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

Rozel Chips Up

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

While most of the players in today's field are from the home country of Spain, there are many that have come from other countries as well including France's Roland Rozel who is looking to add to his nearly $300,000 in lifetime cashes with a big score in the Main Event.

He is off to a good start and just won a small pot showing a little aggression.

He opened up from late position to 600 and got a call from Go Pro camera winner Adrian Garcia Fernandez in the big blind.

Both players checked the {10-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop before Garcia Fernandez fired out for 1,100 after the {6-Clubs} appeared on the turn. Rozel wasted no time and quickly raised the action to 4,000.

Garcia Fernandez thought for a moment before he tapped the table and turned over the {10-Diamonds} which at a minimum gave him top pair.

As the dealer was pushing over the chips to Rozel, he turned over the {K-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Garcia Fernandez es
Adrian Garcia Fernandez
42,000 7,500
Roland Rozel fr
Roland Rozel
34,000 34,000

Tags: Adrian Garcia FernandezRoland Rozel

Adrian Garcia Fernandez Wins a Go Pro Camera

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

888poker just gave away a Go Pro camera to Adrian Garcia Fernandez. It wasn't just because they knew he would smile from ear to ear, which he did.

He was the first player in the Main Event to nail down a full house with eights-full in line with the 888poker brand name with no-one winding up with that hand during yesterday's field and earlier today either.

This isn't the only prize 888poker might give away during the Main Event. The first player that gets royal flush will be awarded a brand new iPhone X.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Garcia Fernandez es
Adrian Garcia Fernandez
34,500

Tags: Adrian Garcia Fernandez

Straight is Good Enough for Just Vivancos

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Harcharan Dogra Dogra led out for 1,100 with about 2,000 already in the pot after the flop came {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{J-Spades}. Isidre Just Vivancos and Nawal Jaftha both called.

Dogra Dogra checked before Just Vivancos bet 2,500 after the {A-Diamonds} appeared on the turn. Jaftha called while Dogra Dogra folded.

Both remaining players checked after the {Q-Clubs} completed the board on the river.

Just Vivancos turned over {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades} for a straight which was more than good to collect a healthy pot after Jaftha turned over {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} for top two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Isidre Just Vivancos es
Isidre Just Vivancos
35,500
Nawal Jaftha za
Nawal Jaftha
31,000
Harcharan Dogra Dogra es
Harcharan Dogra Dogra
17,000

Tags: Harcharan Dogra DograNawal JafthaIsidre Just Vivancos

Field Grows to 109 Entrants

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
888poker Live Barcelona Main Event
888poker Live Barcelona Main Event

The second blind level of the day has just kicked off and the field has grown by nearly 50 percent from the start of the tournament to 109 entrants.

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Maybe a Set for Kyte?

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Yesterday, Jon Kyte took seventh place in the 888poker LIVE Barcelona €2,200 High Roller for €9,500. The action went late into the night but with the late start today, Kyte hopped into the Main Event.

The Norwegian is off to a good start. In a recent hand, he raised under the gun to 250 and got a caller from a player in middle position. He took down the pot with a continuation bet of 300 after the flop came {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}.

His friend, Stien Knutsen, that came to Barcelona with Kyte from Norway was sitting next to him and Kyte asked him to turn over one card. The {10-Hearts} was turned over and Kyte laughed and said, "wrong one."

His friend laughed and Kyte said, "the other one was the same."

The other hole card was never exposed, so it’s anyone’s guess if Kyte had a set or not.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Kyte no
Jon Kyte
32,525 32,525
Stien Knutsen no
Stien Knutsen
30,000 30,000

Tags: Stien KnutsenJon Kyte

Time Clock

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

The 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event features a time bank providing each player 30 seconds to act or their hand is automatically folded.

When tough decisions pop-up, players are provided two time bank tokens during Day 1b that they can use to get an extra 30 seconds to act.

My Stack App Activated

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
My Stack App
My Stack App

PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

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Shuffle Up and Deal

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

The tournament director just made a few announcements including that there will be a 45-minute dinner break at the end of Level 4. The button was drawn to Seat 3 and cards are now in the air.

It looks like the field will be big with already 74 players in registered for Day 1b and in their seats ready for action.

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0