button in Safari
€1,500 WSOP-C Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2026 WSOP Circuit Madrid
€1,500 WSOP-C Main Event
Day: 1a
Players Left 165 / 338
Filter
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
4
628,000
5
521,000
10
335,000
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
After the last break of Day 1a of the €1,500 World Series of Poker Circuit Madrid Main Event, three players were battling for the chip lead. And at Casino Gran Vía, all three were seated at the same table!
Matevos Isaakyan initially held the biggest stack, but he allowed Antonios Onoufriou (171,000) and then Ryan Plant (182,000) to double up during the last minutes of the day, leaving him with 521,000 by the end of the night. Borja Camara was also in contention but lost a flip to Terje Bengtsen (155,000), dropping back in the standings with 628,000.
Meanwhile, Cesar Montanes Alonso was the only one of the three to maintain his stack, finishing with 728,000. However, that wasn't enough to claim the chip lead, which belonged to Andoni Larrabe Sanchez with 764,000. At another table, the Spaniard found aces on the bubble to send Denis Karakashi home empty-handed and bag the chip lead.
He leads the 23 players who qualified for Day 2 from the 152 entries recorded in this opening flight, which has already brought the total prize pool to more than €200,000.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andoni Larrabe Sanchez | Spain | 764,000 | 76 |
| 2 | Cesar Montanes Alonso | Spain | 728,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Youssef Aboussaad | Morocco | 677,000 | 68 |
| 4 | Borja Camara | Spain | 628,000 | 63 |
| 5 | Matevos Isaakyan | Georgia | 521,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Mario Ramirez Padilla | Spain | 489,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Roman Skudar | Ukraine | 462,000 | 46 |
| 8 | Marcus Stein | United States | 356,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 349,000 | 35 |
| 10 | Thomas Collenot | France | 335,000 | 34 |
Youssef Aboussaad also enjoyed a very good day, bagging 677,000. The same goes for Mario Ramirez Padilla (489,000), Roman Skudar (462,000), Marcus Stein (356,000) and Tom-Aksel Bedell (349,000), who had to double up several times to finally get things back on track.
In the mourning Spanish capital, it comes as no surprise that the majority of players to qualify for Day 2 are locals, including Santiago Bascuas Meliz (305,000), Miguel Sanchez Rodriguez (280,000), Jose Martinez Martinez (242,000), Juan Placer Rueda (207,000), David San Roman Cembrero (161,000), David Algarra (155,000) and Alvaro Serrano Ruiz (64,000), who bagged the shortest stack of the field. Pyeongkang Kim (128,000) and Roman Serko (85,000) will also return with short stacks.
Following this opening flight, the tournament continues on Thursday, October 29, at 12:30 p.m. with Day 1b. It will follow the same structure as Day 1a, with a 50,000 starting stack, 40-minute levels and late registration open for 12 levels, closing at approximately 10:20 p.m. The day will end once 15% of the field remains and the qualified players will reach the money.
PokerNews will be on site in Madrid to bring you all the action from this second flight of the WSOP Circuit Madrid Main Event!
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A total of 23 players reached the end of Day 1a. They have secured a min-cash and qualified for Saturday's Day 2.
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you the chip counts and a recap of today's action!
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
While Diego Ruiz Aparicio was eliminated and Terje Bengtsen doubled up, Marcus Stein opened from the cutoff. Denis Karakashi three-bet to 245,000 on the button, leaving himself just 10,000 behind, before Andoni Larrabe Sanchez in the small blind shoved for 460,000. Stein folded, and Karakashi eventually called.
The tournament director paused the action, as just one more elimination was needed to burst the bubble. She reminded the players that they had to bag their chips to reach the money, and both hands were revealed.
Denis Karakashi: A♠J♣ 
Andoni Larrabe Sanchez: A♦A♥
Karakashi ran into aces and failed to improve on the 2♠5♥Q♥9♦6♠ board, making him the bubble boy.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Terje Bengtsen under the gun jammed for 79,000 and he was called by Borja Camara in the big blind.
Terje Bengtsen: 9♥9♠
Borja Camara: K♦J♣
Bengsten's pocket nines held on 4♣10♠6♠7♦7♥ and he secured a double up.
Meanwhile, Diego Ruiz Aparicio wasn't as lucky and was eliminated.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ido Aboudi jammed for 85,000 from under the gun and Thomas Collenot on the button was the only one to call.
Ido Aboudi: 10♥10♣
Thomas Collenot: K♥Q♥
Aboudi improved into a full house on 5♠2♥9♦5♣10♠ to secure a double up.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ryan Plant jammed for 96,000 from the cutoff and he was called by Matevos Isaakyan in the big blind.
Ryan Plant: A♠J♣
Matevos Isaakyan: 9♣6♣
Isaakyan flopped a pair on 9♦10♥8♠, but Plant managed to hit a straight with the 7♠ turn. The A♦ river completed the board and he doubled up.
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante