888poker Ambassadors Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba and Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche were among the players in their seats to start off the $200,000 Opening Event.
Here is a look at some of the players to get in from the start.
The action has kicked off with 106 entries. This figure will grow with late registration open for more than three hours during which time players can choose to re-enter up to three times if they lose all of their chips.
The WPTDeepStacks London gives every player a chance to win a coveted WPTDS trophy with buy-ins ranging from as low as $16.50 all the way up to $2,100 at 888poker. Of course, there is big money also to be had with guarantees as high as $1 million!
The highlight of the festival is easily the $1 million guaranteed WPTDeepStack London $1,050 Main Event featuring 11 opening flights on March 28, April 4, April 11, and every day from April 18-25.
Today's WPTDS #1 - $200,000 Opening Event boasts the second biggest guarantee of the festival as for a $525 buy-in players will be battling for at least a share of the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Many players will have gotten their seats much cheaper with some feeder tournaments literally just costing a penny.
The one-day event will provide plenty of action with players starting with 20,000 in chips and blinds increasing every 12 minutes. Up to three re-entries are permitted during the 215-minute late-registration window.
PokerNews will be on hand to report the $200,000 Opening Event from its start at 6 p.m. BST (1 p.m. EDT) until one player has accumulated all of the chips. So be tuned to see how your favorite players fare and who will be crowned the eventual winner.
