2026 Greek Poker Odyssea

With his elimination of Hugo Cardeira, Alexey Neofitov is now crowned the champion of the €500 Main Event during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid. For his achievement, he wins €43,250, the coveted Trophy, and the prestigious title.

Neofitov bulldozed his way to the title; the final table in particular was quite the one-man show. Tomorrow, there will be a full recap of the Main Event uploaded on poker.pro. That being said, Neofitov’s win wraps up the live coverage from the 2026 PartyPoker Tour. Make sure to tune in for the recap tomorrow; in the meantime, enjoy the full results from the €500 Main Event below.

Place	Player	Country	Chips
1	Alexey Neofitov	Russia	€43,250
2	Hugo De Brites	Portugal	€31,750
3	Daniel Ruiz Triana	Spain	€20,000
4	Raphael Lenaerts	Portugal	€14,000
5	Nicolas Le Floch	France	€10,000
6	Alejandro Rubio	Spain	€8,000
7	David Lamas	Spain	€6,625
8	Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	€5,500
9	Jorge Ruiz	Spain	€4,500
10	Fred Wulff	Germany	€3,550
11	Alfonso Benitez	Spain	€3,550
12	Alvaro Gonzales	Spain	€2,700
13	Jose Valverde	Spain	€2,700
14	Mikel Alonso	Spain	€2,150
15	Antonio Ledo	Spain	€2,150
16	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	€1,750
17	Kilin Csaba	Spain	€1,750
18	Hugo Benitez	Spain	€1,750
19	Kurtis Ellesmere	Northern Ireland	€1,750
20	Chen Yi	China	€1,750
21	Pablo Garcia	Spain	€1,500
22	Roberto Pavon	Spain	€1,500
23	William De Jesus	Brazil	€1,500
24	Ignacio Tabnanera	Spain	€1,500
25	Marcos Thielke	Spain	€1,500
26	Pal Fjulsrud	Norway	€1,500
27	Ni Liangce	Spain	€1,500
28	Jose Tome	Spain	€1,300
29	Karmel Varas	Spain	€1,300
30	Lynne Beaumont	England	€1,300
31	Mario Ramirez	Spain	€1,300
32	Matheus Salamao	Brazil	€1,300
33	Alberto Martin	Spain	€1,300
34	Leo Santos	Brazil	€1,300
35	Dalai Dominguez	Spain	€1,300
36	Karima Barka	Spain	€1,200
37	Simon Marks	Spain	€1,200
38	Javier Marcos	Spain	€1,200
39	David Sayago	Spain	€1,200
40	Martin Peralta	Brazil	€1,200
41	Pablo Lario	Spain	€1,200
42	James Grogan	Ireland	€1,200
43	John Blanco	Spain	€1,200
44	Ciaran McCullagh	Ireland	€1,200
45	Daniel Wu	China	€1,200
46	Luis Bardales	Spain	€1,200
47	Sergio Moron	Spain	€1,200
48	David Penly	United Kingdom	€1,100
49	Marco Papili	Italy	€1,100
50	Yuanjie Chen	Spain	€1,100
51	Ricardo Moran	Spain	€1,100
52	James Patterson	United Kingdom	€1,100
53	Jonathan Rees	United Kingdom	€1,100
54	Alberto Martinez	Spain	€1,100
55	Manuel O’Shea	Spain	€1,100
56	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	€1,100
57	Val McCaul	Ireland	€1,100
58	Agustin Tena	Spain	€1,100
59	Natalie Bromley	United Kingdom	€1,100
60	Axat Mawji	United Kingdom	€1,100
61	Francisco Leon	Spain	€1,100
62	Manuel Goncalves	Spain	€1,100
63	Thomas Sanderson	United Kingdom	€1,100
64	James Fowler	United Kingdom	€1,000
65	Drazen Koros	Croatia	€1,000
66	Daniel Garcia	Spain	€1,000
67	Miguel De Leyva	Spain	€1,000
68	Pablo Sanchez	Spain	€1,000
69	Alejandro Valdes	Spain	€1,000
70	Diego Lopez	Spain	€1,000
71	Vito Pizzitola	Italy	€1,000
72	Cristian Moratalla	Spain	€1,000
73	Junda Zhu	Spain	€1,000
74	Irene Semedo	Portugal	€1,000
75	Juan Castejon	Spain	€1,000
76	Alba Jimenez	Spain	€1,000
77	Manuel Lopez	Spain	€1,000
78	Cameron Atwell	United Kingdom	€1,000
79	Henrique Oliveira	Brazil	€1,000

Aleey Neofitov peeked at his hole cards on the Button, then forced Hugo Caldeira all in for 2,850,000. Calderia made the call from the Big Blind.

