€888 Main Event Day 2 | 2026 888poker LIVE Madrid

01-17-2026 21:07 UTC+2

Santa Maria Stays Alive on the River

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A player in the small blind moved all in, and Fernando Santa Maria called for 147,000 in the big blind.

Fernando Santa Maria: A♦J♥ All in
Opponent: A♣K♣

The start-of-day chip leader was dominated and at risk as the 10♥10♣5♥10♠ board left him a card from elimination. The river, though, brought the J♠ to give him a full house as Santa Maria doubled up.

Jose Maria Sanchez was recently decimated in a big pot against Francisco Togores, who made a set of threes. Sanchez was eliminated by Antonios Loupasis the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Togores	700,000 330,000	330,000
Antonios Loupasis	330,000 70,000	70,000
Fernando Santa Maria	300,000 80,000	80,000

Jose Maria Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Antonios Loupasis Fernando Santa Maria Francisco Togores Jose Maria Sanchez

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

01-17-2026 21:01 UTC+2

Filipe Bets Big on the River

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Jorge Filipe bet 20,000 on a flop of 4♦9♥4♥ and an opponent in the small blind called.

Filipe bet another 25,000 on the K♦ turn, and his opponent again called. The river was the J♥ and Filipe bet 100,000.

The small blind took a minute but eventually gave up his hand this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdy El Fki	550,000 229,000	229,000
Jorge Filipe	360,000 214,000	214,000
Sergio Garcia	340,000 193,500	193,500
Sun Wei	210,000 104,000	104,000
Inaki Angulo	70,000 38,000	38,000
Filippo Ragone	Busted

Tags: Jorge Filipe

01-17-2026 20:52 UTC+2

Prize Pool Confirmed

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Tournament officials have posted the prize pool for this event.

There were 360 entries, generating a prize pool of €273,600. The top 47 players will finish in the money, while the champion earns €50,000.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€50,000	10-11	€4,900
2	€36,000	12-13	€4,100
3	€25,000	14-15	€3,400
4	€19,300	16-19	€2,850
5	€15,800	20-23	€2,450
6	€13,000	24-27	€2,150
7	€10,300	28-31	€1,950
8	€7,900	32-39	€1,800
9	€5,900	40-17	€1,700

01-17-2026 20:48 UTC+2

Sanchez Shoves on Togores

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Francisco Togores and Jose Maria Sanchez built a pot of around 120,000 as they went heads-up to the A♦5♥Q♥ flop. Togores then bet 25,000 from the cutoff, and Sanchez called in the hijack.

Both players checked the J♣ turn. The river was the J♥ and Sanchez moved all in for 248,000.

Togores leaned back in his chair and used up a few of his time banks that had been introduced at the last break. He eventually folded, and Sanchez showed him Q♦10♦ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Maria Sanchez	420,000 100,000	100,000
Francisco Togores	370,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Francisco Togores Jose Maria Sanchez

01-17-2026 20:39 UTC+2

Barcelona Champ Falls to Loupasis

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Pau Veciana moved all in for 44,000 under the gun and Antonios Loupasis called in the big blind.

Pau Veciana: A♣8♠ All in
Antonios Loupasis: Q♣J♥

The flop came 2♣7♠J♠ and Loupasis took the lead with top pair. The 3♥ turn was no help to Veciana, while the 4♣ river sealed the elimination last year's 888poker Live Barcelona champion.

Erik Friberg also had his comeback attempt cut short and was recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonios Loupasis	260,000 80,000	80,000
Pau Veciana	Busted
Erik Friberg	Busted

Tags: Antonios Loupasis Pau Veciana

01-17-2026 20:33 UTC+2

Diaz Survives a Flip With Sey

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Hassan Sey raised to 16,000 in the cutoff and Borja Diaz three-bet to 48,000 on the button. Sey then moved all in, and Diaz called for 226,000.

Borja Diaz: J♣J♠ All in
Hassan Sey: A♠K♠

Diaz needed to survive the coin flip to stay alive, and his jacks stayed in the lead through the 9♠4♦5♠8♥8♦ board to earn him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Borja Diaz	450,000 210,000	210,000
Hassan Sey	320,000 45,000	45,000
Aleksander Boski	Busted
Adrian Campillo	Busted

Tags: Borja Diaz Hassan Sey

01-17-2026 20:26 UTC+2

Friberg Stays Alive

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Erik Friberg moved all in for 80,000 under the gun and Abel Aspas called on the button.

Erik Friberg: A♥10♠ All in
Abel Aspas: K♦Q♠

The board ran out 3♥5♣8♦7♣6♥ and Friberg's ace-high stayed in the lead to earn him the double up.

Despite dropping that pot, Aspas, who won this event in 2022, has built his stack up past 500,000 so far today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abel Aspas	520,000 245,000	245,000
Jon Rodriguez	270,000 134,000	134,000
Fernando Gatto	230,000 35,000	35,000
Tom Katoa	220,000 98,000	98,000
Erik Friberg	180,000 120,000	120,000