2019 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
53
Prize
€110,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€551,000
Entries
551
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

Caminita Wins Big Flip to But Di Profio

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Francesco Di Profio
Francesco Di Profio

In a big flip when all the chips went in preflop, two big stacks clashed and both were from Italy.

Francesco Di Profio: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Demetrio Caminita: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Caminita immediately spiked a set on the {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and left his countryman with just four outs. It was all over after the {5-Diamonds} turn, which made the {a-Diamonds} river a formality. The stacks were counted and Caminita had 141,500, which covered Di Profio by a small margin.

Player Chips Progress
Demetrio Caminita it
Demetrio Caminita
270,000
120,000
120,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Francesco Di Profio it
Francesco Di Profio
Busted

Tags: Demetrio CaminitaFrancesco Di Profio

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Caminita Takes Commanding Lead

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The next big pot on table 11 once again went to Demetrio Caminita, who had a bet of 38,000 paid off by Santiago Giraldez on the river of a {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}{j-Spades}{7-Clubs} board.

Caminita turned over {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} for top two and Giraldez mucked instantly with plenty of frustration.

Player Chips Progress
Demetrio Caminita it
Demetrio Caminita
360,000
90,000
90,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Santiago Giraldez es
Santiago Giraldez
65,000
-65,000
-65,000

Tags: Demetrio CaminitaSantiago Giraldez

Final Level of the Night

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

Fewer than 40 players remain and Martin Jacobson has been eliminated, while fellow 888poker ambassadors Chris Moorman and Sofia Lovgren are still in contention. Vivian Saliba will join the Main Event action in one of the last two remaining starting days, as she is among the final three players in the €2,200 High Roller. Her opponents: Sonny Franco and Spanish High Roller export Jesus Cortes.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
80,000
34,000
34,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Sofia Lovgren se
Sofia Lovgren
55,000
-5,000
-5,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris MoormanJesus CortesMartin JacobsonSofia LovgrenSonny FrancoVivian Saliba

Chen Wins a Flip

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alexandre Mitjavilla Moix ended up all in and at risk with the {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and Zhong Chen looked him up with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. The {9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop and {4-Spades} turn were no threat for Moix, however, Chen got there on the {q-Clubs} river to improve to a pair of queens.

One table over, fellow Dutchman David Hu has also chipped up significantly as of lately.

Player Chips Progress
Zhong Chen nl
Zhong Chen
155,000
114,000
114,000
David Hu nl
David Hu
140,000
75,000
75,000
Alexandre Mitjavila Moix es
Alexandre Mitjavila Moix
Busted

Tags: Alexandre Mitjavilla MoixZhong ChenDavid Hu

Geller Doubles Through Tarlev

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{6-Hearts} turn with 36,000 in the middle, Maya Geller ended up all in and at risk for 24,300 and Petru Tarlev looked her up with the superior stack.

Maya Geller: {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Petru Tarlev: {k-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Both had flopped trips, but Geller's kicker would play to ensure a full double as the {a-Diamonds} river was a blank.

Right as the hand played out, Juan Bastida Perez arrived one seat over. The Spaniard had been a possible contender for the Day 1a top spot not long ago, but recently paid off a 10,000 bet by Ramlal Basdeo, who turned over {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for a turned full house on a {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{6-Spades} board.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Bastida Perez es
Juan Bastida Perez
145,000
-20,000
-20,000
Maya Geller us
Maya Geller
84,600
31,600
31,600
Ramlal Basdeo tt
Ramlal Basdeo
75,000
75,000
75,000
Petru Tarlev es
Petru Tarlev
70,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Juan Bastida PerezMaya GellerPetru TarlevRamlal Basdeo

Moorman Straightens Out Bedell

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

"Oh, split pot? Straight for both," Tom-Aksel Bedell joked when it was all over, then added "I can't come back with such a stack."

Bedell had ended up all in for approximately 28,000 with the {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and 888poker ambassador Chris Moorman went into the showdown with the {a-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. It was Moorman that hit a straight on the {7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} board and that spelled the end for Bedell.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
125,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Tom-Aksel Bedell no
Tom-Aksel Bedell
Busted

Tags: Chris MoormanTom-Aksel Bedell

Quattrrucci and Tastanis Double

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Split luck for the Greek players in the final hands of the night. Nikolaos Mastrantonas lost most of his stack with {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} against the {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} of Dario Quattrucci as the latter hit an ace on the {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} board.

Michail Tastanis, however, doubled for 120,000 against Domenico Cappiello as his {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} made top pair on the {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{a-Spades}{2-Diamonds} board, the cards of his opponent were already mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Michail Tastanis gr
Michail Tastanis
243,000
243,000
243,000
Dario Quattrucci it
Dario Quattrucci
98,500
98,500
98,500
Nikolaos Mastrantonas gr
Nikolaos Mastrantonas
29,500
29,500
29,500
Domenico Cappiello it
Domenico Cappiello
14,500
14,500
14,500

Tags: Dario QuattrucciDomenico CappielloMichail TastanisNikolaos Mastrantonas