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€888 Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2026 888poker LIVE Barcelona
€888 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2026 888poker LIVE Barcelona
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€263,424
Total Entries
350
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
153
Players Left
57
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Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A portrait artist wandered around the Casino Barcelona poker room throughout the day drawing caricatures for the players. By the end of the night, it was Ireland’s Killian O’Brien who crafted the greatest masterpiece on Day 1c of the 888poker Live Barcelona €888 Main Event.
O’Brien ended up as the chip leader with 339,000 as 57 players survived to secure their spots on Day 2. O’Brien was helped along by a miracle double knockout, when he spiked a set of nines on the river to crack a pair of aces and two jacks.
Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Killian O'Brien | Ireland | 339,000 | 113 |
| 2 | Antonio Zito | Italy | 317,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Fabian Torres | Spain | 286,000 | 95 |
| 4 | Francisco Salvador | Spain | 286,000 | 95 |
| 5 | Stephane Verdier | France | 276,000 | 92 |
| 6 | Leo Petit | France | 230,000 | 77 |
| 7 | Thierry Mulin | France | 207,000 | 69 |
| 8 | Arnau Vazquez | Spain | 200,000 | 67 |
| 9 | Hugo Gotuzzo | Argentina | 190,000 | 63 |
| 10 | Hugo Benitez | Andorra | 186,000 | 62 |
He’s followed on the leaderboard by Antonio Zito (317,000), Fabian Torres (286,000), Francisco Salvador (286,000), and Stephane Verdier (276,000). Torres woke up with kings to bust former chip leader Evgeny Garribako earlier in the day, then scored a knockout on one of the last hands of the day by picking up ace-king. Verdier, like O’Brien, also spiked a set on the river for a knockout and then cracked aces to climb near the top of the leaderboard.
Others to make it through the day included Leo Petit (230,000), Hugo Gotuzzo (190,000), Abel Aspas (178,000), Alvaro Murciano (161,000), Zbigniew Wieczorek (155,000), and online qualifer Alex Gleeson (154,000). Further down the leaderboard were David Algarra (144,000), 888poker Live Glasgow champion Martin Lechner (130,000), and 888poker Live Madrid champion Gorka Akerreta (79,000). Defending champion Pau Veciana, meanwhile, busted early in the day, while 2024 Madrid champion Manuel Ledesma also joined the throng of eliminated players.
A total of 153 players crowded into Casino Barcelona today, bringing the total field up to 286 entries after three starting flights. The field can potentially grow much larger as the turbo Day 1d flight is still to come at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Players can also late register right up until the start of Day 2 at 5 p.m. The action picks up on Level 14 with blinds of 1,000/3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante. Levels will once again be 40 minutes long, and play is scheduled to go down to the final table by the end of the night.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow following all the action and providing live updates on the way to the money bubble and onwards to the final table.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1c has ended with approximately 60 players remaining out of 153 entries.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Leo Petit raised to 6,000 under the gun before Fabian Torres three-bet to 25,000 in middle position. The button called off his last 20,000, while Petit got out of the way.
All-In Player: K♠8♣ 
Fabian Torres: A♦K♣
The at-risk player began calling for an "ocho," but he instead saw the flop came A♠J♥J♦ to give Torres two pair. The rest of the board ran out 2♠2♦ and Torres earned the knockout.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A player under the gun bet 11,000 on a flop of K♦8♠3♦, Stephane Verdier moved all in from the hijack, and his opponent called for his last 45,000.
All-In Player: A♥A♦
Stephane Verdier: 3♠3♣
The board ran out 4♥2♥ and the at-risk player started to celebrate his double up before the table pointed out to him that Verdier had flopped a set to win the pot.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that there will be five more hands before players bag up their chips for the night.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
In a blind-versus-blind battle, Leo Petit bet 6,000 on a flop of 8♠Q♣K♣ and his opponent called.
The turn was the 9♠ and Petit bet 20,000. His opponent again called to see the 5♥ river, where Petit moved all in.
His opponent had around 60,000 behind and went deep into the tank, taking several minutes before folding 9♦8♣.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A player under the gun raised to 6,000 and Julian Patino three-bet to 12,000 in middle position. Killian O'Brien then moved all in on the button, and the under-the-gun player called for 55,000. Patino also committed his last 50,000.
Julian Patino: J♠J♣
Under-the-Gun: A♥A♣
Killian O'Brien: 9♠9♥
The under-the-gun player had picked up aces and was a big favorite to virtually triple up as the board came K♠Q♣Q♦7♥, but O'Brien spiked the 9♣ on the river to make a full house and send both opponents to the rail.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
