2023 888poker LIVE Barcelona

�1,100 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 888poker LIVE Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€64,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€369,000
Entries
369
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
9
Players Left
1

�1,100 Main Event

Day 4 Started

Online Qualifier Lechner Makes Final Table of the 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event

Nil Lechner
Nil Lechner

Online qualifier Nils Lechner qualified for the �1,100 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event from an $11 step satellite and has now made it to the final table. The 23 year old German predominately plays online and has only played live poker a handful of times. Not only has Lechner made the final table but it will be his first reported live tournament cash. Lechner, along with the other eight players, have locked up �7,120 heading into the days proceedings but will all have their eyes on the �66,000 first place prize here at the beautiful Barcelona?Casino.

PokerNews caught up with Lechner at the end of Day 3 and asked him about his journey to the final table. Lechner said "Yeah, I��m often now playing online. I��m not really into live games. I��ve only played live once before. I started through a $11 tournament and then I got in the main for the ticket in the one online and shipped this one. So it was like already, like, pretty big to come here. Just getting the accommodations paid and just enjoying. And I had no expectations going into this."

Lechner went on to say "(I just wanted) to play and enjoy a vacation with my girlfriend and yeah, like it��s insane. Right now I��m feeling really energized and it��s a lot of emotions going on."

Final Table Payouts

PlacePrize
1�66,000
2�44,000
3�33,000
4�26,000
5�20,000
6�15,000
7�12,000
8�9,300
9�7,120

However Lechner only comes into the final table as a middle stack with Finn Tero Laurila (3,020,000) coming into the day with the dominant chip lead. Catalan local, and Day 2 chip leader, Albert Grane (1,970,000) will also be hoping for a podium finish as he comes into the day in second position. Laurila's fellow Finn Pekka Ikonen (1,415,000) comes into the day in third place.

Final Table Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Tero LaurilaFinland3,020,000121
2Albert GraneSpain1,970,00079
3Pekka IkonenFinland1,415,00057
4Nuno DuartePortugal1,065,00043
5Nils LechnerGermany1,015,00041
6Tullio BertoliVenezuela945,00038
7Lin XiaItaly765,00031
8Juri MereuItaly500,00020
9Sergi AlonsoSpain370,00015

There was a total of 369 entries which attracted a prizepool of �369,000. Now only nine remain with action resuming at 4:00 p.m. local time with blinds recommencing at 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante.

The final showdown will be broadcasted on a delay of 30 minutes on the 888poker Twitch channel. All PokerNews live updates will be published according to the delayed cards-up coverage.

Tags: Albert GraneJuri MereuLin XiaNils LechnerNuno DuartePekka IkonenSergi AlonsoTero LaurilaTullio Bertoli

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Duarte Folds Queens

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Nils Lechner raised to 50,000 with A?K? from early position before Nuno Duarte three bet to 135,000 on the button with Q?Q?. Action folded back to Lechner who four bet all in for 930,000.

Action folded back to Duarte who folds as the chips went to Duarte.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nils Lechner de
Nils Lechner
1,100,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Nuno Duarte pt
Nuno Duarte
870,000
-195,000
-195,000

Tags: Nils LechnerNuno Duarte

Mereu Doubles Through Laurila

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Tero Laurila raised to 75,000 from middle position with 5?5?. Action folded around to Juri Mereu in the small blind who moved all in for 385,000 with A?J?. Laurila made the call.

Juri Mereu: A?J?
Tero Laurila: 5?5?

It was a flip for Mereu's tournament life. The flop came favourable when it came A?6?2? which put the Italian in the lead. The turn came the 10? and the river the 4? which gave Mereu the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tero Laurila fi
Tero Laurila
2,700,000
-400,000
-400,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Juri Mereu
820,000
320,000
320,000

Tags: Juri MereuTero Laurila

Sergi Alonso Eliminated in 9th Place (�7,120)

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Sergi Alonso
Sergi Alonso

Albert Grane raised to 50,000 from early position with A?10? before Sergi Alonso three bet all in with A?K? on the button for 435,000. Action folded to Nuno Duarte in the big blind who reshoved for 845,000 with 10?10?. Grane quickly folded.

Sergi Alonso: A?K?
Nuno Duarte: 10?10?

It was a flip for Alonso's tournament life but he was drawing dead on the turn as the board ran out 5?4?4?10?2? to eliminate the Spaniard in 9th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Albert Grane es
Albert Grane
2,150,000
180,000
180,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Nuno Duarte pt
Nuno Duarte
1,400,000
530,000
530,000
Profile photo of Sergi Alonso es
Sergi Alonso
Busted

Tags: Albert GraneNuno DuarteSergi Alonso

Nuno Duarte Eliminated in 8th Place (�9,300)

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Nuno Duarte
Nuno Duarte

Nuno Duarte raised to 60,000 with K?K? on the button. Pekka Ikonen called with K?Q? from the small blind and Tero Laurila completed in the big blind with A?J?.

The flop came 7?5?3? and Laurila led out for 70,000 when checked to. Only Duarte called.

The A? was the turn and Laurila fired 200,000. Duarte then moved all in for 1,200,000. Laurila went into the tank before making the call.

Nuno Duarte: K?K?
Tero Laurila: A?J?

Laurila was way ahead and the river came the 2? which eliminated Duarte in 8th place for �9,300

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tero Laurila fi
Tero Laurila
4,100,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Nuno Duarte pt
Nuno Duarte
Busted

Tags: Nuno DuartePekka IkonenTero Laurila

Grane Takes Pot on Turn

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Pekka Ikonen raised to 50,000 in the cutoff with 7?7?. Albert Grane called with Q?J? in the small blind and Nils Lechner completed in the big blind with 7?6?.

Action checked through on the K?9?3? flop.

Grane led for 225,000 on the 2? turn which got a fold from both Lechner and Ikonen.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Albert Grane es
Albert Grane
2,200,000
50,000
50,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Pekka Ikonen fi
Pekka Ikonen
1,500,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Nils Lechner de
Nils Lechner
870,000
-75,000
-75,000

Tags: Albert GraneNils LechnerPekka Ikonen