Alexey Neofitov: J♦10♦
Hugo Caldeira: K♣5♣

The Q♣5♥8♣ flop brought Hitchcock-like suspense. Neofitov hit his straight on the 9♠ turn, and the 4♥ river ultimately ended Caldeira’s impressive run. For his runner-up finish, he was awarded €31,750.

Alexey Neofitov: 26,750,000
Hugo Caldeira: 0

Alexey Neofitov and Hugo Caldeira has agreed upon a deal.

Neofitov has locked up €35,750, and Caldeira has locked up €31,750. They will continue to play for an additional €7,500, the trophy, and the title.

The very first hand of heads-up play, Hugo Caldeira limped the 200,000 Big Blind from the Button. Alexey Neofitov checked the Big Blind.

After an initial check from Neofitov, Calderia bet 200,000 on the 5♠6♥K♥ flop. Neofitov then completed a check-raise move to 650,000, and Caldeira made the call. Action went check-check on the 9♣ turn. Neofitov checked again on the 7♣ river, then called a 1,000,000 bet from Caldeira.

Hugo Caldeira: 9♥7♦
Alexey Neofitov: K♦3♣

Runner-runner two-pair was crucial for Calderia to bring some life to this one-versus-one duel.

Alexey Neofitov: 21,325,000
Hugo Caldeira: 5,425,000

Alexey Neofitov opened to 425,000 on the Button. Daniel Ruiz Triana moved all in for 3,700,000 from the Big Blind, and Neofitov made the call.

Daniel Ruiz Triana: A♣J♠
Alexey Neofitov: 9♥9♣

“Why stop now,” the almighty Poker Gods must’ve been thinking, as they kept Neofitov’s sun run going on the 9♠7♠8♣ flop. They did tease Ruiz Triana with a straight draw, but the 5♣Q♠ runout ultimately saw Ruiz Triana go out in third place for €20,000.

The stage is now set for a heads-up showdown between Neofitov and Hugo Caldeira, with Neofitov holding quite the commanding chip lead.

Alexey Neofidov: 23,375,000
Hugo Calderia: 3,375,000
Daniel Ruiz Triana: 0

Chip leader Alexey Neofitov utilized his big stack to put pressure on the remaining players; he open-shoved for 15,175,000 on the Button. Raphael Lenaerts committed his 3,700,000 stack to make the call.

Alexey Neofitov: 6♥6♦
Raphael Lenaerts: A♣Q♦

Neofitov maintained his lead on the 4♥3♠5♣ flop. He improved to top set on the 6♠ turn, and no straight for Lenaerts on the K♦ river. As such, Lenaerts bid farewell in fourth place for €14,000, and Neofitov’s added even more chips to his already impressive stack.

Alexey Neofitov: 19,375,000
Raphael Lenaerts: 0

Action folded to Hugo Caldeira in the Small Blind, who moved all in for 5,775,000. Daniel Ruiz Triana (Big Blind) committed his 2,000,000 stack to make the call for his tournament life.

Hugo Caldeira: Q♦3♥
Daniel Ruiz Triana: K♣10♥

The board spelled out J♣9♦2♦8♠J♥, and Ruiz Triana scored a full double-up.

Daniel Ruiz Triana: 4,200,000
Hugo Caldeira: 3,775,000

The four remaining players are now on a 20-minute break. Below are the current chip counts; it’s safe to say one player can put more pressure than the others.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Alexey Neofitov	Russia	14,875,000	74
Daniel Ruiz Triana	Spain	2,700,000	14
Hugo Caldeira	Portugal	2,175,000	11
Raphael Lenaerts	Portugal	2,175,000	11

Chip leader Alexey Neofitov opened to 380,000 from the Cut-off. Nicolas De Floch moved all in for 2,535,000 from the Big Blind, and Neofitov made the call.

Nicolas De Floch: K♦Q♣
Alexey Neofitov: A♣Q♥

The 8♥9♣5♦2♠7♠ runout sent De Floch home in fifth place for €10,000, and Neofitov’s sun run continues.

