€560 Main Event Day 2 | 2024 EAPT Madrid

02-18-2024 17:12 UTC+2

Santa Maria Shows Down Deuces

Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Fernando Santa Maria opened to 12,000 from the hijack and received a call from Marian Dicu in the big blind.

Both players checked the A♦A♠5♠ flop leading to the 7♦ turn. Dicu check-called a 10,000 bet from Santa Maria.

Both players checked the K♦ river. Dicu could only show 9♥6♥ for a missed gutshot straight draw while Santa Maria turned over 2♠2♣ for pocket-twos to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marian Dicu	277,000 33,000	33,000
Fernando Santa Maria	216,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Fernando Santa Maria Marian Dicu

02-18-2024 16:52 UTC+2

End of the Road for Gray

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 3♦6♣4♣2♥8♣ and roughly 140,000 already in the middle, Matthew Gray bet 80,000 from the big blind, leaving 20,000 behind. Ahmed Abdella moved all in for 94,000 and Gray made the call.

Gray showed down 8♠5♠ for a straight but Abdella turned over 10♣9♣ for a flush to take the pot and leave Gray with just under two big blinds. Gray would be eliminated shortly afterwards.

Elsewhere in the tournament area, Oliver Gayko was recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Abdella	290,000
Matthew Gray	Busted
Oliver Gayko	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Abdella Matthew Gray

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

02-18-2024 16:38 UTC+2

Celdran Picks Off a Massive Bluff

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Ryan Lashmar

With two players seeing a board of 9♦8♣10♦3♦8♥ and roughly 85,000 already in the middle, Fernando Celdran bet 40,000 from the big blind only for Matthew Gray to raise to 175,000 from early position. Celdran thought for about 90 seconds before making the call.

Gray could only show A♦Q♠ for a bluff with blockers to the nut-straight and nut-flush. Celdran turned over J♣7♥ for a jack-high straight to take down a colossal pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Celdran	638,000 60,000	60,000

Matthew Gray	145,000 249,000	249,000

Tags: Fernando Celdran Matthew Gray

02-18-2024 16:18 UTC+2

Zhan Knocks Out Sanchez

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Ryan Lashmar

Jimmy Zhan opened to 10,000 from early position and Adam Sanchez defended from the big blind.

The flop came Q♥Q♦2♠ and Sanchez moved all in for roughly 40,000. Zhan snap-called to put Sanchez at risk.

Adam Sanchez: 9♣7♦
Jimmy Zhan: A♠5♠

Zhan had caught Sanchez trying to make a move and was well ahead with ace-high. Sanchez could not catch a nine or a seven on the 8♣ turn and 6♠ river and was sent to the rail while Zhan took down a decent pot.

Elsewhere in the tournament area, Doron Ziony was recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Zhan	285,000 37,000	37,000
Adam Sanchez	Busted
Doron Ziony	Busted

Tags: Adam Sanchez Jimmy Zhan

02-18-2024 15:57 UTC+2

Prize Pool Confirmed

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Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€35,475*	12-13	€2,600
2	€24,400*	14-15	€2,225
3	€17,000*	16-17	€1,925
4	€11,950*	18-20	€1,675
5	€9,400	21-23	€1,475
6	€6,700	24-26	€1,300
7	€5,325	27-31	€1,150
8	€4,300	32-35	€1,000
9	€3,500	36-46	€850
10-11	€3,000

*The top four finishers will also receive a €5,000 package to Cyprus for the Mediterranean Poker Party in May which includes an entry to the €2,000 EAPT Grand Finale.

02-18-2024 15:41 UTC+2

Diaz Pips Akremi

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Ryan Lashmar

Chadi Akremi opened to 8,000 from under the gun and received a call from Constantin Scrob in the cutoff before Alberto Diaz moved all in from the button for 51,000. Akremi made the call with a covering stack while Scrob got out of the way.

Alberto Diaz: 6♦6♠
Chadi Akremi: 5♣5♠

Diaz was well ahead with the bigger pocket pair and had his opponent drawing dead by the turn on the 6♣8♠Q♥8♦9♥ runout to score a full double up at Akremi's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chadi Akremi	530,000 18,000	18,000

Constantin Scrob	468,000 45,000	45,000
Alberto Diaz	117,500 17,500	17,500

Tags: Alberto Diaz Chadi Akremi Constantin Scrob

02-18-2024 15:24 UTC+2

Fuong Takes One Early

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Ryan Lashmar

With two players seeing a board of Q♠2♠K♠J♥J♣ and roughly 60,000 in the middle, Fernando Santa Maria checked from out of position and Kai Fuong gbet 35,000. Santa Maria made the call.

Fuong showed down A♥10♠ for the Broadway straight to take a nice early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Fuong	505,000 62,500	62,500
Fernando Santa Maria	203,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Fernando Santa Maria Kai Fuong

02-18-2024 15:22 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Ryan Lashmar

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the EAPT Madrid Main Event

02-18-2024 13:50 UTC+2

Bagattini Leads the Final 46 in Day 2 of EAPT Madrid €560 Main Event

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Ryan Lashmar

The survivors from five starting flights are set to combine today for Day 2 of the EAPT Madrid €560 Main Event here at Casino Gran Via. The event attracted a total of 284 entrants of which 46 players remain.

Dario Bagattini holds the overall chip lead going into Day 2 with 649,000 chips, worth 130 big blinds. Bagattini is most closely followed by Fernando Celdran (578,000) and Chadi Akremi (548,000).

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Dario Bagattini	Switzerland	649,000	216
2	Fernando Celdran	Spain	578,000	193
3	Chadi Akremi	Tunisia	548,000	183
4	Constantin Scrob	Spain	513,000	171
5	Ionut Dragomir	Romania	505,000	168
6	Marius Moldoveanu	Romania	503,500	168
7	Kai Fuong	Germany	442,500	148
8	Javier Romero	Spain	432,000	144
9	Luigi	Spain	413,000	138
10	Samuel Tebege	Germany	407,000	136

Day 2 is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. local time with all returning players being guaranteed at least a min-cash. The day will begin with six minutes left on Level 12 and the blinds at 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante, playing 45-minute levels thereafter. The plan is to play down until just two tables remain.

As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the exciting action from this event.

Tags: Chadi Akremi Constantin Scrob Dario Bagattini Fernando Celdran Ionut Dragomir Javier Romero Kai Fuong Marius Moldoveanu Samuel Tebege