888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event | 2023 888poker LIVE Madrid

01-23-2023 20:30 UTC+2

Orpaz vs Pishvaie

Will Shillibier

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

Saam Pishvaie opened to 300,00 from early position with and Tom Orpaz defended his big blind with

The flop did nothing but give Orpaz a gutshot straight draw and he checked. Pishvaie continued for 275,000 and Orpaz called.

The turn was the giving Orpaz a pair and he checked again. This time Pishvaie checked back and the river brought the

Orpaz opted to bet 300,000 into a pot of around 1,400,000 and Pishvaie folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	6,100,000 725,000	725,000
Saam Pishvaie	4,700,000 -1,075,000	-1,075,000

Tags: Saam Pishvaie Tom Orpaz

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

Level: 29

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

01-23-2023 20:34 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Bystrenin	16,000,000
Tom Orpaz	6,000,000 -100,000	-100,000
Adrian Garcia	6,000,000
Ricardo Mateus	4,800,000 -325,000	-325,000

Saam Pishvaie	4,700,000
Lucia Navarro	3,500,000

Jonas Ten Cate	1,700,000 -375,000	-375,000
Jaime Pedraza	1,700,000 -325,000	-325,000

01-23-2023 20:40 UTC+2

Ten Cate Dodges Disaster to Double Through Bystrenin

Will Shillibier

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

Oleg Bystrenin opened to 400,000 in the hijack. Jonas Ten Cate was in the big blind and three-bet all in for 1,300,000. Bystrenin glanced at the clock and asked for a count before eventually calling.

Jonas Ten Cate:
Oleg Bystrenin:

Bystrenin didn't look pleased at having to make the call, and was dominated by his opponent. However, there was an eight in the window of a flop.

However, the turn instantly turned things around for Ten Cate as the completed the board and the Dutchman doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Bystrenin	15,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Jonas Ten Cate	3,300,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Jonas Ten Cate Oleg Bystrenin

01-23-2023 20:50 UTC+2

Garcia Folds to Orpaz Raise

Will Shillibier

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

Adrian Garcia opened to 400,000 from under the gun with and Tom Orpaz defended his big blind with

The flop came and Orpaz checked. Garcia continued for 375,000 and Orpaz check-raised to 1,100,000.

Garcia quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	8,100,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Adrian Garcia	4,800,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Tags: Adrian Garcia Tom Orpaz

01-23-2023 20:59 UTC+2

Pedraza Doubles Through Navarro

Will Shillibier

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

Jaime Pedraza shoved for 750,000 from the small blind and Lucia Navarro called in the big blind.

Jaime Pedraza:
Lucia Navarro:

The board ran out clean with the seeing Pedraza double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucia Navarro	2,600,000 -900,000	-900,000

Jaime Pedraza	1,700,000

Tags: Jaime Pedraza Lucia Navarro

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 21:04 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Bystrenin	14,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Tom Orpaz	8,500,000 400,000	400,000
Adrian Garcia	4,800,000
Saam Pishvaie	4,600,000 -100,000	-100,000
Ricardo Mateus	4,300,000 -500,000	-500,000

Jonas Ten Cate	3,700,000 400,000	400,000
Lucia Navarro	2,500,000 -100,000	-100,000

Jaime Pedraza	1,700,000

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: