€1,100 Main Event | 2023 888poker LIVE Barcelona

05-22-2023 18:19 UTC+1

Lechner Doubles With Kings

Lewis Powell

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Nils Lechner picked up K♦K♣ in the cutoff and raised to 80,000. Action folded to Tero Laurila in the big blind who moved all in for 770,000 effective with A♥10♦. Lechner snap called for his tournament life.

Nils Lechner: K♦K♣
Tero Laurila: A♥10♦

The online qualifier Lechner was all in for his tournament life. The flop came J♦9♦9♥ which kept Lechner in the lead. The 5♥ was a brick on the turn and there was no drama on the river as the river came the 7♦ to give the German a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tero Laurila	3,800,000 -800,000	-800,000

Nils Lechner	1,600,000 830,000	830,000

Tags: Nils Lechner Tero Laurila

05-22-2023 18:16 UTC+1

Pekka Ikonen Eliminated in 5th Place (€20,000)

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Lewis Powell

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action folded around to Tullio Bertoli in the small blind with A♠6♦ and Bertoli moved all in for 590,000 effective. Pekka Ikonen was in the big blind with A♣Q♥ and called for his tournament life.

Pekka Ikonen: A♣Q♥
Tullio Bertoli: A♠6♦

Ikonen got his money in good but was drawing near dead when the flop came 10♦6♥6♠ which gave Bertoli trips. The turn came the 3♦ which had Ikonen drawing dead which eliminated him in 5th place for €20,000. The 9♦ river changed nothing as the Finn was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tullio Bertoli	1,700,000 500,000	500,000
Pekka Ikonen	Busted

Tags: Pekka Ikonen Tullio Bertoli

05-22-2023 18:11 UTC+1

Laurila Chips Up With Set

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Lewis Powell

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Tero Laurila raised with K♥K♦ in the cutoff and was called in the small blind by Nils Lechner with A♣J♦.

Action checked through on the A♥5♦3♠.

The K♣ was the turn giving Laurila a set. Lechner bet 125,000. Laurila called.

The river came the 10♠ and Lechner bet 250,000 before Laurila raised to 800,000. Lechner went into the tank before making the correct fold with top pair which sent the pot to Laurila.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tero Laurila	4,600,000 300,000	300,000

Nils Lechner	770,000 -430,000	-430,000

Tags: Nils Lechner Tero Laurila

05-22-2023 18:04 UTC+1

Lechner Three Bets Grane

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Lewis Powell

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action folded to Albert Grane in the small blind who raised to 110,000 with 10♦6♣. Nils Lechner was in the big blind with A♠4♦ and Lechner three bet to 250,000 which forced Grane to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Grane	3,900,000 -100,000	-100,000

Nils Lechner	1,200,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Albert Grane Nils Lechner

05-22-2023 18:01 UTC+1

Juri Mereu Eliminated in 6th Place (€15,000)

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Lewis Powell

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Albert Grane raised to 80,000 in the cutoff with J♠J♣. Action folded to Juri Mereu in the big blind with Q♠Q♦ and Mereu moved all in for 1,100,000. Grane called.

Juri Mereu: Q♠Q♦
Albert Grane: J♠J♣

Mereu had the dominant pocket pair in the cooler situation and the flop came clean when it came 8♣6♠5♥. However the turn came the J♦ which gave Grane a full house. Mereu was drawing to two outs but they didn't come which eliminated Mereu from the tournament in 6th place.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Grane	4,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Juri Mereu	Busted

Tags: Albert Grane Juri Mereu

05-22-2023 17:57 UTC+1

Grane Wins Three Bet Pot

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Lewis Powell

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Albert Grane raised with 5♣4♣ on the button to 80,000 before he was three bet by Nils Lechner with A♠10♥ to 220,000 in the small blind. Grane called.

Action checked through on the K♦7♥5♦ flop.

The 5♥ was the turn which gave Grane trips. Lechner checked again. Grane bet 175,000 which caused Lechner to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Grane	2,800,000 200,000	200,000

Nils Lechner	1,100,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Albert Grane Nils Lechner

05-22-2023 17:47 UTC+1

Bertoli Gets Three Bet Through

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Lewis Powell

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Nils Lechner raised with K♦7♦ in the hijack to 80,000. Tulio Bertoli three bet to 240,000 with Q♥Q♣ from the cutoff.

Action folded back to Lechner who tanked before folding as the chips went to Bertoli.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Lechner	1,300,000 -100,000	-100,000
Tullio Bertoli	1,200,000 405,000	405,000

Tags: Nils Lechner Tulio Bertoli

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

05-22-2023 17:26 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Break

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Lewis Powell

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tero Laurila	4,300,000

Albert Grane	2,600,000 300,000	300,000

Nils Lechner	1,400,000 -300,000	-300,000
Juri Mereu	1,300,000
Tullio Bertoli	795,000 -155,000	-155,000
Pekka Ikonen	730,000

05-22-2023 17:25 UTC+1

Break Time

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Lewis Powell

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.