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01-23-2023 19:22 UTC+2

Eugenio Martinez Gonzalez Eliminated in 10th Place (€7,400)

Will Shillibier

Level 28 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Ricardo Mateus defended his big blind and called a shove from Eugenio Martinez Gonzalez on a flop.

Ricardo Mateus:
Eugenio Martinez Gonzalez:

Mateus had flopped a set against the open-ended straight draw of his opponent. The turn gave Mateus a full house to leave his opponent drawing dead. The river was the and Gonzalez was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Mateus	3,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Eugenio Martinez Gonzalez	Busted

Tags: Eugenio Martinez Gonzalez Ricardo Mateus

01-23-2023 20:33 UTC+2

Mario Sousa Eliminated in 9th Place (€7,400)

Will Shillibier

Level 28 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Mario Sousa opened to 350,000 and Adrian Garcia defended his big blind.

The flop came and Sousa immediately shoved for 1,600,000. Garcia rechecked his cards before calling.

Mario Sousa:
Adrian Garcia:

Garcia had flopped a flush draw but was behind to the ace-queen of Sousa. The turn was the giving Garcia additional outs to a straight. The river was the completing Garcia's flush and sending Sousa to the rail in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia	6,000,000 2,175,000	2,175,000
Mario Sousa	Busted

Tags: Adrian Garcia Mario Sousa

01-23-2023 21:01 UTC+2

Analysis: Bystrenin Dictating the Tempo

Will Shillibier

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Final Table

It's been a tentative start at the final table for pretty much everyone apart from Oleg Bystrenin and perhaps Tom Orpaz. Even though Adrian Garcia was responsible for the only elimination so far, Bystrenin has been opening regularly from various positions on the table to try and dictate the tempo with such a big stack and commanding chip lead.

And he could have eliminated Jonas Ten Cate as a result of this aggression, were it not for an ace on the river to save the Dutchman.

Meanwhile, Orpaz is looking to regain the chip lead he lost to Bystrenin prior to the final table, and has overtaken Saam Pishvaie to occupy second in the chip counts.

888poker's Lucia Navarro and Ricardo Mateus had been pretty quiet, until just now went Navarro doubled up Jaime Pedraza, but there's still a long way to go with eight remaining in the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event.

01-23-2023 21:11 UTC+2

Jaime Pedraza Eliminated in 8th Place (€10,044)

Will Shillibier

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Jaime Pedraza raised to 500,000 off of a 1,700,000 stack in early position and it folded to Tom Orpaz on the button who three-bet to 1,500,000. Pedraza shoved and Orpaz called off the rest of his stack.

Jaime Pedraza:
Tom Orpaz:

There was no help for Pedraza on the board and Pedraza was eliminated in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	9,700,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Jaime Pedraza	Busted

Tags: Jaime Pedraza Tom Orpaz

01-23-2023 21:42 UTC+2

Mateus Doubles Through Orpaz

Will Shillibier

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Tom Orpaz raised to 700,000 from early position and Ricardo Mateus defended his big blind.

The flop came and Mateus moved all in for 2,700,000. Orpaz called.

Ricardo Mateus:
Tom Orpaz:

Both players had flopped pairs but Mateus' was best at this stage. The turn was the and the river the and Mateus doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Mateus	7,300,000 3,600,000	3,600,000

Tom Orpaz	5,900,000 -3,500,000	-3,500,000

Tags: Ricardo Mateus Tom Orpaz

01-23-2023 21:43 UTC+2

Navarro Doubles Through Bystrenin

Will Shillibier

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Lucia Navarro shoved for 1,200,000 from the button and Oleg Bystrenin called in the big blind.

Lucia Navarro:
Oleg Bystrenin:

The flop gave Navarro a full house and she doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Bystrenin	9,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Lucia Navarro	2,900,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Lucia Navarro Oleg Bystrenin

01-23-2023 22:00 UTC+2

Tom Orpaz Eliminated in 7th Place (€13,000)

Will Shillibier

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Tom Orpaz shoved for 6,200,000 from under the gun. Adrian Garcia was in the next position and three-bet all in. The remaining players folded.

Tom Orpaz:
Adrian Garcia:

Garcia had woken up in the perfect spot with pocket aces, and encountered no problems on the runout to send Orpaz to the rail in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia	17,000,000 9,400,000	9,400,000
Tom Orpaz	Busted

Tags: Adrian Garcia Tom Orpaz

01-23-2023 23:04 UTC+2

Saam Pishvaie Eliminated in 6th Place (€16,300)

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Adrian Garcia shoved from the button as the tournament big stack. Saam Pishvaie called all in for 4,400,000 in the small blind and Jonas Ten Cate folded his big blind.

Saam Pishvaie:
Adrian Garcia:

Garica spiked a six on the flop and took the lead. The turn improved him to trip sixes and left his opponent drawing dead. The river completed the board and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia	26,500,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Saam Pishvaie	Busted

Tags: Adrian Garcia Jonas Ten Cate Saam Pishvaie

01-23-2023 23:08 UTC+2

Jonas Ten Cate Eliminated in 5th Place (€20,700)

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jonas Ten Cate shoved for 2,300,000 from the big blind and Lucia Navarro called in the big blind.

Jonas Ten Cate:
Lucia Navarro:

Ten Cate was dominated and the flop came . The turn was the leaving Ten Cate just a 15% chance of staying alive. The river was the and Ten Cate was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia	26,000,000 -500,000	-500,000
Oleg Bystrenin	8,300,000
Lucia Navarro	5,400,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Ricardo Mateus	5,400,000

Jonas Ten Cate	Busted

Tags: Jonas Ten Cate Lucia Navarro

01-23-2023 23:13 UTC+2

Analysis: Can Anyone Stop Garcia?

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The elimination of Tom Orpaz in seventh place precipated a large chip lead for Adrian Garcia — the largest of the tournament so far. He's even extended it further still with the elimination of Saam Pishvaie, who was unlucky having gotten it in ahead against the Spaniard.

And the two 888poker team members who started the final table are still in with a chance of victory, but Lucia Navarro and Ricardo Mateus are battling former chip ledader Oleg Bystrenin for essentially a share of second after Garcia.

With more than half the chips in play four-handed, you feel like Garcia should close this out. But anything can happen it poker!