2019 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 1c
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

First Bullet No Good for Constantin

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Adrian Costin Constantin
Adrian Costin Constantin

The title defense of Adrian Costin Constantin is off to a rocky start as the Romanian was eliminated in the final hand of level three. Down to half the starting stack not long ago, he was involved in a three-way pot and saw a {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{k-Hearts} turn.

With more than 12,000 in the middle, Ricardo Graells bet 8,000 and forced one fold. Constantin jammed for little more and was quickly called.

Adrian Costin Constantin: {j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Ricardo Graells: {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

Constantin needed a seven or queen, but instead, the {5-Clubs} river bricked off.

Kara Scott can be found on the same table and has dropped below the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:97] ch
[Removed:97]
48,000
17,000
17,000
Kara Scott ca
Kara Scott
22,000
-10,000
-10,000
Adrian Costin Constantin ro
Adrian Costin Constantin
Busted
Defending Champion

Tags: Adrian Costin Constantin

Podovei Missing; van Boxtel and Constantin Short

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Gabriel Podovei
Gabriel Podovei

Gabriel Podovei appears to have already been eliminated and defending champion Adrian Costin Constantin as well as Raul van Boxtel are left short. The latter check-called a bet of 6,000 by Ciaran Burke on the {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades}{q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} river and mucked when he was shown {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} for top pair and top kicker by Burke.

Also on the rail is Jan Teunis, Vanni Losi has a double stack on his former table. Jesper Hansen ran with aces into a set of tens in the second hand and busted after, but has since re-entered.

Player Chips Progress
Vanni Losi
Vanni Losi
60,000
60,000
60,000
Ciaran Burke ie
Ciaran Burke
48,000
48,000
48,000
Jesper Hansen dk
Jesper Hansen
29,000
-1,000
-1,000
Adrian Costin Constantin ro
Adrian Costin Constantin
12,000
-18,000
-18,000
Defending Champion
Raul van Boxtel nl
Raul van Boxtel
10,000
-20,000
-20,000
Gabriel Podovei es
Gabriel Podovei
Busted
Jan Teunis nl
Jan Teunis
Busted

Tags: Adrian Costin ConstantinCiaran BurkeGabriel PodoveiJan TeunisJesper HansenRaul Van Boxtel

Saliba and Cortes Meet Again

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Vivian Saliba
Vivian Saliba

Vivian Saliba and Jesus Cortes battled for many hours in the €2,200 High Roller, in which the 888poker ambassador finished third and Cortes emerged victorious. Now, they both entered in the second level of the day and not only happened to be on the same table but next to each other.

Furthermore, Francesco Di Profio, Vicente Delgado, Raul van Boxtel and Carmen Zainescu all entered too.

Player Chips Progress
Francesco Di Profio it
Francesco Di Profio
30,000
30,000
30,000
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
30,000
30,000
30,000
Jesus Cortes es
Jesus Cortes
30,000
30,000
30,000
Vicente Delgado es
Vicente Delgado
30,000
30,000
30,000
Raul van Boxtel nl
Raul van Boxtel
30,000
30,000
30,000
Carmen Zainescu ro
Carmen Zainescu
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Carmen ZainescuFrancesco Di ProfioJesus CortesRaul Van BoxtelVicente DelgadoVivian Saliba

The Final Starting Day in Barcelona Kicks Off at 3PM!

Tournament Room at Casino Barcelona
Tournament Room at Casino Barcelona

The third and final starting day of the 2019 888poker LIVE Barcelona €1,100 Main Event will get underway at 3 p.m. local time at Casino Barcelona and, despite the Champions League final later in the evening, the far biggest starting day is expected in one of the most popular poker destinations of Europe.

So far, the previous two flights have attracted fields of 109 entries and 163 entries respectively, and 76 players have already secured themselves a seat for Day 2 and chance to play for a portion of the guaranteed prize pool of €550,000.

Day 1a chip leader Demetrio Caminita remains at the top thus far with his impressive stack of 426,000, while last night's Day 1b chip leader Maksims Gorbacs is now second overall with 268,500.

The duo is in excellent position to not only take a shot at the six-figure prize pool and 888poker LIVE Main Event trophy, but also a package for the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event. The eventual champion in a few days time will receive a package worth $12,600 for the trip to Las Vegas[/B], courtesy of event host and WSOP sponsor 888poker!

2019 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event at a glance

DayDateTimeEntriesSurvivorsFurther Information
Day 1aMay 30th, 201918:0010931Play 12 levels of 45 minutes; unlimited re-entries until Day 2
Day 1bMay 31st, 201918:0016345Play 12 levels of 45 minutes; unlimited re-entries until Day 2
Day 1cJune 1st, 201915:00tbatbaPlay 12 levels of 45 minutes; unlimited re-entries until Day 2
Day 2June 2nd, 201915:00tbatbaLevel duration increases to 60 minutes; registration closes at start of day
Day 3June 3rd, 201915:00--Play down to a champion!

A total of 12 levels of 45 minutes each are scheduled and all players receive 30,000 in chips. The registration period will remain open until the start of Day 2 and unlimited re-entries can be purchased during that time frame. The tournament also features a 30-second shot clock right from the start and all participants receive four time banks of 30 seconds when they sit down, which will be replenished at each following tournament day for all hopefuls that advance and bag up chips.

Day 1 level structure

LevelSmall blindBig BlindBig Blind Ante
11001000
21002000
3100200200
4200300300
5200400400
6300500500
7300600600
8400800800
95001,0001,000
106001,2001,200
118001,6001,600
121,0002,0002,000

Defending champion Adrian Costin Constantin, who came out on top of a field of 709 entries in 2018, is expected to start his title defense today after reaching the final table of the €2,200 High Roller two days ago already. Joining him at the tables will be the 888poker ambassadors Martin Jacobson, Vivian Saliba, and Kara Scott, along with plenty of other notables from near and far.

PokerNews will be your one-stop shop for all the updates here in Barcelona, 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.

Tags: Adrian Costin ConstantinDemetrio CaminitaKara ScottMaksims GorbacsMartin Jacobson