2026 WSOP Circuit Madrid
Chip Counts
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The 71 players of Day 1b are on a 15-minute break. Late registration closes at the restart.
On a board of 4♦7♣A♦Q♥4♠ with 54,000 in the pot, Attila Ivacson in the big blind moved all-in for 44,500. Ignacio Sole in the cutoff went deep into the tank and called.
Attila Ivacson: 3♠2♠
Ignacio Sole: 10♠10♦
Ivacson with his missed straight draw was caught bluffing and was sent to the rail.
While Day 1b of the Main Event is underway, Day 3 of the €2,500 WSOP Circuit High Roller crowned its winner today.
Of the 143 entries, which generated a €302,445 prize pool, 14 players were still in contention this Thursday.
After a heads-up in which the chip lead switched from one player to the other, Pierre Calamusa emerged victorious to claim his first WSOP Circuit ring, along with €77,000 and a $5,000 package for the upcoming WSOP Paradise.
€2,500 WSOP Circuit Madrid High Roller final table results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Calamusa | France | €77,000 |
| 2 | Michael Liguccioni | Italy | €49,400 |
| 3 | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | €32,900 |
| 4 | Norberto Lopez Rodriguez | Spain | €22,700 |
| 5 | Arnaud Mattern | France | €16,300 |
| 6 | Jose Aguilera | Spain | €12,100 |
| 7 | Daniel Heredi | Hungary | €9,400 |
| 8 | Serafim Kovalevskiy | Russia | €7,600 |
Three-way on a flop of K♠Q♠2♣, Jussi Mattila in middle position bet 11,000. Daniel Sanchez Tome on the button folded but Mehdy El Fki in the big blind check-called.
Both players checked the J♠ turn leading to the K♦ river where El Fki led out for 15,000. Mattila went into the tank but folded Q♥J♥ face up.
El Fki revealed 8♥5♠ and scooped the pot. "Backdoors", a player joked. "Backdoor bluff," another one added.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The action was picked up on a flop of 9♥3♥8♦ with Carlos Saucedo in early position moving all-in for 43,000 and being called by Carlos Mora in the big blind.
Carlos Saucedo: J♥J♦
Carlos Mora: 6♥5♥
The A♦2♦ runout kept Saucedo in the lead and he doubled up.
WSOP Europe Main Event finalist Antonio Guimaraens in early position was all-in and at risk for 42,000 against Rene Lazaro Cifuentes in the blinds.
Antonio Guimaraens: A♥Q♠
Rene Lazaro Cifuentes: A♦K♠
Lazaro had the best kicker and the situation remained unchanged on 8♥9♥8♠7♠9♦, leading to Guimaraens' elimination.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000