€1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 888poker LIVE Barcelona

05-18-2023 00:37 UTC+2

Baena Five Bet Shoves

Lewis Powell

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player raised to 1,300 from under the gun before Alex Baena three bet to 3,800 from early position. Action folded around to Thom Giesberts in the small blind who four bet to 9,300.

Action folded back to Baena who paused before moving all in for around 36,000. Giesberts asked for a count while he pondered his decision. Giesberts decided to lay his hand down as the chips went to Baena.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Baena	48,000 13,700	13,700
Thom Giesberts	37,100 -9,900	-9,900

Tags: Alex Baena Thom Giesberts

05-18-2023 00:26 UTC+2

Resch Gets Four Bet Through

Lewis Powell

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The button opened to 1,200 before Thom Giesberts three bet to 3,800 from the small blind. Jurgen Resch was in the big blind and four bet to 10,600 which prompted a quick fold from both players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jurgen Resch	67,000
Thom Giesberts	47,000 20,900	20,900

Tags: Jurgen Resch Thom Giesberts

05-18-2023 00:16 UTC+2

Locatelli Check Shoves Flop

Lewis Powell

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The cutoff limped and Raffaello Locatelli limped behind in the small blind. The big blind checked behind.

The flop came A♦K♣Q♦ and action checked to the cutoff who bet 2,200. Locatelli eyed up his opponents stack before moving all in for around 12,500. The big blind quickly folded and the cutoff soon followed suit as the chips went to the Italian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raffaello Locatelli	16,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Raffaello Locatelli

05-18-2023 00:07 UTC+2

Khalil Shoves on Opponent

Lewis Powell

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Youssafi Khalil raised to 1,200 from under the gun before he was three-bet by an opponent in early position who made it 2,700. Action folded back to Khalil who called.

The flop came 10♥5♦5♣ and Khalil checked. His opponent bet 2,500 which caused Khalil to instantly announce all in for 10,500 effective covering his opponent. His opponent rechecked his card before folding as the chips went to Khalil

Player	Chips	Progress
Youssafi Khalil	35,000

Tags: Youssafi Khalil

05-18-2023 00:00 UTC+2

Baena Shoves Turn

Lewis Powell

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Joining the action on the turn Alex Baena was in the cutoff against his opponent who was under the gun.

There was around 16,500 in the pot as the board read 8♦6♠4♣4♥. Baena was checked to and announced all in for 17,800. His opponent asked for a count before he folded as the chips went to Baena.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Baena	34,300 11,700	11,700

Tags: Alex Baena

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

05-17-2023 22:54 UTC+2

Dinner Break

Lewis Powell

Level 6 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Players will now be going on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 11:50 p.m. local time.

05-17-2023 22:47 UTC+2

Podovei Raises River

Lewis Powell

Level 6 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Gabriel Podovei was in action against the small blind.

There was 3,500 in the pot heading to the flop of A♥Q♠10♠. The small blind bet 1,200 and Podovei quickly called.

The K♣ was the turn and Podovei's opponent continued for 2,500. Again Podovei just called.

The river came the A♠ and the small blind down bet to 1,200. Podovei raised to 5,000 which put his opponent in the tank before he folded conceding the pot to Podovei.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Podovei	31,500

Tags: Gabriel Podovei

05-17-2023 22:37 UTC+2

Locatelli Takes Down Pot

Lewis Powell

Level 6 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Raffaello Locatelli raised to 1,100 from under the gun and was called by an opponent in early position.

The flop came K♥Q♣4♣ and Locatelli check called his opponent's 1,300 bet.

The turn was the 6♣ and again Locatelli check called a bet of 1,800.

The 9♥ was the river and Locatelli led out for 6,100 which caused his opponent to fold to win himself the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raffaello Locatelli	24,000

Tags: Raffaello Locatelli

05-17-2023 22:27 UTC+2

Fang Double Barrels

Lewis Powell

Level 6 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Giada Fang was in middle position against her opponent in early position. There was around 8,000 in the pot as the flop came K♦J♦2♠. Fang continued for 2,600 when checked to and her opponent called.

The turn came the A♠ and again her opponent checked. Fang fired 5,600 which was enough to take down the pot as her opponent quickly folded.