Pictures of the Final Day
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2022 888poker LIVE Barcelona
€1,000 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 888poker LIVE Barcelona
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€320,640
Entries
334
Level
29
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Left
1
Wesson Doubles Through Kurko
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kimmo Kurko raised to 80,000 in the hijack and Stefan Wesson in the cutoff gave it some thought before moving all-in for the last 355,000. It folded back to Kurko and the Finn made the quick call.
Stefan Wesson: 
Kimmo Kurko: 
The kicker played on the 
board and the manager of Chris Eubank Jr scored the full double. Right after the hand, the last eight players were sent on a scheduled 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | -300,000 |
|
810,000 | 355,000 |
Carreras Doubles Through Hauser
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bernat Carreras called all-in for 615,000 out of the big blind when Sandro Hauser shipped it in from the small blind and the following showdown emerged.
Bernat Carreras: 
Sandro Hauser: 
The 
flop and turn delivered the additional sweat but the 
river was not enough for Carreras to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | -600,000 |
|
1,300,000 | 825,000 |
Kurko And Hauser Tussle Again in Small Pot
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kimmo Kurko raised from the button with the 
and was called by Sandro Hauser in the big blind with the 
. The 
flop was check-called by Hauser with the second pair. Both checked the 
on the turn and the 
fell on the river for Kurko to improve.
Hauser checked and Kurko now bet 220,000 into 340,000 in order to claim the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000 | -220,000 |
|
|
1,800,000 | 200,000 |
Carbo Takes Small Pot Off Kurko
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bernat Carreras got a shove through with ace-king as Kimmo Kurko laid down the 
.
Gerard Carbo then raised with the 
to 80,000 and Kurko called in the big blind with the .
The 
flop was checked by both and the turn brought no betting action either. They headed to the 
river on which Kurko check-folded to a small bet and Carbo raked in the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
1,600,000 | -200,000 |
Alex Baena Eliminated in 9th Place (€7,500)
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Gerard Carbo raised to 80,000 with the 
and was called two ways by Kimmo Kurko from two seats over and Alex Baena in the big blind. The 
flop appeared and gave Baena the nut flush draw, which he checked. Carbo also checked and Kurko then bet 70,000.
Baena gave it some consideration and then pushed all-in for 630,000, forcing a fold from Carbo and a sigh-call from Kurko after getting an exact count and using time bank extensions.
Alex Baena:
Kimmo Kurko:
Baena had one live card on top but failed to connect on the turn, the river also bricked off and sent Baena to the rail in 9th place for €7,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000 | 890,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | -120,000 |
|
Busted |
Cards In the Air for the Final Nine
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The action has commenced for the final nine players and more than half of the level remains to be played prior to the first scheduled 15-minute break of the day.
Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
There are around 36 minutes left in the level and the redraw of the last final players is as follows.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Baena | Spain | 750,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Marti Roca de Torres | Spain | 525,000 | 13 |
| 3 | Alexandre Ventura Bolet | Spain | 700,000 | 18 |
| 4 | Gerard Carbo | Spain | 1,820,000 | 46 |
| 5 | Kimmo Kurko | Finland | 910,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Stefan Wesson | United Kingdom | 455,000 | 11 |
| 7 | Sandro Hauser | Italy | 2,920,000 | 73 |
| 8 | Bernat Carreras | Spain | 475,000 | 12 |
| 9 | Ewen Trevidy | France | 1,405,000 | 35 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,920,000 | |
|
|
1,820,000 | -80,000 |
|
1,405,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
910,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
750,000 | 100,000 |
|
700,000 | -150,000 |
|
525,000 | -80,000 |
|
|
475,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
455,000 | -370,000 |
Break Before the Restart for the Final Nine
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
There is now a 15-minute break on the live stream as the final nine players combine to one table and then continue the journey to crowning a champion. The action on the stream will resume at 5.10 pm local time.
Ashley Timms Eliminated in 10th Place (€5,480)
Level 22
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Sandro Hauser raised it up from the cutoff for 85,000 and instantly called the shove by Ashley Timms in the big blind for fewer than 600,000 in chips.
Ashley Timms:
Sandro Hauser:
There was no escape for the start-of-the-day chip leader on the 
board as the kicker played and knocked out Timms in 10th place for €5,480. A short break will follow to redraw for the unofficial final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,920,000 | 720,000 |
|
Busted |