2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid

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PartyPoker Tour 2025 Live Reporting

As an official media partner, our team at poker.pro will be on-site at the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid at Casino Gran Via Madrid, covering key hands and biggest moments. Don’t miss a moment of the action as we bring you exclusive live updates from the tour’s second Spanish stop of the year.

  • From Belfast Taxi Depots to Poker Trophies: Dr Angela Rogan’s Remarkable Return to the Tables

    Alessandra Pino
    Angela Rogan

    There are poker origin stories, and then there is Dr Angela Rogan’s.

    Long before poker tours, televised final tables, and online satellites, Angela was an 11-year-old girl sitting in a Belfast taxi depot waiting for a ride home. The taxis were delayed because the drivers were all playing poker.

    So she joined them.

    “I said, well, I might as well play then. I’ll have to wait till the game’s over.”

    That was it. The beginning of a lifetime in poker.

    Back then, the games were not Texas Hold’em. Angela remembers the old dealer’s choice formats: Railroad, Southern Cross, Big Heart Brag. Loose cash games played deep into the night inside Belfast taxi depots before poker exploded into the mainstream.

    “I spent most of my teenage years in that taxi depot. I was there four nights a week with my bag of 10 pences and 20 pences. I just loved it.”

    Poker Before the Boom

    Angela was already grinding long before the poker boom transformed the game in the early 2000s.

    When Hold’em finally arrived and poker clubs began appearing across the UK and Ireland, she quickly became a familiar face on the circuit. But there was one major difference between Angela and most of the players around her.

    She was almost always the only woman in the room.

    “I took a lot of abuse at the poker tables because there weren’t very many female poker players at the time.”

    Some of the stories she tells feel almost unbelievable now. Men referring to their wives as “her indoors.” Explicit material being passed around tables during games. Constant questioning about why a woman would even want to play poker.

    And yet she kept showing up.

    “I find that one of the biggest changes now is that there’s an understanding that this isn’t acceptable anymore.”

    That shift matters deeply to her. Returning to poker years later, she says the atmosphere feels transformed.

    “The sexism is gone. That has really boosted my own confidence.”

    Four Children Under Five… and Winning Anyway

    Angela’s poker journey happened alongside motherhood, family life, and eventually academia.

    At one point, she had four children under the age of five while still travelling around the UK and Ireland playing poker.

    Angela Rogan. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    “My husband went ballistic,” she laughs.

    He struggled with the idea of her spending nights in poker clubs surrounded by men. Eventually, Angela taught him to play too, though poker would ultimately become part of a much bigger transformation in her life.

    Today, she is remarried to what she describes as “a really great guy” who may not love poker himself but does love travelling with her.

    And travel has become a huge part of her life.

    The Academic Who Returned to Poker

    One of the most striking things about Angela is the sheer scale of her achievements away from the tables.

    After the devastating loss of her granddaughter in 2016, she decided to return to education and complete the degree she had never had the chance to do earlier in life.

    She graduated with the highest results across the entire university.

    Then came a fully funded master’s degree, followed by a PhD.

    Today, Dr Angela Rogan lectures at Queen’s University Belfast in criminology, sociology, medical law, and statistical analysis.

    “The only reason I teach statistical analysis is because nobody else wants to do it,” she jokes. “But I figure it’s good for poker.”

    And poker, it turns out, never really left.

    Once her PhD was completed and her children had grown up, Angela found herself drawn back to the game.

    Now she is back on the live circuit — and cashing immediately.

    “I’m only back playing and I already have over £10,000 in tournament cashes.”

    Teaching the Next Generation

    One of the most moving parts of Angela’s story is the relationship she now has with her 18-year-old son, whom she is teaching to play poker.

    “The best way to teach him is to show him how to bring the trophies home.”

    The results have been immediate.

    At his very first Irish Poker Tour event, he finished sixth and won £3,500.

    “He literally turned 18 a couple of weeks ago,” Angela says proudly.

    Together they are now travelling the poker circuit as a family team, combining poker with travel, competition, and adventure.

    Why PartyPoker Tour Appeals

    Angela says one of the biggest draws of the PartyPoker Tour is accessibility.

    “The buy-ins attracted me because my son is a novice.”

    For newer players and recreational travellers, the tour creates a bridge between serious poker and a more welcoming live environment. And for Angela, the social aspect matters too.

    “I’m recognising other women now. There’s a real sense of community.”

    That community element is something she repeatedly returns to throughout our conversation. The ability to reconnect with familiar faces from stop to stop, city to city.

    Malta Success and Madrid Ambitions

    Angela arrived in Madrid for the PartyPoker Tour, powered by VibeLive, fresh off a successful trip to Malta, where she cashed the Main Event and won the Ladies Event trophy.

    And she was not in Madrid simply to make up the numbers.

    At the time we spoke, she was chip leader in the Mini Main Event.

    “I feel very focused.”

    It is difficult not to be swept up by her energy. She speaks with the confidence of someone who genuinely loves the game, not simply the results.

    And perhaps that is why her story feels so compelling.

    Poker for Angela was never just about money.

    It became survival, independence, identity, travel, mathematics, community, and eventually reinvention.

    From Belfast taxi depots to university lecture halls to live poker trophies across Europe, hers is the kind of story that reminds you why poker remains so endlessly fascinating.

    Because sometimes the most remarkable people at the tables are the ones whose stories you would never expect.

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  • Ambassador’s Stacks

    Christoffer Karlén
    Rebecca Hardisty. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 5:300/600 (600)
    Entries:150/179
    Prizes:€156,640

    Another PartyPoker Tour Ambassador has joined the mix, namely Rebecca Hardisty. Rumors also has it that Barry Carter will late reg the second starting-day flight. Below are the current chip counts of the three ambassadors who’s in right now.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Daniel GarciaSpain161,300269
    Natalie BromleyUnited Kingdom92,200154
    Rebecca HardistyUnited Kingdom82,300137

  • Notable Names in the Field

    Christoffer Karlén
    Franky Green. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 4:200/400 (400)
    Entries:138/151
    Prizes:€144,180

    Apart from the two PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors currently in Day 1b of the €500 Main Event (Natalie Bromley and Daniel Garcia), there are a few more recognizable names in the field. 2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard winner Alexander Georgiev (who finished fifth in the €150 Mini Main Event yesterday) and WSOP Circuit Ring winner Franky Green are both in the field, competing for eternal poker glory.

  • Big Stacks at the First Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 4:200/400 (400)
    Entries:138/151
    Prizes:€144,180

    It’s the first break of the day for the Day 1b players of the €500 Main Event. Below are the six biggest stacks in the room.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Miguel De LeyvaSpain192,000480
    James FowlerUnited Kingdom185,000463
    Daniel GarciaSpain125,600314
    Adrian LuezasSpain123,500309
    David PenlyUnited Kingdom120,000300
    Vito PizzitolaItaly107,000268

  • Bromley Plays a Big One

    Christoffer Karlén
    Natalie Bromley. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:133/146
    Prizes:€140,620

    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Natalie Bromley opened to 700 UTG. Terry Plummer made the call from the Lo-jack before Leo Santos three-bet to 3,000 from the Small Blind. As if it wasn’t already intriguing enough, Javier Alvaro four-bet to 10,200 from the Big Blind. Back to Bromley, who wasted little time before five-bet shoving for 43,500. Plummer quickly got out of the way; Santos spent some time in the tank before mucking. Alvaro then immideately made the call.

    Natalie Bromley: K♥K♦
    Javier Alvaro: A♥K♣

    Not a nightmare scenario for Bromley, and no ace or any other shenanigans on the 3♠7♣8♥9♠2♠ flop. The PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors seem to be off to a good start in Day 1b of the €500 Main Event, seeing as Daniel Garcia trippled up the first hand just moments before Bromley’s big hand.

    Natalie Bromley: 100,000
    Javier Alvaro: 200

  • Small Three-Way Pot

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:134/143
    Prizes:€140,620

    Kevin Brzozowski opened to 600 from UTG+2. Antonio Munoz (Lo-jack) made the call before Francisco Garcia three-bet to 1,800 from the Cut-off. Both of his opponents made the call.

    All three players swiftly checked the A♦8♣10♣ flop. Brzozowski bet 1,800 on the 2♠ turn, and, again, everyone called. Action then went check-check-check on the 2♦ river.

    First to show, Brzozowski tabled A♥Q♣, which was enough to take down the pot.

    Kevin Brzozowski: 70,000
    Francisco García: 65,500
    Antonio Munoz: 43,000

  • €500 Main Event Day 1a Photos /by Nunzia Esposito)

    Christoffer Karlén
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    Deniz Orhan. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
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  • Sam Takes From Lappin

    Christoffer Karlén
    David Lappin. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:121/124
    Prizes:€132,165

    The poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén is now ready to hit the floor, covering every knook and cranny of the €500 Main Event. Apologies for the slight delay.

    The flagship tournament has already surpassed its €100,000 guarantee, which is marvelous news. In Day 1b, there are currently some recognizeable names, such as PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Natalie Bromley and Irish poker legend David Lappin.

    Lappin opened to 500 from UTG+1, and Atlan Sam decided to defend his Big Blind. Sam checked the 10♦2♦8♣ flop, and Lappin continued for 400. Sam then completed a check-raise move to 1,400, and Lappin made the call rather swiftly.

    Action went check-check on the K♣ turn, 200. Sam bet very small on the Q♦ river, and Lappin made the call. Sam tabled J♣10♥ for the straight, and Lappin mucked.

