€550 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid
€550 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€225,000
Entries
459
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
71
Players Left
8
Benoit Kuhn Leads Finalists at Pokercode Festival Madrid
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Day 2 of Pokercode Festival €550 Main Event came to an end just after 8 p.m. on this saturday evening at Gran Casino via in Madrid. The official final table is settled with 8 players left. French player Benoit Kuhn is leading the 8 finalists with almost 7 million chips. He was already the chipleader when play started this afternoon.
71 players were in contention on a field of 459 entrants and they were all in the money when they came back for Day 2. The prizepool offered €225,000 to share with a €1,000 mincash and €40,000 for the winner. Tomorrow from 1 p.m. final table of this Main Event will be live streaming on Pokercode Twitch channel.
| SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPS | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Schulze | Germany | 5,270,000 | 66 |
| 2 | Oleksandr Krasnov | Ukraine | 2,805,000 | 35 |
| 3 | Benoit Kuhn | France | 6,695,000 | 84 |
| 4 | Antonio Ponce | Spain | 950,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Sylwester Fortuna | Spain | 3,055,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 1,850,000 | 23 |
| 7 | Marcos Fernandez | Spain | 1,230,000 | 15 |
| 8 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | 1,170,000 | 15 |
Notable players joining the Final Table are Norwegian Tom-Aksel Bedell (1,850,000), Pokercode Study Ambassador Sebastian Schulze (5,270,000) and Grindhouse member Samuel Mullur (1,170,000).
Day 2 was quick with a lot of shortstacks to start the day. Players that did make the money but not the end of the day include Rainer Kempe (12th, €2,900), Nikola Gasevic (15th, €2,610), Emil Bise (16th, €2,370), Giulio Spampinato (22nd, €1,940), James Grogan (29th, €1,750), Frederik Thiemer (32nd, €1,590), Samuel Ju (33rd, €1,590) or Karim Benamrouche (40th, €1,450).
The eight finalists will return on Sunday, April 16th, for Day 3 of the Main Event. Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time in end of level 25, which has a small blind of 40,000, big blind of 80,000 and a running big blind ante of 80,000. Levels will stay 45 minutes.
Come back tomorrow to see who will be crowned the winner and take home the huge trophy and €40,000 for first place. PokerNews will provide start-to-finish coverage of the final day.
Pokercode Festival Madrid Official Final Table Chip Counts
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPS | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Schulze | Germany | 5,270,000 | 66 |
| 2 | Oleksandr Krasnov | Ukraine | 2,805,000 | 35 |
| 3 | Benoit Kuhn | France | 6,695,000 | 84 |
| 4 | Antonio Ponce | Spain | 950,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Sylwester Fortuna | Spain | 3,055,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 1,850,000 | 23 |
| 7 | Marcos Fernandez | Spain | 1,230,000 | 15 |
| 8 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | 1,170,000 | 15 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,695,000 | -505,000 |
|
5,270,000 | 1,470,000 |
|
3,055,000 | -245,000 |
|
2,805,000 | -195,000 |
|
1,850,000 | 150,000 |
|
1,230,000 | 30,000 |
|
1,170,000 | 270,000 |
|
950,000 | -150,000 |
Eduard Rau Eliminated in 9th Place for €3,750
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Players went in a small break before starting the unofficial final table. And on the first hand, Eduard Rau was at risk.
Rau: J♣J♦
Schulze: A♥A♦
The board ran K♣Q♠10♥10♣6♥ and Rau was out before the final table tomorrow.
All 8 players are now bagging. Full recap will follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Unofficial Final Table Redraw
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Schulze | Germany | 3,800,000 | |
| 2 | Oleksandr Krasnov | Ukraine | 3,000,000 | |
| 3 | Eduard Rau | Spain | 1,100,000 | |
| 4 | Benoit Kuhn | France | 7,200,000 | |
| 5 | Antonio Ponce | Spain | 1,100,000 | |
| 6 | Sylwester Fortuna | Spain | 3,300,000 | |
| 7 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 1,700,000 | |
| 8 | Marcos Fernandez | Spain | 1,200,000 | |
| 9 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | 900,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
|
3,800,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
|
3,300,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
|
3,000,000 | 1,600,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | 700,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -1,200,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
900,000 |
PN Podcast: Kane Kalas Talks New Album, David Kaye on US Online Poker & a Bad Beat Jackpot
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards talk about the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup, which is happening now, as well as registration is now open for the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the richest poker players article causing a social media stir, and why a bad beat jackpot wasn't paid out in a Texas poker room.
Also, Jon Sofen chats with poker player Kane Kalas about baseball and a new album he released in honor of his late father. Then, Chad has a conversation with PokerStars USA Ambassador David Kaye, who talked about the recent US SCOOP, upcoming promotions, and the state of online poker in the United States. It's a two-guests-for-one episode of the PokerNews Podcast.
They also recap the recently-completed Irish Poker Open, which was a record-breaking tournament, discuss the "Top 5 Gambling Movies," and share what's coming up in regard to PokerNews Live Reporting.
Marcel Lopko Eliminated in 10th Place for €3,750
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tom-Aksel Bedell open shoved under the gun for 925,000 and Marcel Lopko into the next seat went also all in, with almost the same ammount of chips.
Bedell: A♣Q♣
Lopko: K♠J♠
The board ran A♦9♣7♦10♦5♣ and Lopko was left with crumbles. He busted two hands after, in a forced all-in in big blind. Marcel Lopko took the tenth place for €3,750.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Nico Pohl Eliminated in 11th Place for €3,200
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
While Kempe busted, Nico Pohl was all in in the other table against Marcos Fernandez.
Pohl: A♣3♣
Fernandez: K♥Q♦
Local player Fernandez improved and Pohl was out of the tournament in eleventh place for €3,200.
Unofficial final table will occur once 9 players are left. But they will play tonight until 8 left, all coming back tomorrow at 1 p.m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Rainer Kempe Eliminated in 12th Place for €2,900
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
German player Rainer Kempe lost a big pot versus Oleksandr Krasnov.
He opened under the gun and got a call from Krasnov in the big blind.
On the flop A♠9♥6♥, Kempe continuation-bet, call.
On the turn 9♣, Kempe bet 330,000 and Krasnov called again.
On the river 2♥, Krasnov took the lead for 325,000 and Kempe called muck when he saw K♥7♥, a flush for his opponent.
Few moment later, Kempe was all in against Benoit Kuhn.
Kempe: K♥Q♣
Kuhn: 4♥4♠
Kuhn won the flip and Kempe took the twelth position for €2,900.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000