Joining the action on the three-way flop of , the action checked to Max Rotko and he bet 2,000. Bruno Politano on the button was the only caller and Rotko fired again on the turn, this time for 3,400. Politano called for the second time before the river completed the board.
Rotko's final barrel was worth 9,300 and that did the trick to force a fold from Politano.
A third table has opened and a fourth is waiting for enough players to deal the first hand. Among those to take their seats recently were the following players below.
Oleg Egorov raised to 600 from the button and Bruno Politano in the small blind as well as Francois Evard in the big blind called. On the flop, the action checked to Egorov and he continued for 800. Only Politano called and the turn was checked through. After the river, Politano bet 500 and Egorov folded.
In two hours from now as of 8 p.m. local time, the most expensive tournament of the 2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona will kick off with Day 1 of the €2,200 High Roller at Casino Barcelona. The first of two days of the tournament will feature 10 levels of 45 minutes and a starting stack of 100,000, and the registration will remain open until the start of Day 2 on Thursday at 5 p.m. local time. New entries and re-entries for Day 1 can be done until the end of level eight.
Unlimited re-entries are allowed during the registration period and at least €50,000 in guaranteed prizes will be awarded. Among those expected to join the action is Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi as well as Patrik Antonius, while other notables such as William Kassouf and Ema Zajmovic may also jump in as well.
High Roller Day 1 Level Structure
Level
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
1
100
200
100
2
200
400
100
3
300
600
100
4
400
800
100
5
600
1,200
100
6
800
1,600
200
7
1,000
2,000
200
8
1,200
2,400
300
9
1,600
3,200
400
10
2,000
4,000
500
As of 6 p.m. local time, the €60+6 "The Breeze!" Side Event kicks off with 20,000 in chips and 20 minutes levels. The tournament will be played in an 8-max format, and is scheduled to determine a winner tonight. At least 10 seats for the €1,100 Main Event are up for grabs in the €100+10 Super Satellite one hour later with levels of 20 minutes and a starting stack of 8,000 chips.
888Live Barcelona Schedule Sunday May 17th
Local Time
Event
Buy-In
Info
06:00 PM
The Breeze
€60+6
20,000 chips, 20 min levels, re-entry
07:00 PM
Super Satellite Main Event
€100+10
8,000 chips, 20 min levels, 10 seats gtd, re-entry
08:00 PM
High Roller Day 1
€2,000+200
100,000 chips, 45 min levels, reg until start Day 2
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide updates for both the High Roller and the Main Event until the last river card is dealt this Sunday, so make sure to tune back in regularly.
, the action checked to Max Rotko and he bet 2,000. Bruno Politano on the button was the only caller and Rotko fired again on the 
turn, this time for 3,400. Politano called for the second time before the 
river completed the board.
flop, the action checked to Egorov and he continued for 800. Only Politano called and the 
river, Politano bet 500 and Egorov folded.
