Gibson and Banfield to Battle for Victory in the Mega Knockout Side Event
Two members of the 888poker Stream Team will be among the 13 returning players in the Mega Knockout Side Event. Initially slated to be a one-day tournament, the €165 buy-in attracted a field of 294 entries for a €44,100 prize pool and the last 13 contenders bagged up for the night. They will be back at 4pm local time to play for the biggest slice of the cash pool along with €50 bounties for each opponent they send to the rail.
Local player Carlos Avila Ortega leads the way with a stack of 930,000 but hot on his heels is David Gibson with a stack of 830,000. The second Stream Member in contention is Jordan Banfield, who has a healthy stack of 595,000 and sits in seventh place for the restart.
Mega Knockout Day 2 Seat Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | Sergio Rodriguez Cobos | Spain | 650,000 |
| 15 | 2 | Francisco Rus Padilla | Spain | 335,000 |
| 15 | 3 | Andre Geiger | Austria | 435,000 |
| 15 | 4 | Kjell Kaspersen | Norway | 340,000 |
| 15 | 5 | El Houssaine Bahssou | France | 760,000 |
| 15 | 6 | Gerard Gomez Bertomeu | Spain | 430,000 |
| 16 | 1 | Oriol Gregori I Palacios | Spain | 775,000 |
| 16 | 2 | Carlos Avila Ortega | Spain | 930,000 |
| 16 | 3 | Jordan Banfield | Canada | 595,000 |
| 16 | 4 | Ignacio Balbas Roma | Spain | 740,000 |
| 16 | 5 | Arnaud Santiago | France | 275,000 |
| 16 | 6 | David Gibson | United Kingdom | 830,000 |
| 16 | 7 | Josep Puig Solanilla | Spain | 195,000 |
Both 888poker Stream Team members have locked up €535 in cash so far while Gibson also mentioned on Twitter to have racked up quite a few bounties already. The winner of the event can look forward to a cash prize worth €5,980 and Gibson as well as Banfield can be expected to enter Day 1c of the €1,100 Main Event once their journey in the Side Event has concluded.
I have a day 2 today at the @888poker event in Barcelona. A few sunruns here and there and we're down to 13 people… https://t.co/GiWRii8VwW
— David Gibson (@DaveGibson91)
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