Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
2019 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€551,000
Entries
551
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Basdeo Cracks Kings; Doubles Through Marchetti
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
With 8,000 in the middle and the completed board showing 
, Luca Marchetti checked and Ramlal Basdeo moved all in for 9,100 on the button. Marchetti used one time bank and called to get shown the 
for a straight by Basdeo.
Marchetti was shaking his head and didn't want to show his cards. He was then reminded by tournament staff that it was a rule as per all in showdown and rolled over 
for top set that ended up second-best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
26,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
Early Pictures From Day 1a
Courtesy of Gema Cristobal / 888poker.
Assorted Counts
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Mikael Johansson appears to be the current chip leader in the fourth level and has already amassed more than three times the starting stack. New entries in the field include Tom-Aksel Bedell and Ana Marquez, who ran out of chips in the €2,200 High Roller not long ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
55,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
45,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Cherniak With a Nice Call
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
On the river of a completed board of 
, Lluis Balaque made it 7,000 to go with about as many chips in the pot and Evgenii Cherniak reluctantly called. Balaque rolled over the 
and a relieved Cherniak tabled 
for a set to win the pot.
"Nice call," Balaque told him right away and tapped the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Zainescu Flushed Away by Alonso
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Four players invested 2,100 preflop and headed to a flop of 
, which was checked through. On the 
turn, Carmen Zainescu made it 4,000 to go with around 5,500 behind and Sergio Alonso glanced over, then made the call while the other two players folded.
Zainescu immediately moved all in after the 
river and Alonso almost beat her into the pot. Zainescu tabled the 
for top set and Alonso had that beat with 
for a back door flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted |
Assorted Counts at Dinner on Day 1a
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
The players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break after the end of level four. According to the screens, there are 79 players out of 85 entries remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
90,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
75,000 | |
|
70,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
50,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
45,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
43,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
|
40,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
40,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
35,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
33,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
22,000
7,800
|
7,800 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
15,000
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
More Pictures From Today
The pictures of the €2,200 High Roller Day 2 and €1,100 Main Event Day 1a are courtesy of Gema Cristobal / 888poker.
Chop It Up
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
The restart after the break has been rather tight and barely any major action has happened, while a few re-entries (including Alexandre Mitjavilla Moix) have boosted the field to 91 entries.
Francesco Di Profio took on table neighbor Miquel Riera Gaja when he check-called bets on the 
flop and once again on the turn, this time for 3,000. On the 
river both checked and Di Profio showed Jd6d]. Riera Gaja tabled the 
and they chopped it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
30,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |