Main Event Day 2 | 2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona

05-21-2017 21:46 UTC+1

Casanova No More

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

The next round of casualties includes Fernando Pons, Alain Riss, Wassim Ayari and Edgar Casanova. The latter had been very active over on table one and faced plenty of reraises to see his stack shrink to around 128,000. Casanova pushed with ace-ten and Jonas Kannosto called in the small blind with . The board came and that was it for Casanova.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Kannosto	875,000 175,000	175,000
Fernando Pons	Busted
Alain Riss	Busted
Wassim Ayari	Busted
Edgar Casanova	Busted

Tags: Edgar Casanova Fernando Pons Jonas Kannosto

05-21-2017 21:38 UTC+1

Sardone Busts Okolowitz

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Felix Osterland and Herbert Okolowitz have been eliminated. The latter faced a raise to 27,000 by Alessio Sardone and a call by William Kassouf in the small blind. Okolowitz shoved in the big blind and Sardone reraised to get Kassouf out of the way.

Alessio Sardone:
Herbert Okolowitz:

The board came and that was it for the German.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Sardone	750,000 360,000	360,000
Felix Osterland	Busted
Herbert Okolowitz	Busted

Tags: Alessio Sardone Herbert Okolowitz William Kassouf

05-21-2017 21:37 UTC+1

I Who Have Nothing

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

The tension is definitely present on a table that was shared until the last hand by Stefan Eriksson and Lauri Saaskilahti.

Stefan Eriksson had the decision to make pre-flop, with Saaskilahti having gone all-in from the button. Eriksson called and when the big blind folded, turned over his hand of .

Time passed. Trees shed leaves.

"Your hand, sir?"

"What do you have?" asked an exasperated Eriksson.

More time passed. Somewhere, a precious golden ring was thrown into a volcano.

Eventually, announcing 'I have nothing.", Saaskilahti turned over .

The board of gave Eriksson the pot and slowly, Saaskilahti got up from his seat. While Eriksson stacked up 380,000, Saaskilahti made his way from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Eriksson	380,000 100,000	100,000
Lauri Saaskilahti	Busted

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

05-21-2017 21:16 UTC+1

Facundo Santasusana's Grind Ends

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

At dinner break on day 1c, [Removed:204] was left with a mere 6,000 from a side pot of a three-way all in and managed to grind his way into the money. However, that grind just came to an end.

In a limped pot in a battle of the blinds with William Kassouf, the Spaniard got it in even-stacked on the flop.

William Kassouf:
[Removed:204]:

Both the turn and river were blanks and Kassouf doubled for 152,000, leaving the Spaniard short. Kassouf then raised the next hand from the button while Facundo Santasusana was forced all in and showed , Facundo Santasusana had only and found no miracle comeback this time around.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Kassouf	310,000 70,000	70,000
[Removed:204]	Busted

05-21-2017 21:13 UTC+1

Salamoun Flushed by Puig

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Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Marwan Salamoun called the all-in of Jaime Victor Soler Puig and was looking a slight underdog when the cards were on their backs.

Marwan Salamoun:
Jaime Victor Soler Puig:

The board of gave both men a flush, but while Salamoun held a king-high club-flush, Puig had the ace-high version.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaime Victor Soler Puig	600,000 270,000	270,000
Marwan Salamoun	168,000 86,000	86,000

05-21-2017 21:08 UTC+1

Romero Done After Three-Way All In

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Javier de Vicente Miquel shoved for 167,000 and Evgenii Cherniak shoved on the button. Oscar Romero called all in for less out of the big blind and the cards were tabled.

Javier de Vicente Miquel:
Evgenii Cherniak:
Oscar Romero:

The board came and Romero was eliminated while Cherniak was left short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier de Vicente Miquel	440,000 369,000	369,000
Oscar Romero	Busted

Tags: Evgenii Cherniak Javier de Vicente Miquel Oscar Romero

05-21-2017 21:04 UTC+1

Matuson Busts to Gascon Garcia

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

End of the road for Stacy Matuson in the Main Event here in Barcelona. Out of the blinds she got the remainder of her stack in with the on the turn and her sole remaining opponent Jose Antonio Gascon Garcia quickly called from two seats over.

Gascon Garcia turned over for a flopped set and the river was a blank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Antonio Gascon Garcia	570,000 452,100	452,100
Stacy Matuson	Busted

Tags: Jose Antonio Gascon Garcia Stacy Matuson

05-21-2017 21:00 UTC+1

Regonaschi Gets Big

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Benjamin Garcia Rivera defended his big blind and check-shoved the flop with the . Initial raiser Marco Regonaschi called with for top pair and the turn and river were both bricks for Garcia Rivera.