Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Last year, the CNP Winamax Main Event in Seville delivered on all fronts — massive numbers, high drama, and a worthy champion.
Portuguese pro Andre Cuco outlasted 919 entries to take home the title and the prestigious CNP trebol trophy at Casino Admiral. This event didn’t just beat last year’s turnout, it smashed it.
Cuco played a brilliant final table, balancing patience with aggression. He came in with the second-biggest stack, trailing only Jaime Lozano, who ultimately finished as the runner-up.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Cuco | Portugal | €58,100* |
| 2 | Jaime Lozano | Spain | €52,000* |
| 3 | Chema Felices | Spain | €33,000 |
| 4 | Oscar Gironella | Spain | €26,000 |
| 5 | Carles Ferrer | Spain | €20,450 |
| 6 | José Antonio Landa | Spain | €15,450 |
| 7 | Rudi Rafaelsen | Norway | €11,450 |
| 8 | Antonio Sáez | Spain | €7,950 |
| 9 | Fabio Costa | Portugal | €5,350 |
*Denotes heads-up deal
Cristóbal Ochoa bet 3,500 from early position on a board of 10♠A♦9♠5♣, and both the button and Cristian Ramírez in the big blind made the call.
The river brought the 7♦, and with just 12,000 behind, Ochoa moved all in. The button quickly folded, but Ramírez took a moment before making the call.
Cristóbal Ochoa: K♣J♠
Cristian Ramírez: A♥6♠
Ochoa was drawing dead against Ramírez's top pair and became the first player eliminated on Day 1a of the CNP Winamax Main Event, while his opponent dragged a pot worth more than 30,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Busted |
The players are going on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Fernando Banda moved all in for his last 4,900 chips from the cutoff and the player to his immediate left, Luis Miguel Ruiz, made the call. The rest of the table got out of the way, setting up a preflop showdown.
Fernando Banda: K♦2♦
Luis Miguel Ruiz: A♦J♣
Banda was in dire need of a king or a deuce to double up. The flop came 5♦4♣9♠, offering no help, but the 2♥ on the turn vaulted him into the lead. The 6♠ river changed nothing, securing a much needed double up for the shortest stack at Table 5.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,000
11,000
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11,000 |
Fernando Banda opened to 700 from the hijack and Luis Miguel Ruiz called in the cutoff. The button and big blind also came along.
The flop fell 5♠6♦K♦ and action checked around to Ruiz, who bet 700. Only the big blind decided to continue.
Both players checked the remaining streets, the 3♦ turn and the A♥ river. The big blind showed 7♠6♥, but Ruiz tabled 8♥8♣, which was enough to earn him the pot of nearly 5,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
With a completed board reading 4♠Q♥A♦6♣J♠, Pier D'Ancona faced a bet of 3,600 from the button while seated in the hijack.
After roughly 30 seconds in the tank, D'Ancona slid forward a blue chip to make the call. His opponent tabled bottom pair with K♥4♥, but the Italian revealed A♥9♦ for top pair, which was enough to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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91,000
91,000
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91,000 |