2020 888poker LIVE Festival Madrid

�888 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2020 888poker LIVE Festival Madrid

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
€150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€888
Prize Pool
€800,000
Entries
1,067
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Players Left
1

Rivero Daly and Anselmi Eliminated

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Aaron Rivero Daly
Aaron Rivero Daly

Aaron Rivero Daly was all-in with the {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} against the {a-Spades}{k-Spades} of Lin Ruida and the board came 9s4h9dAdKh] to send Rivery Daly to the rail.

It wouldn't take long for Federico Anselmi to bow out, too, as the showdowns keep coming literally every minute on one of the tables.

Player Chips Progress
Lin Ruida cn
Lin Ruida
3,200,000
670,000
670,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Aaron Rivero Daly es
Aaron Rivero Daly
Busted
Federico Anselmi it
Federico Anselmi
Busted

Tags: Aaron Rivero DalyFederico AnselmiLin Ruida

Souissi Eliminated by Martinez Tormos

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Selim Souissi
Selim Souissi

There is a new big stack in the field after the elimination of Selim Souissi, as Alex Martinez Tormos dealt the final blow to the player from Tunisia.

Souissi was playing a big pot with {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs} for top pair on the {a-Spades}{j-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop but Martinez Tormos had the straight with {10-Spades}{8-Clubs} as soon as the {q-Clubs} fell on the turn. A blank {2-Diamonds} came on the river and that sent Souissi out.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Martinez Tormos es
Alex Martinez Tormos
4,000,000
1,720,000
1,720,000
Selim Souissi tn
Selim Souissi
Busted

Tags: Alex Martinez TormosSelim Souissi

The Next Two to Bust on Day 3

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Miguel Riera was the first casualty of the day and soon after, Juan Jose Marfil Perez followed. He jammed under the gun and fellow short stack Jose Luis Garrido on the button went over the top.

Juan Jose Marfil Perez: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Jose Luis Garrido: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

The {10-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs} board kept the nines ahead.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Luis Garrido pt
Jose Luis Garrido
875,000
445,000
445,000
Miguel Riera es
Miguel Riera
Busted
Juan Jose Marfil Perez es
Juan Jose Marfil Perez
Busted

Tags: Jose Luis GarridoJuan Jose Marfil PerezMiguel Riera

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Who Will Win the 2020 888poker LIVE Madrid �888 Main Event?

Fernando Pons
Fernando Pons

A long day of poker awaits for all those seeking to lift the winner trophy in the first major live poker event at the Casino Gran Via right in the heart of Madrid's city centre, as 66 players out of a 1,067 entry strong field remain in the 2020 888poker LIVE Madrid �888 Main Event.

After the late bubble rush cut the field into half in the final hour of play on Day 2, the leaderboard saw several players jump into a big stack and Italy's Marco D'Amico will return as the chip leader with 4,590,000, while Spain's Alvaro Puchol is not far behind with 4,230,000.

Arguably the biggest name remaining among the finalists is however former WSOP Main Event finalist Fernando Pons, who sits in third place with 3,470,000 and will aim to keep the trophy on home soil.

It won't be an easy ride for any of the contenders as the blinds will recommence at 25,000-50,000 with a big blind ante of 50,000, and the levels will last 50 minutes each for the remainder of the tournament. Some of the notables seeking victory in Madrid are Alex Montgomery (2,780,000), Ran Shahar (2,270,000), Adrian State (2,000,000), Bruno Hormigo (1,955,000), Daniyar Aubakirov (1,825,000), Claudio Di Giacomo (1,405,000), Stephen Elliott (1,305,000), Ignacio Lopez De Maturana (1,000,000), Antonios Onoufriou (710,000), and Miguel "Gandalf" Riera (540,000).

All players have �2,400 locked up as return for their investment thus far, but the top prize of �150,000 awaits to the eventual champion. Furthermore, event sponsor 888poker will also award a package worth $12,500 for the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas to the winner.

