button in SafariNeofitov Races to Main Event Win as PartyPoker Tour Madrid Closes
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Alexey Neofitov took down the record-breaking PartyPoker Tour Madrid Main Event in quickfire style on Sunday, capturing €43,250 and defeating an enormous field of 535 entries at the Casino Gran Via in the Spanish capital.
Neofitov, who entered the final table as the chip leader, locked up the biggest live score of his career to date, making a heads-up deal with Hugo Caldeira to play for €7,500 and the coveted PartyPoker Main Event trophy, before closing it out in a little under 2 hours.
It was a talented final table for Neofitov to navigate, too, including a WSOP bracelet winner from 2024 in Daniel Triana Ruiz and 2013 WSOP Main Event 35th-placed finisher Nicolas Le Floch among a host of other tournament winners.
Still, it would be Neofitov's day, as he took home the lion's share of the gigantic €238,075 prize pool and the honor of calling himself PartyPoker Tour Madrid Main Event champion, on what was a hugely successful visit to Spain for the PartyPoker Tour, which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid – €500 Main Event Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexey Neofitov | €43,250 |
| 2 | Hugo Caldeira De Brites | €31,750 |
| 3 | Daniel Ruiz Triana | €20,000 |
| 4 | Raphael Lenaerts | €14,000 |
| 5 | Nicolas Le Floch | €10,000 |
| 6 | Alejandro Rubio | €8,000 |
| 7 | David Lamas | €6,625 |
| 8 | Ashley Brown | €5,500 |
| 9 | Jorge Ruiz | €4,500 |
Mazzarella Sticks the Landing to Win Anything But Mini Main
There was nothing mini about Madrid’s Mini Main Event as Federico Estrada Mazzarella outlasted a 918-entry field to bank €16,550 from a prize pool that smashed the €50,000 guarantee, growing to a gigantic €114,750.
Setting the tone for what would become a recurring theme throughout both the Main Event and the wider festival, Mazzarella captured the record-breaking title in style at a final table heavily dominated by Spanish players, who accounted for seven of the final nine competitors.
As reported by Poker.Pro, the decisive hand came after just 15 minutes of heads-up play against Jon Baraiazarra. Mazzarella got his chips in holding 6♥6♦ against Baraiazarra’s K♦10♦ and survived the race in style by rivering a straight to seal the victory and turn his €150 buy-in into a pretty sweet payday.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid – €150 Mini Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federico Estrada Mazzarella | €16,550 |
| 2 | Jon Baraiazarra | €11,100 |
| 3 | Kevin Lezcano | €12,200 |
| 4 | Mykhaylo Hrytsyk | €5,750 |
| 5 | Alexander Georgiev | €4,000 |
| 6 | Alberto Area Martinez | €3,100 |
| 7 | Pedro Timiraos | €2,500 |
| 8 | Joaquin Ortiz Rico | €2,000 |
| 9 | David Aviles | €1,600 |
Full PartyPoker Tour Madrid 2026 Results
- Total Entries (inc. Satellites): 3,051 entries
- Total Prizepools (inc. Satellites): €567,210
Next Stop: Manchester
Next up, the PartyPoker Tour returns to British shores at Casino235 in Manchester.
Running from June 13th to June 21st, satellites are running now on the PartyPoker site, and stay tuned to PokerNews for a full preview of the festival very soon!
Photos courtesy of Nunzia Esposito.
