Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2023 888poker LIVE Madrid
888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 888poker LIVE Madrid
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€415,312
Entries
514
Level
33
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
131
Players Left
61
Aspas Back in Action
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Defending champion Abel Aspas didn't manage to find a bag on Day 1a, but he's back in the field of the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event on Day 1b after the dinner break and is sitting on just under starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000 | -25,000 |
|
240,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
190,000 | |
|
160,000 | -20,000 |
|
60,000 | -10,000 |
|
Busted |
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Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Dinner Break
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
In a change to the schedule, the tournament is now going on a 45-minute dinner break (instead of after Level 6).
When they return there will be six levels remaining on Day 1b. The tournament will resume at approximately 21:50 local time.
Ledesma Tanks Fold in Massive Pot
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
After a raise in early position, Manuel Ledesma called as did several others before Xiangfu raised to 17,000 on the button. It folded to Ledesma who made it 41,500 and Xiangfu was the only caller.
The flop was 
and Ledesma continued for 35,000. Xiangfu then raised all in for 61,900.
Ledesma used up two of his time banks contemplating his decision before ultimately folding, as Xiangfu closed in on almost 200,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | |
|
|
70,000 | -105,000 |
Kesanen vs Minano
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Jan-Mikael Kesanen opened to 1,500 and got three callers including Cristofer Miñano and Sergio Romeru.
The flop was 
and it checked to Kesanen who continued for 1,600. Miñano was the only caller and the turn was the 
. Kesanen bet 2,500 and after some thought, Miñano open-folded the 
and Kesanen took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 | -10,000 |
|
95,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
70,000 | 45,000 |
|
55,000 | -15,000 |
"Tell Them I Have Chunks Now" says Simpson
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Having started Day 1b of the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event on the feature table, 888poker Ambassador Ian Simpson is back in the main tournament room.
He had to endure some teasing from commentators David Tuchman and Nick Wealthall on the stream, but things have taken an uptick and he now sits on close to double starting stack.
"I had heard," he said, when PokerNews asked if he was aware of the teasing that had occured. "Tell them that I have chunks now!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 130,000 |
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Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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