2018 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2018 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€114,025
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,000
Entries
709
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000

Kulikovs Cracks Aces with Quad Kings

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event Chips
888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event Chips

Andrejs Kulikov was down to 15,000 and it all wound up in the middle of the pot preflop when he was dealt {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} against Vladislav Metelitsa who held {A-}{A-}.

It wasn't looking good for Kulikov, but things looked up after a king spiked the {8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{k-Clubs} flop. To add insult to injury, Metelitsa was drawing dead after the {k-Diamonds} on the turn gave Kulikov quads.

The {4-Hearts} on the river completed the hand and Kulikov doubled up to more than a starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Vladislav Metelitsa ru
Vladislav Metelitsa
35,000
35,000
35,000
Andrejs Kulikov lv
Andrejs Kulikov
31,000
31,000
31,000

Tags: Andrejs KulikovVladislav Metelitsa

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Bechrakis Flushed From the Felt

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Evangelos Beichrakis opened to 2,000 from early position and got a call from a player in late position and another from the big blind.

Flop: {3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

Bechrakis fired out a continuation bet of 3,100 after the action was checked by the player in the big blind. The player in late position called while the opponent in the big blind folded.

The action got hotter after the {3-Clubs} paired the board on the turn. Bechrakis bet 2,200 and his opponent went all-in more than covering the 15,000 or so Bechrakis had behind.

Bechrakis turned over {A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for the flush and was drawing dead against the full house with his opponent holding {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Evangelos Beichrakis gr
Evangelos Beichrakis
Busted

Tags: Evangelos Beichrakis

Field Over 200

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante
888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event
888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event

There are now 205 players in the Day 1b with 150 remaining. When combined with the 168 entrants attracted on Day 1a, the total Main Event field is already at 373 entrants and growing.

Kyte is Back

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

We noticed Jon Kyte back in action in the corner of the poker room. He shared with PokerNews, "Things are going better."

We took a look at his stack and indeed they have been with his stack at around 48,000 in chips.

When we asked Kyte if there was ever a doubt he was coming back into today's field, he shared, "No, never a doubt. I just wanted to go to dinner before playing again."

Kyte already nailed down his seventh Hendon Mob flag of the year when he took seventh place in the High Roller for €9,500. However, it isn't all about the flags for Kyte as he has his eyes on the Main Event trophy and the six-figure first place cash.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Kyte no
Jon Kyte
48,000
48,000
48,000

Tags: Jon Kyte

Break Time!

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break. Blinds will go up to 500/1,000 with an ante of 100 when play resumes.

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Nazarenko Doubles With Kings

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Ruslan Nazarenko opened to 2,000 from middle position before Carlos Munoz Trallero three-bet to 7,000. Nazarenko four-bet jammed for 22,500 and Trallero called.

Nazarenko: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Trallero: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

Trallero looked disgusted and began to shift over chips to the pot as the flop ran out {4-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. The {10-Clubs} on the turn on the {8-Spades} on the river didn't help Trallero outgun his opponent and Nazarenko doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Ruslan Nazarenko ua
Ruslan Nazarenko
47,000
47,000
47,000
Carlos Munoz Trallero es
Carlos Munoz Trallero
34,000
34,000
34,000

Tags: Ruslan NazarenkoCarlos Munoz Trallero