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€888 Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2026 888poker LIVE Madrid
€888 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2026 888poker LIVE Madrid
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€273,600
Total Entries
360
Level
28
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
141
Players Left
52
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Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Francisco Togores was looking to match his performance from a year ago when he finished as chip leader, and while the young Spaniard didn’t quite reach the top of the leaderboard, he’s still firmly in contention after Day 1c of the €888 888poker Live Madrid Main Event.
Togores busted a player early in the day when his bottom pair of fours was good against ace-king. He spent the rest of the night as a big stack before ending up with 254,000, good for fifth place among 52 surviving players of the largest starting flight.
He’s looking up at Daniel Wu, who bagged the chip lead with 335,000. Mehdy El Fki nearly didn’t make it through the day as he was part of a four-way all-in as the shortest stack, but his sevens held up to earn him the quadruple up. He then raked in a massive pot when his two nines busted Luismanuel Fernandez, briefly pushing the Tunisian up to 400,000 before he slid down to 321,000.
Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Wu | China | 335,000 | 112 |
| 2 | Mehdy El Fki | Tunisia | 321,000 | 107 |
| 3 | Alberto De La Fuente | Spain | 279,000 | 93 |
| 4 | Abel Aspas | Spain | 275,000 | 92 |
| 5 | Francisco Togores | Spain | 254,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Vincenzo Pinna | Italy | 235,000 | 78 |
| 7 | Sebastian Perez | Spain | 232,000 | 77 |
| 8 | Juan Martin | Spain | 231,000 | 77 |
| 9 | Jacobo Nieder | Spain | 222,000 | 74 |
| 10 | Jorge Diego | Spain | 219,000 | 73 |
Alberto De La Fuente saved his highlight for the last level. De La Fuente spiked a straight on the river to bust Claudio Di Giacomo in a big pot as he finished with 279,000. Abel Aspas, last year’s winner, bagged 275,000 to complete the top five.
Other players to advance include 2006 WSOP Main Event finalist Erik Friberg (207,000), last year’s EPT Monte Carlo runner-up Khossein Kokhestani (178,000), Daniel Tafur (140,000), Di Giacomo (117,000), past champion Adrian Garcia (93,000), and Julien Loire (78,000). David McConachie wasn’t so lucky as he failed to find a bag for the third flight in a row.
Day 1c promised to bring the biggest field yet to the Casino Gran Via, and it delivered with 141 entries. The total field stands at 299 entries after the three starting flights, with 111 returning tomorrow for Day 2 at 5 p.m. There is also a turbo Day 1d flight tomorrow at noon, while late registration remains open for the first level of Day 2, so there are still plenty of opportunities for the field to grow even larger.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow for Day 2 as the field finds out what they are playing for and begins their march down to the final table.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
321,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
279,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
275,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
254,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
235,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
232,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
231,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
|
|
222,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
219,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
207,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
196,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
196,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
195,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
194,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
193,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
190,000 | |
|
190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
178,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
168,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
|
146,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
142,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
132,000 | |
|
|
122,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Day 1c has ended with 52 players remaining out of 141 entries.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Stephen Ray led out for 6,000 from the big blind on a board of 2♠7♠10♠5♥ and a player in the hijack raised to 17,000. Ray called, and the 4♦ fell on the river.
The hijack then moved all in for 35,000, and Ray snap-called. The hijack showed K♣Q♥ for just king-high, while Ray had J♥10♦ for top pair to earn the late knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Tournament officials announced that each table will play four more hands before bagging up their chips for the night.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A player in middle position raised to 5,000 and was called by Jesus Corrales on the button and Mitchell Foster in the small blind. Francisco Togores then moved all in from the big blind and the table folded around to Foster, who called for 70,000.
Mitchell Foster: K♣Q♥ 
Francisco Togores: A♠J♥
Neither player connected with the 6♦3♥5♣5♠8♠ board, and Togores took the pot with his ace to send Foster to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
200,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jesus Medina raised to 5,000 in the small blind and Andrei Gyongy three-bet to 19,000 in the big blind. Medina then reraised to 105,000, and Gyongy spent several minutes in the tank before calling for his last 97,000.
Andrei Gyongy: A♣J♥
Jesus Medina: K♣K♠
Medina got up on his knees atop his chair as his kings were poised to earn him the knockout. The 8♣4♥3♠ flop was safe, but Gyongy hit the A♠ on the turn to take the lead. The river was the Q♦ and Gyongy doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | |
|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Mehdy El Fki and Luismanuel Fernandez built a pot of around 30,000 as they went heads-up to the 4♣2♥6♣ flop. Fernandez then got his last 110,000 in from the cutoff, while El Fki put him at risk in the small blind.
Luismanuel Fernandez: Q♦6♥
Mehdy El Fki: 9♣9♥
El Fki was ahead with his nines against Fernandez's top pair, and the 2♣ turn and K♠ river were safe for him to scoop the massive pot as El Fki became the first player to cross the 400,000-chip milestone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
Busted |
