Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2018 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona
Buy-in
€1,000
Entries
709
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000
Adrian Costin Constantin Wins the 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event for €114,025
Level 33
: 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Romania's Adrian Costin Constantin won the 2018 888poker LIVE Barcelona €1,100 Main Event for €114,025. The Romanian agreed to a heads-up deal with Spain's Joel Isla, which awarded the Spaniard the same prize with the duo battling it out for the trophy.
Constantin qualified into the Main Event for just €110 via a live satellite held at the casino. The six-figure cash represents Constantin's largest cash and doubles the amount of total cashes he has recorded at The Hendon Mob.
The Main Event smashed its €500,000 guarantee after attracting 709 entrants to generate a massive €709,000 prize pool. The tournament featured three opening flights with 203 players starting on Day 2 and it was trimmed down to just 27 players to begin the third and final day.
2018 888poker LIVE Barcelona €1,100 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Costin Constantin | Romania | €114,025* |
| 2 | Joel Isla | Spain | €114,025* |
| 3 | Manuel Navarro Perez | Spain | €55,800 |
| 4 | Cosmin Rusu | Romania | €38,200 |
| 5 | Corrado Martinelli | Italy | €27,200 |
| 6 | Oscar Casado Diaz | Spain | €22,150 |
| 7 | Luigi Andrea Shehadeh | Italy | €16,350 |
| 8 | Sergiu Sirbu | Romania | €12,250 |
| 9 | Tomasz Aleksander Chmiel | Poland | €9,350 |
*Donates heads-up deal (original prizes first = €140,550, second = €87,500)
Joel Isla began the final day in the chip lead and maintained it through most of the day. The final table was set after Spain's Adria Diaz Dalmau jammed with king-queen and didn't get there against the pocket queens held by Isla to take the 10th place prize of €7,420.
Poland's Tomasz Aleksander Chmiel was the first to go at the feature table in ninth place for €9,350 after his pocket eights proved to be no match for the pocket kings held by Isla.
Another 1 1/2 blind levels passed before the next elimination took place. Romania's Sergiu Sirbu was ousted in eighth place for €12,250 after his ace-four didn't hold against the king-jack suited held by Constantin. While Sirbu was unable to hoist the trophy, he did qualify into the event via a freeroll at 888poker and parlayed this into a five-figure payday in Barcelona.
Shortly afterward, last year's 888poker LIVE Barcelona champion Luigi Andrea Shehadeh from Italy hit the showers in seventh place for €16,350 after his ace-five didn't improve against the ace-jack held by Isla. After this hand, Isla had about half of the chips in play.
Spain's Oscar Casado Diaz was the next play to exit the tournament in sixth place for €22,150 after his ace-jack was no good against the big slick held by Constantin. Shortly after, Constantin took the chip lead away from Isla for the first time on the final day.
Isla got the lead back after he eliminated Italy's Corrado Martinelli in fifth place for €27,200 when his pocket fives out-flipped his opponent's jack-ten suited.
Constantin then eliminated Romanian countrymate Cosmin Rusu in fourth place for €38,200 after his ace-queen out-raced his opponent's pocket tens.
Spain's Manuel Navarro Perez finished in third place for €55,800 when his jack-nine was no good against Isla's ace-queen suited.
Heads-up play began with Isla holding a 3:1 chip advantage over Constantin. A deal was initially discussed but not agreed upon. The duo played for two hours with the lead changing back and forth several times.
When the next break occurred, Constantin held an almost 4:1 chip advantage over Isla. The duo agreed to a heads-up deal to pay them €114,025 each and to keep playing for the rights to the trophy. With blinds high, this lowered the variance for previously playing for a €144,550 top prize with each player already guaranteed €87,500 for second place.
About 15 minutes after the deal was made, Isla jammed all-in with jack-six suited and didn't improve against Constantin's ace-nine. Despite not winning the trophy, this was by far Isla's biggest cash to date.
This wraps up the PokerNews coverage of the 2018 888poker Barcelona Main Event.
Joel Isla Eliminated in 2nd Place (€114,025)
Level 33
: 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Joel Isla jammed the button for 8 million with 
and Adrian Costin Constantin called with 
.
The board ran out 
to give Constantin the win and the trophy.
Isla was officially eliminated in second place for €114,025, which is considerably more than the €87,500 he would have walked away with if a deal hadn't been made.
Stay tuned at PokerNews for the recap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,500,000 | 4,960,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 40,000
Deal Agreed!
Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
The players have agreed to a deal. Both Adrian Costin Constantin and Joel Isla will walk away with €114,025 each. After the break, the duo will still play for the honor of the win and trophy.
Break Time
Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
Players are now on break and will once again be discussing a potential deal. Adrian Costin Constantin has an almost 4:1 chip advantage against his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,540,000 | 2,340,000 |
|
|
4,795,000 | -2,305,000 |
Tons of Small Ball
Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
No big hands have taken place recently and stack sizes are about the same with Adrian Costin Constantin holding a 2:1 chip advantage over Joel Isla.
Kings Good For Constantin
Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
Adrian Costin Constantin opened the button for 750,000 with 
and Joel Isla defended with 
.
Isla check-called a bet of 800,000 on the 
flop. Both players checked after the 
paired the board on the turn.
The 
completed the board on the river and Isla checked. Constantin bet 2,000,000 and Isla folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,200,000 | 3,200,000 |
|
|
7,100,000 | -3,400,000 |
Constantin Back in the Lead
Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante
Joel Isla opened the button to 600,000 with 
and Adrian Costin Constantin called with 
.
Constantin check-raised the 
flop from 350,000 to 900,000 and Isla called. Isla folded after his opponent led out for 1,500,000 after the 
appeared on the turn.
After the hand, Constantin retook the lead by a slim edge.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000,000 | 500,000 |
|
|
10,500,000 | -400,000 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 30,000