€888 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2024 888poker LIVE Barcelona
€888 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 888poker LIVE Barcelona
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€369,450
Entries
476
Level
32
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
172
Players Left
11
The survivors of four starting flights will combine today for Day 2 of the 888poker LIVE €888 Main Event here at Casino Barcelona. The Main Event has attracted 463 total entrants so far with 159 players managing to advance to Day 2. That number is still expected to increase as late registration remains open until just before Day 2 starts at 5:00 p.m. local time.
Gabriel Podovei currently holds the overall chip lead after finishing Day 1b with 469,000, a stack worth 156 big blinds. Podovei is most closely followed by Day 1a chip leader Viktor Moskalenko (400,000) and Luis Zamora (386,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Countrry | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Podovei | Romania | 469,000 | 156 |
| 2 | Viktor Moskalenko | Spain | 400,000 | 133 |
| 3 | Luis Zamora | Argentina | 386,000 | 129 |
| 4 | Jordi Diaz | Spain | 371,000 | 124 |
| 5 | Adam Martinsson | Sweden | 350,500 | 117 |
| 6 | Jeremy Atlan | France | 344,000 | 115 |
| 7 | Alejandro Peinado Guillen | Spain | 330,000 | 110 |
| 8 | Kristian Larsson | Norway | 314,500 | 105 |
| 9 | Antonio Olivan | Spain | 310,500 | 104 |
| 10 | Henri Peluchon | France | 299,500 | 100 |
Four 888poker ambassadors and stream team members managed to advance to Day 2 from one of the starting flights. Of those four, Lucia Navarro bagged the biggest stack, finishing Day 1b with 264,500. She is followed by Vivian Saliba (150,500), Ian Simpson (51,500) and Alexandre Mantovani (33,000).
The plan for Day 2 is to play 12 45-minute levels. The blinds will start at 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. Full prize pool information will be available shortly after the day begins. Feature table action will be streamed on the 888poker YouTube and Twitch channels.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action from the moment cards are in the air today until a winner is crowned on the final day taking place tomorrow, May 20.
Day 1d attracted 45 entrants. After ten 20-minute levels, 21 players were able to find a bag and advance to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,500 | |
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207,000 | |
|
168,500 | |
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152,000 | |
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140,500 | |
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131,000 | |
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130,500 | |
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100,500 | |
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99,500 | |
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95,500 | |
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89,300 | |
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89,000 | |
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82,500 | |
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81,000 | |
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57,500 | |
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48,500 | |
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44,000 | |
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38,000 | |
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37,000 | |
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30,500 | |
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30,000 | |
With the tournament clock showing 172 entrants to start the day, cards are in the air for Day 2 of the Main Event.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Alexandre Mantovani opened to 22,000 from middle position, leaving just a single 500 chip behind. Luis Zamora then raised to 50,000 from the button, folding out all other players except Mantovani, who flicked in his last chip to put himself at risk.
Alexandre Mantovani: A?8? 
Luis Zamora: K?K?
Zamora pulled way ahead with top set on the K?7?9? flop leaving Mantovani needing running cards to preserve his tournament life. The 2? turn left Mantovani drawing dead and after the 4? river he made his exit from the tournament area while Zamora claimed the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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456,000
70,000
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70,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Pedro Gonzalez limped in from the small blind and Matias Arroyo checked from the big blind.
The flop came A?J?4?. Gonzalez bet 3,000 and Arroyo called.
Both players checked the 5? turn leading to the 5? river. Gonzalez bet 12,000 and was called by Arroyo.
Gonzalez tabled A?7? for aces up which was good enough to take down a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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161,000
-21,500
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-21,500 |
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120,000
-8,500
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-8,500 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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