2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
€110,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€584,640
Entries
609
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Dozen Left On Break

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Just 12 players are left in the 888Live Barcelona Main Event, and they've all gone to take 15 minutes to clear their heads.

We'll have details of one bust-out on the feature table and one on the outer table with you very soon.

Wilska Departs from Outer Table

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Jaakko Wilska
Jaakko Wilska

Down to 645,000, Jaakko Wilska faced the raise of Cate Hall and moved all in out of the blinds. Hall called and set up a coin flip for the tournament life of Wilska.

Cate Hall: {3-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Jaakko Wilska: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}

The board of {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} failed to improve the Finn and he bowed out in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Cate Hall
2,600,000
620,000
620,000
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Jaakko Wilska
Busted

Tags: Cate HallJaakko Wilska

Shehadeh Gets Bigger

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Luigi Shehadeh was moved over from the feature table and immediately started the action with a raise to 125,000. Jaakko Wilska called on the cutoff and the duo headed to the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop. Both players checked and the {3-Diamonds} fell on the turn. Shehadeh bet 155,000 and Wilska called before the {7-Hearts} river saw the shove of the Italian and the fold of the Finn.

One hand later, Shehadeh got into a pot with Francisco Jose Garcia Martin in the big blind and the latter check-called a continuation bet for 150,000 on the {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop. The {9-Clubs} turn saw no betting action before the {10-Clubs} river was checked by Garcia Martin. Shehadeh bet 315,000 and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Luigi Shehadeh
2,800,000
1,575,000
1,575,000
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Francisco Jose Garcia Martin
1,900,000
-700,000
-700,000
Profile photo of Jaakko Wilska fi
Jaakko Wilska
655,000
-395,000
-395,000

Tags: Francisco Jose Garcia MartinJaakko WilskaLuigi Shehadeh

Miquel Doubles; Two Barrels by Sampedro

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Jaakko Wilska raised to 125,000 and short stack Javier de Vicente Miquel shoved for 325,000. Wilska snap-called and the cards were tabled.

Jaakko Wilska: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Javier de Vicente Miquel: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}

The board came {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Spades} and the Spaniard turned the nut straight to double.

Soon after, Jaime Rueda Sampedro raised to 125,000 and Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez called in the big blind. The flop fell {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Rueda's first bet of 150,000 was check-called before the second barrel worth 300,000 did the trick.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez
2,250,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Jaime Rueda Sampedro es
Jaime Rueda Sampedro
1,800,000
-175,000
-175,000
Profile photo of Jaakko Wilska fi
Jaakko Wilska
1,050,000
-350,000
-350,000

Tags: Jaakko WilskaJaime Rueda SampedroJavier de Vicente Miquel

Tran Journey is Over

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Do Chung Tran's Main Event hopes hit the buffers on Day 3
Do Chung Tran's Main Event hopes hit the buffers on Day 3

Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez just busted Do Chung Tran when the latter moved all-in over the top of Gonzalez' raise with the short-stacked Tran holding {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and 530,000 chips.

Gonzalez called, and was behind with {K-Clubs}{8-Hearts}...that was until the {8-Spades}{J-Spades}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts} board played out. Tran was out.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez
2,600,000
500,000
500,000
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Do Chung Tran
Busted

The Exact Worst Amount?

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

We joined the action in a very big pot with Cate Hall, Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez andFrancisco Jose Garcia Martin all heavily invested and a pot of 450,000 in the middle already.

Hall, sitting in the big blind, bet 280,000 and was called by Francisco Jose Garcia Martin. But Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez raised all-in to 1.075million and that forced both players to fold.

"I was so close to checking, too." Hall said. "I managed to bet the exact worst amount."

Ever self-effacing, despite losing that pot, both Hall and Martin still have plenty of chips to push for a final table place.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez
2,100,000
900,000
900,000
Profile photo of Francisco Jose Garcia Martin es
Francisco Jose Garcia Martin
2,060,000
90,000
90,000
Profile photo of Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
1,980,000
-20,000
-20,000

Miri Flops Well to Double Through Kassouf

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

William Kassouf opened to 130,000 and Hamza Miri moved all in for a total of 670,000 from two seats over. Once the action folded back to Kassouf, he quickly called over on the feature table.

William Kassouf: {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Hamza Miri: {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}

On the {Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop, Miri spiked one of the three queens in the deck and suddenly Kassouf only had running diamonds or the case jack left to avoid a big setback. However, the {7-Spades} turn and {6-Diamonds} river changed nothing anymore and Miri doubled.

Player Chips Progress
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Hamza Miri
1,400,000
870,000
870,000
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William Kassouf
1,250,000
-750,000
-750,000

Tags: Hamza MiriWilliam Kassouf

Hodaj Runs Out of Chips

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Besmir Hodaj
Besmir Hodaj

Down to 375,000, Besmir Hodaj moved all in from middle position over on the feature table and William Kassouf in the small blind reshoved to isolate successfully.

William Kassouf: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Besmir Hodaj: {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

The board of {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{7-Clubs}{K-Hearts} failed to improve the Italian and he was eliminated in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
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William Kassouf
2,000,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Besmir Hodaj
Busted

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Hall Jams Against Garcia Martin

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Cate Hall raised and called the three-bet by Francisco Jose Garcia Martin out of the big blind to see a flop of {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Hearts}. Garcia Martin checked, Hall bet 280,000 and the Spaniard called. After the {6-Clubs} turn, Garcia Martin bet 350,000 and Hall called with just 610,000 behind.

The {5-Spades} river saw a check by Garcia Martin and the shove of Hall, which eventually resulted in the fold of the Spaniard.

Player Chips Progress
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Cate Hall
2,450,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Profile photo of Francisco Jose Garcia Martin es
Francisco Jose Garcia Martin
1,970,000
-930,000
-930,000

Tags: Cate HallFrancisco Jose Garcia Martin