    David Lappin: 59,200
    Atlan Sam: 57,500

  • €500 Main Event Day 1a Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Day 1a of the €500 Main Event attracted 173 entries. Below are the chip counts for those 43 who made it through to Day 2, which includes PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors/poker legends Niall “Firaldo” Farrell and Barny Boatman.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Kilin CsabaSpain656,000
    2 Alexey NeofitovRussia599,000
    3 Fred WulffGermany528,000
    4 Pablo MorenoSpain465,000
    5 Antonio LedoSpain421,000
    6 David Rodriguez LamasSpain398,000
    7 Manuel O’sheaSpain352,000
    8 Junda ZhuSpain288,000
    9 Karima BarkaSpain280,000
    10 Niall “Firaldo” FarrellScotland277,000
    11 Abraham GilSpain273,000
    12 Miguel LucignoliSpain265,000
    13 Ignacio TabnaneraSpain251,000
    14 Matheus SalomaoBrazil209,000
    15 Dmitri DudakovEstonia202,000
    16 Nicolas Le FlochFrance200,000
    17 Marco PapiliItaly194,000
    18 Kurtis EllesmereNorthern Ireland191,000
    19 Juan CastejonSpain188,000
    20 Pablo SanchezSpain185,000
    21 Alfonso BenitezSpain184,000
    22 Yuanjie ChenSpain164,000
    23 Ricardo MoranSpain157,000
    24 Rolando GihaSpain145,000
    25 Barny BoatmanUnited Kingdom132,000
    26 Lynne BeaumontEngland124,000
    27 Sergio GarciaSpain118,000
    28 Iain JohnstoneScotland94,000
    29 Francisco LomanaSpain93,000
    30 Thomas SandersonUnited Kingdom87,000
    31 Fernando SedanoSpain83,000
    32 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom80,000
    33 Gary KelleherIreland77,000
    34 Alvaro SanchezSpain76,000
    35 Irene SemedoPortugal70,000
    36 John BlancoSpain65,000
    37 Josee LauzSpain65,000
    38 Alvaro GomezSpain56,000
    39 Francisco MolinaSpain56,000
    40 Ignacio ZavalaSpain55,000
    41 Yi HuSpain52,000
    42 Denis O’RiordanIreland51,000
    43 Jose FerrerasSpain29,000

  • Main Event Time

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 1:100/200
    Entries:46/46
    Prizes:€100,000 GTD

    It’s the fifth day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid, and it’s a sunny Friday in the Spanish capital. For the last couple of days, poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén has been covering the €150 Mini Main Event. The said tournament wrapped up late night, and now, it’s time to focus on the star of the show: the €500 Main Event.

    Day 1b is just about to kick off, with 46 players in for the get-go. Yesterday’s inaugural flight scored 173 entries, setting another record for the biggest-ever starting-day flight of this flagship tournament of the tour. The expectations are high for Day 1b, which is playing down to 25% of the field.

    This journalist has a little back-office work to do before jumping into the coverage. Stay tuned; first and foremost, the DAy 1a chip counts will be uploaded in just a few minutes.

  • Jon Baraiazarra Eliminated in 2nd Place for €11,100; Federico Estrada Mazzarella Wins the €150 Mini Main Event for €16,550

    Christoffer Karlén
    Federico Mazzarella. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 36:400,000/080,000 (800,000)
    Entries:1/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Jon Baraiazarra moved all in for 9,075,000 on the Button. Federico Estrada Mazzarella made the call from the Big Blind, hoping to capture the title.

    Jon Baraiazarra: K♦10♦
    Federico Estrada Mazzarella: 6♥6♦

    The A♠4♣7♥8♥5♠ runout benefited the pocket pair, and that settled it. Baraiazarra was eliminated in second place for €11,100, and Estrada Mazzarella claimed the €16,550 first-place payout, the coveted trophy, and the prestigious €150 Mini Main Event title.

    That’s a wrap for the poker.pro coverage this Thursday. A longer recap of today’s action will be posted tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy the full results of the tournament below.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    1 Federico Estrada MazzarellaSpain€16,550
    2 Jon BaraiazarraSpain€11,100
    3 Kevin LezcanoSpain€12,200
    4 Mykhaylo HrytsykUkraine€5,750
    5 Alexander GeorgievBulgaria€4,000
    6 Alberto Area MartinezSpain€3,100
    7 Pedro TimiraosSpain€2,500
    8 Joaquin Ortiz RicoSpain€2,000
    9 David AvilesSpain€1,600
    10 Olivian VadeanSpain€1,250
    11 Nan MinUnited States€1,250
    12 Edin HrnjicUnited Kingdom€1,000
    13 Dwayne OfoemeUnited Kingdom€1,000
    14 Sergio MarquezSpain€825
    15 Javier AlvaroSpain€825
    16 Ander PaskualSpain€825
    17 Diego Jimenez CorzoSpain€825
    18 Pablo Diaz PenacobaSpain€675
    19 Luis DiazSpain€675
    20 Alberto LopezSpain€675
    21 Bruno Augusto VilelaPortugal€675
    22 Joe BeeversUnited Kingdom€675
    23 Kevin Fernandez FerrerSpain€675
    24 Muhammet EkiciFrance€675
    25 Indy WestenbergNetherlands€675
    26 Eneko FernandezSpain€675
    27 Marc GaitanSpain€575
    28 Antonio PierinelliSpain€575
    29 Aldara FernandezSpain€575
    30 Borja LopezSpain€575
    31 Francisco VillegasSpain€575
    32 Antonio MunozSpain€575
    33 Angela RoganIreland€575
    34 Catalin TiniRomania€575
    35 Ricardo De La RosaSpain€575
    36 David RomanSpain€500
    37 Alberto BelinchonSpain€500
    38 Ivan LiradoSpain€500
    39 Alfonso BenitezSpain€500
    40 Adoracion GarciaSpain€500
    41 Jonathan MarinierFrance€500
    42 Jose BudiaSpain€500
    43 Israel RuizSpain€500
    44 Christian MedinaSpain€500
    45 Ahmed AbdellaSaint Kitts and Nevis€450
    46 Alberto DiazSpain€450
    47 Francisco UtreraSpain€450
    48 Ildar AzimovSpain€450
    49 Alfredo AlbornozSpain€450
    50 Marcos BitoSpain€450
    51 Daniel MartinSpain€450
    52 Miguel RodriguezSpain€450
    53 Jesus Arribas RedondoSpain€450
    54 Fred WulffGermany€400
    55 David MartinSpain€400
    56 Gonzalo BourdetSpain€400
    57 Espen KristofferstuenNorway€400
    58 Martin GonzalezSpain€400
    59 Daniel GarciaSpain€400
    60 Maria GarzonSpain€400
    61 Manuel HuertaSpain€400
    62 Alexis DehanFrance€400
    63 Sergio Del CorralSpain€400
    64 Jose CostaSpain€400
    65 Raphael LevyFrance€400
    66 Lorenzo VinentSpain€400
    67 Luis DopesoSpain€400
    68 Marcos MoralesSpain€400
    69 John BlancoSpain€400
    70 Jose ValverdeSpain€400
    71 Heberney CarmonaSpain€400
    72 Leo SantosBrazil€350
    73 Sergio PiedraSpain€350
    74 Vincenzo GalotaSpain€350
    75 Karima BarkaSpain€350
    76 Jose LopezSpain€350
    77 Ruben Garcia MartinSpain€350
    78 Jesus GonzalezSpain€350
    79 Jacinto ReyesSpain€350
    80 Ismael GarciaSpain€350
    81 Jose Del OlmoSpain€350
    82 Nestor San MartinSpain€350
    83 Duvan AriasColombia€350
    84 Sergio SanzSpain€350
    85 Kevin AldanaColombia€350
    86 Glen BetancourtSpain€350
    87 Iosif GyngySpain€350
    88 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain€350
    89 Winston JonesUnited Kingdom€350
    90 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom€325
    91 Eduardo Ramos GonzalesSpain€325
    92 Ibrahim HeranceSpain€325
    93 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom€325
    94 Jose TrenadoSpain€325
    95 Anderson OtaloraColombia€325
    96 Abdellah EliasVenezuela€325
    97 Vladimir MelnicMoldova€325
    98 Mihai BobocSpain€325
    99 Isaac SchachtelSpain€325
    100 Francisco DitoSpain€325
    101 Luis PereiraPortugal€325
    102 “Paparazzi”Venezuela€325
    103 Carlos DiezSpain€325
    104 Rolando GihaSpain€325
    105 Mohamed El Hachlaf MourabitSpain€325
    106 Martino FerraraSpain€325
    107 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain€325
    108 Jonathan GilSpain€300
    109 Juan Carlos De DiegoSpain€300
    110 Marcos SanchezSpain€300
    111 Alberto VelazquezSpain€300
    112 Mikel AlonsoSpain€300
    113 Oscar IglesiasSpain€300
    114 Ethan BrandenburgUnited States€300
    115 Konrad SchramPoland€300
    116 Eduardo FemeniaSpain€300
    117 Daniel De MiguelSpain€300
    118 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain€300
    119 Daniel AliendeSpain€300
    120 Stefan StroffekSpain€300
    121 Dmitri DudakovEstonia€300
    122 Kilin CsabaSpain€300
    123 Daniel RicoSpain€300
    124 Andres BahonSpain€300
    125 Kristian AksnesNorway€300
    126 Martin HumbertoSpain€300
    127 Daniel DykstraUnited States€300
    128 Xiaobin LiuChina€300
    129 David MerayoSpain€300
    130 Adrian NagelSpain€300
    131 Cristobal AguileraVenezuela€300
    132 Thomas SilvaBelgium€300
    133Linda IwaniakN/A€300
    134 Yi HuSpain€300
    135 Alejandro VailloSpain€300

  • Kevin Lezcano Eliminated in 3rd Place (€8,400)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Kevin Lezcano. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 35:300,000/600,000 (600,000)
    Entries:2/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Jon Baraiazarra opened to 1,600,000 from the Small Blind. Kevin Lezcano defended his Big Blind.

    Baraiazarra continued for 1,000,000 on the 6♠A♦9♠ flop. Lezcano moved all in for 4,175,000, and after a minute’s worth of consideration, Baraiazarra made the call.

    Kevin Lezcano: Q♣6♣
    Joe Baraiazarra: J♥J♣

    A sublime call under pressure from Baraiazarra, and as the board completed with J♦K♠, he eliminated Lezcano in third place for €8,400.

    Joe Baraiazarra: 19,075,000
    Kevin Lezcano: 0

  • Big One for Baraiazarra

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jon Baraiazarra. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 35:300,000/600,000 (600,000)
    Entries:3/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Kevin Lezcano opened to 1,200,000 on the Button. After a fold from Federico Estrada Mazzarella in the Small Blind, Jon Baraiazarra moved all in for 5,900,000. Lezcano made the call for the larger chunk of his stack.

    Jon Baraiazarra: A♦4♣
    Kevin Lezcano: A♣5♥

    A chopped pot wasn’t looking unlikely, but it was Baraiazarra who benefited from the Q♠4♦10♦ flop. No help for Lezcano on the 6♣K♥ runout, and Baraiazarra won a considerable pot.

    Jon Baraiazarra: 12,700,000
    Kevin Lezcano: 6,375,000

  • Mykhaylo Hrytsyk Eliminated in 4th Place (€5,750)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 34:250,000/500,000 (500,000)
    Entries:3/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Kevin Lezcano min-raised to 1,000,000 UTG, and Federico Estrada Mazzarella made the call from the Small Blind. Mykhaylo Hrytsyk then moved all in for 4,250,000 from the Big Blind. Lezcano mucked before Estrada Mazzarella made the call.

