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The 129 players still holding chips in the Main Event have been sent on a one hour dinner break. Play will resume at Casino Admiral Sevilla at around 9:50 p.m. local time.
Following the previous hand, David Santos was left short stacked and soon found himself all-in on the very next orbit. An open to 1,200 came from the hijack and the Portuguese player moved all-in from the big blind for 9,300. His opponent made the call.
David Santos: J♦J♣ 
Hijack: A♠Q♥
Santos received immediate help as the flop came 4♠J♠10♦, giving him a set. His opponent still had four outs with any king to make a straight, but neither the 7♠ turn nor the Q♣ river provided it.
Santos secured the double up and climbed back above the 20,000 chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000
8,000
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8,000 |
David Santos, the two time CNP Madrid champion in 2024 and 2025, called a bet of 10,000 from Beatriz Rodríguez, who was seated to his immediate left, with both players involved from the blinds.
The board read 2♦9♠4♥9♥ and completed with the 2♠ on the river. Santos quickly checked and Rodríguez checked behind.
Santos tabled 8♦8♣, believing it would be enough, but Rodríguez revealed Q♥Q♣ for queens and nines, giving her the better two pair.
Rodríguez collected a pot worth close to 40,000 chips, moving her stack to just under the 100,000 mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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91,000
91,000
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91,000 |
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12,000
12,000
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12,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
With action already underway, Alexander zur Linden, on the button, put airline pilot Guillem Nuez to the test on the river with a bet of 52,000, more than the Spaniard had behind.
After several minutes in the tank on a board of 7♠K♦J♠4♣8♥, Nuez eventually committed the call. The bad news followed shortly after.
Guillem Nuez: K♥10♥
Alexander zur Linden: 8♣7♣
Zur Linden had improved to two pair on the river, enough to overcome Nuez's top pair. The Spaniard rose from his seat in visible frustration as tablemates remarked they likely would have made the same call.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000 | |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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242,000 | |
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165,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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130,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
122,000 | |
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|
120,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Titas Bertasius opened to 2,500 from under the gun and Víctor Jiménez, seated to his immediate left, three-bet to 5,500. The rest of the table folded and Bertasius made the call.
The flop came K♥Q♣2♣ and Bertasius check called a bet from Jiménez. The 8♥ turn went check-check, bringing the 3♠ river. This time, the Lithuanian led out for 3,600.
Jiménez needed only a few seconds before tossing in a chip to call. Bertasius immediately sent his cards into the muck, but Jiménez, despite not needing to, tabled A♥6♥ for ace high to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000 | |
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100,000 |
We arrived at the table with action already underway on a board of 2♦A♥9♣4♦. José Botía called another bet from the button, who had been the preflop aggressor.
The dealer placed the 7♦ on the river and the button moved all-in. Botía wasted no time in making the call.
Button: 5♥3♥
José Botía: K♦10♦
The button's straight was not enough to overcome Botía's rivered flush, allowing him to scoop a pot worth close to 25,000 chips and move up near the 80,000 mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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