€888 Main Event
Day 1b Started
€888 Main Event
Day 1b Started
The action continues here at Casino Barcelona with the second of four starting flights in the 888poker LIVE Barcelona €888 Main Event.
Day 1a of the Main Event attracted 86 entrants to contribute just under €70,000 towards the prize pool. That number will continue to grow substantially with unlimited reentries available throughout the late registration period which ends just before the start of Day 2. Spain's Viktor Moskalenko leads the 27 survivors who advanced from Day 1a after bagging 400,000 chips, a stack worth 133 big blinds. Moskalenko is most closely followed by fellow countryman Alejandro Peinado Guillen (330,000) and Norway's Kristian Larsson (314,500).
Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Viktor Moskalenko | Spain | 400,000 | 133 |
2 | Alejandro Peinado Guillen | Spain | 330,000 | 110 |
3 | Kristian Larsson | Norway | 314,500 | 105 |
4 | Roberto Beccaria | Italy | 290,000 | 97 |
5 | Giuseppe Dedoni | Italy | 218,500 | 73 |
6 | Samuel Ravazzani | Italy | 205,000 | 68 |
7 | Heorhii Doroshev | Ukraine | 200,500 | 67 |
8 | Viacheslav Derbilov | Russian Federation | 200,000 | 67 |
9 | Pedro Gonzalez | Spain | 182,500 | 61 |
10 | Paul Kristoffersson | Sweden | 173,000 | 58 |
Day 1b follows the same structure as Day 1a. Players will start with 50,000 chips and the blinds at 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante. Play will last for ten 45-minute levels after which the remaining players will bag their chips and advance to Day 2 which takes place on May 19. Before that, there are two more starting flights with Day 1c scheduled to take place on May 18 and a turbo Day 1d taking place earlier in the day on May 19.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action from Casino Barcelona.
The start of the tournament has been delayed slightly as players filter into their seats.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
With the tournament clock showing 38 players to start the day, cards are in the air for Day 1b of the Main Event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Guillermo Nuez |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Oscar Fernandez
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Alejandro Auset
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Wooil Choi
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Aaron Barone |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Nick Eastwood
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Ian Simpson |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Vincze Baranyi |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
David Camara Espeso |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Matthias Kuebler |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Antonios Georgiou
|
50,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Jan Cvach |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Alejandro Auset limped in from the cutoff and Virginie Chauvel limped behind from the button. Aaron Barone checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came A?7?4?. Barone checked, Auset bet 900, Chauvel called and Barone got out of the way.
The two remaining players checked the A? turn leading to the K? river. Auset checked and Chauvel bet 4 ,000 which was enough to force a fold from her opponent.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alejandro Auset
|
57,600
7,600
|
7,600 |
Aaron Barone |
51,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
Virginie Chauvel
|
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Ryan Adams opened to 700 from the cutoff and received calls from James Hawkins on the button and Guillem Morgo in the big blind.
The flop came 9?2?3?. Morgo checked, Adams bet 600 and Hawkins raised to 1,600. Morgo folded while Adams made the call.
Both players checked the Q? turn leading to the 3? river. Adams bet 500, Hawkins raised to 4,300 and Adams made the call.
Hawkins could only show 6?5? for a bluff after missing his flush and straight draws. Adams tabled Q?J? for top pair and took down a nice early pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Adams |
59,500
59,500
|
59,500 |
Guillem Morgo |
45,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
James Hawkins |
37,800
37,800
|
37,800 |
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