Today Already Bigger Than Yesterday
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
There are now 169 entrants in the Day 1b field or one more than the 168 entrants the entire Day 1a field attracted yesterday.
2018 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Debauris Deividas Ships a Family Pot
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
The hand began with a player limping under the gun before Debauris Deividas raised from one seat over to 1,025. Roland Rozel called from the button as did the players from the blinds and the limper.
The action was checked to Deividas after the flop came 
and he led out for 2,300. Rozel called and the other three opponents folded.
Both players checked after the 
appeared on the turn before Deividas fired for 10,000 after the 
completed the board on the river.
Rozel folded to ship Deividas a healthy pot. There was some confusion as to whether he wanted to show the table one of his cards. Eventually, he pointed to one and the dealer turned over the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 | 13,000 |
|
39,000 |
Jon Kyte Eliminated With Suited Connectors
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Yesterday, Jon Kyte took seventh place in the 888poker LIVE Barcelona €2,200 High Roller for €9,500. Today hasn't gone as well for the Norwegian as his seat is now occupied by a new player.
Kyte's friend, Stian Knutson who was sitting next to him shared with PokerNews how Kyte hit the rail.
Kyte was low on chips and jammed for 3,700 with 
. Gediminas Dirmantas called with 
. The board was unable to improve Kyte's hand and he went to at a minimum take a break.
Kyte shared with Knutson that he wasn't sure whether he would reenter or not today as reentry is open through all of the opening flights and up until the start of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | 5,000 |
|
Busted |
Last Level Before Dinner Break
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
The blinds just went up to 150/300 with an ante of 50. The field has grown to 160 entrants with 150 players still in their seats.
After this blind level, players will go on a 45-minute dinner break. It will give some of the players to check out the VIP party that began more than an hour ago outside the casino.
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
Deville's Flop Bet Takes Down Bloated Preflop Pot
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Francesco Di Profio opened to 550 from early position before Jean Christophe Paul Deville three-bet to 2,575. Yaron Ben Avi called from the button before Di Profio folded.
A single continuation bet of 3,400 on the 
flop by Deville took down the hand and his stack grew to around 41,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | |
|
|
41,000 | |
|
|
26,000 |
Day 1a Highlights
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
While we began covering the Main Event today on Day 1b, yesterday featured another exciting day of action.
A total of 168 entrants ponied up the €1,100 buy-in yesterday with 43 players bagging chips. Granny Dominique Moriano ended the day as the chip leader with a huge stack of 363,000.
Also having a good day was Moritz Rolf Bleiker (second - 227,700) and Luka Cencelj (third -203,700). Regardless of how Cencelj finishing the Main Event, he had a successful festival after winning the 888poker LIVE Barcelona €220 Opening Event for €24,650 after agreeing to a heads-up deal.
Last year's Main Event winner Luigi Andrea Shehadeh is also off to an amazing start bagging a sixth-place chip stack of 188,500.
Meanwhile, the only 888poker Ambassador to bag chips yesterday was 2014 WSOP Main Event winner Martin Jacobson with a healthy stack of 147,900.
All of the 888poker Ambassadors in attendance are skipping the Day 1b field with a party planned later tonight. Many, if not all, are expected to play in tomorrow's Day 1c field kicking off at 3 p.m.
"Nice River" For Andersson
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
John Denis Rafael Andersson opened for 400 and called a three-bet from Gediminas Dirmantas to 1,100.
Andersson checked after the flop came 
. Dirmantas bet 1,100 and Andersson quickly called.
Another check came from Andersson after the 
appeared on the turn. Dirmantas bet 2,200 and Andersson looked deep in thought. The dealer pointed out that Andersson had 10 seconds left on the shot clock. Andersson acknowledged this before he called.
Andersson then fired out for 6,000 after the 
completed the board on the river and his opponent quickly folded.
Jon Kyte, who is also at the same table, said to Andersson, "Nice river."
Andersson replied with, "Very nice."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
34,000 |
Room Getting Fuller
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
With two blind levels now in the books, the poker room is getting fuller and fuller. There are now 139 players and growing in the Day 1b field.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25