Yesterday's first of three starting days saw a total of 104 entries, and that number is almost certain to be eclipsed today as half way through level one the tournament screens show 96 entries. Registration remains open all day long and players can also re-enter during that time if they run out of chips.
As well as the 69 players who are already in seats, players such as Cate Hall and William Kassouf join 888Poker Pros Kara Scott and Bruno Politano in waiting to take part in Day 1b.
Those players are currently at a welcoming party that 888Live have laid on with food and drinks for all.
Peter Jaksland, who finished 4th in yesterday's €2,200 High Roller for €14,000, has been spotted in the field. The Dane was involved in an early pot and bet the heads-up flop of 
for 700. His sole opponent called and Jaksland's bet of 2,600 on the 
turn did the trick to claim the pot uncontested.
On the same table is also Do Chung Tran from Germany as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,500 | 31,500 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
A bigger pot emerged on table four and Jesper Hansen defended his big blind against button raiser Anton Nikolin. The latter bet the 
river for 1,700 and Hansen eventually called. Nikolin showed 
for a busted flush draw and Hansen had that beat with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | 33,000 |
|
27,000 | 27,000 |
High Roller finalists Francois Evard and Oleg Egorov are in, and Bence Szaszko busted the Satellite to enter just in time when cards got underway. Furthermore, Daniel Gomez Anadon, Alberto Flores Trujillo and Kimmo Kurko are in as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The €100+10 Satellite had five seats guaranteed, but that number was crushed by far thanks to 168 entries. The prize pool of €16,800 offers 15 seats and the 16th place finisher will receive €300. Among those still in with 78 remaining were Bence Szaszko, Kelly Kellner and Gabriel Pazos de la Torre.
In two hours from now as of 6 p.m. local time, Casino Barcelona once again welcomes poker enthusiasts from near and far for the second of three starting days of the 2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona €1,100 Main Event. Yesterday's first flight attracted a field of 104 entries, and 34 players made it through to Day 2 on Sunday with Lucia Martinez holding the lead on 268,000.
A total of 12 levels of 45 minutes each will be played with a break every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after the end of level six. It will be a long night at the poker tables, as bagging and tagging take place at approximately 4.30 a.m. local time.
Most of the more than 200 888poker qualifiers are yet to take their seat in the flagship event of the festival, and the same also applies for the team of 888poker ambassadors such as Dominik Nitsche, Kara Scott, Bruno Politano, Nicolau Villa-Lobos and Natalie Hof.
All participants in the Main Event will receive 30,000 in chips and re-entries are available until the start of Day 2, the registration closes as soon as the first card is dealt on Sunday as of 2 p.m. local time. A guaranteed prize pool of €500,000 awaits to all those that take part in the event, and that number may well be eclipsed based on the strong participation throughout the Side Events at Casino Barcelona thus far.
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Ante | Small Blind | Big Blind |
| 1 | 50 | 100 | |
| 2 | 75 | 150 | |
| 3 | 25 | 100 | 200 |
| 4 | 50 | 150 | 300 |
| 5 | 75 | 200 | 400 |
| 6 | 75 | 250 | 500 |
| 7 | 100 | 300 | 600 |
| 8 | 100 | 400 | 800 |
| 9 | 100 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 200 | 600 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 200 | 800 | 1,600 |
| 12 | 200 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
A €100+10 Super Satellite for Day 1b kicked off one hour ago with levels of 15 minutes each and a stack of 10,000, five seats for the €1,100 Main Event are guaranteed. Furthermore, the €165 "The Mega Knockout" Side Event kicks off at 9 p.m. local time and will offer bounties worth €50 for each player eliminated. The starting stack is 25,000 chips, and the levels last 25 minutes each with eight levels of late registration and two re-entries allowed.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide updates from the festival in sunny Spain until a winner is crowned next Monday, and as of Day 2 there will also be a feature table with live stream available as well.
Main Event
Day 1b Started
