€888 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2024 888poker LIVE Madrid
€888 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 888poker LIVE Madrid
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€333,905
Entries
435
Level
29
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
85
Players Left
24
888poker LIVE Returns to Madrid for the €888 Main Event Beginning at 5 p.m.
The Gran Via cuts through the heart of Madrid. With luxurious shops and stunning architecture, it is one of the most picturesque sites for visitors to the Spanish capital. It is also the home of Casino Gran Via, which for the next five days plays host to the poker world starting with Day 1a of the €888 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event at 5 p.m. local time.
Today is the first of four starting flights. Players begin with 50,000 chips and will play 11 45-minute levels on each of the first three flights. There is also a turbo Day 1d flight at 1 p.m. on January 28 with 20-minute levels. The remaining players then combine for Day 2 at 5 p.m. on the 28th and conclude with the crowning of a champion on January 29. Unlimited reentries are allowed, with late registration open until the start of Day 2.
The 888poker Team will be out in full force challenging for the title, including Vivian Saliba, Ian Simpson, Ricardo Mateus, and Lucia Navarro. Adrian Garcia won this event last year, beating a field of 514 entries to earn €92,000. Mateus and Navarro both made the final table, finishing in third and fourth place, respectively.
2023 888poker LIVE Madrid Final Table
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Garcia | Spain | € 92,000 |
| 2 | Oleg Bystrenin | Russia | € 60,000 |
| 3 | Ricardo Mateus | Portugal | € 39,600 |
| 4 | Lucia Navarro | Spain | € 27,000 |
| 5 | Jonas Ten Cate | Netherlands | € 20,700 |
| 6 | Saam Pishvaie | France | € 16,300 |
| 7 | Tom Orpaz | Israel | € 13,000 |
| 8 | Jaime Pedraza | Spain | € 10,044 |
| 9 | Mario Sousa | Portugal | € 7,400 |
They’ll be back trying to do it again this year, with a new collection of players trying to outwit and outmatch them and earn the 888poker Live trophy. It all begins today, and PokerNews will follow all the action and provide live updates throughout the tournament.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Day 1a is now underway with 11 players currently registered.
Simpson Drops One Early to Olaru
Level 1
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Team 888poker members Ian Simpson and Vivian Saliba have jumped into the field since play began, and Simpson wasted no time tangling in a big pot.
Narcis Cristian Olaru raised to 800 in early position and Simpson called, as did the button and small blind. The flop came Q♣2♥5♦ and Olaru continued for 1,600.
Only Simpson called and the 9♠ fell on the turn. Olaru then bet 3,500 and Simpson again called.
The river was the 2♦ and Olaru bet 8,800. Simpson quickly folded and Olaru took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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45,000 | |
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Shacar Picks Off Saliba's Bluff
Level 1
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
With around 4,000 in the pot on a board of K♦7♠10♦K♥, Vivian Saliba bet 2,500 from the button and Najib Shacar called in the cutoff.
The river was the 2♣ and Shacar checked to Saliba, who this time fired out 6,500. Shacar again called and Saliba showed A♦4♦ for a missed flush draw.
Shacar turned over J♣J♦ as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000 | |
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43,000
-7,000
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-7,000 |
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Ufano Sends Off Simpson
Level 1
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
With around 6,000 in the pot on a flop of J♣3♦9♥, Ian Simpson bet 2,500 from the big blind and Jorge Ufano called on the button.
The turn was the 4♦ and Simpson bet another 7,500. Ufano called and the 2♠ fell on the river.
Simpson then moved all in for 22,600 and Ufano spent nearly two minutes in the tank before calling.. "You're probably good," Simpson said as he showed K♠Q♠. Ufano turned over J♦10♠ for top pair and Simpson became the first casualty of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Tatar Checks Back a Set
Level 2
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Nemanja Tatar on the button and an opponent in the small blind were heads-up on a board of 9♦10♥3♥7♥ with around 6,000 in the pot when Tatar bet 2,900.
The small blind called and the 6♣ fell on the river. The small blind checked, and Tatar checked back with 9♣9♠ for a set of nines. His opponent tossed K♥Q♠ into the muck as Tatar took the pot.
Ian Simpson has reentered after busting in the first level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Olaru Shoves the Turn
Level 2
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Heads-up on a flop of Q♠2♠K♠, a player in the cutoff bet 2,500 before Narcis Cristian Olaru raised to 7,600 in the big blind.
The cutoff called as the 9♥ fell on the turn. Olaru then moved all in for 47,000 and his opponent tanked for a minute before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
8,000
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8,000 |