€888 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 888poker LIVE Madrid

Player	Chips	Progress
Paolo Boi	535,000 235,000	235,000

Daniel Tafur	367,000 87,000	87,000
Joseph Matter	356,000 66,000	66,000
Jorge Ufano	334,000 84,000	84,000
Jonas ten Cate	312,000 82,000	82,000
Constantino Russo	221,000
Jorge Palomino	212,000 2,000	2,000
Jonas Ferrut	198,000 118,000	118,000
Gregory Grech	186,000 56,000	56,000
Ahmed Abdella	184,000 54,000	54,000
Alejandro Diaz	158,000 28,000	28,000
Marcin Kruk	149,000 39,000	39,000
Niek Minten	146,000 26,000	26,000
Marco Meisser	137,000
Ryan Dansie	136,000 41,000	41,000
Jufo Madina	127,000 -13,000	-13,000
Ramlal Basdeo	106,000
Jorge Gorgolas	88,000 -42,000	-42,000
Lois Dufouleur	80,000 -30,000	-30,000
Ivan Gonzalez Martinez	74,000
Hector Sevilla	73,000 -57,000	-57,000
Niels van Leeuwen	66,000
Oscar Gironella	51,000
Najib Shacar	31,000 -89,000	-89,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Paolo Boi

535,000

235,000

Daniel Tafur

367,000

87,000

Joseph Matter

356,000

66,000

Jorge Ufano

334,000

84,000

Jonas ten Cate

312,000

82,000

Constantino Russo

221,000

Jorge Palomino

212,000

2,000

Jonas Ferrut

198,000

118,000

Gregory Grech

186,000

56,000

Ahmed Abdella

184,000

54,000

Alejandro Diaz

158,000

28,000

Marcin Kruk

149,000

39,000

Niek Minten

146,000

26,000

Marco Meisser

137,000

Ryan Dansie

136,000

41,000

Jufo Madina

127,000

-13,000

Ramlal Basdeo

106,000

Jorge Gorgolas

88,000

-42,000

Lois Dufouleur

80,000

-30,000

Ivan Gonzalez Martinez

74,000

Hector Sevilla

73,000

-57,000

Niels van Leeuwen

66,000

Oscar Gironella

51,000

Najib Shacar

31,000

-89,000

It was a particularly enjoyable day inside the Casino Gran Via for the 24 players who managed to survive Day 1a of the 888poker LIVE Madrid €888 Main Event. 888poker Ambassador Ian Simpson, however, was not one of them.

Simpson was the first casualty of the event when he went for a river bluff and was picked off by Jorge Ufano. But Simpson’s woes were hardly over from there. Taking advantage of unlimited reentries, he next shoved with tens on a queen-high board but Jason Wheatley had king-queen. Simpson fired a third bullet but ran his tens into the jacks of Daniel Tafur as he made the walk to the exit a third time.

The players who did outlast 85 total entries make it through 11 45-minute levels are led by Paolo Boi. Boi knocked out Narcis Cristian Olaru with two pair early in the day to begin his ascent to the top of the leaderboard with 535,000. He is followed by Tafur (367,000), Joseph Matter (356,000), Ufano (334,000), and Jonas ten Cate, who’s put himself in position for a second straight deep run in this event as he followed up his fifth-place finish from a year ago by bagging 334,000.

Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Paolo Boi	Italy	535,000	178
2	Daniel Tafur	Spain	367,000	122
3	Joseph Matter	N/A	356,000	119
4	Jorge Ufano	Spain	334,000	111
5	Jonas ten Cate	Netherlands	312,000	104
6	Constantino Russo	Italy	221,000	74
7	Jorge Palomino	Spain	212,000	71
8	Jonas Ferrut	France	198,000	66
9	Gregory Grech	France	186,000	62
10	Ahmed Abdella	United Kingdom	184,000	61

Other players still in the hunt include Jorge Palomino (212,000), Gregory Grech (186,000), Niek Minten (146,000), Ryan Dansie (136,000), and Lois Dufouleur (80,000). Simpson’s fellow 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba was among those sent to the rail on Day 1a, along with the likes of Michael Uguccioni and Wheatley.

They’ll have another shot at entering on Day 1b tomorrow at 5 p.m. local time. There are three more opening flights, with Day 1c taking place on January 27 at 5 p.m. and a turbo Day 1d flight at 1 p.m. on January 28. The remaining players will then combine for Day 2 at 5 p.m., with late registration open until the start of the day.

Today was just the first of what will be five action-packed days here in the Spanish capital, so stay tuned as PokerNews returns tomorrow for more coverage of the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event.

Tags: Ahmed Abdella Daniel Tafur Gregory Grech Ian Simpson Jason Wheatley Jonas Ferrut Jonas ten Cate Jorge Palomino Jorge Ufano Joseph Matter Lois Dufouleur Michael Uguccioni Narcis Cristian Olaru Niek Minten Paolo Boi Ryan Dansie Vivian Saliba