Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Kelly Kellner opened to 1,400 from early position and was called in three places. On the flop of , he bet 7,500 and called off his stack when Harcharan Dogra Dogra moved all-in over the top.
Harcharan Dogra Dogra:
Kelly Kellner:
the turn of was followed by the river of
and Kellner survived to double up at the perfect time. the average in the room is 46,000 at blinds of 400/800/100 (57.5BB) .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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76,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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13,500
13,500
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13,500 |
On a board showing , Haykel Cherif was sat in the big blind and made it 3,700 with around 12,000 in the pot. Undeterred, Alessandro Surini was in middle position and made it 13,400. that bet scared Cherif off and elicited the fold.
Surini is well above the average in the room of 44,000 but Cherif drops below starting stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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27,800
27,800
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27,800 |
Darius Jedrzejczyk bet 3700 on the river of a board showing and he was called, turning over
to rake in a valuable pot of around 15,000 chips. With the average in the room now up to 42,000, he needed a boost and his jacks were good enough to send him over starting stack.
Sally Stephens has re-entered following the dinner break. Late registration is open until the first hand of Day 2, so there is plenty of time with Day 1 flights both today and on Saturday to come. With 102 entries, Day 1a has chipped away at the 500 entries needed to smash the €500,000 guarantee.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
The remaining 85 players in the Main Event here at the 888Live Festival in Barcelona are heading on their hour-long dinner break.
We'll be back at the tables when they are.
On a board showing , a river bet of 3,500 from Robert Escribano was paid off by Gheorghe Podovei. When Escribano turned over
it was good enough to win the hand and Podovei's shown
along with a wink and a smile confirmed that the river card cost him that call.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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41,000 | |
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28,000 |
Holger Zahn moved all-in pre-flop for 14,450 and was called only by the initial raiser in the hand, Balazs Somodi, who held slightly more.
Balazs Somodi:
Holger Zahn:
Zahn needed a lot of help, and didn't receive any of it across a board showing . He was out of the door, while Somodi has almost doubled, and hops above starting stack once again.
Also at the table is Evgeni Cherniak, who is second in chips overall with a massive stack of 84,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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84,000
84,000
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84,000 |
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33,000
1,700
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1,700 |
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Busted |
Sally Stephens has busted here on Day 1a of the Main Event, part of the 888Live Festival. Stephens was down to around 17,500 and moved all-in pre-flop over an opening bet with . She got a call from a player with
and although the flop came seven-high, an ace on the turn and river saw her exit.
Stephens, who busted the High Roller yesterday, has the option of re-entry right up until the first deal on Day 2, along with everyone else here in the Catalan casino paradise of Barcelona.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50