2020 888poker LIVE Festival Madrid

€888 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info

2020 888poker LIVE Festival Madrid

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
€150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€800,000
Entries
1,067
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 1cd
Entries
516
Players Left
296

Carbone Takes From Sorensson

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Sebastian Sorensson opened to 1,100 and was called by Giuseppe Carbone and Mario Milhoes in the small blind. On a flop of {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, Milhoes check-folded to a bet of 2,400 by Sorensson and a call from Carbone. The {4-Hearts} turn brought another bet of 3,500 and a call, which then resulted in the {8-Diamonds} on the river.

Sorensson checked and a bet of 11,000 by Carbone won the pot without showdown.

"I had an ace," Sorensson said in table chat while Carbone mentioned he had a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Giuseppe Carbone it
Giuseppe Carbone
155,000
60,000
60,000
Mario Milhoes pt
Mario Milhoes
119,000
34,000
34,000
Sebastian Sorensson se
Sebastian Sorensson
42,000
-39,000
-39,000

Tags: Giuseppe CarboneMario MilhoesSebastian Sorensson

Castaignon Among the Bigger Stacks

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Salvatore Donato bet the {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop for 1,000 and Remi Castaignon made the call to see the {10-Spades} on the turn. Donato now checked and Castaignon opted for a bet of 3,100, which quickly ended the resistance of the Italian and awarded the pot to Castaignon.

With more than two times the starting stack, Castaignon has joined the early big stacks on Day 1c.

Player Chips Progress
Remi Castaignon fr
Remi Castaignon
185,000
185,000
185,000
EPT 1X Winner
Salvatore Donato it
Salvatore Donato
71,000
71,000
71,000

Tags: Remi CastaignonSalvatore Donato

Assorted Counts

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Francesco Candelari flat-called a raise to 1,100 and Carmen Zainescu then three-bet to 3,500 from two seats over. The initial raiser made it 9,500 to go and Candelari quickly folded. Zainescu gave it some thought and came to the same conclusion.

Further assorted counts can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Smeraglia it
Antonio Smeraglia
165,000
165,000
165,000
Irena Macesovic lt
Irena Macesovic
130,000
20,000
20,000
Alfonse Karam lb
Alfonse Karam
125,000
35,000
35,000
Will Kassouf gb
Will Kassouf
105,000
20,000
20,000
Adrian Constantin ro
Adrian Constantin
100,000
-2,000
-2,000
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Francesco Candelari it
Francesco Candelari
90,000
90,000
90,000
Carmen Zainescu ro
Carmen Zainescu
90,000
90,000
90,000
George Demetriou gb
George Demetriou
80,000
-35,000
-35,000
Evangelos Bechrakis gr
Evangelos Bechrakis
55,000
-45,000
-45,000
Alvaro Merino es
Alvaro Merino
52,000
-28,000
-28,000
Scott Berko gb
Scott Berko
25,000
-95,000
-95,000

Tags: Carmen ZainescuFrancesco Candelari

Kassitzky and Larkin Slipping

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Michael Larkin
Michael Larkin

Attila Kassitzky raised it up and picked up three callers including Alejandro Diaz Garzon from one seat over. On a flop of {10-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, Kassitzky's continuation bet was called only by Diaz Garzon and Kassitzky then check-raised the {2-Hearts} turn from 6,000 to 17,000.

Diaz Garzon called and Kassitzky check-called a bet of 8,000 by the Spaniard on the {3-Spades} river with a big sigh. Diaz Garzon tabled {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for trips and Kassitzky mucked {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}.

Another player to lose a chunk of his stack is Michael Larkin. Already down a lot since the last update, Larkin squeezed to 2,600 and called a reraise to 8,200. There was no betting action on the {q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop and {2-Spades} turn, Larkin then folded the {7-Clubs} river when facing a bet worth 6,500.

Player Chips Progress
Alejandro Diaz Garzon es
Alejandro Diaz Garzon
105,000
105,000
105,000
Attila Kassitzky hu
Attila Kassitzky
40,000
40,000
40,000
Michael Larkin us
Michael Larkin
30,000
-63,000
-63,000

Tags: Alejandro Diaz GarzonAttila KassitzkyMichael Larkin

Shahar On the Rise

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

All three tournament areas in the Casino Gran Via are in use with up to 280 players registered and as such, the tables get balanced more frequently. Leon Louis can order a drink quite easily as he sits next to one of the bars and one seat over from Ran Shahar.

It was Shahar that just scooped a pot after he raised a bet of 5,200 on the {a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop to 15,000 and forced a fold.

"I folded ace-seven," the player in the two seat remarked, to which Shahar replied: "She made a big raise in the blinds, you gotta respect that."

Player Chips Progress
Ran Shahar il
Ran Shahar
105,000
17,000
17,000
Leon Louis gb
Leon Louis
105,000
17,000
17,000

Tags: Leon LouisRan Shahar

Braga Slows Down Demetriou

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

George Demetriou benefited from an incredibly active table early on and another player to chip up was Fausto Braga da Silva. Both just clashed and traded their respective spots of chip leader and second in chips.

On a board of {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{5-Clubs}, Braga had the best of it with {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and scored a pot of more than 30,000 to pull head of Demetriou.

Player Chips Progress
Fausto Braga da Silva pt
Fausto Braga da Silva
158,000
29,000
29,000
George Demetriou gb
George Demetriou
115,000
-47,000
-47,000

Tags: Fausto Braga Da SilvaGeorge Demetriou

One for Visoiu

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

On a flop of {q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}, an Italian big stack was involved in the action with nearly two times the starting stack and Cristian Visoiu was one of two players that stuck around for 3,200 to see the {8-Hearts} on the turn. No betting action took place and the {10-Hearts} followed on the river.

This time the action checked to Visoiu and his bet of 6,100 won the pot without any resistance.

Player Chips Progress
Cristian Visoiu ro
Cristian Visoiu
97,000
97,000
97,000

Tags: Cristian Visoiu

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400