New Champion to be Crowned in Final Day of €888 Main Event
Only 11 players remain from a field of 476 entrants going into the final day of the 888poker LIVE Barcelona €888 Main Event here at Casino Barcelona. All remaining players have locked up at least €4,500 and have the shared goal of claiming the trophy and top prize of €75,000.
Josep Valls leads the field with 4,590,000 after picking up queens to score a pivotal double knockout in the later levels of Day 2. Not far behind him is Gonzalo Mencia with 4,525,000 while Jose Criado rounds out the top three with 3,760,000. Those three are far ahead of the rest of the field with all other competitors having less than 2,000,000 in chips.
Full Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josep Valls | Spain | 4,590,000 | 77 |
| 2 | Gonzalo Mencia | Spain | 4,525,000 | 75 |
| 3 | Jose Criado | Spain | 3,760,000 | 63 |
| 4 | Scott Fritz | United States | 1,830,000 | 31 |
| 5 | Daguang Lin | Spain | 1,665,000 | 28 |
| 6 | Leo Jubien | France | 1,630,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Mindaugas Pagareckas | Lithuania | 1,490,000 | 25 |
| 8 | Jose Massa | Spain | 1,210,000 | 20 |
| 9 | Florens Feenstra | Netherlands | 1,170,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Fernando Marco | - | 1,145,000 | 19 |
| 11 | Guillem Morgo | Spain | 745,000 | 12 |
Also still in contention with 20 big blinds is 2018 WPT Amsterdam champion Florens Feenstra. With just under $1,300,000 in career tournament cashes to his name Feenstra will be a force to be reckoned with should he manage to double up his short stack today.
Play will resume today at 4:00 p.m. local time with the blinds at 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 big blind ante. The action will be streamed on the 888poker Twitch and YouTube channels.
€888 Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €75,000 |
| 2 | €48,000 |
| 3 | €33,000 |
| 4 | €24,000 |
| 5 | €15,000 |
| 6 | €10,800 |
| 7 | €8,550 |
| 8 | €6,900 |
| 9 | €5,500 |
| 10-11 | €4,500 |
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action for the final day of this event until a winner is crowned.