After a raise to 250 by Robert Cazali, Carlos Vidal Barrios called from one seat over, as did Sergio Camunas. out of the small blind. The flop came and was checked to Vidal Barrios, his bet worth 550 was called by both the trio then checked the turn.
After the river, Vidal Barrios made it 1,500 to go and that won the pot without showdown, as both opponents folded.
The next three tables were opened and quickly filled, and the field features almost 100 entries already. At this rate, the €220 Opening Event is off to a great start on the way to meet and crush the guarantee of €100,000.
Over on table one, Sergio Costa Carrasco defended his big blind against the raise to 300 by Miguel Cruz Arriaza and bet the flop for 325, which his fellow countryman called. On the turn, Costa Carrasco bet 175 only and was called before checking the river.
Cruz Arriaza bet 2,000 and was snap-called to turn over for a set. Costa Carrasco had that beat with for a straight and claimed a decent pot early on. The same table also features Ekaterina Kolmakova, one of the few women in today's field thus far.
Ths €45+5 Turbo Satellite has entered level seven and the registration is closed. With 68 entries, a prize pool of €3,060 was created and the first 13 spots will receive the entry for the €220 Opening Event while the 14th place finisher only needs to add another €20 to take part as well.
There are already six cash tables running and more than 60 players have already registered for the €45+5 Turbo Satellite to the €220 Opening Event. In level six, the guarantee of 10 seats is already covered and the registration will close at the end of the current level and upcoming break.
Welcome to sunny Spain and the Casino Barcelona for Day 1a of the €220 Opening Event. Today marks the start of the 12-day long 2017 888Live Poker Festival Barcelona and the first of four starting days of the Opening Event kicks off in 90 minutes from now as of 6 p.m. local time.
All participants receive 30,000 in chips and the first three starting days will feature 14 levels of 30 minutes each, while the Turbo Heat 1d on Saturday will see the level duration cut down to 15 minutes. Registration will remain open until the end of level 11 and two re-entries are allowed during this period. There will be a 60-minute dinner break on each starting day and the action should wrap up around 3.30 in the morning.
Day 1 Blind Structure
Level
Ante
Small Blind
Big Blind
1
50
100
2
25
100
200
3
50
150
300
4
75
200
400
5
100
300
600
6
100
400
800
7
100
500
1,000
8
200
600
1,200
9
200
800
1,600
10
200
1,000
2,000
11
300
1,200
2,400
12
400
1,600
3,200
13
500
2,000
4,000
14
500
2,500
5,000
The entire festival offers €700,000 in guaranteed prizes and the €220 Opening Event is one of two events with a seven-figure prize pool and provides at least €100,000 up for grabs. Some of the biggest names in poker as well as the Team 888 Pros are expected to join the action later during the festival for the €2,200 High Roller and the €1,100 Main Event such as Cate Hall, William Kassouf, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and 888poker Ambassadors Bruno "Foster" Politano,Kara Scott, Dominik Nitsche, Bruno Kawauti, Nicolau Villa Lobos, Sofia Lovgren and Natalie Hof.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor at Casino Barcelona to provide updates for both flagship events, as well as the €5,555 guaranteed Swordfish and the two-day €2,200 High Roller.