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€440 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2024 Lex Live Barcelona
€440 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 Lex Live Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€440
Prize Pool
€172,380
Total Entries
442
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
143
Players Left
35
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Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
It was a somewhat quiet start to Lex Live at the start of Day 1a, only a few tables running at the Casino Barcelona at the beginning of play.
Lex Veldhuis and members of the poker and Twitch community were hanging out in the bar doing a pub quiz, led by Veldhuis himself. Once they entered the tournament area, the room seemed more lively and, within a couple of levels, the Main Event had reached the 100-entry mark and kept on growing.
By the end of Day 1a, a total of 143 entries were made contributing €55,770 to a prize pool that is sure to grow as flights get busier throughout the week. Of those, 35 players found a bag for Day 2
Jordi Granell Diaz of Spain topped the field as Day 1a reached its conclusion. He bagged and tagged for 313,000 chips, which puts him a neat 100k in front of second-place Ben Miller of the United Kingdom who bagged for 213,000.
Diaz could be on track for his biggest live score. Miller, meanwhile, is no stranger to final table finishes around this buy-in level and has previous locked up a handful fo five figure scores.
Christian Badrian and Oscar Penella Olive are the only other players to bag for more than 200,000 chips.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordi Granell Diaz | 313,000 |
| 2 | Ben Miller | 213,000 |
| 3 | Christopher Badrian | 203,000 |
| 4 | Oscar Penella Olive | 202,000 |
| 5 | Gardar Svavarsson | 185,500 |
| 6 | Gabriel Catalin Parvulescu | 184,000 |
| 7 | Niko Wieland | 183,000 |
| 8 | Miquel Davitashvili Basanez | 182,500 |
| 9 | Michael Naughton | 175,500 |
| 10 | Etibar Gadzhiev | 171,500 |
The field was full of recreational players, along with familiar faces and a few pros in the mix. Among those to make it through were Maciej Gut of Poland, Oliver Hutchins of the United Kingdom, and Team PokerStars Pro Sebastian Huber.
Day 1b commences on Friday at 3 p.m. local time and follows the same structure as Day 1a. Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
313,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
|
213,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
|
203,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
|
202,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
185,500
185,500
|
185,500 |
|
|
184,000
184,000
|
184,000 |
|
183,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
|
182,500
182,500
|
182,500 |
|
|
175,500
175,500
|
175,500 |
|
|
171,500
139,500
|
139,500 |
|
|
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
131,500
59,500
|
59,500 |
|
|
129,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
|
127,500
127,500
|
127,500 |
|
116,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
109,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
108,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
||
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
94,500
94,500
|
94,500 |
|
|
92,500
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
|
87,500
42,500
|
42,500 |
|
87,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
86,500
86,500
|
86,500 |
|
|
85,500
85,500
|
85,500 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Players in the Lex Live Main Event have bagged and tagged for the end of Day 1a. A total of 39 players made it through the flight and will return for Day 2.
Standby for the recap on PokerNews.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Mzzlaar raised from late position and Lourenco Del Prete moved all in from the big blind for 38,000. The pair engaged in a bit of verbal back and forth.
"You're talking," said Mzzlaar as he slapped in the chips. Players turned their cards, with Del Prete at risk.
Lourenco Del Prete: Q♠Q♦ 
Mzzlaar: A♠J♥
The board ran out 9♥7♦Q♥6♦2♥. Del Prete made a set of queens on the flop and won the pot to double up his stack.
Mzzlaar did win a pot back the next hand, but overall Del Prete came out of the two-hand exchange on top.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The tournament director has made the announcement. There will be six more hands played today.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action folded around to Oscar Penella Olive in the small blind, who put Oliver Hutchins all in from the big blind. Players flipped their cards, with Hutchins at risk.
Oliver Hutchins: K♠10♠
Oscar Penella Olive: Q♣J♦
The board ran out 5♣4♥K♥2♠4♣. Hutchins paired his king on the flop and held to double up his stack as the end of Day 1a draws closer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
181,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
"Yesssss!", came the shout from the corner of a room. Rens Buijs was embracing Bert Stevens after defeating him heads-up to win the High Roller. Buijs takes €13,500 for first place, while Stevens won €9,000 for second place.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
It's time for the final level of Day 1a, the first of three starting flights in the Lex Live Main Event. There are currently 40 players remaining and in 40-minutes time, many of those will be bagging for Day 2.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
