2019 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Bedell Busts Once More

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Luca Marchetti and Simone Rosano continue to be the biggest stacks on table 16 and that one was waiting for players, as just five were seated. Tom-Aksel Bedell was not among them, as he had sent his stack over to Rosano.

It was a setup hand that saw the Norwegian depart when he turned a straight with {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} on {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. Unfortunately, the card that gave him the straight left Bedell drawing dead since Rosano had {j-Spades}{10-Hearts} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Luca Marchetti it
Luca Marchetti
190,000
25,000
25,000
Simone Rosano it
Simone Rosano
180,000
-10,000
-10,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell no
Tom-Aksel Bedell
Busted

Tags: Luca MarchettiSimone RosanoTom-Aksel Bedell

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Final Level of Day 1b

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

With a field size of 163 entries, Day 1b has surpassed the previous flight by quite some margin but a big field is required on the final flight. Similar to Day 1a, just one third of the field remains in the final level of the night and the clocks show 56 players in contention with Luca Marchetti at the top of the leader board.

Player Chips Progress
Luca Marchetti it
Luca Marchetti
270,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Luca Marchetti

Baena I Carrasco Left Short

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

In a three-bet pot, Alex Baena I Carrasco called two bets on the {k-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop and {4-Clubs} turn, the latter was for 14,000. On the {8-Clubs} river, his opponent in the big blind checked and Baena I Carrasco checked back to get shown {a-Hearts}{a-Spades} as the winning hand, as he sent his cards into the muck.

In the final level of the night, the Spaniard has dropped to around 20 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Baena I Carrasco es
Alex Baena I Carrasco
40,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Alex Baena I Carrasco

Colomina Guitart Busts One

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Adria Colomina Guitart
Adria Colomina Guitart

Adria Colomina Guitart raised to 4,200 and a short stack pushed for the last 15,900 from three seats over. Colomina Guitart, who was railed by Jon Gurrutxaga, eventually called with two seconds left on his shot clock.

In the showdown, it was a flip as the short stack had {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Colomina Guitart held two over cards in {a-Spades}{9-Spades}. The {j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop provided a nine, the {3-Hearts} turn and {a-Hearts} river run out gave Colomina Guitart two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Adria Colomina Guitart es
Adria Colomina Guitart
80,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Adria Colomina GuitartJon Gurrutxaga

Alonso Busts Rymar

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

In a battle of the blinds, Andrii Rymar jammed for what appeared to be more than 20,000 with king-jack and Sergio Alonso made the call with {9-Clubs}{2-Clubs} in the big blind.

Alonso nailed the {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop and the {2-Diamonds} turn to leave Rymar drawing dead, a club on the river even gave the Spaniard a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Alonso es
Sergio Alonso
80,000
34,000
34,000
Andrii Rymar ua
Andrii Rymar
Busted

Tags: Sergio AlonsoAndrii Rymar

Iordache Thriving; Pons Loses a Chunk

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

With just 15 minutes left in the level, the clocks are about to be stopped to draw for the final hands of the night. Teunis Kooij, Balkazs Biri, Benjamin Barkay and Andrei Iordache all chipped up while Fernando Pons took a hit to his stack.

Iordache bet the {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} flop for 6,000 and picked up two callers including Oriol Gregori. Only the latter check-called another 12,500 on the {4-Hearts} turn and the {5-Spades} river was checked. Iordache tabled {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} as the winning hand.

As far as Pons is concerned, he had an opponent at risk for 42,500 and tabled {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for a gutshot straight flush draw on {q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. He faced {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and couldn't get there on the {4-Spades} turn and {j-Hearts} river run out.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Barkay il
Benjamin Barkay
195,000
30,000
30,000
Balazs Biri hu
Balazs Biri
190,000
-20,000
-20,000
Andrei Iordache ro
Andrei Iordache
190,000
10,000
10,000
Teunis Kooij nl
Teunis Kooij
160,000
100,000
100,000
Oriol Gregori es
Oriol Gregori
45,000
3,000
3,000
Fernando Pons es
Fernando Pons
30,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Andrei IordacheBenjamin BarkayFernando PonsOriol GregoriTeunis Kooij

Evard and Alonso No More

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

In the final hands of the night, Sergio Alonso and Francois Evard were both eliminated.

Evard had doubled his short stack to get to around 25 big blinds not long ago and then hit top pair with {j-}{10-}. However, Erik Ostergaard turned a wheel with {a-Spades}{2-Diamonds} on the board {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} to send Evard packing.

Alonso lost two hands and just like that, his stack was reduced to zero as well.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Ostergaard dk
Erik Ostergaard
119,000
74,000
74,000
Francois Evard ch
Francois Evard
Busted
Sergio Alonso es
Sergio Alonso
Busted

Tags: Erik OstergaardFrancois EvardSergio Alonso

Day 1b Completed

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

There are 49 players out of 163 entries remaining and they have bagged up for the night. Those unhappy with their stack size thus far may enter again on Day 1c, as the bigger stack will be carried forward to Day 2.

A selection of chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.