Bumper Field Expected in Second Starting Day at Barcelona
At 6 p.m. local time, the second starting day of the 2019 888poker LIVE Barcelona €1,100 Main Event kicks off at Casino Barcelona and a bumper field is expected to sit down at the poker tables in the poker room and Cotton Candy area when the cards get in the air. Yesterday's first flight attracted a field of 109 entries and Demetrio Caminita topped the leader board with a massive stack of 426,000.
While all eyes in the poker world are already set on the 2019 World Series of Poker, which kicked off just a few days ago, the winner of the flagship event in the Spanish metropolis with a guaranteed prize pool of €550,000 will also get the chance to play in the Main Event in Sin City for free, courtesy of WSOP sponsor 888poker. On top of the trophy and cash prize, the winner here in Barcelona will also receive a package worth $12,600 for the 2019 WSOP Main Event Las Vegas!
The registration for the €1,100 Main Event remains open throughout the first 12 levels of 45 minutes each and until the cards are back in the air for Day 2. All participants receive 30,000 in chips and unlimited re-entries can be purchased during the registration period. There will be a 45-minute dinner break and play is expected to include past 4 a.m. local time.
The tournament also features a 30-second shot clock right from the start and all players receive four time banks of 30 seconds when they sit down. In previous editions of the 888poker LIVE tour, the shot clock was just introduced on Day 2 and this time all players get to experience from the very first time they receive cards in the event.
Day 1 level structure
| Level | Small blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 5 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 7 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 9 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 12 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Defending champion Adrian Costin Constantin, who defeated a field of 709 entries one year ago, will certainly be back to try and defend his title. The Romanian final-tabled the €2,200 High Roller the previous night and finished in 5th place.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action, and there will also be a live stream with hole cards displayed on a security delay of 30 minutes on the 888poker Facebook and YouTube page after the first break on Day 1c, Day 2 and from start to finish on the final day.
for the made flush.
and the river was a blank. It won't be long to see the Spaniard back in action, however, as Gurrutxaga already re-entered.
flop. Initial raiser Luca Marchetti called after brief consideration and the following cards were revealed.
river gave Marchetti a winning straight and Halak was gone. Marchetti is not the biggest stack on the table, though, as Yaron Ben Avi has even more than that.
and scored a knockout.
. One of them was Gabriel Podovei with 
, the other a shorter stack with 
.
and Marchetti tabled 
.
, while Pons mucked 
. Franco had 
and hit the rail, but will re-enter shortly.
turn, Robbiano check-shoved for more than 45,000 and Barkay reluctantly called after nearly two minutes.
and that was it for Balzano.
, Xanthopoulos checked and Kanaan continued for 5,800. A near instant all in by the Greek followed and Kanaan immediately asked for a count.
river failed to improve Kanaan and he joined the rail in the penultimate level of Day 1b. Xanthopoulos already has a final table appearance in the 888poker LIVE Main Events to his name as he finished in 8th place in the Asper's Casino in 2018.
