Botez One of 27 to Return For Day 3 of the 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event
Chess personality Alexandra Botez will return for Day 3 of the €1,100 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event along with 26 others as the remaining players battle to try and reach the final table here at the beautiful Barcelona©Casino.
Botez fired multiple bullets in Day 1c but wasn't able to secure a bag. However Botez reentered at the start of Day 3 with 30,000 chips and managed to spin it up to 307,000 which put her right in the middle of the pack heading into Day 3.
Play is set to kick off at 4 p.m. local time with the blinds starting at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante as players continue to battle for the bulk of the €369,000 prizepool with a €66,000 for first place prize waiting for the eventual champion.
Catalan local Albert Grane (1,060,000) will come into the day with the chip lead after having a big stack for the whole of Day 2. He will be closely followed by Patrick Donohue (1,000,000) who also bagged over a million chips.
Start of Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Grane | Spain | 1,060,000 | 101 |
| 2 | Patrick Donohue | United Kingdom | 1,000,000 | 100 |
| 3 | Lin Xia | Spain | 809,000 | 81 |
| 4 | Dorian Dizy | Spain | 668,000 | 67 |
| 5 | Juan Jose Garcia | Spain | 664,000 | 66 |
| 6 | Alessandro Pichierri | Italy | 664,000 | 66 |
| 7 | Tullio Bertoli | Venezuela | 660,000 | 66 |
| 8 | Nils Lechner | Germany | 569,000 | 57 |
| 9 | Remi Castaignon | France | 508,000 | 51 |
| 10 | Juri Nereu | Spain | 490,000 | 49 |
888poker will stream on their twitch channel from 4:30 local time. Stay tuned to PokerNews for live reporting throughout the event until a champion is crown on Monday 21st May 2023.