The action is set to resume at 2 p.m. local time in the side room of the poker floor which also hosts the live stream table, which will broadcast on a security delay of 30 minutes and hole cards displayed via the 888poker social media channels. For all the outer table action, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor from start-to-finish.

2020 888poker LIVE Madrid Day 3 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
161Khalil YoussafiGermany1,100,00022
162Paolo BoiItaly550,00011
163Alessandro CampedelliItaly780,00016
164Pere Llopis OrdinesSpain220,0004
165Manuel BorgesPortugal2,320,00046
166Carlos MarinaSpain1,730,00035
167Reinaldo PerdomoSpain1,700,00034
168Krasimir KirilovBulgaria1,475,00030
      
171Gilad Yam-HodIsrael1,180,00024
172Abraham SerranoSpain700,00014
173Luis FalconSpain2,075,00042
174Gleb NovikRussia920,00018
175Amihai NecmanIsrael1,140,00023
176Bruno HormigoPortugal1,955,00039
177Daniel RodriguezSpain520,00010
178Mario MelisItaly1,700,00034
179Carlos Herraiz MoralesSpain850,00017
      
181Lin RuidaChina2,530,00051
182Daniel TafurSpain1,800,00036
183Stephen ElliottUnited States1,305,00026
184Miguel RieraSpain540,00011
185Aaron Rivero DalySpain430,0009
186Marcos RochaPortugal430,0009
187Juan Francesco Vega QuintanaSpain1,010,00020
188Ruben De PedroSpain3,000,00060
189Federico AnselmiItaly495,00010
      
191Marco D'AmicoItaly4,590,00092
192Alvaro PucholSpain4,230,00085
193Fernando PonsSpain3,470,00069
194Pablo PaezSpain1,600,00032
195Salvador SoriaSpain210,0004
196Petru TarlevSpain885,00018
197Miguel Angel LopezSpain580,00012
198Antonio SmeragliaItaly910,00018
      
201Selim SouissiTunisia1,700,00034
202Alex Martinez TormosSpain2,280,00046
203Cristinel CostinRomania800,00016
204Aleksandr SazhinovRussia780,00016
205Marco BiavaschiItaly875,00018
206Bruce FishmanUnited Kingdom1,675,00034
207Miguel TejeroSpain1,735,00035
208Juan Carlos MartinSpain860,00017
      
211Pablo OsunaSpain820,00016
212Emil WestmanSweden700,00014
213Antonios OnoufriouCyprus710,00014
214Alex MontgomeryUnited Kingdom2,780,00056
215Liangle NiChina645,00013
216Antonio RomeroSpain1,220,00024
217Alberto BlancoSpain2,515,00050
218Alejandro SanchezSpain2,005,00040
      
221Lotfi BoughanmiFrance515,00010
222Claudio Di GiacomoItaly1,405,00028
223David Gonzalez DelgadoSpain3,200,00064
224Adrian StateRomania2,000,00040
225Alessandro BorsaItaly615,00012
226Meir AvigalIsrael525,00011
227Daniyar AubakirovKazakhstan1,825,00037
228Ignacio Lopez De MaturanaSpain1,000,00020
      
231Ran ShaharIsrael2,270,00045
232Juanba MartinSpain1,875,00038
233Xiaozhe LiuChina1,670,00033
234Israel AvrahamIsrael1,000,00020
235Jose Luis GarridoPortugal430,0009
236Israel MarmolesSpain375,0008
237Tomasz BrzezinskiPoland600,00012
238Juan Jose Marfil PerezSpain350,0007

Tags: 888poker LIVEAdrian StateAlex MontgomeryAlvaro PucholAntonios OnoufriouBruno HormigoCasino Gran ViaClaudio Di GiacomoDaniyar AubakirovFernando PonsIgnacio Lopez De MaturanaMarco D'AmicoRan ShaharStephen Elliott

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