2019 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 888poker LIVE Festival Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
53
Prize
€110,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€551,000
Entries
551
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

Corominas Doubles Through Saha

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jai Saha raised with the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Gabriele Rossi called with {4-Hearts}{4-Spades} to see Ferran Corominas jam all in for 685,000 with the {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}. Saha jammed over the top and that forced out Rossi.

The {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop improved Corominas and the {j-Spades} turn and {7-Spades} river changed nothing.

"Vamosss!" Corominas celebrated and jumped

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gabriele Rossi it
Gabriele Rossi
4,900,000
Profile photo of Ferran Corominas es
Ferran Corominas
1,600,000
815,000
815,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jai Saha in
Jai Saha
570,000
-685,000
-685,000

Tags: Ferran CorominasGabriele RossiJai Saha

Rossi Calls Down de Jong

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Cornelis de Jong limped with the {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Gabriele Rossi checked with the {j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. The {j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop saw de Jong bet 105,000 and Rossi call. After the {a-Clubs} turn, de Jong bet another 125,000 with his additional flush draw and Rossi called to see the {j-Spades} on the river.

De Jong fired a third bet worth 250,000 and Rossi quickly called to further cement his chip lead with almost two times as many chips as de Jong.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gabriele Rossi it
Gabriele Rossi
4,900,000
815,000
815,000
Profile photo of Cornelis de Jong nl
Cornelis de Jong
2,600,000
-675,000
-675,000

Tags: Cornelis de JongGabriele Rossi

Cards Are in the Air for the Final Nine

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The remaining nine contenders for the top prize of €110,000 and $12,600 package for the 2019 WSOP Main Event are back in their seats.

In one of the first hands, Ricardo Pinto opened to 110,000 on the button with the {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Stefano Schiano three-bet to 290,000 with {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} in the small blind.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stefano Schiano it
Stefano Schiano
2,400,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Ricardo Pinto pt
Ricardo Pinto
1,800,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Ricardo PintoStefano Schiano

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

There are 32:24 left in the level and the players headed into a 15-minute break. Including chip color up and group picture once they return, the action will recommence in around 25 minutes from now.

Below are the seat assignments for the final nine hopefuls.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ferran CorominasSpain785,00016
2Samuel HernandezSpain1,020,00020
3Ricardo PintoPortugal1,900,00038
4Stefano SchianoItaly2,150,00043
5Kristian LarssonNorway1,495,00030
6Henrik AhlstroemSweden560,00011
7Jai SahaUnited Kingdom1,255,00025
8Cornelis de JongNetherlands3,275,00066
9Gabriele RossiItaly4,085,00082
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gabriele Rossi it
Gabriele Rossi
4,085,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Cornelis de Jong nl
Cornelis de Jong
3,275,000
275,000
275,000
Profile photo of Stefano Schiano it
Stefano Schiano
2,150,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Ricardo Pinto pt
Ricardo Pinto
1,900,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Kristian Larsson no
Kristian Larsson
1,495,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Jai Saha in
Jai Saha
1,255,000
-345,000
-345,000
Profile photo of Samuel Hernandez es
Samuel Hernandez
1,020,000
-255,000
-255,000
Profile photo of Ferran Corominas es
Ferran Corominas
785,000
-275,000
-275,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Henrik Ahlstroem se
Henrik Ahlstroem
560,000

Ahlstroem Doubles Through Larsson

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Henrik Ahlstroem
Henrik Ahlstroem

At the same time as the big clash on the feature table, there was another all in and call on the outer table. Kristian Larsson had raised to 500,000 in the small blind and Henrik Ahlstroem called all in for 255,000 in the big blind.

Henrik Ahlstroem: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}
Kristian Larsson: {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}

The {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop gave Larsson a gutshot, but both the {2-Clubs} turn and {5-Diamonds} river bricked off.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kristian Larsson no
Kristian Larsson
1,500,000
-250,000
-250,000
Profile photo of Henrik Ahlstroem se
Henrik Ahlstroem
560,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Henrik AhlstroemKristian Larsson

Tom-Aksel Bedell Eliminated in 10th Place (€6,500)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Tom-Aksel Bedell
Tom-Aksel Bedell

Over on the feature table, Gabriele Rossi opened to 110,000 first to act with the {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Tom-Aksel Bedell flat-called with {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}. Rossi checked the {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop and called a bet of 110,000 by Bedell.

After the {7-Spades} turn, Rossi checked once more and Bedell emptied the clip by moving all in for 610,000. Rossi took a few seconds and made the call to leave Bedell drawing dead to the {8-Spades} river.

The Norwegian was eliminated in 10th place for €6,500 and the remaining nine players will redraw to the unofficial final table shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gabriele Rossi it
Gabriele Rossi
4,100,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Profile photo of Tom-Aksel Bedell no
Tom-Aksel Bedell
Busted

Tags: Gabriele RossiTom-Aksel Bedell

Pinto Wins with Aggression

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ricardo Pinto won a three-way pot when all players had small pocket pairs and hit a flush with a club in their hand. He then took on chip leader Gabriele Rossi, who limped in with {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Pinto raised to 160,000 with {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and Rossi called.

On the {10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop, Rossi checked and called a bet worth 150,000. The {3-Spades} turn paired the board and Rossi checked once more, Pinto fired a second barrel worth 250,000 and that did the trick for the Portuguese.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gabriele Rossi it
Gabriele Rossi
3,000,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Ricardo Pinto pt
Ricardo Pinto
2,000,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Gabriele RossiRicardo Pinto

One for de Jong

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Hand for hand has not provided any major action set and Cornelis de Jong won a pot off Stefano Schiano on the outer table. On the {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop, de Jong led out of the small blind for 135,000 and Schiano called. De Jong also bed the {10-Clubs} turn and Schiano folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cornelis de Jong nl
Cornelis de Jong
3,000,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Stefano Schiano it
Stefano Schiano
2,100,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Cornelis de JongStefano Schiano

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000