888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event
Day 1a Completed
888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Day 1a of the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event attracted a field of 108 players, and after eleven levels just 55 players remain.
Three more starting flights remain — as well as late registration and unlimited reentry until one level into Day 2 — so the field looks set to grow even further.
888poker Stream Team's Josh Manley was the only 888poker representative flying the flag on Day 1a, with plenty more Ambassadors expected to enter tomorrow including Ian Simpson and Alexandre Mantovani.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Guerras | Spain | 532,500 | 178 |
2 | Abraham Serrano | Spain | 428,000 | 143 |
3 | Nils Memmi | Spain | 349,000 | 116 |
4 | Vital Villarrubia | Spain | 326,000 | 109 |
5 | Inaki Gonzalez | Spain | 319,000 | 106 |
6 | Eduardo Costa | Spain | 316,000 | 105 |
7 | Antonio Oliva | Spain | 313,500 | 105 |
8 | Maurizio Pili | Italy | 290,000 | 97 |
9 | Jose Nogues | Spain | 287,500 | 96 |
10 | Yemi Ogundeyi | United States | 281,000 | 94 |
The chip leader at the end of Day 1a is Daniel Guerras who managed a double knockout in the penultimate level of the day to soar into the lead. His straight flush draw bested the two pair of both opponents to move above 350,000, and he would extend his lead to 532,500 chips by the end of the day.
Other big stacks include Abraham Serrano (428,000), Nils Memmi (438,000) who are the only other players above 400,000 in chips.
Meanwhile, having made it through to Day 2, Antonio Dascenzo (270,500) will be looking for another deep run, having finished fourth in November 2022 when 888poker last visited the Spanish capital.
Day 1b of the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event gets underway at 17:00 local time with eleven more 45-minute levels scheduled. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from the Casino Gran Via.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Guerras
|
532,500
152,500
|
152,500 |
|
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Abraham Serrano |
428,000
428,000
|
428,000 |
Nils Memmi |
349,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
Vital Villarrubia |
326,000
326,000
|
326,000 |
Eduardo Costa |
316,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
Iñaki Gonzales |
314,500
314,500
|
314,500 |
Alejandro Antonio Diaz Garzon Garcia
|
313,500
313,500
|
313,500 |
Maurizzio Pili
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Carmen Zainescu |
287,500
287,500
|
287,500 |
Yemi Ogundeyi
|
281,000
-20,500
|
-20,500 |
Roberto Sanchez Trujillo |
274,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
Antonio Dascenzo |
270,500
50,500
|
50,500 |
Abilio Monteiro
|
267,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
Kilin Borsos
|
266,000 | |
David Perez | 265,500 | |
Adrian Dimitru
|
227,000 | |
Manuel Labandeira |
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Daniel Wu
|
213,000 | |
Jose Silvan
|
211,000 | |
Daniel Ruiz | 205,500 | |
Tom Orpaz |
201,500
-38,500
|
-38,500 |
Dean Fazal
|
195,500
195,500
|
195,500 |
Liutauras Armnavicius
|
189,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
David Ortega
|
183,500 | |
Hartmut Hohn |
176,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
Tournament officials have drawn for the number of hands remaining on Day 1a. There will be 4 more hands before players bag up ahead of Day 2.
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Nils Memmi announced raise and put out a 5,000 chip. Inaki called in the small and the big blind then put out 8,000. There was some initial confusion and the floor was called.
From what was discussed at the table, it appeared that the big blind intended to call having thought he heard "Eight" instead of "Raise". The floor ultimately ruled it as a call and the three players saw a flop of
It checked to Memmi who continued for 11,000 and Inaki was the only caller.
The turn was the , and Inaki check-folded to a bet of 20,000 from Memmi.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Iñaki
|
310,000 | |
Nils Memmi | 275,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Iñaki
|
310,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Tom Orpaz |
240,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Antonio Dascenzo |
220,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Hartmut Hohn |
180,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Jose Luis |
160,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Eduardo Costa |
90,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Three players were in action on a flop of . Both blinds checked to the button who bet 3,500. The small blind check-raised to 10,000. Daniel Guerras then re-raised to 31,000.
The button then moved all in for 88,500.
"Gamble," said the small blind before moving all in, with Guerras calling to put both opponents at risk.
Button:
Small Blind:
Daniel Guerras:
There was something to everyone on thef lop, with top pair facing two pair facing the open-ended straight flush draw. The turn didn't improve anyone, but the improved the button to a better two pair.
However, it wasn't enough as it improved Guerras to a straight to eliminate both players and move close to 400,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Guerras
|
380,000 | |
|