€500 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2022 Winamax Poker Open Madrid
€500 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 Winamax Poker Open Madrid
Buy-in
€500
Prize Pool
€960,080
Entries
2,182
Level
52
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Entries
533
Players Left
83
Day 1b of the 2022 Winamax Poker Open Madrid €500 Main Event Starts at Noon
Since May 5, the 2022 Winamax Poker Open Madrid has been taking place at the Casino Gran Madrid in Torrelodones on the outskirts of the Spanish capital. It has been a strong return for French online poker and sports betting operator Winamax after a hiatus of more than two years and recreational players as well as poker pros made their way to Spain to take part of the festival throughout the last few days.
While not focused on the biggest stars in the world of poker, the Winamax events typically provide plenty of fun activities on the side and the current stop in Madrid is no different. Some may even say that their very own Main Event kicks off on Thursday, May 12, as the highly competitive Beer Pong Open is scheduled for today.
As far as the poker action is concerned, the three tournament areas were bursting with action so far and the 2022 WPO Madrid €500 Main Event is off to a great start thanks to 369 entries in the opening flight. Another three starting days remain and Day 1b is scheduled to kick off at noon local time.
The six-max action will feature a total of 20 levels of 30 minutes each which should conclude just after midnight local time. There will be a break every four levels and the late registration period is open for the first 16 levels and following break.
All players receive 50,000 in chips, which is good enough for 250 big blinds in the first level at blinds of 100-200 and a big blind ante of 200. One re-entry is allowed during each Day 1 and most of those who came up short on Day 1a are expected to be back at the tables.
Team Winamax has two ambassadors through to Day 2 so far with Pierre Calamusa leading the pack, while Loic Debregeas is among the shorter stacks. Other ambassadors such as Romain Lewis, Gaelle Baumann, Alejandro Romero, Guillaume Diaz, and Adrian Mateos are all expected to make another appearance in one of the remaining three flights.
After the strong start into the marquee tournament of the series, a bumper field is expected on Day 1b as well and the PokerNews live reporting team will be back to provide a glimpse of the six-handed action en route to crowning the first Winamax Poker Open champion since 2019.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal for Day 1b
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
In what appears to be a field filled with mostly recreational players and online qualifiers in the first level, Alejandro Romero has delivered the shuffle up and deal. So far, there are around 130 players registered and it is expected that the field will grow significantly in the hours to come. A brief list of notable entries is to follow.
First Notables in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
YouTube streamer "PyroSC" is among the participants after his first entry on Day 1a was not crowned by success. The same also applies to all other players below who have started in level one right away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Nenaissa Takes a Big Pot in First Level
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
There were already several big pots brewing in the first level of the day and the biggest one so far was a battle between Frederic Grangier and Abdelkader Nenaissa. On the tail end with the board showing 
, Nenaissa checked and then faced a bet worth 12,000. He ended up calling that after thirty seconds od deliberation and was shown the 
.
"What does he have?" Nenaissa asked in french somewhat in disbelief, to which the dealer replied "jack-ten high". Nenaissa tabled 
for the top pair and dragged in a very healthy pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000 | |
|
|
33,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 125/250
Ante: 250
Small Pot for "PyroSC"
Level 2
: 125/250, 250 ante
In a battle of the blinds, the board showed 
and the action was on French streamer "PyroSC". He made it 2,750 to go which was for nearly the entire size of the pot, and his neighbour in the big blind opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000 | 2,000 |
Andrade Chips Up Without Showdown
Level 2
: 125/250, 250 ante
Picking up the action in a three-bet pot to the 
flop with some 3,000 in the middle, Jose Rodriguez Lopez made it 2,600 to go in the big blind. Nuno Andrade then check-raised to 9,000 and that did the trick to win the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000 | 4,000 |
|
47,000 | 47,000 |
Sole Starts Well on Day 1a
Level 2
: 125/250, 250 ante
Following a flop of 
, Ivan Dominguez Merino called a bet worth 600 by Ignacio Sole Aparicio and then checked again the 
on the turn. This time, Sole Aparicio sized up and made it 5,000 to go in order to win the pot right there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
47,000 | 47,000 |