€550 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid
€550 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€225,000
Entries
459
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
8
Players Left
1
Last Day at Pokercode Festival Madrid, It’s Main Event Final Table Time
Final day of Pokercode Festival at Gran Via casino Madrid will start at 1 p.m. with sides events and the end of the €550 Main Event. €1,100 Masters attracted 61 entrants (23 players left). In the Main Event, all 8 finalists secured €4,450 and will look on the top prize €40,000 for the winner.
French player Benoit Kuhn is leading the 8 finalists into Day 3 with almost 7 million chips. He is ahead of Pokercode Study Ambassador Sebastian Schulze (5,270,000) and Spanish player Sylwester Fortuna (3,055,000). Notable players joining the Final Table are Norwegian Tom-Aksel Bedell (1,850,000) and Grindhouse member Samuel Mullur (1,170,000).
| SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPS | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Schulze | Germany | 5,270,000 | 66 |
| 2 | Oleksandr Krasnov | Ukraine | 2,805,000 | 35 |
| 3 | Benoit Kuhn | France | 6,695,000 | 84 |
| 4 | Antonio Ponce | Spain | 950,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Sylwester Fortuna | Spain | 3,055,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 1,850,000 | 23 |
| 7 | Marcos Fernandez | Spain | 1,230,000 | 15 |
| 8 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | 1,170,000 | 15 |
Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time in end of level 25, which has a small blind of 40,000, big blind of 80,000 and a running big blind ante of 80,000. Levels will stay 45 minutes. Live Streaming is planned from the beginning of the day, to follow final table action cards up with a slight delay.
We'll know later today who will be crowned the winner and take home the huge trophy and €40,000 for first place. PokerNews will provide start-to-finish coverage of the final day.
Let's the Final Begins
All 8 players are back in Gran Via casino Madrid to start Main Event final table.
Play will begin shortly with 7 minutes left in Level 25, which has a small blind of 40,000, big blind of 80,000 and a running big blind ante of 80,000. Levels will stay 45 minutes.
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Level: 25
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
A First One for Fernandez
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Marcos Fernandez opened in early position for 215,000 with A♣8♣. Ponce folded K♣Q♦ in the small blind and Sylwester Fortuna called from the big blind with 7♣4♥.
On the flop 7♥6♠10♦, Fortuna took the lead with a 100,000 bet and got a call.
On the turn 9♥, Fortuna continued to 100,000 but Fernandez went all in for 915,000.
Fortuna gave up his hand quite quickly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,480,000
-575,000
|
-575,000 |
|
1,765,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Mullur Wins Two in a Row
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
After a first all in earlier, Samuel Mullur shoved from the button for 1,120,000 with A♦10♥ and neither Schulze or Krasnov called in the blinds.
Two hands after, from the hi jack, Mullur had A♥A♦ and opened for 200,000 but this time again, nobody called.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,620,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
||
Ponce Survives
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
In early position, Marcos Fernandez opened to 200,000 with A♠10♠. In the small blind, Antonio Ponce decided to go all in with 5♥5♦ and only 800,000 chips stack.
Fernandez thought for a while and decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
1,200,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Fortuna Misses Value
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
On the button, Sylwester Fortuna raised it to 200,000 with K♠9♠ and both Bedell in the small blind with 6♠4♥ and Marcos Fernandez in the big blind with 9♦7♦ called.
On the flop A♥3♠9♥, they all checked.
On the turn 7♣, Fernandez took the lead to 100,000 and only Fortuna called.
On the river K♣, Fortuna improved to two better pairs. Fernandez made it to 200,000 and Fortuna quickly called.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000
920,000
|
920,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Oleksandr Krasnov Eliminated in 8th Place for €4,450
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
On the small blind, Sebastian Schulze limped and Oleksandr Krasnov checked his big blind.
On the flop 5♦10♠8♦, Schulze continuation-bet to 100,000 and got a call.
On the turn 3♠, Schulze checked and Krasnov bet 325,000. Schulze raised it to 1,000,000 and Krasnov thought for a while before announcing all in for 1,900,000. Schulze snap called.
Oleksandr Krasnov: 8♣3♥
Sebastian Schulze: 10♦8♠
The river 5♠ didn't change anything and Schulze eliminated one player with better two pairs. Oleksandr Krasnov took the eight position and €4,450.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,700,000
2,430,000
|
2,430,000 |
|
Busted |