Welcome to Day 3 of the 888Live Barcelona Main Event
The final day of the 888Live Barcelona Main Event will get under way at 2.00pm local time and when it does, the American poker pro Cate Hall will resume with the chip lead after a dramatic Day 2 saw her edge out Italian player Marco Recognaschi for the chip lead.
Hall and Recognaschi are the only players above two million chips, but there are plenty of other big names still involved, with William Kassouf well place on 902,000.
"What a day." he said, when we caught up with him to discuss Day 2. "It was such a rollercoaster, I'm happy to be still in with a chance and above average. It would be great to get to the final table and imagine taking on Cate Hall heads-up - what a challenge."
Kassouf avoided Hall in the Day 3 table draw, but will have the opportunity of grabbing some of Marco Recognaschi's chips. Other players come into the final day with work to do. Fellow British player Chuc Khuu needs a double-up quickly, sitting on just 320,000 chips, and home country hopes Francesc Mateu Munoz Bieto (258,000),, Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez (254,000) and David Xarau Navarro (200,000) all have work to do to put a Spanish name on the final table.
Here is the table draw in full:
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Luigi Shehadeh | Italy | 964,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Marco Regonaschi | Italy | 2,150,000 |
| 1 | 3 | William Kassouf | UK | 902,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Carlos Garcia Rodriguez | Spain | 810,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Hamza Miri | Germany | 392,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Chuc Khuu | UK | 320,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Alessio Sardone | Italy | 975,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Besmir Hodaj | Italy | 690,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Stefan Eriksson | Sweden | 958,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Jaime Rueda Sampedro | Spain | 611,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Jaakko Wilska | Finland | 1,069,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Jose Alberto Lopez Gonzalez | Spain | 254,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Fernando Campomar Concha | Spain | 600,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Jose Manuel Cesepimps | Spain | 359,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Do Chung Tran | Germany | 1,237,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Giovanni di Ceglie | Croatia | 138,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Francesc Mateu Munoz Bieto | Spain | 258,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Filippo Lazzaretto | Italy | 465,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Jonas Kannosto | Finland | 925,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Cate Hall | USA | 2,467,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Francisco Jose Garcia Martin | Spain | 677,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Javier de Vicente Miquel | Spain | 515,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Marco Hakli | Spain | 267,000 |
| 3 | 7 | David Xarau Navarro | Spain | 200,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Marwan Salamoun | USA | 116,000 |
Play resumes at 2.00pm local time and Pokernews will be following all the action to bring you the best of the bust-outs, the cream of the check-raises and of course that eventual winner interview and glittering trophy presentation.
Let's find a winner here a the 888Live Barcelona Main Event!