The Casino Barcelona poker room will be packed today as a big field is expected for Day 1c of the 888poker Live Barcelona €888 Main Event.
There have been 133 entries so far through the first two starting flights, with 38 players already advancing to Day 2. They are led by Michael Falcon (548,000), while Jenny Westerlund (428,000), Terry Jordon (394,000), Jesus Ramos (324,000), and Maxime Colom (310,000) round out the top five.
Current Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Michael Falcon | Denmark | 548,000 | 183 |
| 2 | Jenny Westerlund | Sweden | 428,000 | 143 |
| 3 | Terry Jordon | United Kingdom | 394,000 | 131 |
| 4 | Jesus Ramos | Spain | 324,000 | 108 |
| 5 | Maxime Colom | France | 310,000 | 103 |
| 6 | Kokoro Harada | Japan | 309,000 | 103 |
| 7 | Marcos Paneque | Spain | 297,000 | 99 |
| 8 | James Hawkins | United Kingdom | 270,000 | 90 |
| 9 | Chang Tan | Hong Kong | 242,000 | 81 |
| 10 | Lucia Navarro | Spain | 241,000 | 80 |
Other players through include James Hawkins (270,000), Lucia Navarro (241,000), Ian Simpson (216,000), Florens Feenstra (166,000), Inaki Angulo (151,000), Darya Hulyk (117,000), Josep Valls (113,00), Ricardo Mateus (102,000), and Vivian Saliba (75,000).
The players who come out for today’s flight will have as their goal to join them tomorrow in a bid to make the money and final table. Players begin with a 50,000 starting stack, and will play 13 40-minute levels today. There is a break after every three levels, and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9. Unlimited reentries are available, with late registration remaining open until the start of Day 2.
This isn’t the last chance to take a shot at the title, however. There is still a turbo Day 1d flight beginning tomorrow at 11 a.m. before all surviving players return for Day 2 at 5 p.m.
Stay tuned as PokerNews follows all the action throughout the day and provides live updates.