Day 1b of �888 Main Event Kicks Off at 3:00 p.m. Local Time
The action continues here at Casino Barcelona with the second of four starting flights in the 888poker LIVE Barcelona �888 Main Event.
Day 1a of the Main Event attracted 86 entrants to contribute just under �70,000 towards the prize pool. That number will continue to grow substantially with unlimited reentries available throughout the late registration period which ends just before the start of Day 2. Spain's Viktor Moskalenko leads the 27 survivors who advanced from Day 1a after bagging 400,000 chips, a stack worth 133 big blinds. Moskalenko is most closely followed by fellow countryman Alejandro Peinado Guillen (330,000) and Norway's Kristian Larsson (314,500).
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Moskalenko | Spain | 400,000 | 133 |
| 2 | Alejandro Peinado Guillen | Spain | 330,000 | 110 |
| 3 | Kristian Larsson | Norway | 314,500 | 105 |
| 4 | Roberto Beccaria | Italy | 290,000 | 97 |
| 5 | Giuseppe Dedoni | Italy | 218,500 | 73 |
| 6 | Samuel Ravazzani | Italy | 205,000 | 68 |
| 7 | Heorhii Doroshev | Ukraine | 200,500 | 67 |
| 8 | Viacheslav Derbilov | Russian Federation | 200,000 | 67 |
| 9 | Pedro Gonzalez | Spain | 182,500 | 61 |
| 10 | Paul Kristoffersson | Sweden | 173,000 | 58 |
Day 1b follows the same structure as Day 1a. Players will start with 50,000 chips and the blinds at 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante. Play will last for ten 45-minute levels after which the remaining players will bag their chips and advance to Day 2 which takes place on May 19. Before that, there are two more starting flights with Day 1c scheduled to take place on May 18 and a turbo Day 1d taking place earlier in the day on May 19.
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