2024 888poker LIVE Madrid

€888 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 888poker LIVE Madrid

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€57,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€333,905
Entries
435
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
85
Players Left
24

€888 Main Event

Day 1a Completed

Paolo Boi, Jorge Ufano Climb to the Top on Day 1a of the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event; Ian Simpson Fires Three Bullets

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jorge Ufano
Jorge Ufano

It was a particularly enjoyable day inside the Casino Gran Via for the 24 players who managed to survive Day 1a of the 888poker LIVE Madrid €888 Main Event. 888poker Ambassador Ian Simpson, however, was not one of them.

Simpson was the first casualty of the event when he went for a river bluff and was picked off by Jorge Ufano. But Simpson’s woes were hardly over from there. Taking advantage of unlimited reentries, he next shoved with tens on a queen-high board but Jason Wheatley had king-queen. Simpson fired a third bullet but ran his tens into the jacks of Daniel Tafur as he made the walk to the exit a third time.

Ian Simpson
Ian Simpson

The players who did outlast 85 total entries make it through 11 45-minute levels are led by Paolo Boi. Boi knocked out Narcis Cristian Olaru with two pair early in the day to begin his ascent to the top of the leaderboard with 535,000. He is followed by Tafur (367,000), Joseph Matter (356,000), Ufano (334,000), and Jonas ten Cate, who’s put himself in position for a second straight deep run in this event as he followed up his fifth-place finish from a year ago by bagging 334,000.

Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Paolo BoiItaly535,000178
2Daniel TafurSpain367,000122
3Joseph MatterN/A356,000119
4Jorge UfanoSpain334,000111
5Jonas ten CateNetherlands312,000104
6Constantino RussoItaly221,00074
7Jorge PalominoSpain212,00071
8Jonas FerrutFrance198,00066
9Gregory GrechFrance186,00062
10Ahmed AbdellaUnited Kingdom184,00061

Other players still in the hunt include Jorge Palomino (212,000), Gregory Grech (186,000), Niek Minten (146,000), Ryan Dansie (136,000), and Lois Dufouleur (80,000). Simpson’s fellow 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba was among those sent to the rail on Day 1a, along with the likes of Michael Uguccioni and Wheatley.

They’ll have another shot at entering on Day 1b tomorrow at 5 p.m. local time. There are three more opening flights, with Day 1c taking place on January 27 at 5 p.m. and a turbo Day 1d flight at 1 p.m. on January 28. The remaining players will then combine for Day 2 at 5 p.m., with late registration open until the start of the day.

Today was just the first of what will be five action-packed days here in the Spanish capital, so stay tuned as PokerNews returns tomorrow for more coverage of the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event.

Tags: Ahmed AbdellaDaniel TafurGregory GrechIan SimpsonJason WheatleyJonas FerrutJonas ten CateJorge PalominoJorge UfanoJoseph MatterLois DufouleurMichael UguccioniNarcis Cristian OlaruNiek MintenPaolo BoiRyan DansieVivian Saliba

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Paolo Boi it
Paolo Boi
535,000
235,000
235,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Tafur es
Daniel Tafur
367,000
87,000
87,000
Profile photo of Joseph Matter
Joseph Matter
356,000
66,000
66,000
Profile photo of Jorge Ufano es
Jorge Ufano
334,000
84,000
84,000
Profile photo of Jonas ten Cate nl
Jonas ten Cate
312,000
82,000
82,000
Profile photo of Constantino Russo it
Constantino Russo
221,000
Profile photo of Jorge Palomino es
Jorge Palomino
212,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Jonas Ferrut fr
Jonas Ferrut
198,000
118,000
118,000
Profile photo of Gregory Grech fr
Gregory Grech
186,000
56,000
56,000
Profile photo of Ahmed Abdella kn
Ahmed Abdella
184,000
54,000
54,000
Profile photo of Alejandro Diaz es
Alejandro Diaz
158,000
28,000
28,000
Profile photo of Marcin Kruk pl
Marcin Kruk
149,000
39,000
39,000
Profile photo of Niek Minten nl
Niek Minten
146,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of Marco Meisser ch
Marco Meisser
137,000
Profile photo of Ryan Dansie gb
Ryan Dansie
136,000
41,000
41,000
Profile photo of Jufo Madina
Jufo Madina
127,000
-13,000
-13,000
Profile photo of Ramlal Basdeo tt
Ramlal Basdeo
106,000
Profile photo of Jorge Gorgolas
Jorge Gorgolas
88,000
-42,000
-42,000
Profile photo of Lois Dufouleur fr
Lois Dufouleur
80,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Ivan Gonzalez Martinez
Ivan Gonzalez Martinez
74,000
Profile photo of Hector Sevilla es
Hector Sevilla
73,000
-57,000
-57,000
Profile photo of Niels van Leeuwen nl
Niels van Leeuwen
66,000
Profile photo of Oscar Gironella es
Oscar Gironella
51,000
Profile photo of Najib Shacar il
Najib Shacar
31,000
-89,000
-89,000

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Madina Leaves Wheatley Short at the End

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to Jufo Madina who moved all in for 70,000 from the small blind. Jason Wheatley tanked for a minute in the big blind before using his cards to push his chips forward.

Jufo Madina: AQ
Jason Wheatley: KQ

Madina hit the A on the flop, and it was followed by 107 as he doubled up with only a few minutes left in the night.

David Lebron, Michael Uguccioni, and Nemanja Tatar weren't as lucky and were recently eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jufo Madina
Jufo Madina
140,000
Profile photo of Jason Wheatley us
Jason Wheatley
40,000
-40,000
-40,000
Profile photo of David Lebron es
David Lebron
Busted
Profile photo of Michael Uguccioni it
Michael Uguccioni
Busted
Profile photo of Nemanja Tatar me
Nemanja Tatar
Busted

Tags: David LebronJason WheatleyMichael UguccioniNemanja Tatar

Ten Cate Moving Up the Leaderboard

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jonas ten Cate, who made the final table of this event last year, was facing an all-in bet of around 90,000 from an opponent on the button with the board showing 2247. Ten Cate snap-called in early position and showed A7 for two pair and a flush draw, while his opponent could only show QJ for a bluff.

The river was the 9 and ten Cate scored the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jonas ten Cate nl
Jonas ten Cate
230,000

Tags: Jonas ten Cate

Dufouleur Comes From Behind to Bust Dit Scudril

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Lois Dufouleur moved all in for 51,000 from the big blind and Carl Dit Scudril called on the button.

Carl Dit Scudril: AQ
Lois Dufouleur: A4

Dufouleur was dominated until the 4J5 flop gave him a pair of fours and the lead. The board ran out J3 and he secured the pot.

The stacks were counted down and Dufouleur barely had Dit Scudril covered, sending him to the rail on the last level of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lois Dufouleur fr
Lois Dufouleur
110,000
Profile photo of Carl Dit Scudril fr
Carl Dit Scudril
Busted

Tags: Carl Dit ScudrilLois Dufouleur

Diaz Survives on the River

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alejandro Diaz moved all in for 64,000 on the button and Ahmed Abdella put him at risk from middle position.

Alejandro Diaz: A10
Ahmed Abdella: 99

Abdella's nines stayed in the lead on the 4342 board, but Diaz caught the A on the river and began pounding the table in celebration as Abdella cut out the chips to pay him off.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alejandro Diaz es
Alejandro Diaz
130,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Ahmed Abdella kn
Ahmed Abdella
130,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Ahmed AbdellaAlejandro Diaz

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000