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€888 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2025 888poker LIVE Madrid
€888 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2025 888poker LIVE Madrid
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€306,280
Total Entries
403
Level
33
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
201
Players Left
107
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Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 3,000 ante
Day 1c promised to be the biggest flight yet of the €888 888poker Live Madrid Main Event, and it certainly lived up to the hype.
The Casino Gran Via poker room was packed throughout the day with hopefuls trying to make it through and secure a spot into Day 2. A total of 201 players entered the flight, nearly 60 more than the first two flights combined, with 107 players bagging up at the end of the night.
Francisco Togores flopped a flush to beat an opponent’s trip aces and score a knockout on his way to building a massive chip stack, taking the overall chip lead with 383,000. Iaron Lightbourne kept his table entertained with non-stop banter on his way to also cracking 300,000.
Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Togores | Spain | 383,000 | 192 |
| 2 | Iztio Petrytsiu | 334,000 | 167 | |
| 3 | Iaron Lightbourne | United Kingdom | 300,000 | 150 |
| 4 | Adrian Rivero | Spain | 285,500 | 143 |
| 5 | Haodi Shi | 261,000 | 131 | |
| 6 | David Sayago | Spain | 248,000 | 124 |
| 7 | Vali Gasparyan | Ukraine | 245,000 | 123 |
| 8 | Soufiane Saada | France | 244,500 | 122 |
| 9 | Marco Fidelli | Italy | 230,000 | 115 |
| 10 | Martin Gavasci | Argentina | 197,500 | 99 |
Soufiane Saada turned two pair to crack an opponent’s ace-king and Josh Manley’s queens for a massive double knockout in the early stages of Day 1c. He remained near the top of the leaderboard the rest of the day, ending up with 244,500. Other players returning tomorrow include Asif Warris (194,000), Carlos Diaz (179,500), David Algarra (88,500), popular YouTuber Inaki Angulo (77,500), and Jonas ten Cate (50,500).
The 201 entries on Day 1c boosted the combined field up to 346, with 173 securing a seat for Day 2 There is still a turbo Day 1d flight to come tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time. Late registration also remains open until the start of Day 2 at 5 p.m., so there is plenty of chances for the field to grow even larger by the time the prize pool is confirmed.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow as the race to the money and the journey to the final table begins.
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 3,000 ante
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 3,000 ante
Day 1c has ended with approximately 113 players remaining out of 201 total entries.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 3,000 ante
Adrian Teodoreanu mmoved all in for 16,500 in the cutoff, Claudio Di Giacomo reshoved on the button, and the small blind called for his last 35,000.
Adrian Teodoreanu: 6♦5♣ 
Small Blind: A♦Q♠
Claudio Di Giacomo: K♣J♣
"You can still rebuy tomorrow?" Teodoreanu asked as the flop came Q♥6♥4♥ to give the small blind top pair. The turn was the 6♠ and Teodoreanu improved to trips, securing the triple up once the A♣ completed the board on the river.
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 3,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that players will see four more hands before bagging up for the night.
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 3,000 ante
Daniel Chocron moved all in for 18,000 in the big blind and Iaron Lightbourne put him at risk under the gun.
Daniel Chocron: A♥8♦
Iaron Lightbourne: 7♣5♠
The two players shook hands as they awaited the flop, which came K♥9♠8♠ to give Chocron a pair. "Dead. At least put a black card. Black is beauty," Lightbourne pleaded with the dealer, but he saw the K♣ fall on the turn that left him drawing dead. The Q♦ river sealed Chocron's double up.
"I had to call, there was too much money in there. Nobody wanted to raise? Free money," Lightbourne said to his tablemates.
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 3,000 ante
A player under the gun raised to 3,500 and the cutoff called. Adrian Rivero then three-bet to 13,000 on the button and the under-the-gun player called, while the cutoff then moved all in for 45,000. Rivero reshoved and his other opponent quickly folded.
All-In Player: 3♣3♦
Adrian Rivero: Q♥Q♣
The at-risk player had run his pair into Rivero's queens and found no help on the 10♠K♣8♦4♦5♣ board as Rivero scored the late-night knockout to jump up among the chip leaders.
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 3,000 ante
A player in the cutoff had a raise of 12,100 in front of him before Angel Insua moved all in for 61,300 on the button. Action folded back to the cutoff who considered the decision for a moment and eventually called.
Angel Insua: A♦K♠
Opponent: A♣K♦
Both players showed down the same hand and were poised to chop the pot as the flop came 9♦8♦3♠. The Q♦ turn gave Insua a flush draw, and he completed his flush on the 6♦ river to earn the miracle double up.
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 3,000 ante
