David Chaparro Pena check-called bets of 1,500 on the 
flop and 1,800 on the 
turn to then check the 
on the river. His sole opponent Jose Alberto Alvarez checked behind and Chaparro Pena tabled the 
, which Alvarez had beat with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000 | 93,000 |
|
|
84,000 | -4,000 |
Tomasz Brzezinski has the exact same seat on which he busted on Day 1a and fellow countryman Marcin Jaworski can be found one seat over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000 | 88,000 |
|
88,000 | 88,000 |
|
88,000 | 88,000 |
|
88,000 | 88,000 |
|
88,000 | 88,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 80,000 |
At the start of Day 1b, the screens show a total of 40 entries and that number is expected to quickly double as more than ten tables are prepared. In the €2,200 High Roller, there are still nine players in contention as short stack Jose Manuel Planells had the button upon restart and doubled more than once.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
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The second of four starting days in the inaugural 888poker LIVE Madrid festival awaits as of 5 p.m. local time at the stunning Casino Gran Via right in the centre and the first major live poker tournament of the casino is off to a decent start after yesterday's first flight attracted a field of 180 entries in the €888 Main Event.
Another two regular heats with 11 levels of 50 minutes each await today and tomorrow while a turbo heat then follows on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020. All Day 1 survivors will then combine to one field as of 5 p.m. local time and the field size will be set after the first two levels and break on Day 2.
The flagship event of the festival in Madrid features a guaranteed prize pool of €800,000 and all participants receive 88,000 in chips. On top of the prize money, a $12,500 package for the 2020 WSOP Main Event courtesy of event sponsor 888poker awaits to the eventual champion.
During the registration period, unlimited re-entries can be purchased and players can participate in as many Day 1s as they wish to then pick the stack they wish to bring forward to Day 2. It will also be possible to surrender the stack at the end of the registration period and re-enter with a full stack.
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 min | 100 | 200 | |
| 2 | 50 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| Break | 10 min | |||
| 3 | 50 min | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 4 | 50 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| Dinner Break | 60 min | |||
| 5 | 50 min | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 6 | 50 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| Break | 10 min | |||
| 7 | 50 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 8 | 50 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Break | 10 min | |||
| 9 | 50 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 10 | 50 min | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 11 | 50 min | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
The Main Event also features the popular big blind ante format and another recent innovation is the 30-second shot clock from start-to-finish.
One hour prior to the start of the Main Event, the nine remaining players out of a 103-entry strong €2,200 High Roller will return to their seats to play down to a champion. Due to the very deep structure with nearly 40 big blinds, the action was halted at 4 a.m. local time once the final table was reached. Ignacio Molina holds the chip lead and 888poker ambassador Sofia Lovgren is also in contention to possibly scoop another 888poker LIVE trophy after her victory in the Ladies Event in London in December 2019.
€2,200 High Roller Final Table Line-Up
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ignacio Molina | Spain | 1,895,000 | 63 |
| 2 | Dmytro Yevseienko | Ukraine | 1,450,000 | 48 |
| 3 | Leonardo Mancuso | Italy | 1,000,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Arie Zilberman | Israel | 695,000 | 23 |
| 5 | Sofia Lovgren | Sweden | 1,690,000 | 56 |
| 6 | Valeriano Toledano | Spain | 905,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Daniel Tafur | Spain | 1,470,000 | 49 |
| 8 | Jose Manuel Planells | Spain | 130,000 | 4 |
| 9 | Andrey Golubev | Kazakhstan | 1,025,000 | 34 |
Who will come out on top and claim the top prize of €52,000?
Payouts €2,200 High Roller
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (in EUR) | Payout (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 52,000 | $57,372 | ||
| 2 | € 37,000 | $40,822 | ||
| 3 | € 27,000 | $29,789 | ||
| 4 | € 21,000 | $23,169 | ||
| 5 | € 16,000 | $17,653 | ||
| 6 | € 12,000 | $13,240 | ||
| 7 | € 9,000 | $9,930 | ||
| 8 | € 7,000 | $7,723 | ||
| 9 | € 5,700 | $6,289 | ||
| 10 | Andre Moreira | Portugal | € 4,500 | $4,965 |
| 11 | Sonny Franco | France | € 4,500 | $4,965 |
| Total | € 195,700 | $215,916 |
Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to follow all the action of an exciting day of poker.
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Day 1b Started
