Main Event Day 2 | 2018 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

06-03-2018 22:54 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianny Dominique Morano	950,000 650,000	650,000

Surinder Sunar	470,000 -480,000	-480,000

How Jermaine Managed to Win a Trip for Him And His Best Friend

4projectmayhem

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

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06-03-2018 23:31 UTC+2

Knutsen Rebounding

Jaxon

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Stian Knutsen was in the chip lead in the early part of the day but then stagnated before losing some chips to his opponents. Knutsen just got about 250,000 back after triple barrelling on a and getting a fold of from his opponent after the final bet of 150,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stian Knutsen	700,000 50,000	50,000
Malek Grabsi	Busted
Adam Crawford Webb	Busted

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

06-03-2018 23:56 UTC+2

Brzeski Loses His Short Stack on a Flip

Jaxon

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Pawel Karol Brzeski was never able to get much of anything going today but was able to climb up the payout ladders a bit. His day is now down after three-bet shoving about eight big blinds with into Jhen Siang Jian's late position raise with .

The board ran out all blanks and Brzeski hit the rail in 39th place for €4,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jhen Siang Jian	750,000 300,000	300,000
Pawel Karol Brzeski	Busted

06-04-2018 00:07 UTC+2

McMillin Chips Up to Chip Leader

Jaxon

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

American Mark Max McMillin is now in the chip lead. It hasn't been due to any recent big pots, he has been just chipping away at his opponents.

In one recent hand, he called a bet of 35,000 from a late position raiser from the big blind. Both players checked the flop before McMillin led out for 50,000 when the appeared on the turn.

McMillin went all-in for over a million, well covering his opponent's stack of 300,000 and got a fold.

Sometimes, players can build a stack by winning a few big pots and sometimes a bunch of small ones quickly add up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Max McMillin	1,550,000 650,000	650,000

06-04-2018 00:24 UTC+2

Everyone Loves a Chop

Jaxon

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Luigi Andrea Shehadeh opened to 44,000. Ankit Ahuja three-bet to 120,000. Shehadeh let his time bank wind down before he four-bet jammed for almost 900,000.

Ahuja wasted no time and immediately called.

Ankit Ahuja:
Luigi Andrea Shehadeh:

The board ran out . Shehadeh breathed a loud sigh of relief in what seemed to be comedy. But after all, everyone loves a chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Andrea Shehadeh	900,000 400,000	400,000
Ankit Ahuja	500,000 411,700	411,700

06-04-2018 00:40 UTC+2

Isla Moves to the Feature Table Right Before Break

Jaxon

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Joel Isla has been chipping up the past hour and is at around 1.9 million. He will be taking the seat of one of the handful of eliminations at the feature table with the latest casualty being Jhen Siang Jian (29th - €4,360), who wasn't at the feature table long himself replacing another eliminated player.

Players are now on a 15-minute break. The day will end when two more eliminations or two more blind levels are played, whichever comes first.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joel Isla	1,900,000 900,000	900,000

06-04-2018 00:48 UTC+2

Jon Kyte Eliminated at the Feature Table to End Day 2

Jaxon

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Players are indeed still on break but when they are back they will be bagging chips. On the feature table on the last hand before break, Adria Diaz Dalmau opened for 42,000 and Jon Kyte jammed for 240,000.

Dalmau had and Kyte dominated with . The board ran out blanks for Kyte and he finished in 28th place for €4,360.