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€1,500 WSOP-C Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2026 WSOP Circuit Madrid
€1,500 WSOP-C Main Event
Day: 1cd
Players Left 93 / 918
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980,000
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
While all eyes were on Day 1c of the World Series of Poker Circuit Madrid Main Event at Casino Gran Vía, the tournament's fourth and final flight was also taking place, featuring shorter levels. However, with the bubble lasting longer than expected on Day 1c, Day 1d flew under the radar, eventually wrapping up with 23 players remaining out of 147 entries, led by none other than Nacho Barbero.
The WSOP bracelet winner arrived late today, but that was more than enough to bag a massive 1,517,000, the largest stack among all 140 players who qualified for Day 2. Day 1c chip leader Joao Cardoso Novais wasn't even close with 980,000, despite clearly holding the biggest stack of the field during the final levels.
At the end of 1c, Ladislao Dalfo Batlle (841,000) and Jack Nathan (751,000) weren't too far behind. Lazaro also closed the gap by cracking pocket jacks to burst the bubble and secure his place in Day 2 with 785,000.
Day 1c recorded 371 entries, bringing the overall field to a final total of 918 entries. This generated a €1,164,942 prize pool, which will be distributed among the players remaining on Day 2.
Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joao Cardoso Novais | Portugal | 980,000 | 82 |
| 2 | Ladislao Dalfo Batlle | Spain | 841,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Rene Lazaro Cifuentes | Spain | 785,000 | 65 |
| 4 | Jack Nathan | United States | 751,000 | 63 |
| 5 | Yoel Ramirez Pulido | Spain | 716,000 | 60 |
| 6 | Hans Rasmussen | Sweden | 714,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Jorge Paredes Andia | Spain | 712,000 | 59 |
| 8 | Cristobal Ochoa Aguilera | Venezuela | 664,000 | 55 |
| 9 | David Sacksick | France | 522,000 | 44 |
| 10 | Vasileios Panagiotidis | Greece | 512,000 | 43 |
Among the 56 players who qualified through 1c, Jorge Paredes Andia (712,000), Cristobal Ochoa Aguilera (664,000) and David Sacksick (522,000) built big stacks. High Roller winner Pierre Calamusa also had a successful day, more than doubling his stack during the bubble before doubling Alejandro Vazquez up to finish with 434,000.
Kyle Julius's first trip to Madrid started pretty well with 429,000 in the bag. He is followed by Day 1b bubble boy Ignacio Sole (384,000), Polyvios Polykarpou (377,000), Zheng Yang (303,000) and Fausto Munz (284,000), who doubled up on the bubble.
Norberto Lopez Rodriguez (179,000), Wouter van Efferen (161,000), Nicholas Petitti (140,000), Aliaksandr Shylko (106,000) and WSOP bracelet winner Magnus Edengren (81,000) have shorter stacks, while Alistair Hill (56,000) and Ahmet Kalebas (15,000) sit at the end of the counts.
Quite a few notable players added their names to the list of qualifiers after Day 1d, including Ignacio Molina, who sits second in chips behind Barbero with 711,000. WSOP Europe Main Event finalist Antonio Guimaraens (601,000) follows, alongside Thomas Taylor (402,000), Serafim Kovalevskiy (204,000) and Arnaud Enselme (176,000).
All 140 remaining players will return this Saturday, October 31 at 12:30 p.m. local time for Day 2, playing 60-minute levels with blinds resuming at 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante. They are all now in the money, but the detailed prize pool distribution will be revealed at the restart. The goal for the day will be to reduce the field to eight players, who will return on Sunday to play the final table.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow following all the action from Day 2, so be sure to tune in for updates!
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Another 56 players made the money after Day 1c, with 23 more joining them from Day 1d, which also saw its bubble burst.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you chip counts and a recap of today's action!
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Cards went on their backs again, this time with Daniel Peligros Ruz for 161,000 against Rene Lazaro Cifuentes to his right.
Daniel Peligros Ruz: J♠J♣ 
Rene Lazaro Cifuentes: 9♥8♥
After a flop of 3♥5♣A♠, Lazaro managed to hit a straight with the 6♠7♠ runout to eliminate Peligros and burst the bubble.
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Two all-in and call situations occurred at the same time. First Alejandro Vazquez in the big blind moved all-in for 97,000 and he was called by Pierre Calamusa on the button.
Alejandro Vazquez: K♠K♣
Pierre Calamusa: A♣Q♥
The board ran out 2♣10♥9♣10♠7♣ and Vazquez doubled up.
Meanwhile, Fausto Munz on the button jammed for 130,000 and he was called by Per Hildebrand in the small blind.
Fausto Munz: 10♥10♣
Per Hildebrand: 7♠7♥
Munz's tens held on 6♥4♦2♦3♥3♣ and he doubled up as well.
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
It was then Javier Arquero Sanz's turn to move all-in for 125,000 from the hijack. He faced Rene Lazaro Cifuentes in early position.
Javier Arquero Sanz: A♠K♣
Rene Lazaro Cifuentes: A♥K♠
Both players had the same hand and split the pot on 10♣K♦4♠8♣Q♦.
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Antonio Reger in the cutoff and Elias Abdallah in the small blind ended up moving all-in on a flop of J♠7♠3♦, with Reger slightly covered with 154,000.
Antonio Reger: A♠J♦
Elias Abdallah: K♥J♥
The Q♣ turn changed nothing but the K♣ river gave two pair to Abdallah who couldn't hide his joy while Reger was eliminated.