€1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2023 888poker LIVE Barcelona
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 888poker LIVE Barcelona
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€369,000
Entries
369
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
44
Players Left
17
17 Players Bag at End of Day 1a of 888 Live Barcelona Main Event
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The return to Barcelona for the 888Poker LIVE €1,100 Main Event kicked off with a bang as 17 players managed to secure a bag after ten levels of play. Those 17 will bring their chips into Day 2 on Saturday 20th May here at the beautiful beachside Barcelona©Casino.
It was Juan Jose Garcia who managed to bag biggest as he secured a stack of 152,400 to bring forward to Day 2. However Garcia was closely followed by Harcharan Dogra who secured a healthy 140,700. Online qualifier Nils Lecher(126,000) also bagged big as the German had an above average stack for most of the day to make it to Day 2.
Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1a
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Jose Garcia | Spain | 152,400 | 127 |
| 2 | Harcharan Dogra | Spain | 140,700 | 117 |
| 3 | Nils Lecher | Germany | 126,000 | 105 |
| 4 | Michael Falcon | Denmark | 110,000 | 92 |
| 5 | Jurgen Resch | Austria | 94,400 | 79 |
| 6 | Jeremy Lyons | Canada | 91,100 | 76 |
| 7 | Tevo Lauvila | Spain | 83,300 | 69 |
| 8 | Alessandro Mordano | Spain | 80,800 | 67 |
| 9 | Pekka Ikonen | Finland | 66,900 | 56 |
| 10 | Ivan Repin | Russia | 66,800 | 56 |
The first flight attracted 44 entries but those who didn't make it will have plenty of chances, as there are still three more starting flights to come in the following days.
Christian Castro started the day off to a flying start as he managed to cooler his opponent early in the day when his pocket aces dominated his opponents pocket kings to eliminate him from the tournament. However Castro didn't manage to secure a bag as he exited the tournament towards the end of the day.
Harcharan Dogra also made a fair few chips with pocket aces as the Spaniard secured a double up post flop against his opponent pocket jacks when all the chips went in the middle on the ten high paired board.
Ryan Dansie also started to build a stack towards the middle of the day when he five bet shoved from the big blind against his opponent from early position to take down a big pot before the flop but couldn't bag a top ten stack as his momentum waned towards the end of the day.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow with coverage of Day 1b which kicks of tomorrow again at 6:00 p.m. local time where ten 45-minute levels will be played.PokerNews will continue live reporting until a champion is crowned on Monday 22nd May 2023.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,400 | 152,400 |
|
140,700 | 24,700 |
|
126,000 | -10,100 |
|
110,000 | 8,000 |
|
94,400 | 30,400 |
|
91,100 | 17,600 |
|
|
83,300 | 83,300 |
|
|
80,800 | 80,800 |
|
66,900 | 66,900 |
|
66,800 | 3,800 |
|
60,300 | 1,300 |
|
|
60,200 | 60,200 |
|
|
51,900 | 51,900 |
|
50,200 | 2,200 |
|
42,600 | -7,400 |
|
35,000 | |
|
13,100 | -18,100 |
Play Concluded
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Play has concluded with 17 players bagging and tagging. Stay tuned for a full end of day chip counts and an end of day recap.
Four More Hands
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The tournament director has announced that four more hands will be played until the players bag and tag for the night.
Repin Gets Three Bet Through
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ryan Dansie raised to 2,200 on the button. Action folded around to Ivan Repin in the big blind who three bet to 7,200. Danise instantly mucked as the chips went to Repin
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000 | 7,500 |
|
|
48,000 | -6,500 |
Dogra Wins at Showdown
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
It was a blind vs blind battle between Harcharan Dogra in the small blind and Ryan Dansie in the big blind.
There was around 5,000 in the pot as the flop of Q♥10♣6♠ checked through.
The 5♦ was the turn and Dogra bet 2,000. Dansie called.
The turn was the 3♦ and action checked through. Dogra showed K♦3♠ for bottom pair which was enough to take down the pot as Dansie mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
116,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
54,500 | -7,500 |
Biribao Takes Pot on River
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Under the gun raised to 3,000 and Francesco Biribao called in early position.
The flop came A♣6♠2♣ and action checked through.
The 10♣ was the turn and Biribao called a 4,000 bet from his opponent.
The river was the 10♦ and under the gun checked to Biribao who bet 8,600. Biribao's opponent folded and the dealer slid the chips in Biribao's direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | 17,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Repin Pushes Out Giesberts
Level 9
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Thom Giesberts raised the button and was called by Ivan Repin in the big blind.
There was around 5,000 in the pot as the flop came K♣10♠7♦. Repin check called the 1,200 continuation bet from Giesberts.
Action checked through on the 7♠ turn.
The river brought the 7♠ and Repin bet 3,500 which vaused Giesberts to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,500 | |
|
12,500 | -11,500 |