Alexey Neofitov: 15,620,000
Nicolas De Floch: 0

Chip leader Alexey Neofitov opened to 380,000 on the Button. Alejandro Rubio defended his Big Blind.

Rubio donk-shoved the 5♠6♠5♦ flop for 1,735,000. It was perhaps the easiest call of Neofitov’s life.

Alejandro Rubio: 8♦7♦
Alexey Neofitov: 6♦5♣

The 2♥4♥ didn’t bring a miracle to Rubio, and he was eliminated in sixth place for €8,000.

Alexey Neofitov: 12,925,000
Alejandro Rubio: 0

Alejandro Rubio clicked it to 320,000 UTG before Hugo Caldeira three-bet to 850,000 from the Cut-off. Rubio proceeded by forcing his opponent all in for 3,080,000, and Caldeira snap-called.

Alejandro Rubio: A♦K♠
Hugo Caldeira: K♥K♦

Big Slick versus the Cowboys, and Rubio was in rough shape. “There’s always an ace on the flop” is the old saying. It’s simply not true; the board spelled out 7♣10♦2♣Q♥9♣, and as Caldeira received a full double-up, Rubio lost a big chunk of his stack.

Hugo Caldeira: 6,560,000
Alejandro Rubio: 2,275,000

Hugo Caldeira opened to 1,500,000 UTG, leaving himself with 255,000 behind. Short-stacked David Rodriguez Lamas used his 1,325,000 stack to make the call from the Hi-jack, and the two players soon tabled their holdings.

Hugo Caldeira: A♥K♥
David Rodriguez Lamas: 8♠8♦

The snowmen maintained their lead on the Q♦Q♣2♣ flop, but the script was flipped on the K♣ turn. The 4♥ river ultimately sealed Rodriguez Lamas’ fate, and he was eliminated in seventh place for €6,625.

Hugo Caldeira: 3,480,000
David Rodriguez Lamas: 0

The UK’s Ashley Brown min-raised to 320,000 from UTG+1. Chip leader Alexey Neofitov made the call from the Small Blind, and the two of them were heads-up to the flop.

Neofitov donk-bet 250,000 on the 6♥3♦2♦ flop, and Brown made the call. Neofitov sized down to a shy 160,000 on the 8♣ turn, to which Brown responded by raising to 750,000. Neofitov then forced his opponent all in for 2,480,000, and Brown made the call.

Alexey Neofitov: 8♦6♦
Ashley Brown: A♥A♦

What a flop it had been for Neofitov, and the turn wasn’t too shabby, either. For good measure, he improved to a flush on the 4♦ river to send Brown home in eighth place for €5,500. Neofitov became the first player to reach an eight-digit stack.

Alexey Neofitov: 11,460,000
Ashley Brown: 0

Action folded to Nicolas De Floch, who open-shoved 1,065,000 from the Cut-off. After receiving the count, Daniel Ruiz Triana re-shoved for 3,930,000 from the Small Blind. David Lamas Rodriguez folded his Big Blind, and the two contestants tabled their holdings.

Nicolas De Floch: A♥K♠
Daniel Ruiz Triana: 6♥6♦

Le Floch immediately improved to a superior pair on the 8♦K♥2♠ flop. For good measure, he improved to two-pair on the A♠Q♥ to secure a full double-up at the expense of Ruiz Triana.

Daniel Ruiz Triana: 2,925,000
Nicolas De Floch: 2,370,000

Seated UTG+1, Jorge Ruiz min-raised to 240,000. Alejandro Rubio then three-bet to 600,000 from the Lo-jack. When action came back to Ruiz, he moved all in for 1,240,000 in total. After receiving the count, Rubio made the call.

Jorge Ruiz: A♥K♣
Alejandro Rubio: Q♥Q♦

If the money hadn’t gone in pre-flop, it most certainly would have on A♦A♣Q♠. No improvement for Ruiz on the 3♠4♦ runout, and he became the first casualty of the final table, going out in ninth place for €4,500.

Alejandro Rubio: 5,095,000
Jorge Ruiz: 0

Hugo Caldeira opened to 200,000 from UTG+2. Chip leader Neofitov three-bet to 525,000 from the Cut-off, and Caldeira made the call.

Action went check-check on the 5♠7♠9♦ flop. Caldeira bet 350,000 on the 4♠ turn, and Neofitov made the call. Caldeira checked the K♥ river, and Neofitov then forced his opponent all in for 2,005,000. Caldeira relieved a heavy sigh before folding.