    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: K♥J♦
    Federico Estrada Mazzarella: A♦Q♦

    Estrada Mazzarella extended his lead on the Q♠3♥2♥ flop, and then sealed the deal on the A♥7♣ runout. Hrytsyk bid farewell in fourth place for €5,750.

    Federico Estrada Mazzarella: 20,675,000
    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: 0

  • Hrytsyk Doubles Through Estrada Mazzarella

    Christoffer Karlén
    Federico Estrada Mazzarella. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 34:250,000/500,000 (500,000)
    Entries:4/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    The smallest stack on the table, Mykhaylo Hrytsyk, moved all in for 2,000,000 on the Button. Federico Estrada Mazzarella made the call from the Big Blind.

    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: A♣5♠
    Federico Estrada Mazzarella: Q♥10♦

    The board spelled out 6♥7♠K♥7♥K♠, and Hrytsyk received a full double-up.

    Federico Estrada Mazzarella: 15,075,000
    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: 4,750,000

  • Alexander Georgiev Eliminated in 5th Place (€4,000)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Alexander Georgiev. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 34:250,000/500,000 (500,000)
    Entries:4/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard winner Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev open-shoved 1,750,000 from UTG. Kevin Lezcano made the call from the Cut-off, and the two of them soon tabled their holdings.

    Alexander Georgiev: K♣6♠
    Kevin Lezcano: A♦7♠

    Georgiev was, literally, praying to hit a king after he saw the J♥7♦3♥ flop. The poker Gods didn’t listen as they delivered the 4♣9♠ runout, and Georgiev settled for €4,000 after finishing fifth.

    Kevin Lezcano: 11,775,000
    Alexander Georgiev: 0

  • Alberto Area Eliminated in 6th Place (€3,100)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Alberto Area. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 33:200,000/400,000 (400,000)
    Entries:5/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded all the way to Alberto Area in the Small Blind, who moved all in for €5,400,000. Federico Estrada Mazzarella made the call from the Big Blind.

    Alberto Area: A♥7♥
    Federico Estrada Mazzarella: A♦K♦

    Estrada Mazzarella extended his lead on the Q♠Q♣K♥ flop, and sealed the deal on the 8♠ turn. After the irrelevant 10♣, Area went to collect his €3,100 for finishing in sixth place.

    Federico Estrada Mazzarella: 15,325,000
    Alberto Area: 0

  • Baraiazarra Doubles Up

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jon Baraiazarra. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 33:200,000/400,000 (400,000)
    Entries:6/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Jon Baraiazarra raised to 2,500,000 from the Hi-jack, leaving himself with 1,350,000 behind. Chip leader Kevin Lezcano moved all in for 11,475,000 from the Small Blind, and Baraiazarra made the call.

    Joe Baraiazarra: A♠Q♣
    Kevin Lezcano: A♥10♦

    The board spelled out 8♥K♣K♦4♥3♦, and Baraiazarra secured a full double-up.

    Joe Baraiazarra: 8,500,000
    Kevin Lezcano: 7,625,000

  • Pedro Timiraos Eliminated in 7th Place (€2,500)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Pedro Timiraos. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 33:200,000/400,000 (400,000)
    Entries:6/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to Federico Estrada Mazzarella, who open-shoved for 6,675,000 from the Cut-off. Pedro Timiraos peeked at his hole cards in the Big Blind, then instantly made the call.

    Federico Estrada Mazzarella: J♠J♣
    Pedro Timiraos: A♦Q♥

    It was a classic coin flip confrontation. The fishhooks of Estrada Mazzarella were good on the 10♦J♥7♣2♥6♣ board, and Timiraos was eliminated in seventh place for €2,500.

    Federico Estrada Mazzarella: 9,925,000
    Pedro Timiraos: 0

  • Chip Counts at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    The final table of the €150 Mini Main Event during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 34:250,000/500,000 (500,000)
    Entries:7/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    The seven remaining players in the €150 Mini Main Event are on a 20-minute break. Below are the current standings.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Kevin LezcanoSpain12,470,00025
    Federico Estrada MazzarellaSpain6,670,00013
    Jon BaraiazarraSpain3,850,0008
    Pedro TimiraosSpain3,850,0008
    Alberto Area MartinezSpain3,550,0007
    Mykhaylo HrytsykUkraine3,450,0007
    Alexander GeorgievBulgaria2,750,0006

  • Joaquin Ortiz Eliminated in 8th Place (€2,000)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Joaquin Ortiz. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 31:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:7/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    The very next hand after getting his aces cracked, Joaquin Ortiz moved all in for 900,000 from UTG+1. Action folded to Pedro Timiraos in the Big Blind, who made the call.

    Joaquin Ortiz: J♦10♠
    Pedro Timiraos: 2♥2♦

    Timiraos’ ducks were unthreatened in the 6♦9♠A♠4♦8♦ pond, and Ortiz became the second one to bid farewell from the final table, earning €2,000 for his eighth-place finish.

    Pedro Timiraos: 4,750,000
    Joaquin Ortiz: 0

  • Hrytsyk’s Miracle

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 31:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:8/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk open-shoved for 2,325,000 from UTG+1. Seated right next to him, Joaquin Ortiz made the call, and the two of them were soon heads-up to the flop.

    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: 9♦9♣
    Joaquin Ortiz: A♠A♦

    Ortiz had his opponent in rough shape with the goods, but Hrytsyk flopped a full house on J♥9♠J♣. Ortiz was unable to reclaim the driver’s seat on the K♦10♥ runout, and Hrytsuk secured a full double-up, taking a big chunk out of the Ortiz stack.

    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: 5,400,000
    Joaquin Ortiz: 900,000

  • David Aviles Eliminated in 9th Place (€1,600)

    Christoffer Karlén
    David Aviles. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 31:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:8/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Seated in the Hi-jack, David Aviles open-shoved for 1,275,000. Action folded to chip leader Kevin Lezcano in the Big Blind, who figured he was priced in to make the call.

    David Aviles: Q♣10♦
    Kevin Lezcano: 7♥5♠

    Lezcano managed to connect on the 5♦6♥K♣ board, and Aviles didn’t catch up on the 4♣A♣ runout. As such, Aviles became the first casualty of the final table, earning €1,600 for his ninth-place finish, as Lezcano added to his already impressive stack.

    Kevin Lezcano: 10,800,000
    David Aviles: 0

  • Georgiev Survives Again

    Christoffer Karlén
    Alexander Georgiev. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 31:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:9/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev, who moved in for 2,075,000 from the Hi-jack. Mykhaylo Hrytsyk re-shoved for 4,950,000 from the Small Blind, and the two were soon heads-up to the flop.

    Alexander Georgiev: 9♥9♦
    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: A♦K♦

    The board ran out 7♠3♥Q♥J♠9♠, and Georgiev managed to double up again.

    Alexander Georgiev: 4,650,000
    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: 2,875,000

  • Georgiev Back in Business

    Christoffer Karlén
    Alexander Georgiev. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 30:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:9/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    UTG, Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev moved all in for 1,200,000. Action folded all the way to Jon Baraiazarra, who made the call from the Big Blind.

    Alexander Georgiev: 8♥8♣
    Jon Baraiazarra: A♦Q♦

    It was a classic coin flip confrontation, and as the board spelled out 3♠J♣6♠2♠4♥, Georgiev secured a full double-up. He didn’t get the earlier bad beat get to him, and he’s still a fearsome competitor.

    Alexander Georgiev: 2,700,000
    Jon Baraiazarra: 2,100,000

  • €150 Mini Main Event Final Table Photos (by Nunzia Esposito)

    Christoffer Karlén
    The final table of the €150 Mini Main Event during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    The final table of the €150 Mini Main Event during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Alberto Martinez. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Alexander Georgiev. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    David Aviles. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    David Aviles. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    David Aviles and Pedro Timiraos. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Federico Mazzarella. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Joaquin Rico. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Jon Baraiazarra. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Kevin Lezcano. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Pedro Timiraos. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

  • Georgiev Suffers Major Blow

    Christoffer Karlén
    Alexander Georgiev. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 30:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:9/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Seated UTG+2, Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev opened to 425,000. Kevin Lezcano then three-bet to 1,150,000 from the Small Blind. Action eventually folded back to Georgiev, who moved all in for 5,325,000. Lezcano snap-called, playing 4,975,000.

    Alexander Georgiev: K♠K♦
    Kevin Lezcano: Q♠Q♣

    A sick cooler at the early stages of the final table, and Georgiev didn’t produce a miracle as the board spelled out 2♠5♠3♠3♣A♦. Lezcano secured a decent chip lead, as Georgiev was left with crumbs.

    Kevin Lezcano: 10,350,000
    Alexander Georgiev: 350,000

  • TV-Table

    Christoffer Karlén
    YouTube player
    Level 30:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:9/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Above is the link for the live-streamed TV-table (30-minute delay).

  • Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 30:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:9/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Below is the line-up and chip counts for the approaching final table.

    SeatPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Joaquin Ortiz RicoSpain3,700,00019
    2 Kevin LezcanoSpain6,025,00030
    3 Alberto Area MartinezSpain2,650,00013
    4 Federico Estrada MazzarellaSpain7,225,00036
    5 Jon BaraiazarraSpain3,000,00015
    6 Alexander GeorgievBulgaria5,325,00027
    7 David AvilesSpain2,775,00014
    8 Pedro TimiraosSpain2,300,00012
    9 Mykhaylo HrytsykUkraine3,600,00018

  • Final Table Has Been Reached

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 30:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:9/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    A player has busted out from the featured table, meaning that the €150 Mini Main Event is now down to its final nine players, i.e., the final table.

    The poker.pro live coverage will now pause for 30 minutes, and then report off the stream, as in order not to spoil anything.

  • Hrnjic Bids Farewell

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 29:100,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:11/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to Alberto Martinez, who opened to 300,000 on the Button. Edin Hrnjic then moved all in for 300,000 from the Small Blind, and Jon Baraiazarra re-shoved for roughly 2,200,000 from the Big Blind. Martinez folded, and the two contestants turned over their cards.

    Edin Hrnjic: 8♥2♦
    Jon Baraiazarra: K♦J♦

    Hrnjic had moved all in without looking at his cards. He had two live ones, but Baraiazarra took a commanding lead on the 6♥K♥A♠ flop. The 7♦5♠ runout ultimately sealed Hrnjic’s fate, and he went out in twelth place for €1,000.

    The poker.pro live blog is currently only covering the outer table, seeing as the other table is being live-streamed on PartyPoker’s YouTube channel with a 30-minute delay. The poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén will soon post the link to the stream (as soon as it’s live).

