Meanwhile on the feature table Remi Castaignon was in a big pot against Tero Laurila. Laurila was in the cutoff while Castaignon was in the small blind.
The board read J♣5♠2♠7♥K♦ and Laurila had put Castaignon all in holding Q♠Q♣. Castaignon had A♠J♥ and made the call for his tournament life to be eliminated from the tournament in 14th place.
Meanwhile Davide Soriano was eliminated in 13th place. The Italian will take home a payday of €5,000
Giacomo Raddi raised to 33,000 in the hijack before Albert Grane three bet to 77,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Raddi who used a time bank card before moving all in for around 480,000. Grane snap called.
Giacomo Raddi: Q♦5♦
Albert Grane: A♦K♣
Raddi had four bet bluffed while Grane had ace king but both of Raddi's cards were live. But Raddi was drawing thin when the flop came K♦3♣2♥. The turn came the 7♦ which gave Raddi a flush draw, Raddi looked intensely at the community cards but he couldn't hit the river as it came the Q♠ to eliminate Raddi from the tournament in 12th.
Day 1a chip leader Juan Jose Garcia was all in against Albert Grane.
Juan Jose Garcia: A♣8♦
Albert Grane: A♦A♥
Garcia was in trouble as he ran into Grane's pocket rockets. There was no saving Garcia as the board ran out Q♣Q♦4♦3♥J♣ to eliminate him in 11th place.
Play is currently in hand for hand as we have reached the final table bubble. 10 remain and 9 will return for the final table on Day 4 of the 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event.
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Action folded around to Juri Mereu in the small blind who moved all in for 212,000. Albert Grane was in the big blind and made the call.
The players held their cards in front of them until the hand on the feature table finished.
Juri Mereu: A♦4♦
Albert Grane: Q♦10♦
Mereu needed to hold to double up and survive. The board ran clean for Mereu as it came 7♣6♣2♣J♥5♣ to secure him the double up.
Nuno Duarte raised to 55,000 with 9♥9♦ from under the gun. Kristian Larsson moved all in for 185,000 from the cutoff with 7♥7♦. Action folded back to Duarte who called.
Kristian Larsson: 7♥7♦
Nuno Duarte: 9♥9♦
Larsson was all in for his tournament life and dominated by Duarte's superior pocket pair. The flop came Q♥6♦6♠ which was of no help to Larsson. The turn came a brick when it came the 10♠ and the A♣ river ensured Larsson's elimination in 10th for a payday of €6,040. The final 9 players will return tomorrow for the final table to fight for the €66,000.
Play has concluded for the day with 9 players making it to Day 4 and the final table of the €1,100 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event. Play will start tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. local time.
Stay tuned for end of day chip counts as well as a recap of the days action.
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