€220 Opening Event
Day 1a Started
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
Day 1a of the Opening Event in Barcelona Starts Today
Welcome to sunny Spain and the Casino Barcelona for Day 1a of the €220 Opening Event. Today marks the start of the 12-day long 2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona and the first of four starting days of the Opening Event kicks off in 90 minutes from now as of 6 p.m. local time.
All participants receive 30,000 in chips and the first three starting days will feature 14 levels of 30 minutes each, while the Turbo Heat 1d on Saturday will see the level duration cut down to 15 minutes. Registration will remain open until the end of level 11 and two re-entries are allowed during this period. There will be a 60-minute dinner break on each starting day and the action should wrap up around 3.30 in the morning.
Day 1 Blind Structure
| Level | Ante | Small Blind | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 100 | |
| 2 | 25 | 100 | 200 |
| 3 | 50 | 150 | 300 |
| 4 | 75 | 200 | 400 |
| 5 | 100 | 300 | 600 |
| 6 | 100 | 400 | 800 |
| 7 | 100 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 8 | 200 | 600 | 1,200 |
| 9 | 200 | 800 | 1,600 |
| 10 | 200 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| 11 | 300 | 1,200 | 2,400 |
| 12 | 400 | 1,600 | 3,200 |
| 13 | 500 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| 14 | 500 | 2,500 | 5,000 |
The entire festival offers €700,000 in guaranteed prizes and the €220 Opening Event is one of two events with a seven-figure prize pool and provides at least €100,000 up for grabs. Some of the biggest names in poker as well as the Team 888 Pros are expected to join the action later during the festival for the €2,200 High Roller and the €1,100 Main Event such as Cate Hall, William Kassouf, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and 888poker Ambassadors Bruno "Foster" Politano, Kara Scott, Dominik Nitsche, Bruno Kawauti, Nicolau Villa Lobos, Sofia Lovgren and Natalie Hof.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor at Casino Barcelona to provide updates for both flagship events, as well as the €5,555 guaranteed Swordfish and the two-day €2,200 High Roller.
Satellite and Cash Games Underway
There are already six cash tables running and more than 60 players have already registered for the €45+5 Turbo Satellite to the €220 Opening Event. In level six, the guarantee of 10 seats is already covered and the registration will close at the end of the current level and upcoming break.
Ready to Start
The tables are currently being prepared and the first players are heading to their seats. Action will get underway in a few minutes.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
13 Entries in the Satellite
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Ths €45+5 Turbo Satellite has entered level seven and the registration is closed. With 68 entries, a prize pool of €3,060 was created and the first 13 spots will receive the entry for the €220 Opening Event while the 14th place finisher only needs to add another €20 to take part as well.
The First Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
More than 12 tables are already running and below is a first list of notables that are already in action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Cruz Arriaza Ends Second Best
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Over on table one, Sergio Costa Carrasco defended his big blind against the raise to 300 by Miguel Cruz Arriaza and bet the 
flop for 325, which his fellow countryman called. On the 
turn, Costa Carrasco bet 175 only and was called before checking the 
river.
Cruz Arriaza bet 2,000 and was snap-called to turn over 
for a set. Costa Carrasco had that beat with 
for a straight and claimed a decent pot early on. The same table also features Ekaterina Kolmakova, one of the few women in today's field thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
27,000 |
Up to Almost 100 Entries
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The next three tables were opened and quickly filled, and the field features almost 100 entries already. At this rate, the €220 Opening Event is off to a great start on the way to meet and crush the guarantee of €100,000.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25