Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
2020 888poker LIVE Festival Madrid
€888 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2020 888poker LIVE Festival Madrid
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€800,000
Entries
1,067
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Entries
516
Players Left
296
Ochando Calls Correctly
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
With 12,000 in the middle and the board showing 
, Miguel Ochando Chaves faced a bet of 5,000 and gave it some thought before making the call. His opponent tabled the 
and Ochando Chaves had the superior kicker in 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Demetriou Rising Early
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
George Demetriou quickly made waves on his table and it didn't take him long to chip up without the need to head into showdown. Marius Gicovanu joined the mix now and took a seat on the same table, he also busted twice on there on Day 1b albeit on a different seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
A Trio of Notables
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Leon Louis, runner-up of the last 888poker LIVE Main Event in London, has been spotted in the field on a table that also includes Evangelos Bechrakis. Louis already spotted his nemesis and added with a grin "he is just following me around."
Another previous finalist in contention on Day 1c is Ran Shahar from Israel. At the 2019 888poker LIVE Festival Bucharest, Shahar finished 7th out a field of 505 entries and knows what it takes to navigate through big fields.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
Martin Rivero On the Rise
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
In three-way action to the 
flop, the action checked to Jose Maria Martin Rivero and he made it 5,100 to go. After picking up two calls, the 
turn once again resulted in two checks and the Spaniard now fired a bet of 22,000. That was enough to win the pot without further resistance and Martin Rivero dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
77,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Dascenzo Eliminated
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Half a dozen players have been eliminated thus far and another one would follow right before the end of level two.
Down to just 4,500, Antonio Dascenzo got it in with the 
and Mladen Ivanov looked him up with the 
.
The board came 
and Dascenzo found no help. Ivanov himself is also among the shorter stacks as he dropped to one third of the starting stack already, current chip leader at his table is Juan Castejon Vazquez.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
29,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
|
Busted |
First Break on Day 1c
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
According to the screens, there are 212 players out of 218 entries remaining and they have been sent on the first scheduled 15-minute break. After the next two levels, a 60-minute dinner break takes place.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Demetriou Chips Up Further
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Petru Tarlev limped in and Fausto Braga da Silva raised to 1,300. Marius Gicovanu reraised to 4,000 and was called by George Demetriou in the small blind, Braga da Silva also came along. On the 
flop the action checked to Gicovanu and bet 5,400, two calls followed.
The 
appeared on the turn and a bet of 25,000 by Demetriou won the pot right there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
162,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
130,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
129,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
|
80,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Bechrakis Wins One
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
On the river of a board 
, Evangelos Bechrakis faced a bet of 13,000 and opted for the call to get shown for ace-high. Bechrakis had that beat with the 
for top pair and earned the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
12,000
|
12,000 |