Cards were in the air at 5pm as the 58 returning players got ready to play down to a winner at the Gran Casino Costa Brava. Action is often described as fast and furious in poker reports but this really was no exaggeration.

888poker Ambassador Kara Scott was one of the early casualties when she went all in with 9c9s and was called by Chuc Khun holding JhJc and Craig Newton with AhAc. The board ran out Qh2d8c4dqs and Newton claimed two scalps to set the tone.

The bubble was for 19th place and the pace of exits meant that it was reached in close to three hours. Andrei Kolotov was the unlucky player when he moved all in with AsKc and got called by AcQc. The board ran out 8cJh5c2d2c to make a flush on the end. Kolotov was presented with a pair of Sony wireless headphones as a consolation prize.

Just over four hours later the final table of nine was set and it currently looks like this:

Final Table of Nine

Seat / Name / Chip Count

1 - Albert Ortiz Garcia: 572,000
2 - Edijs Tevins: 241,000
3 - Jouanen Regis: 187,000
4 - David Nunez Arguello: 419,000
5 - Albert Gorman: 575,000
6 - Martin White: 599,000
7 - Manuel Cabello Florensa: 158,000
8 - Craig Newton: 929,000
9 - Pavel Fedosa: 400,000

For the first time from an 888Live Costa Brava event the final table is being live streamed. You can follow the action here www.twitch.tv/888poker with hole cards on a 15-minute delay with commentary from Kara Scott and UK poker Pro Rupert Elder.