Main Event | 2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona

05-22-2017 19:32 UTC+2

Miri Takes from Garcia

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hamza Miri raised to 170,000 and Carlos Garcia Rodriguez defended the big blind with . Miri had the and the flop of saw a bet of 200,000 by Garcia and a call by the German. On the turn, Garcia checked and Miri got through with a shove for 745,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamza Miri	1,800,000 550,000	550,000
Carlos Garcia Rodriguez	1,000,000 -750,000	-750,000

Tags: Hamza Miri Carlos Garcia Rodriguez

05-22-2017 19:36 UTC+2

A Double for Miquel

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

On the outer table, Javier de Vicente Miquel shoved for 705,000 from under the gun and Francisco Jose Garcia Martin called from one seat over.

Francisco Jose Garcia Martin:
Javier de Vicente Miquel:

The board of gave Miguel the better two pair and he doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier de Vicente Miquel	1,550,000 910,000	910,000
Francisco Jose Garcia Martin	1,475,000 -675,000	-675,000

Tags: Francisco Jose Garcia Martin Javier de Vicente Miquel

05-22-2017 19:41 UTC+2

Eriksson Avoids Flip; Busts Sardone Next Hand

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Out of the small blind, Stefan Eriksson raised to 200,000 with the and Marco Regonaschi jammed for another 745,000 with the out of the big blind. Eriksson took a long time before electing to fold.

The next hand, Alessio Sardone shoved from the small blind for 730,000 and Eriksson had 30,000 more and was in the big blind. The Swede called and the cards were tabled.

Alessio Sardone:
Stefan Eriksson:

The board came and Sardone was eliminated in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Eriksson	1,700,000 600,000	600,000
Marco Regonaschi	1,100,000 455,000	455,000
Alessio Sardone	Busted

Tags: Alessio Sardone Marco Regonaschi Stefan Eriksson

05-22-2017 19:48 UTC+2

Kassouf Loses Private Duel with Miri

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

William Kassouf shoved for 560,000 from the hijack and Hamza Miri called on the button.

Hamza Miri:
William Kassouf:

The board came and Kassouf eventually bowed out in 11th place. Miri had tangled with the Brit several times and eventually finished the private duel on the feature table. With that, the field is down to 10 players and both tables will play hand-for-hand on both tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamza Miri	2,560,000 760,000	760,000
William Kassouf	Busted

Tags: Hamza Miri William Kassouf

05-22-2017 19:54 UTC+2

Miri and Rueda Chop After Coin Flip

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Jaime Rueda Sampedro shoved for 865,000 into a raise to 160,000 by Hamza Miri and the latter started some table talk. Miri suspected a pair of eights and eventually called to get shown the exact hand he called out.

Jaime Rueda Sampedro:
Hamza Miri:

The flop improved Miri, but Rueda had some outs on the turn. The river provided a flush on the board and both players chopped it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamza Miri	2,770,000 210,000	210,000
Jaime Rueda Sampedro	910,000

Tags: Hamza Miri Jaime Rueda Sampedro

05-22-2017 20:00 UTC+2

Rueda Doubles Through Miri

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Soon after the dramatic split pot, Jaime Rueda Sampedro shoved again and this time it was for 850,000. Hamza Miri called and the cards were tabled.

Jaime Rueda Sampedro:
Hamza Miri:

The board came and Rueda doubled to almost even out the stacks of both players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamza Miri	1,900,000 -870,000	-870,000
Jaime Rueda Sampedro	1,800,000 890,000	890,000

Tags: Hamza Miri Jaime Rueda Sampedro

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

05-22-2017 20:13 UTC+2

Shehadeh Busts Martin to Make Final Table

MrPaulSeaton

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Francisco Jose Garcia Martin - gone in tenth position after running into aces

Francisco Jose Garcia Martin moved in from the button for 1.36million chips and having just won another chunky pot, Luigi Shehadeh couldn't believe his luck when he looked down at his cards and snap-called.

Francisco Jose Garcia Martin:
Luigi Shehadeh:

The board of sent Martin home in 10th place and set our final table. There will be a short hiatus while players' stacks are organised, the table draw is completed and everyone's back is patted.

Each of the final nine are just a few big hands and that little bit of luck from an incredible €110,000 and the - really quite heavy - trophy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Shehadeh	5,360,000 25,000	25,000
Francisco Jose Garcia Martin	Busted

Tags: Francisco Jose Garcia Martin Luigi Shehadeh

05-22-2017 20:20 UTC+2

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

There are almost 54 minutes left in the current level as the final table bubble burst on the outer table. The live stream will continue in half an hour from now at approximately 8.45 p.m. local time, and all further updates will be based on the delayed stream action.

Below are the seat assignments and seating charts of the nine finalists. Stefan Eriksson is the last 888poker online qualifier.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Carlos Garcia Rodriguez	Spain	1,125,000	11
2	Luigi Shehadeh	Italy	5,335,000	53
3	Marco Regonaschi	Italy	925,000	9
4	Javier de Vicente Miquel	Spain	1,200,000	12
5	Cate Hall	USA	2,735,000	27
6	Stefan Eriksson	Sweden	1,420,000	14
7	Jaime Rueda Sampedro	Spain	1,860,000	18
8	Hamza Miri	Germany	1,630,000	16
9	Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez	Spain	2,020,000	20

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Shehadeh	5,335,000 -25,000	-25,000
Cate Hall	2,735,000
Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez	2,020,000
Jaime Rueda Sampedro	1,860,000
Hamza Miri	1,630,000
Stefan Eriksson	1,420,000
Javier de Vicente Miquel	1,200,000
Carlos Garcia Rodriguez	1,125,000
Marco Regonaschi	925,000