Three times is the charm, they say.
The first 888poker “Make it Big” Festival in London was, well, big. The second one in Rozvadov was bigger.
The third will be another record-setter as 888poker will bring its biggest Live Festival ever to Barcelona this May.
It’s one of the top destinations for poker in Europe and it will feature even more tournaments than its predecessors.
The Whale, Hurricane & More
This time around 888poker is bringing the whole range of poker tournaments they have to offer online to the live stage.
The Whale goes live.
That means The Whale, The Hurricane, The Mega Knockout and many more.
From May 11-22 at the Casino de Barcelona you’ll be able to play Hold'em and Omaha with buy-ins starting from €66.
The main event will have a €1,100 buy-in and €500,000 guaranteed -- but also watch out for the €2,200 High Roller event where all the celebrities will take part.
The whole team of 888poker ambassadors will be there to greet you.
Dominik Nitsche, Kara Scott, Sofia Lövgren, Chris Moorman and Natalie Hof will all spend some time in Catalonia, but make no mistake – they’ll make it hard for you to advance to the next stage of the tournament.
Online Satellites On Now
You can just buy-in or qualify live on location (see below), but as always you also have the chance to satellite into the festival via online qualifiers.
You can qualify both for the main event and the opening event. Direct satellites for the main are $30 to play while the satellites for the opening event are just $12.
If you want to play for less you can qualify for the direct satellites through the 888poker steps system starting at 1 cent.
If you don’t have an account at 888poker yet, head to the 888poker review page on PokerListings. Download the software and you’ll be good to go within a few minutes with access to our world-best $888 sign-up bonus.
Take a look at these numbers for an idea of what to expect:
| Festival | ME players | ME guarantee | ME prize pool | 1st prize |
| London, October 2016 | 288 | $250,000 | $280,291 | $55,666 |
| Rozvadov, February 2017 | 531 | $320,000 | $439,419 | $80,000 |
| Barcelona, May 2017 | ? | $500,000 | ? | ? |
888poker “Make it Big” Festival: Full Schedule
| DayDate/TimeEventBuy-InThursday11/5/2017 16:00Turbo Satellite to Opening Event 1A50 EURThursday11/5/2017 18:00888Live Barcelona Festival - Opening Event Day 1A220 EURFriday12/5/2017 16:00Turbo Satellite to Opening Event 1B50 EURFriday12/5/2017 18:00888Live Barcelona Festival - Opening Event Day 1B220 EURFriday12/5/2017 20:00The Thunder88 EURSaturday13/5/2017 12:00Turbo Satellite to Opening Event 1C50 EURSaturday13/5/2017 14:00888Live Barcelona Festival - Opening Event Day 1C220 EURSaturday13/5/2017 18:00888Live Barcelona Festival - Opening Event Day 1D TURBO220 EURSaturday13/5/2017 20:00The Breeze110 EURSunday14/5/2017 13:00888Live Barcelona Festival - Opening Event FINAL-Sunday14/5/2017 14:00High Noon Turbo50 EURSunday14/5/2017 18:00The Hurricane110 EURMonday15/5/2017 20:00The Swordfish55 EURTuesday16/5/2017 20:00The Turbo Deepstack77 EURWednesday17/5/2017 18:00The Lightning 8-max66 EURWednesday17/5/2017 19:00Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1A110 EURWednesday17/5/2017 20:00High Roller Day 12,200 EURThursday18/5/2017 17:00High Roller Final Day2,200 EURThursday18/5/2017 18:00888Live Barcelona Festival ME Day 1A1,100 EURFriday19/5/2017 15:00Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1B110 EURFriday19/5/2017 18:00888Live Barcelona Festival ME Day 1B1,100 EURFriday19/5/2017 21:00The Mega Knockout [50 EUR Bounty]115 + 50 EURSaturday20/5/2017 12:00Turbo Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1C110 EURSaturday20/5/2017 15:00888Live Barcelona Festival ME Day 1C1,100 EURSaturday20/5/2017 20:00Omaha Pot Limit150 EURSunday21/5/2017 14:00888Live Barcelona Festival ME Day 21100 EURSunday21/5/2017 16:00The Whale333 EURSunday21/5/2017 19:00Ladies Event220 EURMonday22/5/2017 14:00888Live Barcelona Festival ME Final DAY- |
