Main Event Day 2 | 2019 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona

06-02-2019 23:00 UTC+2

Kastle Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Nikolaos Mastrantonas and Casey Kastle were the next two players to fall in quick succession. Kastle was all in for just a few big blinds first to act and he was called by Dario Quattrucci in the big blind.

Casey Kastle:
Dario Quattrucci:

On a board of , Quattrucci got there on the flop and sent the Slovenian to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Quattrucci	240,000 141,500	141,500
Casey Kastle	Busted
Nikolaos Mastrantonas	Busted

Tags: Casey Kastle Nikolaos Mastrantonas Dario Quattrucci

06-02-2019 22:55 UTC+2

Bedell Chops With Piraino; Pili on Piles

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In the last hand before the break, Maurizio Pili scored a big double when he flopped a straight with six-trey against a set of fours.

Pili is not the chip leader, however, as that honor currently belongs to Tom-Aksel Bedell. The Norwegian three-bet over an all in by Pietro Piraino and headed into the showdown with . Piraino had and seemingly locked up the double on the flop.

"Two spades please," Bedell demanded and got his wish granted with the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	860,000 40,000	40,000
Maurizio Pili	650,000 250,000	250,000
Pietro Piraino	120,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Maurizio Pili Pietro Piraino Tom-Aksel Bedell

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

06-02-2019 21:45 UTC+2

Dinner Break on Day 2 as 54 Remain

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Only very few minutes remained after the bubble had burst and that saw Pedro Gonzalez and Ciaran Burke bow out right before everyone headed into a 60-minute dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ciaran Burke	Busted
Pedro Gonzalez	Busted

Tags: Ciaran Burke Pedro Gonzalez

06-02-2019 21:40 UTC+2

Pons Bursts the Bubble; Mehta Leaves Empty-Handed

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In the very next hand, Ankit Mehta got his last 28,000 in and he was called by former WSOP Main Event finalist Fernando Pons.

Ankit Mehta:
Fernando Pons:

"Deuces never loses" were true in this case, as the board came to let the bubble burst a few minutes before the scheduled dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Pons	444,000 14,000	14,000
Ankit Mehta	Busted

Tags: Ankit Mehta Fernando Pons

06-02-2019 21:32 UTC+2

Two Doubles on the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a battle button versus big blind, big stack Demetrio Caminita put pressure on Henrik Ahlstroem and the Swede check-called a bet of 45,000 on the turn. Ahlstroem checked again the river and Caminita moved all in.

"I think I have to call," Ahlstroem said within two seconds and called very shortly after. Since all other tables were finished, the showdown took place.

Caminita showed for a bluff and Ahlstroem had for a full house.

In the next hand, Jesus Rodriguez Lopez three-bet all in for 28,000 in the big blind and Mikael Johansson called on the button.

Jesus Rodriguez Lopez:
Mikael Johansson:

The board secured the double on the turn and Rodriguez Lopez joked "nothing to see here, go back to your seats."

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikael Johansson	520,000 90,000	90,000
Demetrio Caminita	490,000 -110,000	-110,000

Henrik Ahlstroem	430,000 135,000	135,000
Jesus Rodriguez Lopez	68,000 -77,000	-77,000

Tags: Demetrio Caminita Henrik Ahlstroem Jesus Rodriguez Lopez Mikael Johansson

06-02-2019 21:22 UTC+2

Ostergaard's Aces Cracked Near the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Marcello Miniucchi was eliminated along with one further player from Spain, and that reduced the field to the last 58 hopefuls. Erik Ostergaard then got his stack in preflop for around 120,000 and Tom-Aksel Bedell eventually called.

Ostergaard quickly rolled over his and Bedell said "I just gonna show one card" and flashed the followed by the .

The flop came and Ostergaard could barely watch it.

"Clubs!" Bedell demanded and his wish indeed came true with the turn and river. Ostergaard left in disgust, not before taking a picture of the board, and Bedell was all smiles with the words "lucky bastard."

The tournament will now commence with hand-for-hand mode on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	820,000 190,000	190,000
Marcello Miniucchi	Busted
Erik Ostergaard	Busted

Tags: Erik Ostergaard Marcello Miniucchi Tom-Aksel Bedell

06-02-2019 21:13 UTC+2

Defending Champion Costin Constantin Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Over on the feature table, defending champion Adrian Costin Constantin pushed for the last 50,000 on the button and he was called by Xavier Riera in the small blind.

Adrian Costin Constantin:
Xavier Riera:

On a board of , queen-high remained best and that spelled the end for Costin Constantin before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier Riera	544,000 304,000	304,000
Sofia Lovgren	517,000 27,000	27,000
Martin Jacobson	321,000 -83,000	-83,000

Marius Stancescu	304,000 207,000	207,000
Salvatore Ritrovato	116,000 11,000	11,000
Ramlal Basdeo	115,000 -5,000	-5,000
Andrea Pinelli	107,000 -67,500	-67,500
Adrian Costin Constantin	Busted

Tags: Adrian Costin Constantin Xavier Riera

06-02-2019 21:08 UTC+2

Gregori Doubles Valenza

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Giovanni Valenza was all in for 112,000 before the flop with and Oriol Gregori put him at risk with the .

The board came and Valenza doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oriol Gregori	365,000 -15,000	-15,000
Giovanni Valenza	240,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Giovanni Valenza Oriol Gregori

06-02-2019 21:00 UTC+2

Marchetti Doubles Through Burke

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Hu and Zhong Chen chipped up on a table that also includes Fernando Pons and Chen was involved in a three-way pot, but managed to get away from it against the action of Luca Marchetti and Ciaran Burke.

Marchetti had flopped the nuts with on and Burke had already too many chips in to fold his for the open-ender.