Thanks to the stream, we know that Neofitov was holding 8♥5♥, and his river shove forced Caldeira to fold 7♥7♣.

Alexey Neofitov: 7,750,000
Hugo Caldeira: 2,005,000

The 40-minute dinner break has concluded, and it’s time for the final table. Watch the live-stream above on a 30-minute delay.

Below are all results from the €500 Main Event up ’til the final table. Also, don’t forget to check out the “Results” tab, where you can see the results from all side events.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
10	Fred Wulff	Germany	€3,550
11	Alfonso Benitez	Spain	€3,550
12	Alvaro Gonzales	Spain	€2,700
13	Jose Valverde	Spain	€2,700
14	Mikel Alonso	Spain	€2,150
15	Antonio Ledo	Spain	€2,150
16	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	€1,750
17	Kilin Csaba	Spain	€1,750
18	Hugo Benitez	Spain	€1,750
19	Kurtis Ellesmere	Northern Ireland	€1,750
20	Chen Yi	China	€1,750
21	Pablo Garcia	Spain	€1,500
22	Roberto Pavon	Spain	€1,500
23	William De Jesus	Brazil	€1,500
24	Ignacio Tabnanera	Spain	€1,500
25	Marcos Thielke	Spain	€1,500
26	Pal Fjulsrud	Norway	€1,500
27	Ni Liangce	Spain	€1,500
28	Jose Tome	Spain	€1,300
29	Karmel Varas	Spain	€1,300
30	Lynne Beaumont	England	€1,300
31	Mario Ramirez	Spain	€1,300
32	Matheus Salamao	Brazil	€1,300
33	Alberto Martin	Spain	€1,300
34	Leo Santos	Brazil	€1,300
35	Dalai Dominguez	Spain	€1,300
36	Karima Barka	Spain	€1,200
37	Simon Marks	Spain	€1,200
38	Javier Marcos	Spain	€1,200
39	David Sayago	Spain	€1,200
40	Martin Peralta	Brazil	€1,200
41	Pablo Lario	Spain	€1,200
42	James Grogan	Ireland	€1,200
43	John Blanco	Spain	€1,200
44	Ciaran McCullagh	Ireland	€1,200
45	Daniel Wu	China	€1,200
46	Luis Bardales	Spain	€1,200
47	Sergio Moron	Spain	€1,200
48	David Penly	United Kingdom	€1,100
49	Marco Papili	Italy	€1,100
50	Yuanjie Chen	Spain	€1,100
51	Ricardo Moran	Spain	€1,100
52	James Patterson	United Kingdom	€1,100
53	Jonathan Rees	United Kingdom	€1,100
54	Alberto Martinez	Spain	€1,100
55	Manuel O’Shea	Spain	€1,100
56	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	€1,100
57	Val McCaul	Ireland	€1,100
58	Agustin Tena	Spain	€1,100
59	Natalie Bromley	United Kingdom	€1,100
60	Axat Mawji	United Kingdom	€1,100
61	Francisco Leon	Spain	€1,100
62	Manuel Goncalves	Spain	€1,100
63	Thomas Sanderson	United Kingdom	€1,100
64	James Fowler	United Kingdom	€1,000
65	Drazen Koros	Croatia	€1,000
66	Daniel Garcia	Spain	€1,000
67	Miguel De Leyva	Spain	€1,000
68	Pablo Sanchez	Spain	€1,000
69	Alejandro Valdes	Spain	€1,000
70	Diego Lopez	Spain	€1,000
71	Vito Pizzitola	Italy	€1,000
72	Cristian Moratalla	Spain	€1,000
73	Junda Zhu	Spain	€1,000
74	Irene Semedo	Portugal	€1,000
75	Juan Castejon	Spain	€1,000
76	Alba Jimenez	Spain	€1,000
77	Manuel Lopez	Spain	€1,000
78	Cameron Atwell	United Kingdom	€1,000
79	Henrique Oliveira	Brazil	€1,000

The charismatic (albeit short-stacked) Fred Wulff open-shoved 620,000 from the Hi-jack. After receiving the count, chip leader Alexey Neofitov made the call from the Big Blind.

Fred Wulff: Q♠10♦
Alexey Neofitov: K♠10♣

Wulff was dominated, but the Q♥ in the window brought some hope. Unfortunately for him, the full flop read Q♥K♥7♠. The board completed with 3♠9♥, and Wulff’s tournament life came to an end. He received €3,550 for finishing in tenth, and the remaining nine players have all secured a spot at the final table.

