Two Starting Flights Remain in �888 Main Event
Two starting flights have already wrapped up and two more remain in the 888poker LIVE Barcelona �888 Main Event. Day 1c of the Main Event is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. here at Casino Barcelona local time while Day 1d, featuring a turbo structure with 20-minute levels, begins at noon tomorrow, May 19.
So far the Main Event has attracted 227 entrants across the first two starting flights, contributing �183,416 to the prize pool. Gabriel Podovei currently holds the overall chip lead after finishing Day 1b with 469,000, a stack that will be worth 156 big blinds going into Day 2. Day 1a chip leader Viktor Moskalenko is right behind him with 400,000 while Luis Zamora rounds out the top three with 386,000.
Overall Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | 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 | Alejandro Peinado Guillen | Spain | 330,000 | 110 |
| 6 | Kristian Larsson | Norway | 314,500 | 105 |
| 7 | Roberto Beccaria | Italy | 290,000 | 97 |
| 8 | Mohamed Chanda | - | 285,500 | 95 |
| 9 | Fran Garcia | Spain | 270,500 | 90 |
| 10 | Lucia Navarro | Spain | 264,500 | 88 |
888poker ambassadors Lucia Navarro, Vivian Saliba and Alexandre Mantovani all managed to advance in yesterday's Day 1b flight. Fellow ambassadors and stream team members Ian Simpson, Nick Eastwood and Aaron Barone also played yesterday but fell short of finding a bag at the end of the night and are all likely to be taking another shot at Day 1c today.
Like the first two starting flights, players will start with 50,000 chips and play ten 45-minute levels. The blinds will start at 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante. A 15-minute break will occur after Level 3 while a 60-minute dinner break will take place after Level 6. The event features unlimited reentries and late registration will remain open until just before the first hand is dealt on Day 2, where the fields will combine on May 19.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action from the moment cards are in the air until the final hand is dealt at the end of the night.