Main Event
Day 1b Started
2019 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
First Notables in the Field on Day 1b
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Stefano Schiano re-entered after having busted Day 1a along with Tal Mor, Adria Colomina Guitart, and Francesco Di Profio.
Balasz Biri and Jaume Bertran are new faces in the event and Oriol Gregori won the Opening Event during the current festival.
According to the screens, there are already 63 players registered in the first level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Rosano Wins Early Three-Bet Pot
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Several players from Romania have made the trip to Barcelona, which comes as no surprise thanks to the cooperation with PokerFest Romania during the 888poker LIVE stops in Bucharest.
One of them is Stefan Dan, who just lost a minor pot when raising from under the gun and calling a three-bet by Stefano Rosano on the button. With 1,600 in the middle and the flop showing 
, Dan checked and subsequently folded to a bet of 600 by Rosano.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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29,000
29,000
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29,000 |
Jesus Cortes Wins €2,200 High Roller; Vivian Saliba Third
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
At the same time as Day 1a of the 2019 888poker LIVE Barcelona Festival €1,100 Main Event, the €2,200 High Roller played down to a champion on the second tournament day. Registration remained open until the cards went back in the air and a field of 87 entries emerged with the top nine spots taking home a share of the €167,040 prize pool.
Only the top nine spots were paid and plenty of big names fell before that including the 888poker ambassadors Chris Moorman, Martin Jacobson and Ana Marquez to name just a few. The bubble burst in cruel fashion when Francois Evard got his last few chips in with pocket nines and Jesus Cortes, who boosted his chip lead on the bubble significantly, hit two pair with six-five.
A few hours later, it would indeed be Cortes, a former EPT Main Event finalist and recent Super High Roller participant, that lifted the trophy for the winner shots.
Final Result €2,200 High Roller
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in EUR) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesus Cortes | Spain | €45,320* | $50,651 |
| 2 | Sonny Franco | France | €33,680* | $37,642 |
| 3 | Vivian Saliba | Brazil | €23,000 | $23,000 |
| 4 | Isabel Baltazar | France | €15,500 | $15,500 |
| 5 | Adrian Costin Constantin | Romania | €12,000 | $13,412 |
| 6 | Thierry Gogniat | France | €10,500 | $10,500 |
| 7 | Gisle Olsen | Denmark | €9,500 | $10,618 |
| 8 | Maor Glam | Israel | €9,000 | $10,059 |
| 9 | Jon Gurrutxaga | Spain | €8,540 | $9,545 |
*deal of the last two players
Jon Gurrutxaga was the first to cash and he recorded another result at Casino Barcelona after his deep run in the WPT Main Event not long ago. Maor Glam, Gisle Olsen and Thierry Gogniat became the next casualties and especially Olsen was quite happy with his result as he had dropped to just over one big blind at some point.
Defending €1,100 Main Event champion Adrian Costin Constantin had to settle for fifth place. The Romanian first lost ace-king against jack-ten suited and failed to get there for the rest of it with ace-nine suited versus pocket sixes. Isabel Baltazar then fell victim to the surge of Cortes, who got there with king-eight suited versus ace-queen suited thanks to an eight on the flop.
Down to the last three, Sonny Franco and Cortes were the big stacks and 888poker ambassador Vivian Saliba below ten big blinds. She eventually pushed with six-trey suited and Franco called with ace-seven to reduce the field to the final two. Quite late in the night - or early in the morning - Cortes and Franco struck a deal in heads-up and head to play for the trophy and €7,890 with a shortened level duration. Ultimately, it was a simple flip that sealed the victory for Cortes, who held up with pocket fours against queen jack to claim the trophy.
Many of the notables that entered the €2,200 High Roller are expected to join the action on the remaining two flights of the €1,100 Main Event.
Seat Open After 20 Minutes
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
"Seat open," the dealer on table 11 announced and the cards and board were already rushed away while Balazs Biri was sitting on a double stack. According to the dealer and Biri, it was Jens Ostergaard that had played all but 20 minutes before sending his stack over to Biri when he got it in with pocket tens on a 
turn.
Biri happily called with 
for trips fives and a gutshot straight draw, and faded the two outer to start Day 1b with a bang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Reid and Pons in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
With up to 77 entries, the Day 1b field will soon surpass yesterday's numbers and two notables that have been spotted towards the end of the first level are former WSOP Main Event finalist Fernando Pons and Derek Reid. Scotsman Reid final-tabled the last 888poker LIVE Main Event in Bucharest and finished in 8th place for € 8,800 back in March 2019.
"This is my first tournament since then, I have been busy with work," Reid mentioned when he sat down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
The Field is Growing
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Jon Gurrutxaga final-tabled the €2,200 High Roller and 9th in the WPT Main Event, and the young Spaniard is looking to add another deep run to his collection here at Casino Barcelona. Further notables in the Day 1b field include Robert Escribano, Sergio Alonso and Siiri Saar.
Initially part of the livestream team, Saar won the Ladies Event in Bucharest and received a package to play the Main Event. Her work duties for the upcoming stream may be delayed depending on her progress in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |