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€888 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2024 888poker LIVE Barcelona
€888 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 888poker LIVE Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€369,450
Total Entries
476
Level
32
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
141
Players Left
46
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The action has come to a close on the second of four starting flights in the 888poker LIVE Barcelona €888 Main Event here at Casino Barcelona. Day 1b attracted a total of 141 entrants, bringing the total prize pool to $183,416 so far. By the end of the night 46 players managed to find a bag and advance to Day 2.
Romania's Gabriel Podovei finished the night with the biggest stack across the first two starting flights, ending with 469,000 chips. That stack will be worth 156 big blinds going into Day 2. Podovei's most closely followed by Argentina's Luis Zamora (386,000) and Spain's Jordi Diaz (371,000).
888poker Ambassador Lucia Navarro also bagged a top ten stack, finishing the night with 264,500. Navarro flopped quads and got paid in the penultimate level of the night en route to finishing with the sixth-largest stack.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Podovei | Romania | 469,000 | 156 |
| 2 | Luis Zamora | Argentina | 386,000 | 129 |
| 3 | Jordi Diaz | Spain | 371,000 | 124 |
| 4 | Mohamed Chanda | - | 285,500 | 95 |
| 5 | Fran Garcia | Spain | 270,500 | 90 |
| 6 | Lucia Navarro | Spain | 264,500 | 88 |
| 7 | Paul Minzariu | Italy | 258,000 | 86 |
| 8 | Marc Oller | Spain | 233,000 | 78 |
| 9 | Alexander Ellison | United Kingdom | 220,500 | 74 |
| 10 | Ariel Galactico | Spain | 215,500 | 72 |
Other 888poker ambassadors to advance include Vivian Saliba (150,500) and Alexandre Mantovani (33,000). Fellow ambassadors Ian Simpson, Nick Eastwood and Aaron Barone also played in day 1b but were not as fortunate and ultimately busted before the end of the night.
Online qualifiers Fran Garcia and Francesc Subirada also managed to advance to Day 2 tonight. Fran Garcia bagged a top five stack, finishing with an impressive 270,500 while Subirada ended in the middle of the pack with 125,000.
Two starting flights remain with Day 1c starting at 3:00 p.m. local time tomorrow May 18 and a turbo Day 1d flight, featuring 20-minute levels, taking place at noon on the following day on May 19. The fields will combine for Day 2 at 5:00 p.m. local time the same day, which will play 12 45-minute levels.
The PokerNews team will be on hand to provide all the action until a winner is crowned on the final day taking place on May 20.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
469,000
93,000
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93,000 |
|
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386,000
386,000
|
386,000 |
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371,000
71,500
|
71,500 |
|
|
285,500
285,500
|
285,500 |
|
|
270,500
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
264,500
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
||
|
258,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
|
233,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
220,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
215,500
500
|
500 |
|
|
198,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
|
193,500
193,500
|
193,500 |
|
|
193,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
|
186,500
186,500
|
186,500 |
|
|
181,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
|
174,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
163,500
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
|
162,500
162,500
|
162,500 |
|
150,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
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|
148,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
142,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
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138,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
130,500
130,500
|
130,500 |
|
125,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The action has come to a close for Day 1b of the Main Event. The second starting flight attracted 141 total entrants and 46 players were able to find a bag at the end of the night.
Stay tuned for full updated chip counts and a recap of the night's action.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
In a preflop confrontation a player in the cutoff was all in for about 35,000 and up against Vivian Saliba who was on the button with a covering stack.
Cutoff: Q♣Q♥ 
Vivian Saliba: A♥K♥
The board ran out 5♥A♣5♦3♥A♠ giving Saliba aces full of fives to take the pot and send her opponent to the rail in one of the final hands of the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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152,000
54,000
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54,000 |
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The tournament staff have announced that six more hands will be played before the end of the night.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A player on the button opened to 5,000 and received calls from Gabriel Podovei in the small blind and a player in the big blind.
The flop came J♠9♠8♠ and Podovei led out with a bet of 5,000. The big blind folded while the button made the call.
Both remaining players checked the 8♦ turn leading to the 3♥ river. Podovei sized up with a bet of 50,000, sending his opponent deep into the tank.
The player on the button counted out his stack and thought for several minutes before finally opting to fold and Podovei continued to accumulate chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
376,000
376,000
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376,000 |
|
|
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Vivian Saliba opened to 5,500 from the hijack and was called by a player on the button and Toni Padilla in the big blind.
The flop came A♠4♦3♣. Padilla checked, Saliba fired a 3,500 continuation bet and both of her opponents made the call.
All three players then checked the A♣ turn leading to the 3♦ river. Padilla bet 8,500 and both Saliba and the player on the button opted to fold.
Padilla revealed the 2♥ in his hand before taking the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000 | |
|
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98,000 | |
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Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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