Break
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players are going on their final 15-minute break of the day. There will be three more levels remaining in Day 1b before players bag up ahead of Day 2.
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
888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event
Day 1b Started
Friday Evening Sees Another 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Flight
It's time for the second starting flight in the 888poker LIVE Madrid €888 Main Event!
Yesterday 50 players advanced from a field of 108, and another bumper field is expected on Day 1a. This event comes with a €300,000 guarantee, and Day 1b gets underway later today at 17:00 local time.
Another flight is scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday), with the last flight — a Turbo Day 1d — taking place at 12:00 on Sunday. The field combines for Day 2 at 17:30 that same evening.
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th January, 2023 | 17:00 | 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Day 1b | € 888 | € 300,000 |
| 21st January, 2023 | 17:00 | 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Day 1c | € 888 | € 300,000 |
| 22nd January, 2023 | 12:00 | 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Day 1d (Turbo) | € 888 | € 300,000 |
| 22nd January, 2023 | 17:30 | 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Day 2 | - | € 300,000 |
| 23rd January, 2023 | 14:00 | 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Final Table | - | € 300,000 |
Starting stack is 88,000 chips, with 11 45-minute levels played on Day 1. The levels will increase for 60 minutes from the final table.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from the Casino Gran Via in Madrid.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Simpson Jumps Straight in to Day 1b Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
After getting his trip off to a good start in the €2,200 High Roller, Ian Simpson is one of the first players in the field on Day 1b.
"[The High Roller] was a small field, but it was a really good experience," he told PokerNews. "I got up to three and a half starting stacks and was doing really well...but then I didn't get dealt a good hand for three hours, had a bad beat and that was it!"
Nevertheless, Simpson said it was a great way to get ready for the €888 Main Event.
"For sure, it's nice to have a warm up. I mean, I'd rather the warm up was a €300 event but it was still nice to help aid the transition from online back to live poker — you're back with a slower pace of play, you're on the look out for live tells and everything that comes with the live poker experience here at 888poker.
"So it's nice to be warmed up for the Main Event, and obviously I'm really looking forward to it!"
Stay tuned to PokerNews to see how Simpson gets on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000 | 88,000 |
Jordan Banfield Breaks Down A Deep Run | Focus Fridays
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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Players in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Carmen Zainescu has returned for Day 1b having been eliminated yesterday. Meanwhile Jan-Mikael Kesanen — who finished fourth in the €2,200 High Roller yesterday — is also in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000 | -199,500 |
|
88,000 |
Ferreira an Early Chip Leader
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Every player when starting in the Main Event receives one 25,000-value chip, and Humberto Ferreira already has his hands on two. Not only that, he appears to be responsible for the first elimination of the day and now sits on over double starting stack as the end of the first level approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300