Day 1b of the 888Live Barcelona €1,100 Main Event Kicks Off at 6pm
In two hours from now as of 6 p.m. local time, Casino Barcelona once again welcomes poker enthusiasts from near and far for the second of three starting days of the 2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona €1,100 Main Event. Yesterday's first flight attracted a field of 104 entries, and 34 players made it through to Day 2 on Sunday with Lucia Martinez holding the lead on 268,000.
A total of 12 levels of 45 minutes each will be played with a break every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after the end of level six. It will be a long night at the poker tables, as bagging and tagging take place at approximately 4.30 a.m. local time.
Most of the more than 200 888poker qualifiers are yet to take their seat in the flagship event of the festival, and the same also applies for the team of 888poker ambassadors such as Dominik Nitsche, Kara Scott, Bruno Politano, Nicolau Villa-Lobos and Natalie Hof.
All participants in the Main Event will receive 30,000 in chips and re-entries are available until the start of Day 2, the registration closes as soon as the first card is dealt on Sunday as of 2 p.m. local time. A guaranteed prize pool of €500,000 awaits to all those that take part in the event, and that number may well be eclipsed based on the strong participation throughout the Side Events at Casino Barcelona thus far.
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Ante | Small Blind | Big Blind |
| 1 | 50 | 100 | |
| 2 | 75 | 150 | |
| 3 | 25 | 100 | 200 |
| 4 | 50 | 150 | 300 |
| 5 | 75 | 200 | 400 |
| 6 | 75 | 250 | 500 |
| 7 | 100 | 300 | 600 |
| 8 | 100 | 400 | 800 |
| 9 | 100 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 200 | 600 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 200 | 800 | 1,600 |
| 12 | 200 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
A €100+10 Super Satellite for Day 1b kicked off one hour ago with levels of 15 minutes each and a stack of 10,000, five seats for the €1,100 Main Event are guaranteed. Furthermore, the €165 "The Mega Knockout" Side Event kicks off at 9 p.m. local time and will offer bounties worth €50 for each player eliminated. The starting stack is 25,000 chips, and the levels last 25 minutes each with eight levels of late registration and two re-entries allowed.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide updates from the festival in sunny Spain until a winner is crowned next Monday, and as of Day 2 there will also be a feature table with live stream available as well.