888poker LIVE Barcelona Runs May 10-22; Will There be a Spanish Main Event Champion?

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
4 min read
888poker LIVE Barcelona

888poker takes its thrilling live poker tour to sunny Barcelona for the fifth time in 888poker LIVE history from May 10-22, and it brings an action-packed schedule of events with it. Among the busy schedule is a €1,100 buy-in Main Event, which PokerNews' live reporting team will bring you live and exclusive coverage from.

Barcelona is a hotbed of poker action, which is one of the reasons all of the major tours drop anchor there at some stage of their seasons. 888poker LIVE first jetted off to Barcelona in May 2017 and the stop would have been an ever-present had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic curtailing live poker for a couple of years.

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Surprisingly, despite each field being overwhelmingly Spanish, no Spaniard has managed to triumph in the €1,100 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event. Italy's Luigi Shehadeh won the inaugural event, Romanian Adrian Constantin took it down in 2018, while Italian Gabriele Rossi become the tournament's champion in 2019.

More recently, in May 2022, another Italian in Sandro Silvano Hauser came out on top and clinched the title. Is 2023 when Spain finally wins an 888poker LIVE Main Event title on home soil?

Past 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event Champions

DateBuy-inEntrantsPrize PoolChampionPrize
May. 2022€1,100334€320,640Sandro Silvano Hauser€56,800
Jun. 2019€1,100551€551,000Gabriele Rossi€110,000
Jun. 2018€1,100709€709,000Adrian Constantin€114,025
May 2017€1,100609€584,640Luigi Shehadeh€110,000

888poker LIVE Barcelona Schedule

The Casino Barcelona will be crammed to the brim with poker players from all over the world from May 10-22, such is the lure of the 888poker LIVE tour.

The eagerly anticipated €220 Opening Event starts on May 11 and crowns its champion on May 14. Last year, the Opening Event ended in a four-way chop between a trio of Spaniards and a Frenchman. France's Jimmy Vert finished fourth for €11,665, Sergio Carrasco was third (€11,715), Manuel Blazquez second (€11,740), and Daniel Baila (€16,580) became the champion.

Those heading to Spain will also be able to get their teeth into a €2,200 High Roller and a €5,300 Super High Roller. Warren Aspey is the reigning champion of the €2,200 High Roller, while a certain Daniel "Jungleman" Cates holds the €5,300 Super High Roller trophy.

DateTimeEvent
Wed 10 May5:00 p.m.€175 NLHE Mega Knockout
 8:00 p.m.€50 Turbo Satellite to Opening Event 1A
Thu 11 May4:00 p.m.€50 Turbo Satellite to Opening Event 1A or 1B
 6:00 p.m.€220 NLHE 888poker LIVE Barcelona Opening Event Day 1A
 8:00 p.m.€50 Turbo Satellite to Opening Event 1B
Fri 12 May5:00 p.m.€220 NLHE 888poker LIVE Barcelona Opening Event Day 1B
 7:00 p.m.€88 NLHE The Mayhem
 9:00 p.m.€220 Step 2 Satellite to 888poker LIVE Main Event
Sat 13 May2:00 p.m.€50 Turbo Satellite to Opening Event
 3:00 p.m.€220 NLHE 888poker LIVE Barcelona Opening Event Day 1C
 6:00 p.m.€115 NLHE The Rumble
 10:00 p.m.€220 NLHE 888poker LIVE Barcelona Opening Event Turbo Day 1D
Sun 14 May3:00 p.m.Opening Event Final Day
 5:00 p.m.€115 NLHE The Triple Threat
 8:00 p.m.€50 NLHE The Mini Shot Turbo
Mon 15 May4:30 p.m.€500 Satellite to Super High Roller
 5:00 p.m.€165 NLHE The Mid Shot
 8:00 p.m.€5,300 NLHE Super High Roller Day 1
 9:00 p.m.€220 Step 2 Satellite to 888poker LIVE Main Event
Tue 16 May4:30 p.m.€400 Satellite to High Roller
 5:00 p.m.Super High Roller Day 2
 6:00 p.m.€330 NHE Mystery Bounty
 8:00 p.m.€2,200 NLHE High Roller Day 1
 9:00 p.m.€110 Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1A
Wed 17 May4:00 p.m.Super High Roller Final Day
 4:00 p.m.€110 Super Satellite to main Event Day 1A or 1B
 5:00 p.m.Mystery Bounty Final Day
 5:00 p.m.High Roller Day 2
 6:00 p.m.€1,100 NLHE 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event Day 1A
 7:00 p.m.€77 NLHE The Turbo Deepstack
 9:00 p.m.€110 Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1B
Thu 18 May4:00 p.m.€110 Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1B
 4:00 p.m.High Roller Final Day
 5:00 p.m.€66 NLHE 8Copag First made to Play
 6:00 p.m.€1,100 NLHE 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event Day 1B
 9:00 p.m.€110 Super Satellite to Main Event
Fri 19 May6:00 p.m.€1,100 NLHE 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event Day 1C
 8:00 p.m.€110 Pot-Limit Omaha
 9:00 p.m.€110 Turbo Super Satellite to Main Event
Sat 20 May11:00 a.m.€1,100 NLHE 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event Turbo Day 1D
 4:00 p.m.888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event Day 2
 7:00 p.m.€115 NLHE Highlander Mystery Bounty
Sun 21 May4:00 p.m.888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event Day 3
 6:00 p.m.€55 NLHE Ladies Event
Mon 22 May4:00 p.m.888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event Final Day
 5:00 p.m.€165 NLHE The Closer

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Win Yourself a $2,300 888poker LIVE Barcelona Package

888poker is running satellites around the clock that ultimately result in a $2,300 888poker LIVE Barcelona 2023 package being awarded. Satellites from only $0.01 eventually feed into the $109 buy-in final where packages are dished out. Win a package and you'll receive:

  • €1,100 ($1,200) buy-in to the 888poker LIVE Barcelona Main Event
  • $600 for hotel accommodation
  • $500 travel money paid into your 888poker account

Win yourself a package and you could find yourself featured in the famous PokerNews live reporting updates, which would be pretty cool, wouldn't it?

Download 888poker via PokerNews if you do not already have an account, and you are guaranteed to be able to get your hands on a great welcome bonus, including free play when you make a deposit, and matched bonuses too. See you in Spain!

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Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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