2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid

€550 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info

2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€40,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€225,000
Entries
459
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1cd
Entries
264
Players Left
41

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Three Way All In

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Karim Benamrouche
Karim Benamrouche

A huge pot was spotted in one of the five last tables. it was a three way all in involving previous chipleader Manuel and two other players.

Shortstack: 1010
Karim Benamrouche: AA
Manuel: KK

Karim Benamrouche stayed ahead after a non surprising board, he found a triple up and took the chiplead in this flight.The shortstack was eliminated and Manuel crippled to few big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Karim Benamrouche fr
Karim Benamrouche
720,000
Manuel
Manuel
20,000
-340,000
-340,000

Tags: Karim Benamrouche

Agayag Wins Another One

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Maria Agayag continued to climp after the dinner break as she just eliminated another player with AK against Q9.

A few moment later, Fedor Holz opened on the button for 10,000 and Agayag in the small blind and the big blind both called.
On the flop AK10, both blinds checked and Holz continuation-bet to 20,000.
Only Agayag called.
On the turn 6, Holz insisted to 45,000 and Agayag showed KQ as she folded.

Player Chips Progress
Glenn Davies gb
Glenn Davies
310,000
80,000
80,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
240,000
40,000
40,000
Maria Agayag
Maria Agayag
185,000
45,000
45,000
Samuel Ju de
Samuel Ju
50,000
50,000
50,000
Grzegorz Kozieja pl
Grzegorz Kozieja
Busted

Tags: Fedor HolzMaria Agayag

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

PN Podcast: Kane Kalas Talks New Album, David Kaye on US Online Poker & a Bad Beat Jackpot

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards talk about the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup, which is happening now, as well as registration is now open for the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the richest poker players article causing a social media stir, and why a bad beat jackpot wasn't paid out in a Texas poker room.

Also, Jon Sofen chats with poker player Kane Kalas about baseball and a new album he released in honor of his late father. Then, Chad has a conversation with PokerStars USA Ambassador David Kaye, who talked about the recent US SCOOP, upcoming promotions, and the state of online poker in the United States. It's a two-guests-for-one episode of the PokerNews Podcast.

They also recap the recently-completed Irish Poker Open, which was a record-breaking tournament, discuss the "Top 5 Gambling Movies," and share what's coming up in regard to PokerNews Live Reporting.

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!

Dinner Break

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Players are now in a one-hour dinner break.

Updates will be back at 9.30 p.m. Play will resume at Level 13, blinds 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante.

Good Start for Holz

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Fedor Holz
Fedor Holz

Some minutes after his arrival, Fedor Holz is already in front of an healthy 200,000 stack.
He eliminated Javier Tsunamy in the process.

In another table, Polish player Grzegorz Kozieja called a 46,000 stack shove with A10 and lost against QJ after a K8J98 board.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
200,000
150,000
150,000
Grzegorz Kozieja pl
Grzegorz Kozieja
25,000
-75,000
-75,000
Javier Tsunamy es
Javier Tsunamy
Busted
Samuel Ju de
Samuel Ju
Busted

Tags: Fedor HolzGrzegorz Kozieja

Fedor is In

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Fedor Holz
Fedor Holz

Pokercode founder Fedor Holz just arrived and took a seat at Javier Tsunamy and Maria Agayag's table.

At the end of this level, there will be a 60-minute dinner break for all players still in in this Day 1c.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
50,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Fedor Holz

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000