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01-23-2023 18:40 UTC+2

Antonio Vecino Eliminated in 17th Place (€3,300)

Will Shillibier

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

On the feature table, Alberto De Juan opened to 200,000 and Mario Sousa shoved from the hijack for 630,000 with Antonio Vecino all in from the button.

De Juan called to put two players at risk.

Alberto De Juan:
Mario Sousa:
Antonio Vecino:

The flop saw Sousa ahead with ace-hihg. The turn gave him a lock on the hand with the confirming Vecino's elimination in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto De Juan	1,900,000 -900,000	-900,000
Mario Sousa	1,500,000 400,000	400,000
Antonio Vecino	Busted

Tags: Alberto De Juan Mario Sousa Antonio Vecino

01-23-2023 18:19 UTC+2

Daniel Lopez Ruiz Eliminated in 18th Place (€3,300)

Will Shillibier

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Saam Pishvaie opened to 210,000 from the cutoff. Daniel Lopez Ruiz three-bet all in for around 900,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Pishvaie called.

Daniel Lopez Ruiz:
Saam Pishvaie:

Kings held on the runout and Ruiz was eliminated in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saam Pishvaie	3,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Daniel Lopez Ruiz	Busted

Tags: Daniel Lopez Ruiz Saam Pishvaie

01-23-2023 17:14 UTC+2

Cordobes Runs into Jacks as Mantovani Also Busts

Will Shillibier

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jose Cordobes held but had run into the of Victor Caballero.

The board was and Cordobes was eliminated.

Meanwhile, 888poker Ambassador Alexandre Mantovani had been short for a while and got his remaining chips in from the hijack and got two calls.

After Tom Orpaz forced out the other player on the flop, the cards were turned over.

Alexandre Mantovani:
Tom Orpaz:

The turn gave Mantovani a pair, but the river was the giving Orpaz top pair and eliminating the Brazilian opponent.

"I don't understand how I got this deep in the tournament," he said after the hand. "My best hand was queen-jack for the first three hours. But we've still got two [888poker players] in, so we've got a sweat."

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	8,500,000 300,000	300,000
Victor Caballero	3,300,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Jose Cordobes	Busted
Alexandre Mantovani	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Mantovani Jose Cordobes Victor Caballero Tom Orpaz

01-23-2023 15:29 UTC+2

Cordobes Double Elimination Send Manley to the Rail

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Josh Manley shoved for 255,000. Ricardo Seabra three-bet all in and Jose Cordobes called putting both players at risk.

"That's not good," said Manley tabling against the of Seabra and the of Cordobes.

The board saw Cordobes river a set and send both players — including Stream Team member Josh Manley — to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Cordobes	3,000,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Josh Manley	Busted

Ricardo Seabra	Busted

Tags: Jose Cordobes Josh Manley Ricardo Seabra

01-23-2023 15:09 UTC+2

Mantovani Doubles Up First Hand

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Alexandre Mantovani raised to 285,000 leaving himself 90,000 behind. Nils Memmi called in the next position and the remaining players all folded.

The flop came .

"All in blind?" asked Memmi.

"That's not a good flop for me," replied Mantovani, before putting the rest of his chips in. Memmi pulled a face but still called.

Alexandre Mantovani:
Nils Memmi:

Memmi was ahead pre-flop, but Mantovani had flopped a pair. The turn and river bricked and Mantovani got off to the best possible start on Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Mantovani	850,000 475,000	475,000

Nils Memmi	250,000 -380,000	-380,000

Tags: Alexandre Mantovani Nils Memmi

01-23-2023 13:24 UTC+2

Nicolae Suciu Leads Final 39 in 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event

Will Shillibier

A winner will be crowned today in Madrid at the Casino Gran Via as the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event plays down to a winner.

Just 39 players remain — all in the money — and they're all in with a chance of winning €92,000 and becoming the first 888poker LIVE champion of 2023.

Leading the way is Nicolae Suciu who is the only player over 3,000,000 in chips. In fact, he's close to 5,000,000 in chips after a late surge saw him bag 4,765,000 — well clear of Antonio Vecino (2,900,000) and Adrian Garcia (2,860,000) who are his nearest rivals.

Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Nicolae Suciu	4,765,000	95
2	Antonio Vecino	2,900,000	58
3	Adrian Garcia	2,860,000	57
4	Roberto Sanchez Trujillo	2,635,000	53
5	Jose Cordobes	2,255,000	45
6	Mario Ruiz Galan	2,030,000	41
7	Beltran Garcia	1,950,000	39
8	Jonas Ten Cate	1,910,000	38
9	Ricardo Seabra	1,900,000	38
10	Nacho Martin	1,350,000	27

Four members of the 888poker team are still in on Day 3, the best-placed of which is Stream Team member Ricardo Mateus who bagged 1,090,000. 888poker Ambassador Lucia Navarro comes next with 850,000, with fellow Ambassador Alexandre Mantovani (375,000) and Stream Team's Josh Manley (380,000) both returning with less than ten big blinds.

Play will resume at 14:00 local time with blinds of 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante. The levels will continue to be 45 minutes, but will increase to 60 minutes once a final table is reached.

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Tags: Adrian Garcia Alexandre Mantovani Antonio Vecino Beltran Garcia Jonas Ten Cate Jose Cordobes Josh Manley Lucia Navarro Mario Ruiz Galan Nacho Martin Nicolae Suciu Ricardo Mateus Ricardo Seabra Roberto Sanchez Trujillo