    Jon Baraiazarra: 3,300,000
    Edin Hrnjic: 0

  • Cowboys for Aviles

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 29:100,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:13/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to Pedro Timiraos on the Small Blind, who forced David Aviles (Big Blind) all in for 1,825,000. Aviles looked at his hand, then immideately made the call.

    Pedro Timiraos: K♠10♣
    David Aviles: K♣K♥

    The Q♥5♥5♠7♥A♦ didn’t bring a threat to Aviles’ cowboys, and he received a full double-up.

    David Aviles: 3,750,000
    Pedro Timiraos: 1,000,000

  • Update on Who’s Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 29:100,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:13/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Today is the most recent updated list of today’s eliminations. On the “Results” tab, you can see all the results from the €150 Mini Main Event, as well as all the side events.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    14 Sergio MarquezSpain€825
    15 Javier AlvaroSpain€825
    16 Ander PaskualSpain€825
    17 Diego Jimenez CorzoSpain€825
    18 Pablo Diaz PenacobaSpain€675
    19 Luis DiazSpain€675
    20 Alberto LopezSpain€675
    21 Bruno Augusto VilelaPortugal€675
    22 Joe BeeversUnited Kingdom€675
    23 Kevin Fernandez FerrerSpain€675
    24 Muhammet EkiciFrance€675
    25 Indy WestenbergNetherlands€675
    26 Eneko FernandezSpain€675
    27 Marc GaitanSpain€575

  • Dinner Break Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 29:100,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:13/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Below are the dinner break chip counts.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Kevin LezcanoSpain5,515,00037
    Federico Estrada MazzarellaSpain4,825,00032
    Mykhaylo HrytsykUkraine4,260,00028
    Alexander GeorgievBulgaria3,600,00024
    Joaquin Ortiz RicoSpain3,300,00022
    Pedro TimiraosSpain3,255,00022
    Jon BaraiazarraSpain2,720,00018
    David AvilesSpain1,950,00013
    Alberto Area MartinezSpain1,800,00012
    Dwayne OfoemeUnited Kingdom1,770,00012
    Edin HrnjicUnited Kingdom1,380,0009
    Nan MinÜnited States1,370,0009
    Olivian VadeanSpain1,070,0007

  • Mozzarella for Mazzarella

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 28:60,000/120,000 (120,000)
    Entries:13/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Seated UTG, Javier Alvaro open-shoved for 935,000. After some consideration, Sergio Marquez re-shoved for perhaps 1,500,000 from the Hi-jack. Federico Mazzarella snap-four-bet-jammed from the Cut-off, and having both of his opponents at risk, it was time for a three-way showdown pre-flop.

    Javier Alvaro: A♥Q♣
    Sergio Marquez: A♠Q♠
    Federico Mazzarella: K♠K♦

    What a dream for Mazzarella, and the 5♥K♥Q♠ flop didn’t make matters worse. The board completed with 2♣10♣, and Mazzarella sent two players to the rail. He’ll most likely be the chip leader at the upcoming break.

    Federico Mazzarella: 4,825,000
    Sergio Marquez: 0
    Javier Alvaro: 0

  • No Luck For Paskual

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 28:60,000/120,000 (120,000)
    Entries:15/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Seated UTG+1, Ander Paskual open-shoved for 950,000. Mykhaylo Hrytsyk made the call from the Lo-jack, and the two of them were soon heads-up to the flop.

    Ander Paskual: 4♣4♥
    Mykhaylo Hrytsuk: A♣K♥

    Hrytsuk immediately claimed the driver’s seat on the 7♦Q♠K♦ flop, and Paskual wasn’t able to catch up on the 9♦3♦ runout. For his sixteenth-place finish, Paskual was awarded €825.

    Mykhaylo Hrytsuk: 3,950,000
    Ander Paskual: 0

  • Corzo Doesn’t Get There

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 27:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:16/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Diego Jimenez Corzo opened to 230,000 UTG. Joaquin Rico then moved all in for 1,675,000 from UTG+2. When action came back to Corzo, he called without hesitation.

    Joaquin Rico: 5♦5♣
    Diego Corzo: A♠K♥

    Even though picking up additional outs on the 3♦J♥10♣ flop, Corzo wasn’t able to connect on the 2♦8♦ runout. The dealer counted the stacks, and as it turned out, Corzo survived with 100,000. On the very next hand, he was forced all in, seated in the Big Blind. Javier Alvaro opened to 225,000 from the Lo-jack, and the two of them soon tabled their holdings.

    Javier Alvaro: Q♠J♠
    Diego Corzo: Q♣4♠

    As if Corzo wasn’t already drawing slim, things didn’t look better on the J♦3♥K♦ flop. The 7♥3♦ runout ultimately sealed his fate, and he was eliminated in seventeenth place for €825.

    Joaquin Rico: 3,135,000
    Javier Alvaro: 1,200,000
    Diego Corzo: 0

  • Today’s Eliminations Thus Far

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 27:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:18/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Below are all the results from today so far.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    19 Luis DiazSpain€675
    20 Alberto LopezSpain€675
    21 Bruno Augusto VilelaPortugal€675
    22 Joe BeeversUnited Kingdom€675
    23 Kevin Fernandez FerrerSpain€675
    24 Muhammet EkiciFrance€675
    25 Indy WestenbergNetherlands€675
    26 Eneko FernandezSpain€675
    27 Marc GaitanSpain€575

  • Down to Two Tables

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 27:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:18/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Pedro Timiraos opened to 200,000 from the Cut-off, and Olivian Vadean defended his Big Blind.

    First to act, Vadean checked the 4♣4♠3♥ flop. Timiraos bet 125,000, then was faced with a check-raise to 275,000. Timiraos made the call, and on the 7♦ turn, Vadean bet 320,000. Timiraos moved all in for 450,000; Vadean sighed before making the call, being priced in.

    Pedro Timiraos: A♣A♦
    Olivian Vadean: 10♠9♠

    Vadean was drawing dead, but for ceremonial purposes, the dealer dealt the 7♥ river. Moments before Timiraos’ double-up, Luis Diaz went out in nineteenth place for €675, and the tournament is now down to its final two tables.

    Olivian Vadean: 2,440,000
    Pedro Timiraos: 2,100,000

  • Lezcano Gets More Chips

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 27:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:19/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Kevin Lezcano, who started Day 3 as the chip leader, opened to 200,000 from the Cut-off. Alberto Lopez moved all in for perhaps 300,000 from the Big Blind, and Lezcano naturally made the call.

    Alberto Lopez: 9♣8♣
    Kevin Lezcano: A♥10♦

    Lezcano improved to a pair of tens on the 6♣10♣5♥, but Lopez picked up a straight flush draw. No improvement on the 3♠4♥ runout, though, and Lopez went out in twentieth place for €675.

    Kevin Lezcano: 3,850,000
    Alberto Lopez: 0

  • Beevers is Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Joe Beevers. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 27:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:20/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    The only PartyPoker Tour Ambassador left in the field, Joe “The Elegance” Beevers, moved all in for 595,000, after Jon Baraiazarra had opened to 200,000 from the Lo-jack. After receiving the count, Baraiazarra made the call.

    Joe Beevers: A♣Q♠
    Jon Baraiazarra: K♣J♣

    Beevers was ahead by the smallest of margins, but Baraiazarra took a commanding lead on the 3♣6♥J♦ flop. No help for Beevers on the 3♦2♥ runout, and he was eliminated in twenty-second place for €675.

    Jon Baraiazarra: 2,970,000
    Joe Beevers: 0

  • Hrytsyk Sees Off Ekici

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 26:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:23/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    The flop was Q♦6♥8♣. Muhammet Ekici (Big Blind) checked it over to Mykhaylo Hrytsyk (Hi-jack) who bet 120,000. Ekici then completed a check-raise move to 400,000. Hrytsyk forved his opponent all in for perhaps 900,000 in total, and Ekici made the call.

    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: K♦Q♣
    Muhammed Ekici: Q♠9♠

    Ekici received no help on the 8♠2♥ runout, and he was eliminated in twenty-fourth place for €675.

    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: 3,600,000
    Muhammed Ekici: 0

  • Penacoba Survives

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 26:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:24/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to small-stacked Pablo Penacoba in the Small Blind, who moved all in for 260,000. After receiving the county, Ander Paskual made the call from the Big Blind.

    Pablo Penacoba: J♣10♥
    Ander Paskual: Q♣7♣

    The 4♣K♥6♥ flop wasn’t great for Penacoba. He was on the verge of being eliminated on the 6♦ turn, but a lucky J♠ river kept him alive.

    Ander Paskual: 1,830,000
    Pablo Penacoba: 560,000

  • Georgiev Comes Out Swinging

    Christoffer Karlén
    Alexander Georgiev (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
    Level 26:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:26/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Day 3 of the €150 Mini Main Event is underway, and the players are resuming the fight for the €19,120 up top, alongside the trophy and the title.

    During one of the first hands, Marc Gaitan opened to 505,000 from the Small Blind, leaving himself with 50,000 behind. Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev forced him all in from the Small Blind, and Gaitan made the call.

    Alexander Georgiev: Q♣Q♦
    Marc Gaitan: J♥J♠

    No help for Gaitan’s fishhooks as the board spelled out 7♠5♣K♣2♣10♠, and he became the first casualty of Day 3, going out in twenty-seventh place for €575.

    Alexander Georgiev: 2,700,000

  • Day 3 Will See a Winner Being Crowned

    Christoffer Karlén
    Joe Beevers. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 26:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:27/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    It’s the fourth day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid, and it’s going to be a big one. While the €500 Main Event will kick off with its first starting-day flights, accompanied by a few side events on the schedule, the final day of the €150 Mini Main Event has to be considered the star of the show.

    What a tournament this has been thus far. Nine hundred eighty-eight entries have created a €114,750 prize pool; more than double the €50,000 guarantee. Day 1a broke the record (309 entries), becoming the biggest-ever starting-day flight of the tournament that has been a part of all PartyPoker Tour Stops. The record stood for 24 hours before Day 1b registered 314 entries. Coming close to 1,000 entries in total, the tournament is proof not only that the Spanish live poker scene is hot and heavy, but also that the PartyPoker Tour has come a long way, establishing itself as a one-of-a-kind live poker circuit in just a year and a half.

    Day 3 will kick off at 19:00, with 27 players returning. Spaniard Kevin Lezcano has earned himself the best presumptions for a deep run, beginning the final day as the chip leader with 3,000,000. It won’t be a walk in the park, though; 2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard winner Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev also has a very healthy stack, as is the case with the UK’s Edin Hrnjic. During the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield in January, Georgiev finished second, and Hrnjic finished third; they’re both out for redemption.

