivedi | United Kingdom | 2,500,000 |
| 3 | Lam Van Trinh | United Kingdom | 2,420,000 |
| 4 | Kevin Steward | United Kingdom | 1,880,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Harwood | United Kingdom | 1,870,000 |
At the start of the day, in four different tournament rooms of the casino, the players were being eliminated very quickly and such big names as Chris Moorman, Daniel Wilson, Slaven Popov, Julien Sitbon and Adrian Mateos were all sent to the rail before the money.