2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona

€220 Opening Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€11,775
Event Info
Buy-in
€220
Prize Pool
€138,240
Entries
720
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Salminen and Cauteruccio Bust Opponents

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Juha Salminen bet the {Q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop out of the small blind and the big blind moved all in for around 12,000. Salminen eventually called with {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} only to find himself with an inferior kicker, the big blind turned over {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}. The {J-Hearts} turn improved the Finn to two pair, and the {6-Spades} river was a blank.

A few tables over, Giovanno Cauteruccio got into a bigger pot and his opponent was trying to represent a strong hand by betting through the board {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. The shove on the river was eventually called by the Italian, who caught a bluff with {K-Spades}{9-Spades} for top pair, as the opponent only had {J-}{8-} for jack-high.

Player Chips Progress
Giovanni Cauteruccio it
Giovanni Cauteruccio
95,000
21,000
21,000
Juha Salminen fi
Juha Salminen
60,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Giovanno CauteruccioJuha Salminen

Monferrer Busts Asensio

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Matteo Leoni doubled with pocket queens versus nines to reach six digits, and trails Jon Ignacio Chipongian at the top of the counts. Sergi Monferrer is on the best way there after having just knocked out Jordi Asensio.

Asensio defended his big blind and check-raised all in after the {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop. Monferrer called with {Q-Spades}{J-Spades} and Asensio was drawing with the {K-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Neither the {9-Clubs} turn nor the {2-Diamonds} river improved Asensio and he headed to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Ignacio Chipongian es
Jon Ignacio Chipongian
125,000
18,000
18,000
Matteo Leoni it
Matteo Leoni
100,000
28,000
28,000
Sergi Monferrer es
Sergi Monferrer
85,000
85,000
85,000
Jordi Asensio es
Jordi Asensio
Busted

Tags: Jon Ignacio ChipongianJordi AsensioMatteo LeoniSergi Monferrer

Cauteruccio Busts Another

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

While most tables were already heading into their dinner break, table 15 was still involved in a hand. A new player that had just arrived not long ago to fill the empty seat got his below starting stack in preflop with {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} on the button and Giovanno Cauteruccio quickly looked him up out of the big blind with {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}.

The flop of {K-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Hearts} all but sealed it, while the {3-Hearts} on the turn was a sweat. A blank {5-Clubs} river provided no suckout and Cauteruccio headed into the dinner break with even more chips.

Player Chips Progress
Giovanni Cauteruccio it
Giovanni Cauteruccio
125,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Giovanno Cauteruccio

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Alsina Fraile Gets There

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Adria Alsina Fraile was almost on the way out and grabbed his belongings after he got his short stack in with the {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}. Table neighbor Miguel Ortega Lahoz had slightly less chips and the superior {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts} only to see the board run out {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{J-Spades} to give Alsina Fraile a straight. The stacks were counted and he had 19,900, which covered Ortega Lahoz by two big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Adria Alsina Fraile es
Adria Alsina Fraile
40,000
40,000
40,000
Miguel Ortega Lahoz es
Miguel Ortega Lahoz
Busted

Tags: Adria Alsina FraileSpain Miguel Ortega Lahoz

Cauteruccio Wins Some

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Former big stack Younesse Oualgasi has been eliminated while Carlos Avila Ortega was spotted in the middle of the tournament room with an above-average stack. And then, Giovanno Cauteruccio scooped a small pot. He called a bet by the player in the big blind on the {K-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}{A-Diamonds} turn for 3,000 and his opponent then checked the {4-Diamonds} river.

Cauteruccio made it 4,000 to go and the big blind snap-called only to muck when being shown {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} for top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Giovanni Cauteruccio it
Giovanni Cauteruccio
124,000
-1,000
-1,000
Carlos Avila Ortega es
Carlos Avila Ortega
90,000
90,000
90,000
Younesse Oualgasi es
Younesse Oualgasi
Busted

Tags: Carlos Avila OrtegaGiovanno CauteruccioYounesse Oualgasi