Luigi Shehadeh & Catalin Pop take the top prizes in the €1,100 Main Event and €2,200 High Roller in an exceptional 888Live event in the Casino Barcelona.

With PokerStars and partypoker currently butting heads on the live tournament scene, it’s easy to forget that the second largest online poker room this side of my bag of carrot batons are also making significant headway in the live arena.

888Poker has vowed to take back the game, and they are not content with focusing on online poker. The team understands that the two formats are symbiotic, and with 888Local Live and now 888Live we see some outstanding progress.

It was a bold move to slap a €500,000 guarantee on their €1,100 buy-in Main Event at the Casino Barcelona, but it turned out to be an inspired decision. 609 entrants waltzed past the thongs and bare chested ladies on the beach to take a seat in 888’s most ambitious live event to date, and it was a marked success.