    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend Joe Beevers is also still in the mix. During Blinds 25,000/50,000, Beevers was down to 30,000. Two hands later, he had 560,000. Entering Day 3 with 10 Big Blinds, there is at least some wiggle room for “The Elegance” to work with.

    2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid – €150 Mini Main Event Day 3 Seat Draw

    TableSeatPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    11 Alberto Area MartinezSpain1,670,00021
    12 Edin HrnjicUnited Kingdom2,060,00026
    13 Jon BaraiazarraSpain760,00010
    14 Dwayne OfoemeUnited Kingdom2,440,00031
    15 Pablo Diaz PenacobaSpain840,00011
    16 Nan MinUnited States535,0007
    17 Luis DiazSpain875,00011
    18 Joe BeeversUnited Kingdom795,00010
    19 Bruno Augusto VilelaPortugal1,255,00016
    21 Javier AlvaroSpain1,045,00013
    22 Indy WestenbergNetherlands1,000,00013
    23 Muhammet EkiciFrance1,300,00016
    24 Federico Estrada MazzarellaSpain820,00010
    25 Alberto LopezSpain830,00010
    26 Diego Jimenez CorzoSpain2,080,00026
    27 Mykhaylo HrytsykUkraine1,600,00020
    28 Joaquin Ortiz RicoSpain1,555,00019
    29 Kevin LezcanoSpain3,000,00038
    31 Alexander GeorgievBulgaria2,005,00025
    32 Sergio MarquezSpain1,680,00021
    33 Olivian VadeanSpain2,435,00030
    34 David AvilesSpain1,600,00020
    35 Eneko FernandezSpain715,0009
    36 Ander PaskualSpain1,005,00013
    37 Pedro TimiraosSpain1,625,00020
    38 Kevin Fernandez FerrerSpain790,00010
    39 Marc GaitanSpain585,0007

    The poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén will cover Day 3 from start to finish. When the final table kicks off, it will be live-streamed on PartyPoker’s YouTube channel. From that moment, the coverage will follow the delay.

    Check out the full schedule for today below. All in all, it’s going to be yet another sublime day of live poker at the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid.

    TimeEvent
    16:00Event #5: €500 Main Event Day 1a
    19:00Event #6: €150 PLO Masters 4/5/6
    19:00Event #1: €150 Mini Main Event Day 3 (Final Day)
    20:00€60 Target Stack Satellite to €500 Main Event (Five Seats Guaranteed)
    22:00€60 poker.pro Thursday Party Madness Red River NLH Bounty

  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 3 Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    PlacePlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1Kevin LezcanoSpain3,000,00038
    2Dwayne OfoemeUnited Kingdom2,440,00031
    3Olivian Marius VadeanSpain2,435,00030
    4Diego Rodrigo Jimenez CorzoSpain2,080,00026
    5Edin HrnjicUnited Kingdom2,060,00026
    6Alexander GeorgievBulgaria2,005,00025
    7Sergio MarquezSpain1,680,00021
    8Alberto Area MartinezSpain1,670,00021
    9Pedro TimiraosSpain1,625,00020
    10David AvilesSpain1,600,00020
    11Mykhaylo HrytsykUkraine1,600,00020
    12Joaquin Ortiz RicoSpain1,555,00019
    13Muhammet EkiciFrance1,300,00016
    14Bruno Augusto VilelaPortugal1,255,00016
    15Javier AlvaroSpain1,045,00013
    16Ander PaskualSpain1,005,00013
    17Indy Theo Sepp WestenbergNetherlands1,000,00013
    18Luis DiazSpain875,00011
    19Pablo Diaz PenacobaSpain840,00011
    20Alberto Antonio LopezSpain830,00010
    21Federico Estrada MazzarellaSpain820,00010
    22Joseph BeeversUnited Kingdom795,00010
    23Kevin Fernandez FerrerSpain790,00010
    24Jon BaraiazarraSpain760,00010
    25Eneko Aguiriano FernandezSpain715,0009
    26Marc Vigo GaitanSpain585,0007
    27Nan MinUnited States535,0007

  • Day 2 Comes to an End

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 25:30,000/60,000 (60,000)
    Entries:27/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Level 25 has concluded, meaning Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event has come to an end. The 135 players who started the flight have been reduced to 27, and those will return tomorrow (Thursday, May 14) at 19:00 and play it out for the trophy. That is also when the poker.pro live coverage will kick off.

    Said coverage is wrapped up for the day, though. The poker.pro editorial office will soon be back with the Day 3 chip counts. In the meantime, enjoy all the results from today below, and we’ll see you all tomorrow at 19:00 for the raffling conclusion.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    28 Antonio PierinelliSpain€575
    29 Aldara FernandezSpain€575
    30 Borja LopezSpain€575
    31 Francisco VillegasSpain€575
    32 Antonio MunozSpain€575
    33 Angela RoganIreland€575
    34 Catalin TiniRomania€575
    35 Ricardo De La RosaSpain€575
    36 David RomanSpain€500
    37 Alberto BelinchonSpain€500
    38 Ivan LiradoSpain€500
    39 Alfonso BenitezSpain€500
    40 Adoracion GarciaSpain€500
    41 Jonathan MarinierFrance€500
    42 Jose BudiaSpain€500
    43 Israel RuizSpain€500
    44 Christian MedinaSpain€500
    45 Ahmed AbdellaSaint Kitts and Nevis€450
    46 Alberto DiazSpain€450
    47 Francisco UtreraSpain€450
    48 Ildar AzimovSpain€450
    49 Alfredo AlbornozSpain€450
    50 Marcos BitoSpain€450
    51 Daniel MartinSpain€450
    52 Miguel RodriguezSpain€450
    53 Jesus Arribas RedondoSpain€450
    54 Fred WulffGermany€400
    55 David MartinSpain€400
    56 Gonzalo BourdetSpain€400
    57 Espen KristofferstuenNorway€400
    58 Martin GonzalezSpain€400
    59 Daniel GarciaSpain€400
    60 Maria GarzonSpain€400
    61 Manuel HuertaSpain€400
    62 Alexis DehanFrance€400
    63 Sergio Del CorralSpain€400
    64 Jose CostaSpain€400
    65 Raphael LevyFrance€400
    66 Lorenzo VinentSpain€400
    67 Luis DopesoSpain€400
    68 Marcos MoralesSpain€400
    69 John BlancoSpain€400
    70 Jose ValverdeSpain€400
    71 Heberney CarmonaSpain€400
    72 Leo SantosBrazil€350
    73 Sergio PiedraSpain€350
    74 Vincenzo GalotaSpain€350
    75 Karima BarkaSpain€350
    76 Jose LopezSpain€350
    77 Ruben Garcia MartinSpain€350
    78 Jesus GonzalezSpain€350
    79 Jacinto ReyesSpain€350
    80 Ismael GarciaSpain€350
    81 Jose Del OlmoSpain€350
    82 Nestor San MartinSpain€350
    83 Duvan AriasColombia€350
    84 Sergio SanzSpain€350
    85 Kevin AldanaColombia€350
    86 Glen BetancourtSpain€350
    87 Iosif GyngySpain€350
    88 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain€350
    89 Winston JonesUnited Kingdom€350
    90 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom€325
    91 Eduardo Ramos GonzalesSpain€325
    92 Ibrahim HeranceSpain€325
    93 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom€325
    94 Jose TrenadoSpain€325
    95 Anderson OtaloraColombia€325
    96 Abdellah EliasVenezuela€325
    97 Vladimir MelnicMoldova€325
    98 Mihai BobocSpain€325
    99 Isaac SchachtelSpain€325
    100 Francisco DitoSpain€325
    101 Luis PereiraPortugal€325
    102 “Paparazzi”Venezuela€325
    103 Carlos DiezSpain€325
    104 Rolando GihaSpain€325
    105 Mohamed El Hachlaf MourabitSpain€325
    106 Martino FerraraSpain€325
    107 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain€325
    108 Jonathan GilSpain€300
    109 Juan Carlos De DiegoSpain€300
    110 Marcos SanchezSpain€300
    111 Alberto VelazquezSpain€300
    112 Mikel AlonsoSpain€300
    113 Oscar IglesiasSpain€300
    114 Ethan BrandenburgUnited States€300
    115 Konrad SchramPoland€300
    116 Eduardo FemeniaSpain€300
    117 Daniel De MiguelSpain€300
    118 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain€300
    119 Daniel AliendeSpain€300
    120 Stefan StroffekSpain€300
    121 Dmitri DudakovEstonia€300
    122 Kilin CsabaSpain€300
    123 Daniel RicoSpain€300
    124 Andres BahonSpain€300
    125 Kristian AksnesNorway€300
    126 Martin HumbertoSpain€300
    127 Daniel DykstraUnited States€300
    128 Xiaobin LiuChina€300
    129 David MerayoSpain€300
    130 Adrian NagelSpain€300
    131 Cristobal Aguilera€300
    132 Thomas SilvaBelgium€300
    133Linda IwaniakN/A€300
    134 Yi HuSpain€300
    135 Alejandro VailloSpain€300

  • Munoz VS Marquez

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 25:30,000/60,000 (60,000)
    Entries:30/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Antonio Munoz open-shoved roughly 800,000 UTG. Sergio Marquez re-shoved 900,000 from the Lo-jack, and the two were soon heads-up to the flop.

    Antonio Munoz: 3♠3♣
    Sergio Marquez: A♦K♥

    Marquez took a firm lead on the K♦5♠2♠ flop, and as the board completed with 5♥8♥, Munoz was eliminated in thirty-second place for €575.

    Sergio Marquez: 1,850,000
    Antonio Munoz: 0

  • Aldara Survives

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aldara Fernandez. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 24:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:33/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to Aldara Fernandez, who moved all in for 165,000 on the Button. Bruno Vilela made the call from the Big Blind.

    Aldara Fernandez: J♦J♠
    Bruno Vilela: A♠K♦

    Fernandez wasn’t thrilled to see the K♣ in the window, but as the full K♣Q♣J♥ flop revealed itself, things were looking brighter. Viela didn’t catch up on the 8♣2♠ runout, and Fernandez received the full double-up.

  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 2 Photos (by Nunzia Esposito)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Joe Beevers. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Aldara Fernandez. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

  • This Isn’t His First Rodeo

    Christoffer Karlén
    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Joe Beevers is still in the €500 Main Event. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 24:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:36/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend Joe Beevers was down to less than one Big Blind. He moved all in for 30,000 UTG+2, and Mykhaylo Hrytsyk attempted to limp the 50,000 Big Blind from the Small Blind. Dwayne Ofoeme wouldn’t allow it; he made it 175,000 from the Big Blind. Krytsyk folded, and Beevers were heads-up against Ofoeme.

