Pictures From Day 1a
2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona
€220 Opening Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona
Buy-in
€220
Prize Pool
€138,240
Entries
720
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 
flop out of the small blind and the big blind moved all in for around 12,000. Salminen eventually called with 
only to find himself with an inferior kicker, the big blind turned over 
. The 
turn improved the Finn to two pair, and the 
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 
. The shove on the river was eventually called by the Italian, who caught a bluff with 
for top pair, as the opponent only had 
for jack-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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 
flop. Monferrer called with 
and Asensio was drawing with the . Neither the 
turn nor the 
river improved Asensio and he headed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
100,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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 
on the button and Giovanno Cauteruccio quickly looked him up out of the big blind with 
.
The flop of all but sealed it, while the on the turn was a sweat. A blank 
river provided no suckout and Cauteruccio headed into the dinner break with even more chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
One Hour Dinner Break on Day 1a
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
Level six has come to an end, and the players have been sent into a 60-minute dinner break. Action will resume at approximately 10.20 p.m. local time, and another eight levels are scheduled for tonight to whittle down the field consequently.
More Pictures from the Felt
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Registration Open Until the End of Level 11
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
All new entries that join the field right now will receive 30 big blinds worth, while the registration itself remains open for another two and a half hours until the end of level 11. By then, the average and big blinds will be far less, and the chips will be bagged up well after 3 in the morning.
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 . Table neighbor Miguel Ortega Lahoz had slightly less chips and the superior only to see the board run out 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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 
turn for 3,000 and his opponent then checked the 
river.
Cauteruccio made it 4,000 to go and the big blind snap-called only to muck when being shown 
for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |