2024 EAPT Madrid

€560 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 EAPT Madrid

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
€28,732
Event Info
Buy-in
€560
Prize Pool
€180,000
Entries
305
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
46
Players Left
9

€560 Main Event

Day 2 Completed

Celdran Leads the Final Nine After Day Two of EAPT Madrid €560 Main Event

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Fernando Celdran
Fernando Celdran

After eight action-packed hours of play Day 2 of the EAPT Madrid €560 Main Event has reached a conclusion here at Casino Gran Via. The final table of nine players are all who remain out of a field of 305 entrants. Those nine players will all have their sights set on the top prize €35,475 as well as the €5,000 packages that will be awarded to the top four finishers. Those packages will include a trip to Cyprus for the Mediterranean Poker Party in May as well as an entry to the €2,000 EAPT Grand finale.

Fernando Celdran was unstoppable today, knocking out many players and bagging the chip lead with 3,710,000 chips worth 148 big blinds going into Day 3. Celdran has more than triple the chips of all his opponents except his closest competitor Marius Moldoveanu who bagged 2,655,000. Javier Romero rounds out the top three with 1,080,000.

Final Table Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Fernando CeldranSpain3,710,000148
2Marius MoldoveanuRomania2,655,000106
3Javier RomeroSpain1,080,00043
4Ionut DragomirRomania1,035,00041
5Chadi AkremiTunisia1,015,00041
6Kai FuongGermany825,00033
7Manuel LedesmaSpain815,00033
8Antonio PuntasSpain600,00024
9Constantin ScrobRomania495,00020

Manuel Ledesma also remains in contention with 815,000 chips going into the final table. Ledesma making the final table is particularly noteworthy given that just three weeks ago he was crowned the winner of the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event and took home €58,000 for his efforts. Ledesma began the day as a middling stack but chipped up quickly after cracking the pocket queens of Alexey Neofitov in an early highlight. Ledesma would later be on the right side of an aces versus kings cooler and would ride that momentum all the way to the final table.

Manuel Ledesma
Manuel Ledesma

Celdran began the day with the second-largest stack and wasted no time chipping up further after picking off a massive bluff from Matthew Gray. Celdran never let his foot off the gas pedal from there, eliminating the likes of Jimmy Zhan (21st - €1,475), Ahmed Abdella (18th - €1,675), Jaime (17th - €1,925) and Raul Martinez (15th - €2,225) in the later stages of the day. Finally Celdran would score the final knockout of the night in a massive cooler that saw Ricardo Stara's flopped top set go down in flames against Celdran's flopped nut-straight on the final table bubble.

Other notables who made Day 2 but fell before the final table include Oscar Gironella (33rd - €1,000), start of day chip leader Dario Bagattini (23rd - €1,475), Day 1c chip leader Mykyta Andrusiak (21st - €1,475) Fernando Santa Maria (20th - €1,675) and Samuel Tebege (14th - €2,225).

The final day will take place tomorrow, February 19 at 2:00 p.m. local time with 12 minutes left on Level 21 and blinds at 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. From that point on the levels will increase for every 20 hands played.

As always stay tuned to PokerNews as we cover all the action until a new EAPT champion is crowned.

Tags: Ahmed AbdellaAlexey NeofitovAntonio PuntasChadi AkremiConstantin ScrobDario BagattiniFernando CeldranFernando Santa MariaIonut DragomirJavier RomeroJimmy ZhanKai FuongManuel LedesmaMarius MoldoveanuMatthew GrayMykyta AndrusiakOscar GironellaRaul MartinezRicardo Stara

End of Night Chip Counts (full)

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fernando Celdran es
Fernando Celdran
3,710,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Marius Moldoveanu ro
Marius Moldoveanu
2,655,000
240,000
240,000
Profile photo of Javier Romero es
Javier Romero
1,080,000
390,000
390,000
Profile photo of Ionut Dragomir ro
Ionut Dragomir
1,035,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Chadi Akremi tn
Chadi Akremi
1,015,000
-155,000
-155,000
Day 1E Chip Leader
Profile photo of Manuel Ledesma es
Manuel Ledesma
815,000
-60,000
-60,000
Profile photo of Kai Fuong de
Kai Fuong
795,000
-190,000
-190,000
Profile photo of Antonio Puntas es
Antonio Puntas
600,000
-175,000
-175,000
Profile photo of Constantin Scrob ro
Constantin Scrob
495,000

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Day 2 Concludes

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The action has come to a close for Day 2 of the EAPT Madrid Main Event. Stay tuned for full updated chip counts of the final table and a recap of the night's action that will be up shortly.

Ricardo Stara Eliminated in 10th Place (€3,000)

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Ricardo Stara
Ricardo Stara

With three players seeing a flop of 864 and roughly 200,000 in the middle, Fernando Celdran checked from the big blind and Ricardo Stara bet 70,000 from under the gun. Constantin Scrob folded in the cutoff and Celdran put in a check-raise to 145,000. Stara made the call.

Celdran bet 165,000 on the K turn and once again Stara made the call.

On the 3 river Celdran moved all in, covering Stara who had roughly 750,000 behind. Stara called to put himself at risk.

Stara had flopped a monster with 88 for top set but Celdran had flopped 75 for the nut-straight to send Stara to the rail on the final table bubble in horrific fashion and scoop the final pot of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fernando Celdran es
Fernando Celdran
3,710,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Constantin Scrob ro
Constantin Scrob
495,000
-155,000
-155,000
Profile photo of Ricardo Stara es
Ricardo Stara
Busted

Tags: Constantin ScrobFernando CeldranRicardo Stara

Nacho Cuesta Eliminated in 11th Place (€3,000)

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Nacho Cuesta
Nacho Cuesta

In a preflop confrontation Nacho Cuesta was all in for roughly 475,000 and up against Ricardo Stara who slightly covered Cuesta.

Nacho Cuesta: AQ
Ricardo Stara: 88

The K26 flop gave Cuesta plenty of outs with any ace, queen or heart giving him the winning hand. The 4 turn and 5 river were bricks and Cuesta was eliminated two spots shy of the final table while Stara collected close to another full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ricardo Stara es
Ricardo Stara
1,210,000
590,000
590,000
Profile photo of Nacho Cuesta es
Nacho Cuesta
Busted

Tags: Nacho CuestaRicardo Stara

Cuesta Spikes a Set

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Nacho Cuesta moved all in for 225,000 from the hijack and Kai Fuong called with a covering stack from the cutoff to put Cuesta at risk.

Nacho Cuesta: 1010
Kai Fuong: KK

Cuesta was in bad shape against the bigger pocket pair but made a set on the 1063 flop leaving Fuong drawing to just two outs. No king appeared on the 3 turn or 9 river and Cuesta secured a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kai Fuong de
Kai Fuong
985,000
-255,000
-255,000
Profile photo of Nacho Cuesta es
Nacho Cuesta
510,000
400,000
400,000

Tags: Kai FuongNacho Cuesta

Stara Outflips Puntas

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ricardo Stara moved all in for 285,000 from middle positio nand was called by Antoinio Puntas in the small blind who held a covering stack.

Ricardo Stara: AK
Antonio Puntas: 88

Stara got the better of the A72 flop and remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out 410 to score a full double up at the expense of Puntas.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Antonio Puntas es
Antonio Puntas
775,000
370,000
370,000
Profile photo of Ricardo Stara es
Ricardo Stara
620,000
295,000
295,000

Tags: Ricardo StaraAntonio Puntas

Luigi Eliminated in 12th Place (€2,600)

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Luigi moved all in from the button for roughly 350,000 and received a call from Manuel Ledesma who covered.

Luigi: A4
Manuel Ledesma: AA

Ledesma's aces held on the 27795 runout and he took down a nice pot while Luigi was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Manuel Ledesma es
Manuel Ledesma
875,000
162,000
162,000
Profile photo of Luigi es
Luigi
Busted
Day 1A Chip Leader

Tags: Manuel Ledesma

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000