    Joe Beevers: Q♣10♥
    Dwayne Ofoeme: A♦8♣

    Ofoeme was slightly ahead, but it was Beevers who took the lead on the 10♦6♠4♠ flop. He sealed the deal on the Q♦ turn, and after the pointless 5♦, he could rake in the chips after a triple-up.

    The very next hand, Beevers open-shoved 140,000 from UTG+2. Angela Rogan made the call from the Hi-jack, and Ofoeme called from the Small Blind. Action went check-check on the 2♥3♠2♣ flop, and on the 8♣ turn. Ofoeme check-folded to a 50,000 bet from Rogan on the 6♠ river.

    “I’ve got a full house,” Beevers said as he tabled 3♥3♦. Rogan couldn’t beat it, and Beevers went from 30,000 to 525,000 in only two hands.

    Joe Beevers: 525,000

  • Updated List of Eliminations

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 23:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:36/918
    Prizes:€114,750
    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    37 Alberto BelinchonSpain€500
    38 Ivan LiradoSpain€500
    39 Alfonso BenitezSpain€500
    40 Adoracion GarciaSpain€500
    41 Jonathan MarinierFrance€500
    42 Jose BudiaSpain€500
    43 Israel RuizSpain€500
    44 Christian MedinaSpain€500
    45 Ahmed AbdellaSaint Kitts and Nevis€450
    46 Alberto DiazSpain€450
    47 Francisco UtreraSpain€450
    48 Ildar AzimovSpain€450
    49 Alfredo AlbornozSpain€450
    50 Marcos BitoSpain€450
    51 Daniel MartinSpain€450
    52 Miguel RodriguezSpain€450
    53 Jesus Arribas RedondoSpain€450
    54 Fred WulffGermany€400
    55 David MartinSpain€400
    56 Gonzalo BourdetSpain€400
    57 Espen KristofferstuenNorway€400
    58 Martin GonzalezSpain€400
    59 Daniel GarciaSpain€400
    60 Maria GarzonSpain€400
    61 Manuel HuertaSpain€400
    62 Alexis DehanFrance€400
    63 Sergio Del CorralSpain€400
    64 Jose CostaSpain€400
    65 Raphael LevyFrance€400
    66 Lorenzo VinentSpain€400
    67 Luis DopesoSpain€400
    68 Marcos MoralesSpain€400
    69 John BlancoSpain€400
    70 Jose ValverdeSpain€400
    71 Heberney CarmonaSpain€400
    72 Leo SantosBrazil€350
    73 Sergio PiedraSpain€350
    74 Vincenzo GalotaSpain€350
    75 Karima BarkaSpain€350
    76 Jose LopezSpain€350
    77 Ruben Garcia MartinSpain€350
    78 Jesus GonzalezSpain€350
    79 Jacinto ReyesSpain€350
    80 Ismael GarciaSpain€350
    81 Jose Del OlmoSpain€350
    82 Nestor San MartinSpain€350
    83 Duvan AriasColombia€350
    84 Sergio SanzSpain€350
    85 Kevin AldanaColombia€350
    86 Glen BetancourtSpain€350
    87 Iosif GyngySpain€350
    88 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain€350
    89 Winston JonesUnited Kingdom€350
    90 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom€325
    91 Eduardo Ramos GonzalesSpain€325
    92 Ibrahim HeranceSpain€325
    93 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom€325
    94 Jose TrenadoSpain€325
    95 Anderson OtaloraColombia€325
    96 Abdellah EliasVenezuela€325
    97 Vladimir MelnicMoldova€325
    98 Mihai BobocSpain€325
    99 Isaac SchachtelSpain€325
    100 Francisco DitoSpain€325
    101 Luis PereiraPortugal€325
    102 “Paparazzi”Venezuela€325
    103 Carlos DiezSpain€325
    104 Rolando GihaSpain€325
    105 Mohamed El Hachlaf MourabitSpain€325
    106 Martino FerraraSpain€325
    107 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain€325
    108 Jonathan GilSpain€300
    109 Juan Carlos De DiegoSpain€300
    110 Marcos SanchezSpain€300
    111 Alberto VelazquezSpain€300
    112 Mikel AlonsoSpain€300
    113 Oscar IglesiasSpain€300
    114 Ethan BrandenburgUnited States€300
    115 Konrad SchramPoland€300
    116 Eduardo FemeniaSpain€300
    117 Daniel De MiguelSpain€300
    118 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain€300
    119 Daniel AliendeSpain€300
    120 Stefan StroffekSpain€300
    121 Dmitri DudakovEstonia€300
    122 Kilin CsabaSpain€300
    123 Daniel RicoSpain€300
    124 Andres BahonSpain€300
    125 Kristian AksnesNorway€300
    126 Martin HumbertoSpain€300
    127 Daniel DykstraUnited States€300
    128 Xiaobin LiuChina€300
    129 David MerayoSpain€300
    130 Adrian NagelSpain€300
    131 Cristobal AguileraVenezuela€300
    132 Thomas SilvaBelgium€300
    133Linda IwaniakN/A€300
    134 Yi HuSpain€300
    135 Alejandro VailloSpain€300

  • Lirado is Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 22:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:36/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Alberto Martinez min-raised to 60,000 from the Hi-jack before Ivan Lirado moved all in for 700,000 from the Cut-off. When action came back to Martinez, he made the call.

    Iván Lirado: A♦Q♣
    Alberto Martinez: A♠K♠

    Martinez maintained his lead on the 6♦2♣5♦ flop. Lirado picked up a flush draw on the 8♦ turn, but the 9♣ river ultimately sent him to the rail in thirty-eighth place for €500.

    Alberto Martinez: 1,950,000
    Iván Lirado: 0

  • Biggest Stacks at the Third Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 22:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:43/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Another 20-minute break has just concluded. Below are the eight biggest stacks in the room as of now.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Alexander GeorgievBulgaria2,000,00067
    Edin HrnjicUnited Kingdom1,850,00062
    Angela RoganIreland1,600,00053
    Olivian VadeanSpain1,550,00052
    Joaquin RicoSpain1,550,00052
    Kevin FernandezSpain1,500,00050
    Sergio MarquezSpain1,425,00048
    Javier AlvaroSpain1,300,00043

  • Rogan Sees Off Medina

    Christoffer Karlén
    Angela Rogan. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 21:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:43/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    David Aviles min-raised to 50,000 from UTG+2. Pedro Timiraos (Cut-off), Christian Medina (Button), Angela Rogan (Small Blind), and Alfonso Benitez (Big Blind) all made the call.

    Action was checked to Medina on the A♥Q♦9♥ flop, and he bet 55,000. Rogan then completed a check-raise move to 200,000. When it came back to Medina, he moved all in for roughly 300,00, and Rogan made the call.

    Angela Rogan: Q♠9♠
    Christian Medina: A♦3♦

    Medina didn’t improve his hand on the 2♦10♣ runout, and he went out in forty-fourth place for €500.

    Angela Rogan: 1,560,000
    Christian Medina: 0

  • Georgiev Claims Chip Lead

    Christoffer Karlén
    Alexander Georgiev. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 21:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:47/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Alfredo Albornoz, who started Day 2 as the chip leader, opened to 50,000 UTG. 2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard winner Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev made the call from the Lo-jack before Miguel Rodriguez moved all in for roughly 300,000 from the Big Blind. Albornoz made the call before Georgiev forced him all in for 700,000. Albornoz made the call, and what was probably the biggest pot of the tournament was about to unfold.

    Miguel Rodriguez: A♦2♦
    Alfredo Albornoz: K♦Q♥
    Alexander Georgiev: A♣J♥

    This was a big one, and ace high was still good for Georgiev on the 2♣7♣9♦ flop. The K♣ turn saw Albornoz claiming the driver’s seat, but the 3♣ ultimately saw Georgiev securing the ridiculously large pot, sending two players to the rail and claiming the chip lead.

    Alexander Georgiev: 2,100,000
    Alfredo Albornoz: 0
    Miguel Rodriguez: 0

  • Recent Batch of Victims

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 20:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:59/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Below is the most recent updated list of eliminations.

    60 Maria GarzonSpain€400
    61 Manuel HuertaSpain€400
    62 Alexis DehanFrance€400
    63 Sergio Del CorralSpain€400
    64 Jose CostaSpain€400
    65 Raphael LevyFrance€400
    66 Lorenzo VinentSpain€400
    67 Luis DopesoSpain€400
    68 Marcos MoralesSpain€400
    69 John BlancoSpain€400
    70 Jose ValverdeSpain€400
    71 Heberney CarmonaSpain€400
    72 Leo SantosBrazil€350
    73 Sergio PiedraSpain€350
    74 Vincenzo GalotaSpain€350
    75 Karima BarkaSpain€350
    76 Jose LopezSpain€350
    77 Ruben Garcia MartinSpain€350
    78 Jesus GonzalezSpain€350
    79 Jacinto ReyesSpain€350
    80 Ismael GarciaSpain€350
    81 Jose Del OlmoSpain€350
    82 Nestor San MartinSpain€350
    83 Duvan AriasColombia€350
    84 Sergio SanzSpain€350
    85 Kevin AldanaColombia€350
    86 Glen BetancourtSpain€350
    87 Iosif GyngySpain€350
    88 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain€350
    89 Winston JonesUnited Kingdom€350
    90 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom€325
    91 Eduardo Ramos GonzalesSpain€325
    92 Ibrahim HeranceSpain€325
    93 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom€325
    94 Jose TrenadoSpain€325
    95 Anderson OtaloraColombia€325
    96 Abdellah EliasVenezuela€325
    97 Vladimir MelnicMoldova€325
    98 Mihai BobocSpain€325
    99 Isaac SchachtelSpain€325
    100 Francisco DitoSpain€325
    101 Luis PereiraPortugal€325
    102 “Paparazzi”Venezuela€325
    103 Carlos DiezSpain€325
    104 Rolando GihaSpain€325
    105 Mohamed El Hachlaf MourabitSpain€325
    106 Martino FerraraSpain€325
    107 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain€325
    108 Jonathan GilSpain€300
    109 Juan Carlos De DiegoSpain€300
    110 Marcos SanchezSpain€300
    111 Alberto VelazquezSpain€300
    112 Mikel AlonsoSpain€300
    113 Oscar IglesiasSpain€300
    114 Ethan BrandenburgUnited States€300
    115 Konrad SchramPoland€300
    116 Eduardo FemeniaSpain€300
    117 Daniel De MiguelSpain€300
    118 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain€300
    119 Daniel AliendeSpain€300
    120 Stefan StroffekUnited Kingdom€300
    121 Dmitri DudakovEstonia€300
    122 Kilin CsabaSpain€300
    123 Daniel RicoSpain€300
    124 Andres BahonSpain€300
    125 Kristian AksnesNorway€300
    126 Martin HumbertoSpain€300
    127 Daniel DykstraUnited States€300
    128 Xiaobin LiuChina€300
    129 David MerayoSpain€300
    130 Adrian NagelSpain€300
    131 Cristobal AguileraVenezuela€300
    132 Thomas SilvaBelgium€300
    133Linda IwaniakN/A€300
    134 Yi HuSpain€300
    135 Alejandro VailloSpain€300

  • Hrytsyk Eliminates Huerta

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 20:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:59/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to big-stacked Angela Rogan, who opened to 50,000 on the Button. Manuel Huerta moved all in for 248,000 from the Small Blind, and after a re-shove from Mykhaylo Hrytsyk in the Big Blind for just shy of 400,000, Rogan mucked.

