€1,100 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2023 888poker LIVE Barcelona
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
27
Players Left
9
Botez One of 27 to Return For Day 3 of the 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event
Chess personality Alexandra Botez will return for Day 3 of the €1,100 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event along with 26 others as the remaining players battle to try and reach the final table here at the beautiful Barcelona©Casino.
Botez fired multiple bullets in Day 1c but wasn't able to secure a bag. However Botez reentered at the start of Day 3 with 30,000 chips and managed to spin it up to 307,000 which put her right in the middle of the pack heading into Day 3.
Play is set to kick off at 4 p.m. local time with the blinds starting at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante as players continue to battle for the bulk of the €369,000 prizepool with a €66,000 for first place prize waiting for the eventual champion.
Catalan local Albert Grane (1,060,000) will come into the day with the chip lead after having a big stack for the whole of Day 2. He will be closely followed by Patrick Donohue (1,000,000) who also bagged over a million chips.
Start of Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Grane | Spain | 1,060,000 | 101 |
| 2 | Patrick Donohue | United Kingdom | 1,000,000 | 100 |
| 3 | Lin Xia | Spain | 809,000 | 81 |
| 4 | Dorian Dizy | Spain | 668,000 | 67 |
| 5 | Juan Jose Garcia | Spain | 664,000 | 66 |
| 6 | Alessandro Pichierri | Italy | 664,000 | 66 |
| 7 | Tullio Bertoli | Venezuela | 660,000 | 66 |
| 8 | Nils Lechner | Germany | 569,000 | 57 |
| 9 | Remi Castaignon | France | 508,000 | 51 |
| 10 | Juri Nereu | Spain | 490,000 | 49 |
888poker will stream on their twitch channel from 4:30 local time. Stay tuned to PokerNews for live reporting throughout the event until a champion is crown on Monday 21st May 2023.
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Play has started on Day 3 of the €1,100 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event.
Early Bath For Ruivieso
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ruivieso was seen exiting the tournament area after being eliminated the very first hand. The Spaniard came into the day with 131,000 but was eliminated in 27th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Donohue Eliminates Torres With Trips
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Joel Torres raised to 20,000 on the button and was called by Patrick Donehue in the big blind.
The flop came A♦10♥5♠ and Torres bet 12,000 before Donehue put in the check raise to 28,000. Torres called.
The 6♠ was the turn and Donehue fired 55,000. Again Donehue called.
The 6♥ was the river and Donehue bet 60,000 which put Torres all in. Torres made the call but was frustrated when Donehue showed J♠6♦ for rivered trips. Torres showed K♠K♥ for two pair as he was eliminated from the tournament.
Meanwhile Iker Aranzegi was eliminated at another table at the hands of Giacomo Raddi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
775,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Lechner Eliminates Giordano
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Alessandro Giordano was all in for his final 70,000 against Nils Lechner.
Alessandro Giordano: J♣9♦
Nils Lechner: Q♥J♦
Giordano came into the day as a short stack but was dominated by Lechner. There was no help as the board ran out K♠3♥2♥6♥10♣ to eliminate Giordano from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Ikonen Eliminates Algarra
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Pekka Ikonen raised to 21,000 from middle position. Action folded around to David Algarra in the small blind who moved all in for 108,000. Action folded back to Ikonen who asked for a count before pondering his decision. He eventually made the call.
David Algarra: 5♠5♦
Pekka Ikonen: A♥9♣
It was a flip for Algarra's tournament life. The flop put Algarra ahead when it came Q♠Q♥2♠ but the turn came the A♣ which had Algarra drawing to two outs. The river came the 2♥ which ensured Algarra's elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
Busted |
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Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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Pichierri Eliminates Repin In Flip
Level 20
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Meanwhile on the stream Ivan Repin was all for his final 176,000 chips against Alessandro Pichierri.
Ivan Repin: A♣Q♠
Alessandro Pichierri: 10♠10♥
It was a coinflip for Repin's tournament life but the board ran out 9♥4♦2♥10♦9♦ giving Pichierri a full house and eliminating Repin from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
436,000
|
436,000 |
|
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Busted | |