888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event
Day 1c Completed
888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event
Day 1c Completed
The penultimate flight of the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event has concluded with 100 players advancing from a starting field of 198.
They will join the 111 survivors from the first starting flights — and the survivors from tomorrow's turbo Day 1d flight — in Day 2 which starts at 17:30 local time on Sunday.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simone Maglianella | 605,000 | 202 |
| 2 | Oleg Bystrenin | 596,500 | 199 |
| 3 | Jose Daniel Perez | 524,000 | 175 |
| 4 | Oscar Touregrosa | 442,500 | 148 |
| 5 | Sefora Pop | 393,000 | 131 |
| 6 | Luis Alejandro Mata | 389,000 | 130 |
| 7 | Kees Van Brugge | 371,500 | 124 |
| 8 | Bogdan Vulcan | 365,000 | 122 |
| 9 | Lucia Navarro | 365,000 | 122 |
| 10 | Livin Huzuna | 356,000 | 119 |
Leading the way as the chip leader of Day 1c is Simone Maglianella with 605,000 — the only player so far this tournament to bag over 600,000 chips.

Other notables in the top 10 include Casino Gran Via Ambassador Sefora Pop (393,000), Kees van Brugge (371,500) and Spanish 888poker Ambassador Lucia Navarro (365,000).
It was a good day of other 888poker Ambassadors, with Vivian Saliba (273,000) and Alexandre Mantovani (129,000) making it through to Day 2, along with Stream Team member Ricardo Mateus (214,000).
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from the Casino Gran Via, with Day 2 of the tournament kicking off at 17:30 on Sunday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
605,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
596,500
596,500
|
596,500 |
|
|
524,000
524,000
|
524,000 |
|
|
442,500
442,500
|
442,500 |
|
|
393,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
389,000
389,000
|
389,000 |
|
|
371,500
271,500
|
271,500 |
|
|
365,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
|
365,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
356,000
356,000
|
356,000 |
|
|
353,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
345,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
|
333,000
333,000
|
333,000 |
|
|
319,500
319,500
|
319,500 |
|
|
291,500
291,500
|
291,500 |
|
|
286,000
286,000
|
286,000 |
|
|
285,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
283,000
283,000
|
283,000 |
|
|
273,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
262,500
262,500
|
262,500 |
|
|
255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
245,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
240,500
240,500
|
240,500 |
Tournament officials have drawn and there will be 5 more hands before players bag up ahead of Day 2.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
280,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
260,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
250,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
245,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
170,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
140,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
110,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
105,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
95,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
20,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Lucia Antunes had the chance to eliminate a player as she held ![]()
against the ![]()
of her opponent who was all in for around 80,000.
The flop ![]()
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changed nothing, but the
improved her opponent to a set.
However, the rievr was the
giving Antunes a set and sending her opponent to the rail as she chipped up to close to 300,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Fermin Bjerke had moved all in for 43,900 from the button and was called by a single opponent. Bjerke held ![]()
and would need to hold to stay alive against the ![]()
of his opponent.
The queen-high board of ![]()
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gave him a full house and he smiled broadly as he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 |