Surrounded by luxurious beaches, Casino Barcelona once again beckons the poker world to the shores of the Mediterranean for the start of the 888poker Live Barcelona Main Event.
The first of four starting flights begins at 3 p.m. local time. Players begin with a 50,000 starting stack, and levels will be 40 minutes long for the first three opening days. The schedule calls for 14 levels to be played on each starting flight. There is also a turbo Day 1d flight on May 17 at 11 a.m. with 20-minute levels. Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2 at 5 p.m. on the 17th, with unlimited reentries allowed during the registration period.
Event Schedule
| Day | Time | Flight | Levels |
|---|
| May 14 | 3 p.m. | Day 1a | 40 minutes |
| May 15 | 3 p.m. | Day 1b | 40 minutes |
| May 16 | 3 p.m. | Day 1c | 40 minutes |
| May 17 | 11 a.m. | Day 1d | 20 minutes |
| May 17 | 5 p.m. | Day 2 | 40 minutes |
| May 18 | 4 p.m. | Day 3 | 60 minutes |
Josep Valls defeated Jose Criado heads-up to stand atop a 476-entry field in this event last year, taking home €61,550 after a four-way chop. Others to make deep runs included WPT champion Florens Feenstra and 2016 WSOP November Niner Fernando Pons. Vivian Saliba and Lucia Navarro flew the flag for the 888poker ambassadors as they managed to make it into the money.
2024 Final Table results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Josep Valls | Spain | € 61,550* |
| 2 | Jose Criado | Spain | € 41,985* |
| 3 | Gonzalo Mencia | Spain | € 37,895* |
| 4 | Leo Jubien | France | € 35,570* |
| 5 | Guillem Morgo | Spain | € 15,000 |
| 6 | Jose Massa | Spain | € 10,800 |
| 7 | Scott Fritz | United States | € 8,550 |
| 8 | Fernando Marco | Spain | € 6,900 |
| 9 | Daguang Lin | Spain | € 5,500 |
*- denotes four-way deal
This is the third 888poker Live event of 2025. Team ambassador Ian Simpson took the title in Madrid in January, while Dean Lyall prevailed on home soil in Glasgow in March. The next stop is scheduled for London in September.
Stay tuned as PokerNews follows the action over the next five days and provides live updates as the field battles for the trophy here in Barcelona.
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Fernando PonsFlorens FeenstraIan SimpsonJose CriadoJosep VallsLucia NavarroVivian Saliba
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