888poker LIVE Returns to Barcelona for Day 1a of �888 Main Event
The 888poker LIVE Tour continues today with the first of four starting flights in the �888 Main Event here at Casino Barcelona. The festival here has been ongoing for five days and a mix of professionals, live satellite winners and online qualifiers are expected for Day 1a of the Main Event.
888poker LIVE last visited Barcelona in 2023, where Tero Laurila emerged triumphant over a field of 369 entrants to take home the top prize of �64,000 after a heads-up deal.
2023 888poker LIVE Barcelona �1,100 Main Event Final Table
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tero Laurila | Finland | �64,000* |
| 2 | Nils Lechner | Germany | �46,000* |
| 3 | Albert Grane | Spain | �33,000 |
| 4 | Tullio Bertoli | Venezuela | �26,000 |
| 5 | Pekka Ikonen | Finland | �20,000 |
| 6 | Juri Mereu | Italy | �15,000 |
| 7 | Lin Xia | Italy | �12,000 |
| 8 | Nuno Duarte | Portugal | �9,300 |
| 9 | Sergi Alonso | Spain | �7,120 |
*Denotes Heads-Up Deal
The Main Event features an identical structure for the first three starting flights. Players will start with 50,000 chips and play ten 45-minute levels. Day 1d follows the same structure but with 20-minute levels. The fields combine on Sunday, May 19 for Day 2 before a winner will be crowned on May 20. The event features unlimited reentries and late registration will close just before the first hand is dealt on Day 2.
888poker ambassadors and stream team members expected to attend include Ian Simpson, Vivian Saliba, Lucia Navarro and Nick Eastwood.
Day 1a kicks off at 3:00 p.m. local time. Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will follow all the action until a champion is crowned here in Barcelona.