    Manuel Huerta: 7♠7♣
    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: K♦K♣

    The 5♠8♠10♦2♦2♥ board offered a smooth runout for the cowboys, and Huerta went out in sixty-first place for €400.

    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: 620,000
    Manuel Huerta: 0

  • Garcia Fighting to Survive

    Christoffer Karlén
    Daniel Garcia. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 19:8,000/16,000 (16,000)
    Entries:68/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Daniel Garcia, who moved all in for 86,000 on the Button. Seated in the Big Blind, Ricardo De La Rosa contemplated a call for a minute or two before folding. No!” Garcia screamed in pain as he revealed his A♠A♦ holdings.

    Garcia and Joe Beevers are the only two PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors left in the field. Below are the chip counts of some recognizable names.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Angela RoganIreland1,400,00088
    Alexander GeorgievBulgaria1,100,00069
    Joe BeeversEngland230,00014
    Daniel GarciaSpain126,0008

  • A Brutal Game

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:72/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Sergio Piedra made it 27,000 on the Button. Catalin Tini made the call from the Small Blind.

    Tini donk-bet 30,000 on the 8♥6♠2♦ flop. Piedra raised his opponent to 75,000, and Tini wasted little time before forcing Piedra all in for perhaps 300,000 in total. Piedra snap-called.

    Catalin Tini: Q♦6♦
    Sergio Piedra: A♠A♣

    Piedra was well ahead with the goods, but poker can be a brutal game at times. Piedra may have maintained his lead on the 4♠ turn, but the brutal 6♥ river saw him bidding farewell in seventy-third place for €350.

    Catalin Tini: 825,000
    Sergio Piedra: 0

  • Updated List of Eliminations

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:80/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Below are all the results from the €150 Mini Main Event thus far.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    81 Jose Del OlmoSpain€350
    82 Nestor San MartinSpain€350
    83 Duvan AriasColombia€350
    84 Sergio SanzSpain€350
    85 Kevin AldanaColombia€350
    86 Glen BetancourtSpain€350
    87 Iosif GyngySpain€350
    88 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain€350
    89 Winston JonesUnited Kingdom€350
    90 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom€325
    91 Eduardo Ramos GonzalesSpain€325
    92 Ibrahim HeranceSpain€325
    93 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom€325
    94 Jose TrenadoSpain€325
    95 Anderson OtaloraColombia€325
    96 Abdellah EliasVenezuela€325
    97 Vladimir MelnicMoldova€325
    98 Mihai BobocSpain€325
    99 Isaac SchachtelSpain€325
    100 Francisco DitoSpain€325
    101 Luis PereiraPortugal€325
    102 “Paparazzi”Venezuela€325
    103 Carlos DiezSpain€325
    104 Rolando GihaSpain€325
    105 Mohamed El Hachlaf MourabitSpain€325
    106 Martino FerraraSpain€325
    107 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain€325
    108 Jonathan GilSpain€300
    109 Juan Carlos De DiegoSpain€300
    110 Marcos SanchezSpain€300
    111 Alberto VelazquezSpain€300
    112 Mikel AlonsoSpain€300
    113 Oscar IglesiasSpain€300
    114 Ethan BrandenburgUnited States€300
    115 Konrad SchramPoland€300
    116 Eduardo FemeniaSpain€300
    117 Daniel De MiguelSpain€300
    118 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain€300
    119 Daniel AliendeSpain€300
    120 Stefan Stroffek€300
    121 Cristóbal AguileraEstonia€300
    122 Kilin CsabaSpain€300
    123 Daniel RicoSpain€300
    124 Andres BahonSpain€300
    125 Kristian AksnesNorway€300
    126 Martin HumbertoSpain€300
    127 Daniel DykstraUnited States€300
    128 Xiaobin LiuChina€300
    129 David MerayoSpain€300
    130 Adrian NagelSpain€300
    131 Cristobal AguileraVenezuela€300
    132 Thomas SilvaBelgium€300
    133Linda IwaniakN/A€300
    134 Yi HuSpain€300
    135 Alejandro VailloSpain€300

  • Big Stacks at Dinner Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 18:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:80/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    The remaining 80 players in the €150 Mini Main Event are now enjoying a 40-minute dinner break. Below are the four biggest stacks in the room.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Fred WulffGermany1,495,000125
    Indy WestenbergNetherlands1,425,000119
    Kevin LezcanoSpain1,274,000106
    Javier ÁlvaroSpain1,250,000104
    Alexander GeorgievBulgaria1,215,000101

  • Good Carmona Karma

    Christoffer Karlén
    Alexander Georgiev. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 17:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:80/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Marcos Bito opened to 21,000 UTG. Heberney Carmona then moved all in for 89,000 from the Small Blind, and Bito made the call.

    Heberney Carmona: A♦9♠
    Marcos Bito: K♥10♥

    It was quite scary for Carmona, but he managed to secure a full double-up as the board spelled out 7♠3♣9♦Q♥5♣.

    2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev is also seated at Table 5. There’s a decent chance Georgiev is the current chip leader, playing roughly three times the average stack.

    Alexander Georgiev: 1,200,000
    Marcos Bito: 600,000
    Heberyney Carmona: 213,000

  • Orhan Bids Farewell

    Christoffer Karlén
    Deniz Orhan in the £1,000 High Roller during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition). Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 17:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:90/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event winner Deniz Orhan, who moved all in for 52,000 from the Hi-jack. Aldara Fernandez re-shoved for roughly 350,000 from the Small Blind, and the two of them were soon heads-up to the flop.

    Deniz Orhan: A♥5♠
    Aldara Fernandez: K♥K♣

    Orhan didn’t produce a miracle on the 9♦3♣4♠J♠5♣ flop, and he went out in ninety-third place for €325.

    Aldara Fernandez: 410,000
    Deniz Orhan: 0

  • First Batch of Casualties

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 15:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:120/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Below is the first list of casualties.

    PositionPlayerCountryPrize
    121 Dmitri DudakovEstonia€300
    122 Kilin CsabaSpain€300
    123 Daniel RicoSpain€300
    124 Andres BahonSpain€300
    125 Kristian AksnesNorway€300
    126 Martin HumbertoSpain€300
    127 Daniel DykstraUnited States€300
    128 Xiaobin LiuChina€300
    129 David MerayoSpain€300
    130 Adrian NagelSpain€300
    131 Cristobal Aguilera€300
    132 Thomas SilvaBelgium€300
    133Linda IwaniakN/A€300
    134 Yi HuSpain€300
    135 Alejandro VailloSpain€300

  • Budia Takes From the Chip Leader

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 14:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:122/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Jose Budia opened to 10,000 from UTG+1. Antonio Muñoz (Lo-jack), chip leader Alfredo Albornoz (Cut-off), 2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard winner Alexander Georgiev (Small Blind), and Daniel De Miguel (Big Blind) all made the call.

    All players checked the 4♣Q♦4♠ flop. Action was checked to Albornoz on the 3♦ turn, and Budia was the sole caller. After Budia checked the 8♣ river, Albornoz immediately utilized his big stack to put his opponent all in for 230,000. After twisting and turning in his chair for a minute or two, Budia made the call.

    Alfredo Albornoz: 6♠5♥
    Jose Budia: A♣Q♦

    Budia made the correct call and won a significant pot against Albornoz.

    Alfredo Albornoz: 935,000
    Jose Budia: 665,000

  • Play is Underway; Payouts are Announced

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:137/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event has kicked off. Nine hundred eighty-two entries in total have created a €114,750 prize pool: more than double the €50,000 guarantee. All 137 players who are starting Day 2 are guaranteed a €300 min-cash, and they’re all fighting for the €19,200 up-top. Below are the full payouts.

    PositionPayouts
    1€19,200
    2€12,250
    3€8,400
    4€5,750
    5€4,000
    6€3,100
    7€2,500
    8€2,000
    9€1,600
    10-11€1,250
    12-13€1,000
    14-17€825
    18-26€675
    27-35€575
    36-44€500
    45-53€450
    54-71€400
    72-89€350
    90-107€325
    108-137€300

