The 888poker LIVE Barcelona €1,100 Main Event kicked off yesterday at the beautiful Casino Barcelona.
The first of four starting flights attracted a field of 94 entries, and once ten levels had been completed only 39 players bagged their chips for the night. Among them were several 888poker ambassadors but it was a local Catalan player who eventually topped the leaderboard.
2022 888poker LIVE Barcelona €1,100 Main Event Day 1a Top 10 Counts
| 1 | Alex Baena I Carrasco | Spain | 213,300 | 178 |
| 2 | Melika Razavi | Iran | 176,500 | 147 |
| 3 | Gerard Rubiralta | Spain | 150,600 | 126 |
| 4 | Max Avela | Finland | 128,500 | 107 |
| 5 | Xavier Sandoval Riba | Spain | 121,500 | 101 |
| 6 | Jordi Mataix Manauta | Spain | 120,200 | 100 |
| 7 | Danny Pyke | United Kingdom | 120,200 | 100 |
| 8 | Tobias Revenas | Sweden | 112,000 | 93 |
| 9 | Sam Abernathy | United States | 106,800 | 89 |
| 10 | Bhavin Khatri | United Kingdom | 95,400 | 80 |
Alex Baena I Carrasco (pictured) made the most of a late rush in which he dominated with a big stack and bagged up 213,300.