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2022 888poker LIVE Barcelona
€1,000 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 888poker LIVE Barcelona
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€320,640
Entries
334
Level
29
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
94
Players Left
39
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Dinner Break on Day 1a
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Out of a field of 78 entries, the last 59 players have been sent on a scheduled 60-minute dinner break. Another four levels are scheduled for Day 1a.
Rubiralta Essentially Doubles
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Having defended out of the big blind, Gerard Rubiralta check-raised the 
flop to 5,100 and was called only by the table big stack Xavier Sandoval Riba in the cutoff. Rubiralta bet the 
turn for 6,500 to earn a call and then made it 11,600 to go on the 
river, keeping just 1,000 behind.
Sandoval Riba called and mucked when he was shown the 
for the flopped ten-high straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | 14,000 |
|
46,300 | 46,300 |
Short Stack Double for Khaleghian
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Alexandre Mantovani raised to 1,200 and Kian Khaleghian then got the last 4,700 in from two seats over. Rene Majed in the blinds asked for a count and called while Mantovani folded.
Kian Khaleghian: 
Rene Majed: 
The dominating pair remained ahead throughout the 
board and Khaleghian doubled, then predicted he would turn it into a six-figure stack eventually. On the same table, Alexandre Ventura Bolet emerged as the current chip leader with more than three times the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 58,000 |
|
42,000 | -30,000 |
|
20,000 | -23,000 |
|
16,000 | -10,500 |
|
12,500 | 1,500 |
Chico Lopez Bows Out on a Move
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
The cards of Manuel Chico Lopez were just mucked when Ernst Soderkvist raked in the large pot. His 
had flopped the top set and turned queens full on the 
board.
When asked when the holdings of the Spaniard were, James Crawley-Boevey on the same table replied "three four of diamonds, this hand was a very good advertisement for this tournament."
Chico Lopez is expected to be back shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | 58,000 |
|
46,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Abernathy Eliminated in Three-Way All-In
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
The board was already mucked according to the Spanish live reporters from Poker Red and Sam Abernathy was spotted on her way out. Her last 6,200 had gone in preflop with the 
and Joan Capel Gallardo got involved with the 
. However, it was the 
of Max Avela that won it all with no paint cards making an appearance.
The empty seat of Abernathy was filled by Gabriel Podovei, who sported more than the starting stack all of a sudden only minutes after he was very short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 40,000 |
|
35,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Mataix Manauta Gets a Shove Through
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Three players headed to the 
flop on which Jordi Mataix Manauta checked out of the big blind. Marc Gonzalez Valls bet 4,100 into a pot of 5,100 and was called by the player from one seat over. Mataix Manauta then opted to check-shove for around 33,000 and Gonzalez went into the tank without asking for an exact count.
He used one time bank and folded, as did the third player in the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000 | 14,900 |
|
|
28,000 | 13,500 |
Chico Lopez Doubles Through Kallas
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Patrick Kallas was left with his head shaking after he paid off the double to Manuel Chico Lopez. The latter was on his second bullet and the chips had not gone in preflop but on a later street. On a board of 
, the 
of Chico Lopez were good enough as Kallas only had the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | 43,000 |
|
20,000 | -45,000 |
Recent Casualties
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Ariel Faskowicz Becker and Yogev Ohayon were among the casualties before the dinner break while former big stack Gabriel Povodei was reduced to just a third of the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |