€1,100 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2023 888poker LIVE Barcelona
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
137
Players Left
27
Day Two of the €1,100 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event Kicks Off
At 4 p.m. local time Day 2 of the €1,100 888Poker LIVE Main Event kicks off where the 122 players who bagged in the first flights will return to be joined by the survivors from the turbo Day 1d flight, which kicked off at 11 a.m. local time, here at the beautiful Barcelona©Casino.
Spaniard Jordi Escriba (209,400) will come into the day as the chip leader having secured the biggest stack late last night in Day 1c. He will be closely followed by Day 1b chip leader Kristian Larsson (206,200) in second as well as Portugal's Nuno Duarte (187,400) in third.
Start of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordi Escriba | Spain | 209,400 | 175 |
| 2 | Kristian Larsson | Norway | 206,200 | 172 |
| 3 | Nuno Duarte | Portugal | 187,400 | 156 |
| 4 | Jorge Diego | Spain | 182,900 | 152 |
| 5 | Eduardo Riego | Spain | 160,400 | 134 |
| 6 | Helma Weber | Germany | 157,500 | 131 |
| 7 | Juan Jose Garcia | Spain | 152,400 | 127 |
| 8 | Fabio Peluso | Italy | 151,700 | 126 |
| 9 | Alessandro Pichierri | Italy | 150,000 | 125 |
| 10 | Iker Aranzegi | Spain | 145,000 | 121 |
Notable players who secured a bag for Day 2 include 888Poker Ambassadors Alexandre Mantovani (80,200), Vivian Saliba (61,000), Ricardo Mateus (55,900) and Lucia Navarro (45,400). Alexandra Botez didn't manage to secure a bag yesterday but her father Andrei Botez (94,600) comes into the day with over 75 big blinds.
Day 2 levels will extend to 60 minutes in length with the money bubble expected to burst. The blinds will start at 600/1,200 with a 1,200 big blind ante. Late Registration remains open for the first two levels of play.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor in Barcelona©Casino to cover all the action from the €1,100 Main Event from start to finish until a champion is crowned on Monday 22nd May 2023.
Day 1d Qualifers
There was a total of 29 entrants and 15 bagged.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,800 | |
|
||
|
|
122,600 | |
|
79,200
79,200
|
79,200 |
|
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
67,800
67,800
|
67,800 |
|
64,300
64,300
|
64,300 |
|
52,500
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
|
49,400
49,400
|
49,400 |
|
45,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
42,100
42,100
|
42,100 |
|
|
40,400
40,400
|
40,400 |
|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
28,200
28,200
|
28,200 |
|
|
26,600
26,600
|
26,600 |
|
|
24,700
24,700
|
24,700 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Shuffle Up And Deal
Level 11
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The play has started as the 137 players have taken their seats for Day 2 of the 888poker Barcelona Main Event.
Zainescu Catches Opponent Bluffing
Level 11
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action folded around to the small blind who raised to 2,500. Carmen Zainescu was in the big blind and called.
The flop came 4♥3♦2♦ and the small blind bet 1,800. Zainescu quickly called.
Action checked though on the 3♥ turn.
The 7♣ was the river and the small blind led for 2,800. Zainescu called. The small blind tabled Q♣9♣ for a bluff while Zainescu tabled A♠9♠ to take down a pot early in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000
15,300
|
15,300 |
Colomina Jams River
Level 11
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
There was around 15,500 in the pot. Adria Colomina was in the cutoff against a player in middle position.
The board read A♥5♠3♠Q♥10♣ and middle position bet 12,800. Colomina then moved all in for around 22,000. His opponent went into the tank before folding which sent the chips to Colomina.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
-9,600
|
-9,600 |
Grane Off to Strong Start
Level 11
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Albert Grane came into Day 2 with a big stack and has grown his stack in the first level of the day.
The under-the-gun raised to 2,400 before Grane put in the three-bet to 7,000 from the early position. Action folded back to his opponent who rechecked his cards before folding as the chips went to Grane.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
227,000
85,900
|
85,900 |
|
||
Castaignon Eliminates Opponent
Level 11
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The player in the under-the-gun position moved all in for 10,100 and Remi Castaignon was in the cutoff where he asked for a count before calling. The button also made the call.
The flop came 8♦6♦3♣ and the action went check-check.
The 8♠ was the turn and Castaignon bet 8,000. The button quickly folded.
Under the gun: 5♥5♦
Remi Castaignon: 10♥10♣
Castaignon was in good shape to eliminate his opponent and held as the river came the 7♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600