Packed House Expected on Day 1c of the 888poker Live Barcelona Main Event
The Casino Barcelona will be full to the brim today when Day 1c of the 888poker Live Barcelona Main Event begins at 3 p.m. local time.
The third of four starting flights is expected to be the biggest one of them all. The first two opening days attracted a total of 161 entries, with 34 players already securing their spot on Day 2. The field should grow substantially over the course of the next two days as there is also a turbo Day 1d flight tomorrow at 11 a.m. and late registration remains open until the start of Day 2 at 5 p.m.
Chang Tan remains the man to catch as his massive stack of 574,000 that he amassed on the first day wasn’t seriously challenged yesterday. Dan Hoidahl (451,000), Tiago Luis (428,000), 888poker Live Bucharest champion Razvan Morar (396,500), and Eric Sucias (378,000) round out the top five stacks from the first two flights.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chang Tan | Hong Kong | 574,000 | 115 |
| 2 | Dan Hoidahl | Norway | 451,000 | 90 |
| 3 | Tiago Luis | Portugal | 428,000 | 86 |
| 4 | Razvan Morar | Romania | 396,500 | 79 |
| 5 | Eric Sucias | Spain | 378,000 | 76 |
| 6 | Ariel Faskowicz | Spain | 367,000 | 73 |
| 7 | Aaron Barone | United States | 349,500 | 70 |
| 8 | Antonio Lopez | Spain | 341,000 | 68 |
| 9 | Iwan Molina | Spain | 337,500 | 68 |
| 10 | Alin Grasu | Romania | 315,500 | 63 |
Other players already awaiting Day 2 include Ariel “Galactico” Faskowicz (367,000), 888poker team members Aaron Barone (349,500) and Vivian Saliba (299,500), as well as Koen De Visscher (221,000), popular YouTuber Inaki Angulo (197,500), High Roller champion Sergi Escote (145,000), and WSOP Europe Main Event champion Marti Roca (107,000).
Players on Day 1c begin with a 50,000 starting stack and will play 14 40-minute levels. There is a break after every three levels, and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9 which should come around 9:30 p.m.
Stay tuned as PokerNews follows all the action from what is sure to be a busy day here in Barcelona.