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In a blind versus blind battle, the small blind raised to 4,000 and Filip Lindberg, seated at his left, looked down at his cards and immediately moved all-in. His opponent made the call.
Small Blind: A♣K♥ 
Filip Lindberg: A♦Q♣
The player at risk simply needed his hand to hold, but the board had other plans. The dealer spread 2♣Q♦4♥5♥10♥, pairing Lindberg on the flop and ending his opponent's run.
Lindberg collected a pot worth more than 100,000 chips as the day wound down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
The tournament director has stopped the clock and announced that the final three hands of the night will now be played.
Play has concluded for the day at Casino Admiral Sevilla, with 95 players advancing to Day 2. Stay tuned for the final chip counts and a full recap of the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
524,000
264,000
|
264,000 |
|
||
|
513,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
344,000
344,000
|
344,000 |
|
|
293,000
293,000
|
293,000 |
|
|
275,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
249,000
199,000
|
199,000 |
|
248,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
237,000 | |
|
||
|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
203,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
|
202,000 | |
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
188,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
173,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
|
169,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
|
161,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
161,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
|
158,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
153,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
|
151,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
149,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
|
146,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
|
144,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
Pablo López bagged the largest stack at the end of Day 1b of the €550 CNP Winamax Main Event. The Jerez native closed the night with 524,000 chips, more than 260 big blinds for Day 2, giving him plenty of room to apply pressure across the field.
A total of 213 entries were recorded today at Casino Admiral Sevilla, all looking to punch their ticket to Saturday's Day 2. They were not alone, as the Day 1c Low Cost flight, featuring a €275 buy in and a turbo structure, attracted an additional 66 entries later in the evening.
In that flight, Portugal's Xiao Kun Li topped the counts with 237,000 chips, good for 119 big blinds moving forward. However, Kun Li remains well behind the Day 1b frontrunners. The only player who came close to López was Ramón Fernández, who finished with 513,000 chips, largely thanks to a massive late night hand that vaulted him up the leaderboard.
Rounding out the top three is Portugal's Fabio Costa, who bagged 340,000 chips. Tomás Pérez with 293,000 and Antonio Gesto with 275,000 lead a long line of players hovering around the quarter million mark. The latter also delivered one of the highlight hands late in the night, cracking pocket kings with a rivered flush.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo López | Spain | 524,000 | 262 |
| 2 | Ramón Fernández | Spain | 513,000 | 257 |
| 3 | Fabio Costa | Portugal | 344,000 | 172 |
| 4 | Tomás Pérez | Spain | 293,000 | 147 |
| 5 | Antonio Gesto | Spain | 275,000 | 138 |
| 6 | José Luis Hurtado | Spain | 249,000 | 125 |
| 7 | Vladimir Cocis | Romania | 248,000 | 124 |
| 8 | Xiao Kun Li | Portugal | 237,000 | 119 |
| 9 | Sergei Krmentsukov | Spain | 230,000 | 115 |
| 10 | Jonay Rodríguez | Spain | 203,000 | 102 |
A total of 85 players advanced from Day 1b, joining the 19 survivors from the opening flight. That brings the Main Event field to 123 confirmed Day 2 players so far, with anticipation building for tomorrow's Day 1d, which is expected to be the largest starting flight yet.
Today also saw the biggest turnout of Winamax WIPs. After yesterday's appearance from Ricardo Braga “Ricardinho”, today's lineup included rapper Al Safir, MMA fighter César Alonso, and YouTubers Guanyar and Spursito. The latter two will have to try again tomorrow after being eliminated in Day 1c.
The penultimate starting flight, Day 1d, gets underway tomorrow at 4 p.m. local time. Players will once again begin with 50,000 chips, with levels lasting 45 minutes. A strong turnout is expected as this Main Event continues to outpace last year's numbers.
The final flight, Day 1e, will take place Saturday at 11 a.m. in a non stop format, running directly into Day 2. Registration will remain open through the first two levels of the day.
PokerNews will once again be on site tomorrow to bring you all the live updates from Casino Admiral Sevilla, which continues to fill up with each passing day.
€550 Main Event
Day 1bc Completed
