Main Event Day 2 | 2018 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona

Player	Chips	Progress
Joel Isla	2,016,000 116,000	116,000

Adria Diaz Dalmau	1,662,000 1,408,000	1,408,000
Gianny Dominique Morano	1,466,000 -34,000	-34,000

Mark Max McMillin	1,413,000 -137,000	-137,000
Courtney Gee	1,385,000 1,274,600	1,274,600
Adrian Costin Constantin	1,200,000 1,002,000	1,002,000
Patrick James West	1,140,000 1,021,000	1,021,000
Tomasz Aleksander Chmiel	1,115,000 615,000	615,000
Netanel Minyan	1,035,000 535,000	535,000

Luigi Andrea Shehadeh	953,000 53,000	53,000
Oscar Casado Diaz	936,000 837,100	837,100
Manuel Navarro Perez	792,000 572,000	572,000
Stian Knutsen	738,000 38,000	38,000
Ovidiu Chirieac	650,000 423,900	423,900
Corrado Martinelli	597,000 504,900	504,900
Benjamin Michel Barkay	567,000 444,800	444,800
Sergiu Sirbu	552,000 552,000	552,000
Leonardo Berti	391,000 343,900	343,900
Dominique Jean Terzian	360,000 -140,000	-140,000
Philippe Noble	355,000 163,000	163,000
Alexey Golodyaev	354,000 160,600	160,600
Gonzalo Pro	318,000 204,500	204,500
Francois Max Evard	288,000 241,100	241,100
Surinder Sunar	276,000 -194,000	-194,000

Cosmin Rusu	268,000 127,700	127,700

Player

Chips

Progress

Joel Isla

2,016,000

116,000

Adria Diaz Dalmau

1,662,000

1,408,000

Gianny Dominique Morano

1,466,000

-34,000

Mark Max McMillin

1,413,000

-137,000

Courtney Gee

1,385,000

1,274,600

Adrian Costin Constantin

1,200,000

1,002,000

Patrick James West

1,140,000

1,021,000

Tomasz Aleksander Chmiel

1,115,000

615,000

Netanel Minyan

1,035,000

535,000

Luigi Andrea Shehadeh

953,000

53,000

Oscar Casado Diaz

936,000

837,100

Manuel Navarro Perez

792,000

572,000

Stian Knutsen

738,000

38,000

Ovidiu Chirieac

650,000

423,900

Corrado Martinelli

597,000

504,900

Benjamin Michel Barkay

567,000

444,800

Sergiu Sirbu

552,000

Leonardo Berti

391,000

343,900

Dominique Jean Terzian

360,000

-140,000

Philippe Noble

355,000

163,000

Alexey Golodyaev

354,000

160,600

Gonzalo Pro

318,000

204,500

Francois Max Evard

288,000

241,100

Surinder Sunar

276,000

-194,000

Cosmin Rusu

268,000

127,700

After nearly 11 hours of play, Spain's Joel Isla heads into the final day of the 2018 888poker LIVE Barcelona €1,100 Main Event at Casino Barcelona in the chip lead with 27 players remaining with 2,015,000 in chips.

Regardless of how Isla finishes the event, he will at least double his career cashes according to The Hendon Mob.

His only recorded cash prior to the Main Event came in a Spanish tournament in September 2017 when he took a fourth-place prize of €2,150.

Isla's closest competitors are Spain's Adria Diaz Dalmau (second - 1,662,000), French Day 1a chip leader Gianny Dominique Morano (third - 1,466,000), American Mark Max McMillin (fourth - 1,413,000), and Canadian poker streamer Courtney Gee (fifth - 1,385,000).

The day began with 201 hopefuls competing, which included 196 players bagging chips during the three opening flights and five more players that bought in for 10 big blinds after the end of play yesterday and before the start of Day 2.

Eliminations took place to start the day at a fast and furious pace. One of the early eliminations was 888poker Ambassador Parker Talbot, who got it all in for close to 25 big blinds with ace-king on an ace-king-ten flop and wasn't able to get lucky after his opponent called with a straight with queen-jack.

Payouts were announced after the first break with 72 players in the field guaranteed to walk away with €3,400 or more than triple the buy-in.

It was also announced that the winner is slated to win a massive €140,550 top prize, a sizeable increase of the €110,000 won in this event last year by Italy's Luigi Andrea Shehadeh. The Italian has a chance to become a back-to-back champ in Barcelona as he is still in the field bringing forth a 10th place chip stack of 953,000 into the final day tomorrow.

Andrea De Georgio Bubbles the 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event

The bubble burst shortly before the dinner break after Andrea De Georgio got it all-in with ace-king and his hand couldn't hold against the ace-jack held by Tomasz Aleksander Chmiel with jacks spiking the flop and the river.

While the duo was waiting for the hand to be played out, De Georgio told his opponent, "If I don't win this, I hope you do."

De Georgio's wishes are still alive as Chmiel heads into tomorrow with an eighth-place stack of 1,115,000.

Shortly after the bubble broke, Turkish high roller Orpen Kisacikoglu (64th - €3,300), who entered the day as the chip leader, and 888poker Ambassador Martin Jacobson (63rd - €3,540), who won the WSOP Main Event in 2014, were both eliminated.

The day ended after Jon Kyte got short on the feature table and unsuccessfully jammed 11 big blinds with pocket fives against the sevens held by Dalmau.

The final day begins Monday, June 4 at 2 p.m. CEST at the beginning of Level 22 with blinds at 12,000/24,000 with an ante of 3,000. As was the case today, blind levels go up slowly with increases taking place every hour of play. All remaining players are guaranteed a payday of at least €4,750.

Stay tuned at PokerNews as we bring you the conclusion of the 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event.

*Lead image courtesy of Gema Cristobal.