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

01-23-2023 16:44 UTC+2

Two More Eliminations

Will Shillibier

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Luca Delerm got his final chips in with but ran into the of Daniel Lopez Ruiz to bust.

Meanwhile, Antonio Vecino sent Mario Ruiz Galan to the rail at a neighbouring table meaning there are just 22 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Vecino	3,500,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Daniel Lopez Ruiz	1,300,000 400,000	400,000
Mario Ruiz Galan	Busted
Luca Delerm	Busted

Tags: Antonio Vecino Daniel Lopez Ruiz Luca Delerm Mario Ruiz Galan

Level: 25

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

01-23-2023 16:47 UTC+2

Costa Busts to Trujillo

Will Shillibier

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

Eduardo Costa got his last chips in with but was dominated by the of Roberto Sanchez Trujillo.

The board came and Costa was eliminated, with Trujillo moving up to over 4,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Sanchez Trujillo	4,200,000 700,000	700,000
Eduardo Costa	Busted

Tags: Eduardo Costa Roberto Sanchez Trujillo

01-23-2023 16:58 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Ten Cate	4,200,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Adrian Garcia	2,500,000 100,000	100,000
Jose Cordobes	2,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Daniel Lopez Ruiz	1,450,000 150,000	150,000
Victor Caballero	1,300,000 750,000	750,000
Jaime Pedraza	975,000 25,000	25,000
Alberto De Juan	950,000 -50,000	-50,000

Orpaz Flops Suciu Dead in Monster Pot

Will Shillibier

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

There was 600,000 in the middle of a hand between Tom Orpaz and Nicolae Suciu. The flop was and the turn had brought the . Orpaz checked and Suciu bet 360,000. Orpaz then check-raised to 1,000,000 and Suciu called.

The river was the and Orpaz bet 1,500,000. Suciu, who started the day as the chip leader, thought before announcing all in. Orpaz snap-called tabling having flopped a full house.

Suciu had been drawing dead, but he showed for the nut flush as Orpaz doubled for his remaining 2,780,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	8,200,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Nicolae Suciu	750,000 -3,750,000	-3,750,000

Tags: Nicolae Suciu Tom Orpaz

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 17:15 UTC+2

Start-of-Day Chip Leader Eliminated; Down to 18 Players

Will Shillibier

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

After doubling up Tom Orpaz in the huge pot a few minutes earlier, Nicolae Suciu was spotted at the payout desk having been eliminated in 19th place.

The remaining players are redrawing around two tables with 18 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolae Suciu	Busted

01-23-2023 17:29 UTC+2

Final Two Table Seating Draw

Will Shillibier

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

Here is the seat draw for the final two tables in the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event.

With the stream now starting, PokerNews updates will now be on a 15-minute delay in line with the stream.

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
7	1	Jonas Ten Cate	2,600,000	33
7	2	Eugenio Martinez Gonzalez	2,250,000	28
7	3	Ricardo Mateus	1,025,000	13
7	4	Jaime Pedraza	1,125,000	14
7	5	Carles Ferrer	775,000	10
7	6	Marcus Normark	1,400,000	18
7	7	Saam Pishvaie	1,600,000	20
7	8	Daniel Lopez Ruiz	900,000	11
7	9	Roberto Sanchez Trujillo	3,300,000	41

8	1	Lucia Navarro	1,700,000	21
8	2	Alberto De Juan	2,750,000	34
8	3	Adrian Garcia	2,170,000	27
8	4	Mario Sousa	950,000	12
8	5	Jairo Arias	1,400,000	18
8	6	Antonio Vecino	4,520,000	57
8	7	Victor Caballero	2,650,000	33
8	8	Tom Orpaz	10,745,000	134
8	9	Oleg Bystrenin	1,450,000	18

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	10,745,000 2,245,000	2,245,000
Antonio Vecino	4,520,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Roberto Sanchez Trujillo	3,300,000 -900,000	-900,000
Alberto De Juan	2,750,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Victor Caballero	2,650,000 -650,000	-650,000
Jonas Ten Cate	2,600,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000
Eugenio Martinez Gonzalez	2,250,000 -750,000	-750,000
Adrian Garcia	2,170,000 -330,000	-330,000
Lucia Navarro	1,700,000 -150,000	-150,000

Saam Pishvaie	1,600,000 500,000	500,000
Oleg Bystrenin	1,450,000 -750,000	-750,000
Marcus Normark	1,400,000 -400,000	-400,000
Jairo Arias	1,400,000 300,000	300,000
Jaime Pedraza	1,125,000 150,000	150,000
Ricardo Mateus	1,025,000 125,000	125,000

Mario Sousa	950,000
Daniel Lopez Ruiz	900,000 -550,000	-550,000
Carles Ferrer	775,000 -525,000	-525,000