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