�1,100 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2023 888poker LIVE Barcelona
�1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 888poker LIVE Barcelona
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€369,000
Entries
369
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
77
Players Left
32
888poker LIVE returns to Spain with its next stop on its 888poker LIVE tour here at Barcelona?Casino in the sunny city of Barcelona. The festival moves on from its previous stop in London, which took place just last month, to land on the beautiful beaches of Barcelona.
The 2023 888Poker LIVE Barcelona Festival �1,100 Main Event continues today with Day 1b after 17 players bagged last night at the end of Day 1a. PokerNews will bring six days of live coverage to readers with action from four starting flights as well as the final three days until a champion is crowned on Monday 22nd May.
All players start with 30,000 chips and the first three regular starting days will feature a 45-minute clock while the turbo Day 1d flight will offer players a faster-paced game with 20-minute levels. Late Registration will be available for the first two levels of Day 2 on Saturday 20th May.
It was Juan Jose Garcia who bagged biggest yesterday as he managed to gather over five starting stacks with 152,400. He was closely followed by Harcharan Dogra (140,700) as well as online qualifier Nils Lecher (126,000).
Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1a
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Jose Garcia | Spain | 152,400 | 127 |
| 2 | Harcharan Dogra | Spain | 140,700 | 117 |
| 3 | Nils Lecher | Germany | 126,000 | 105 |
| 4 | Michael Falcon | Denmark | 110,000 | 92 |
| 5 | Jurgen Resch | Austria | 94,400 | 79 |
| 6 | Jeremy Lyons | Canada | 91,100 | 76 |
| 7 | Tevo Lauvila | Spain | 83,300 | 69 |
| 8 | Alessandro Mordano | Spain | 80,800 | 67 |
| 9 | Pekka Ikonen | Finland | 66,900 | 56 |
| 10 | Ivan Repin | Russia | 66,800 | 56 |
Cards will be in the air from 6 p.m. local time with ten levels being played. This tournament features unlimited reentries and all players who bag will advance to Day 2. There will be an 60-minute dinner break after Level 6 and there will be a 15-minute break after Level 3.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor in Barcelona?Casino to cover all the action from the �1,100 Main Event from start to finish.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Play has started for Day 1b of the 888LIVE Barcelona Main Event.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Lauri Saaskilahti raised to 300 on the button and was called by his opponent in the big blind.
The flop came Q?6?5? and Saaskilahti bet 200 when checked to. The big blind check raised to 700 and Saaskilahti called.
The K? was the turn and the big blind checked. Saaskilahti bet 1,000 and his opponent called.
The river came the 10? and the big blind checked to Saaskilahti. Saaskilahti fired 2,000 which produced a quick fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Joining the action on the turn there was 2,500 in the pot. Justin Herboldt was in the small blind against his opponent in the cutoff.
The board read 10?7?2?4? and Herboldt bet 1,800. The cutoff called.
The 6? was the river and Herboldt fired 4,500. His opponent rechecked his cards before conceding the pot by sliding his cards back to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,500 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Halev Najeem raised to 1,100 from the cutoff and was called by the button, the small blind and the big blind.
The flop came 7?7?2? and action checked to Najeem who bet 2,500. The button and the big blind called.
The 10? was the turn and Najeem bet 2,500 when checked on. Only the button called.
The river was the K? and Najeem released the triple barrel when he bet 7,500. The button folded as the chips went to Najeem who showed 10?10? for a set of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Joining the action on the turn with 1,300 in the pot. Jose Hernandez was in the cutoff against his opponent in the big blind.
The board read J?7?3?A? and Hernandez bet 800 when checked to. The big blind called.
The J? was the turn and the big blind checked. Hernandez bet 2,800 which caused his opponent to fold showing A?Xx as the chips went to the Spaniard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,500 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Action was three ways with around 3,000 in the middle.
The board read 9?6?4?4? and under the gun bet 2,100 when checked to by the blinds. Alex Brice was in the small blind and called while the big blind folded.
The river came the 5? and Brice led for 2,000. His opponent thought over his decision before folding showing 9?Xx as the chips went to Brice.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0