The Final Two Flights for the Opening Event are Today
Another busy day lays ahead for the 2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona, as one Side Event plays down to a winner, while the last two remaining starting days of the €200+20 Opening Event are scheduled to take place. Furthermore, a Turbo Satellite for the Opening Event just kicked off and "The Breeze" with a buy-in of €100+10 and a guaranteed prize pool of €20,000 starts at 8 p.m. local time.
First off is the third and last regular flight of the Opening Event in two hours from now at 2 p.m. local time with 14 levels of 30 minutes each. All players receive 30,000 in chips and can take up to two re-entries throughout the first 11 levels. By the time the registration closes for Day 1c, the Turbo Heat Day 1d with the same blind structure and levels of 15 minutes each will have kicked off at 6 p.m. local time. The previous two starting days have already gathered a field of 396 entries, putting the tournament well on track to smash the initial guarantee of €100,000.
888Live Barcelona Schedule for May 13th 2017
| Local Time | Event | Buy-In | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | The Thunder | Closed | €310 gtd, €4,253 up top with 10 left |
| 12:00 PM | Turbo Sat for Opening Event | €45+5 | 5,000 chips, 15 min levels, 10 seats gtd |
| 02:00 PM | Opening Event Day 1c | €200+20 | 30,000 chips, 14 levels of 30 min each |
| 06:00 PM | Opening Event Turbo Day 1d | €200+20 | 30,000 chips, 14 levels of 15 min each |
| 08:00 PM | The Breeze | €100+10 | 15,000 chips, 25 min levels, €20,000 gtd |
Opening Event Day 1 Blind Structure
| Level | Ante | Small Blind | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 100 | |
| 2 | 25 | 100 | 200 |
| 3 | 50 | 150 | 300 |
| 4 | 75 | 200 | 400 |
| 5 | 100 | 300 | 600 |
| 6 | 100 | 400 | 800 |
| 7 | 100 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 8 | 200 | 600 | 1,200 |
| 9 | 200 | 800 | 1,600 |
| 10 | 200 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| 11 | 300 | 1,200 | 2,400 |
| 12 | 400 | 1,600 | 3,200 |
| 13 | 500 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| 14 | 500 | 2,500 | 5,000 |
The top two counts to beat thus far belong to Day 1a dominator Sergio Alonso Camunas (455,000) and yesterday's chip leader Philippe Noble (443,000), while Joachim Lob (405,000), Jaime Victor Soler Puig (389,000) and Ignasi Cabrera Rogent (319,500) all hold commanding stacks for Day 2 on Sunday as of 1 p.m. local time.
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