More than 300 Entrants in Day 1c Alone
The Day 1c field has now grown to 304 players and counting with 180 still in their seats according to the big board.
The Day 1c field has now grown to 304 players and counting with 180 still in their seats according to the big board.
The first stream of the 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event just went live. You can watch the action by heading to the Live Stream tab in our coverage.
Headlining the table is Instagram sensation Bruna Unzueta, a friend of 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba. When we use the word sensation we may be underestimating her reach as she has amazingly amassed 1.5 million in Instagram followers.
Sarah Herring talks to Jon Kyte about a hand he played early in the day where he eliminated two players.
While we were counting Jon Kyte's bigger stack from before with now 220,000 on a table nearby we noticed Maryna Khatskevich down to five big blinds.
Khatskevich patiently folded a few hands and was down to 3,600 when she went all in with . Felix Peter Seelentag called from the big blind with .
Luck hasn't been on Khatskevich's side all tournament and this time was no different as her opponent paired up after the board ran out to eliminate the Belarussian for the third time this Main Event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jon Kyte |
220,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Felix Peter Seelentag
|
55,000 | |
Maryna Khatskevich | Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Sofia Lovgren's stack was down to a little more than 20,000. The 888poker ambassador found what she thought was an ideal spot to four-bet jam her stack with .
Meanwhile, Pavlo Tuliupa thought he found an ideal spot to call with .
The pot was chopped after the board didn't run four to a flush for either player.
We have featured Jon Kyte quite a bit in today's coverage. Now you can get a chance to see him in action yourself as he is now on the live stream. Kyte had the chip lead recently but likely no longer has that honor after losing a hand or two and his stack going down to 170,000.
You can check out the action on a 30-minute delay with hole cards exposed by clicking on the Live Stream tab.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jon Kyte |
170,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Parker Talbot is back on the rail. He opened from middle position and got three callers. The flop came and Talbot bet 6,000. The player on the button called and the other two players folded.
Talbot then jammed for 28,000 after the appeared on the turn. His opponent called and turned over for the nut straight and Talbot was drawing dead with .
The 888poker Ambassador shared that he will likely take the rest of the day off and fire a third bullet before the start of tomorrow's Day 2.
Players are now on their final break of the day. According to the big board, 140 entrants remain out of a total of 314.
Blinds will be 1,000/2,000 with an ante of 200 when play resumes.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200