The said final table will be live-streamed on PartyPoker’s YouTube channel with a 30-minute delay; the poker.pro live coverage will follow the delay, so as not to spoil anything. That being said, the final table chip counts and all results from today so far will soon be posted.

Alexey Neofitov: 6,625,000
Fred Wulff: 0

Action folded to Jorge Ruiz, who moved all in for 685,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Alfonso Benitez peeked at his holdings and then made the call without hesitation.

Jorge Ruiz: K♦9♠
Alfonso Benitez: A♦5♣

Benitez was ever-so slightly ahead with ace high, but Ruiz smashed the K♣K♥6♠ flop. The board completed with 7♥2♠, and as Ruiz doubled up, Benitez was left with 635,000. One or two hands later, he moved all in from the Hi-jack, and was called by David Lamas (Big Blind).

Alfonso Benitez: J♠8♠
David Lamas: A♣2♣

Benitez took the lead on the 10♠8♦7♦ flop, but the A♥ saw the tables turning. The Q♠ ended Benitez’s tournament life, and the tournament is now on the final table bubble.

David Lamas: 2,350,000
Jorge Ruiz: 1,470,000
Alfonso Benitez: 0

It’s the first 20-minute break of the day. Below are the five biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Alexey Neofitov	Spain	5,280,000	53
Hugo De Brites	Portugal	3,400,000	34
Daniel Ruiz Triana	Spain	3,350,000	34
Alejandro Rubio	Spain	3,305,000	33
Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	2,200,000	22

Red Poker was able to catch yet another elimination, while poker.pro Christoffer Karlén was covering the other table.

German Fred Wulff moved all in from early position. Alvaro Gonzalez made the call from the Small Blind, being the player at risk. Chip leader Alexey Neofitov mucked his Big Blind, and it was time for a showdown.

Fred Wulff: J♠8♠
Alvaro Gonzalez: Q♣10♣

The 4♠6♠K♣ runout brought some excitement, and as Wulff improved to a flush on the 7♦10♠ runout, Gonzalez bid farewll in twelth place for €2,700.

Fred Wulff: 2,130,000
Alvaro Gonzalez: 0

Short-stacked Raphael Lenaerts open-shoved 285,000 from UTG. Jorge Ruiz (Cut-off) was the sole caller.

Raphael Lenaerts: 9♣8♥
Jorge Ruiz: A♣Q♦

Two live cards were enough for Lenaerts to secure a full double-up on the 8♣2♥10♥6♣3♦ board.

Jorge Ruiz: 2,000,000
Raphael Lenaerts: 770,000

This poker.pro live reporter missed an elimination. Luckily, PokerRed was able to catch the action, and poker.pro were given permission to re-tell the hand from their blog.

Mikel Alonso opened to 160,000 from the Small Blind. Daniel Ruiz Triana then three-bet to 330,000 on the Big Blind, and Alonso made the call.

After an initial check from Alonso, Ruiz Triana fired a continuation bet on the 2♠3♦4♠ flop. Alonso then completed a check-raise move to 650,000. After spending a minute or two in the tank, Ruiz Triana forced his opponent in for not much more. Being pot committed, Alonso made the call.

Daniel Ruiz Triana: Q♣Q♦
Mikel Alonso: J♦J♥

No jack on the 5♥8♥ runout, and Alonso was eliminated in fourteenth place for €2,150. Moments later, Jose Valverde went out in thirteenth for €2,700.

Daniel Ruiz Triana: 4,000,000
Mikel Alonso: 0
Jose Valverde: 0

Seated in the Hi-jack, Nicolas Le Floch opened to 140,000. Antonio Ruiz Ledo moved all in for 435,000 from the Cut-off, and Le Floch made the call.

Antonio Ruiz Ledo: Q♣Q♠
Nicolas De Floch: 8♠8♦

Ruiz Ledo had a solid lead with pocket queens, but De Floch improved to a set on the J♣3♣8♥ flop. No help for Ruiz Ledo on the 5♥10♥ runout, and he was eliminated in fifteenth place for €2,150.

Nicolas De Floch: 1,725,000
Antonio Ruiz Ledo: 0

Antonio Ruiz Ledo open-shoved for 715,000 UTG. David Lamas re-shoved for 600,000 from the Cut-off, and the two contestants were soon heads-up to the flop.

