Welcome to Day 1b of the 888LIVE Barcelona Main Event
888poker LIVE returns to Spain with its next stop on its 888poker LIVE tour here at Barcelona©Casino in the sunny city of Barcelona. The festival moves on from its previous stop in London, which took place just last month, to land on the beautiful beaches of Barcelona.
The 2023 888Poker LIVE Barcelona Festival €1,100 Main Event continues today with Day 1b after 17 players bagged last night at the end of Day 1a. PokerNews will bring six days of live coverage to readers with action from four starting flights as well as the final three days until a champion is crowned on Monday 22nd May.
All players start with 30,000 chips and the first three regular starting days will feature a 45-minute clock while the turbo Day 1d flight will offer players a faster-paced game with 20-minute levels. Late Registration will be available for the first two levels of Day 2 on Saturday 20th May.
It was Juan Jose Garcia who bagged biggest yesterday as he managed to gather over five starting stacks with 152,400. He was closely followed by Harcharan Dogra (140,700) as well as online qualifier Nils Lecher (126,000).
Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1a
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Jose Garcia | Spain | 152,400 | 127 |
| 2 | Harcharan Dogra | Spain | 140,700 | 117 |
| 3 | Nils Lecher | Germany | 126,000 | 105 |
| 4 | Michael Falcon | Denmark | 110,000 | 92 |
| 5 | Jurgen Resch | Austria | 94,400 | 79 |
| 6 | Jeremy Lyons | Canada | 91,100 | 76 |
| 7 | Tevo Lauvila | Spain | 83,300 | 69 |
| 8 | Alessandro Mordano | Spain | 80,800 | 67 |
| 9 | Pekka Ikonen | Finland | 66,900 | 56 |
| 10 | Ivan Repin | Russia | 66,800 | 56 |
Cards will be in the air from 6 p.m. local time with ten levels being played. This tournament features unlimited reentries and all players who bag will advance to Day 2. There will be an 60-minute dinner break after Level 6 and there will be a 15-minute break after Level 3.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor in Barcelona©Casino to cover all the action from the €1,100 Main Event from start to finish.