Antonio Ruiz Ledo: 3♠3♣
David Lamas: K♥K♠

Lamas’ cowboys were good on the 2♣7♦10♠10♣A♣, and Ruiz Ledo survived with breadcrumbs. On the next hand, he was forced all in for 60,000 in the Big Blind after posting the Ante. Jorge Ruiz opened to 120,000 from the Cut-off, and Alfonso Benitez made the call from the Small Blind. The two of them checked down every street of the 5♥A♥3♥6♥4♥ board.

Antonio Ruiz Ledo: Q♥4♦
Alfonso Benitez: K♠9♠
Jorge Ruiz: K♦Q♦

With a superior flush, Ruiz Ledo survived and was now up to 260,000. The following hand, action folded to him in the Small Blind, and he moved all in. Being priced in, Alejandro Rubio made the call from the Big Blind.

Antonio Ruiz Ledo: K♣5♠
Alejandro Rubio: 4♣3♦

Ruiz Ledo fancied another flush as the board spelled out 9♣5♣2♣10♠8♣. Is this the start of something great?

Antonio Ruiz Ledo: 580,000

Chip leader Alexey Neofitov min-raised to 100,000 from UTG+1, before 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event champion three-bet to 410,000. Then, Hugo De Brites four-bet to 750,000 on the Button. Neofitov mucked rather swiftly; Orhan contemplated his decision for a minute before moving all in for perhaps 850,000 in total. Naturally, De Brites made the call.

Deniz Orhan: Q♠Q♦
Hugo De Brites: A♥K♠

Orhan maintained his lead on the J♠2♣9♥ flop, but the A♣ turn saw De Brites taking a solid lead. No help for Orhan on the 4♣ river, and as he was eliminated in fifteenth place for €1,750, there won’t be a twice-fold PartyPoker Tour Main Event champion.

Hugo De Brites: 3,200,000
Deniz Orhan: 0

Antonio Ruiz Ledo opened to 110,000 UTG. Seated right next to him, Alejandro Rubio made the call from UTG+1. Action eventually came to Alfonso Benitez, who moved all in for 445,000 from the Small Blind. Ruiz Ledo then re-shoved for 1,160,000; after receiving the count, Rubio made the fold.

Alfonso Benitez: A♣Q♥
Antonio Ruiz Ledo: 10♠10♥

Benitez improved to a pair of aces on the 5♠A♦9♦ flop, and Ruiz Ledo wasn’t able to reclaim the driver’s seat on the 2♠5♥ runout.

Alfonseo Benitez: 1,100,000
Antonio Ruiz Ledo: 830,000

Seated UTG, German Fred Wulff open-shoved for 630,000. Action folded all the way to the shortest stack, Hugo Benitez Pereira, who utilized his 265,000 stack to make the call.

Fred Wulff: 10♠10♣
Hugo Benitez Pereira: A♣10♥

Wulff dodged an ace or any other shenanigan as the board spelled out K♠3♦7♥6♦6♠. As such, Benitez Pereira was eliminated on the first hand of Day 3, earning €1,750 for his eighteenth-place finish. The very next hand, Kilin Csaba went out at the same table for the same prize, and the table was broken.

Fred Wulff: 970,000
Kilin Csaba: 0
Hugo Benitez Pereira: 0

Tournament director Jacopo Marcelletti has given the dealers in the €500 Main Event the green light to deal the first hand; play is underway.

This is it, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the final day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid. Golly, what a week it has been, and it’s all about to wrap up in the most stellar fashion. The main course of today’s menu is, undeniably, the final day of the €500 Main Event. This poker.pro live reporter is getting goosebumps already.

The eighteen remaining players will take their seats in roughly 15 minutes and resume the fight for the prestigious title, the coveted trophy, and the €45,000 first-place payout. Aleey Neofitov is the one who has earned himself the best presumptions for a super deep run, as he’ll begin play at Gran Via Casino with the chip lead (4,835,000). It won’t be a walk in the park, though; second in chips is WSOP Online Ring Event winner Daniel Triana Ruiz with 2,785,000. 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event winner Deniz Orhan is tenth in the rankings with 1,085,000, looking to beccome the first-ever two-time PartyPoker Tour Main Event champion.

The stage is set for a dramatic showdown, and poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén is ready to cover every knook and cranny of the action. Buckle up.