  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 2 Seat Draw & Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    TableSeatPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    11 Espen KristofferstuenNorway517,000103
    12 Glen BetancourtSpain339,00068
    13 Jonathan MarinierFrance176,00035
    14 Francisco UtreraSpain65,00013
    15 Ismael GarciaSpain134,00027
    16 Dwayne OfoemeUnited Kingdom212,00042
    17 Israel RuizSpain295,00059
    18 Leo SantosBrazil169,00034
    19 Maria Del Rosario Velazquez GarzonSpain250,00050
    21 Jesus Arribas RedondoSpain165,00033
    22 Olivian VadeanSpain248,80050
    23 Martino FerraraSpain123,00025
    24 Mohamed MourabitSpain321,00064
    25 Ruben Garcia MartinSpain499,000100
    26 Javier AlvaroSpain576,000115
    27 David MartinSpain235,00047
    29 Martin GonzalezSpain230,00046
    31 Catalin TiniRomania409,00082
    32 Joe BeeversUnited Kingdom176,00035
    33 Eduardo Ramos GonzalesSpain154,00031
    34 Karima BarkaSpain243,00049
    35 Jose LopezAndorra255,00051
    36 Manuel HuertaSpain142,00028
    37 Mykhaylo HrytsykUkraine93,00019
    38 Sergio PiedraSpain75,00015
    39 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom473,00095
    41 Gonzalo BourdetSpain249,00050
    42Linda IwaniakN/A255,00051
    43 Alberto VelazquezSpain70,00014
    45 Kevin Fernandez FerrerSpain213,00043
    46 Yi HuSpain124,00025
    47 Federico MazzarellaSpain711,000142
    48 Fred WulffGermany686,000137
    49 Abdellah EliasVenezuela148,00030
    51 Stefan StroffekSlovakia52,00010
    52 Bruno VilelaSpain360,00072
    53 Martin HumbertoSpain90,00018
    54 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain392,00078
    55 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom230,00046
    56 Francisco DitoSpain62,00012
    57 Ethan BrandenburgUnited States62,00012
    58 Aldara FernandezSpain118,00024
    59 Kevin LezcanoSpain308,00062
    61 Eneko FernandezSpain365,00073
    62 Daniel GarciaSpain152,00030
    63 Jacinto ReyesSpain270,00054
    64 David San RomanSpain245,00049
    65 Ricardo De La RosaSpain150,00030
    66 Mihai BobocRomania250,00050
    67 Jose Mosquera CostaSpain91,00018
    68 Borja LopezSpain313,00063
    69 Carlos DiezSpain177,00035
    91 David AvilesSpain434,00087
    92 Adoracion GarciaSpain540,000108
    93 Kristian AksnesNorway295,00059
    94 Thomas SilvaBelgium43,0009
    95 Adrian NagelSpain144,00029
    97 Indy WestenbergNetherlands576,000115
    98 Kilin CsabaSpain109,00022
    99 Iosif GyngySpain191,00038
    111 Juan De DiegoSpain434,00087
    112 Alberto DiazSpain450,00090
    113 Daniel MartinSpain194,00039
    114 Konrad SchramPoland95,00019
    115 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain184,00037
    116 Marcos BitoSpain157,00031
    117 Eduardo FemeniaSpain114,00023
    118 Rolando GihaSpain10
    119 John BlancoSpain339,00068
    121 Alberto LopezSpain238,00048
    122 Diego Rodrigo Jimenez CorzoSpain213,00043
    123 Isaac SchachtelSpain126,00025
    124 Jon BaraiazarraSpain662,000132
    126 Ahmed AbdellaSaint Kitts e Nevis303,00061
    127 Francisco VillegasSpain456,00091
    128 Luis DopesoSpain118,00024
    129 Ivan LiradoSpain91,00018
    131 Alexis DehanFrance369,00074
    133 Alejandro VailloSpain109,00022
    134 Ibrahim HeranceSpain551,000110
    135 Pedro TimiraosSpain242,00048
    136 Vladimir MelnicMoldova40,0008
    137 Xiaobin LiuChina466,00093
    138 Mikel AlonsoSpain205,00041
    139 Daniel AliendeSpain241,00048
    141 David MerayoSpain360,00072
    142“Paparazzi”Venezuela278,00056
    144 Alfonso BenitezSpain344,00069
    145 Raphael LevyFrance126,00025
    146 Jonathan GilSpain72,00014
    147 Joaquin Ortiz RicoSpain170,00034
    148 Marcos MoralesSpain352,00070
    149 Jose ValverdeSpain420,00084
    161 Sergio SanzSpain229,00046
    163 Angela RoganIreland823,000165
    164 Jose Caceras TrenadoSpain72,00014
    165 Daniel RicoSpain41,0008
    166 Edin HrnjicUnited Kingdom690,000138
    167 Kevin AldanaColombia273,00055
    168 Miguel RodriguezSpain381,00076
    169 Ildar AzimovSpain429,00086
    181 Christian MedinaSpain367,00073
    182 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain197,00039
    183 Marc GaitanSpain476,00095
    184 Luis DiazSpain308,00062
    185 Nestor Garcia San MartinSpain210,00042
    186 Alberto BelinchonSpain103,00021
    187 Dmitri DudakovEstonia207,00041
    188 Jesus GonzalezSpain544,000109
    189 Vincenzo GalotaSpain172,00034
    201 Luis PereiraPortugal117,00023
    202 Ander PaskualSpain240,00048
    203 Sergio Del CorralSpain260,00052
    205 Duvan AriasColombia376,00075
    206 Nan MinUnited States569,000114
    207 Muhammet EkiciFrance294,00059
    208 Winston JonesUnited Kingdom209,00042
    209 Pablo Diaz PenacobaSpain128,00026
    271 Anderson OtaloraColombia192,00038
    272 Lberto MartinezSpain375,00075
    274 Daniel DykstraUnited States101,00020
    275 Lorenzo VinentSpain198,00040
    276 Jose Del OlmoSpain663,000133
    277 Antonio PierinelliSpain260,00052
    278 Cristobal Ochoa AguileraVenezuela108,00022
    279 Oscar IglesiasSpain252,00050
    291 Marcos Hernandez SanchezSpain192,00038
    292 Jose BudiaSpain140,00028
    293 Sergio MarquezSpain74,00015
    294 Antonio MunozSpain276,00055
    295 Heberney CarmonaSpain358,00072
    296 Alfredo AlbornozSpain1,294,000259
    297 Andres BahonSpain96,00019
    298 Alexander GeorgievBulgaria690,000138
    299 Daniel De MiguelSpain130,00026

  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 1c Photos (by Nunzia Esposito)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 1b Photos (by Nunzia Esposito)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aldara Fernandez
    Espen Kristofferstuen

  • Day 2 is Upon us

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Poker: what a game! It’s the third day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour, and Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event is scheduled to commence at 19:00. There might be a small delay, seeing as Day 1d currently is on the last stretch. Nevertheless, all Day 2 players will be in the money.

    The poker.pro live coverage will kick off once Day 2 begins. See you all then.

  • €150 Mini Main Day 1c Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Nan MinUnited States569,000
    2 Ruben Garcia MartinSpain499,000
    3 Marc GaitanSpain476,000
    4 Jose ValverdeSpain420,000
    5 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain392,000
    6 Miguel RodriguezSpain381,000
    7 Borja LopezSpain313,000
    8 Ahmed AbdellaSaint Kitts e Nevis303,000
    9 Kristian AksnesNorway295,000
    10 Antonio MunozSpain276,000
    11 Oscar IglesiasSpain252,000
    12 Maria Del Rosario Velazquez GarzonSpain250,000
    13 Pedro TimiraosSpain242,000
    14 David MartinSpain235,000
    15 Nestor Garcia San MartinSpain210,000
    16 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain184,000
    17 Abdellah EliasVenezuela148,000
    18 Manuel HuertaSpain142,000
    19 Pablo PeñacobaSpain128,000
    20 Raphael LevyFrance126,000
    21 Jose TrenadoSpain72,000
    22 Francisco DitoSpain62,000

  • €150 Mini Main Day 1b Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Angela RoganIreland823,000
    2 Fred WulffGermany686,000
    3 Jose Del OlmoSpain663,000
    4 Jon BaraiazarraSpain662,000
    5 Javier AlvaroSpain576,000
    6 Ibrahim HeranceSpain551,000
    7 Jesus GonzalezSpain544,000
    8 Adoracion GarciaSpain540,000
    9 Espen KristofferstuenNorway517,000
    10 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom473,000
    11 Ildar AzimovSpain429,000
    12 David MerayoSpain360,000
    13 Bruno VilelaSpain360,000
    14 Heberney CarmonaSpain358,000
    15 John BlancoSpain339,000
    16 Sergio Del CorralSpain260,000
    17 Gonzalo BourdetSpain249,000
    18 David San RomanSpain245,000
    19 Daniel AliendeSpain241,000
    20 Ander PaskualSpain240,000
    21 Martin GonzalezSpain230,000
    22 Sergio Lopez SanzSpain229,000
    23 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain197,000
    24 Anderson Abel OtaloraColombia192,000
    25 Joe BeeversUnited Kingdom176,000
    26 Jonathan MarinierFrance176,000
    27 Joaquin RicoSpain170,000
    28 Ricardo De La RosaSpain150,000
    29 Daniel De MiguelSpain130,000
    30 Isaac SchachtelSpain126,000
    31 Yi HuSpain124,000
    32 ldara FernandezSpain118,000
    33 Eduardo FemeniaSpain114,000
    34 Kilin CsabaSpain109,000
    35 Daniel DykstraUnited States101,000
    36 Andres BahonSpain96,000
    37 Konrad SchramPoland95,000
    38 Mykhaylo HrytsykUkraine93,000
    39 Ivan LiradoSpain91,000
    40 Jose CostaSpain91,000
    41 Alberto VelazquezSpain70,000
    42 Francisco UtreraSpain65,000
    43 Stefan StroffekSlovakia52,000
    44 Thomas SilvaBelgium43,000
    45 Alfonso BenitezSpain42,000
    46 Daniel RicoSpain41,000
    47 Vladimir MelnicMoldova40,000

  • Blasillo Bubbles; Play has Concluded

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 17:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:47/314
    Prizes:€96,500

    The board read 8♦10♠7♣5♦4♥ with roughly 200,000 in the middle. German Fred Wulff (Small Blind) forced Luis Blasillo all in for 74,000 on the river. Blasillo spent some time in the tank, and eventually, another played called the clock on him. With 10 seconds left on the countdown, he made the call.

    Fred Wulff: 5♠5♥
    Luis Blasillo: 9♣9♥

    A set was enough for Wulff to claim the pot, and doing so, sending Blasillo to the rail. As such, Basillo became the unfortunate bubble boy, and the remaining 47 players can now bag their chips. They will return tomorrow for Day 2, which kicks off at 19:00. Before then, it’s Day 1d, the final starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event.

    That wraps up today’s live coverage here on poker.pro. With its 314 entries, Day 1b became the largest-ever starting-day flight of this flagship tournament of the PartyPoker Tour. The poker.pro editorial office will return with the Day 1b and Day 1c chip counts shortly. Tomorrow’s live blog will kick off at 19:00 when Day 2 commences; see ya’ll then.

    Fred Wulff: 760,000
    Luis Blasillo: 0

  • Making Moves

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 16:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:52/314
    Prizes:€96,500

    Jose Costa opened to 18,000 on the Button, and Vladimir Melnic defended his Big Blind.

    First to act, Melnic checked the royal flush-friendly J♣K♣9♣ flop. Costa bet 21,000, and after taking a close look at his opponent’s stack, Melnic forced his opponent all in for 137,000 in total. Costa spent a minute or two contemplating his decision, before folding. As the dealer pushed the chips Melnic’s way, Melnic revealed his 10♦8♣ holdings. What a play!

    Vladimir Melnic: 520,000
    Jose Costa: 116,000

  • Garcia Living the Dream

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 15:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:52/314
    Prizes:€96,500

    Action folded to Fernando Ruiz in the Cut-off, who open-shoved for 112,000. Juanjue Chen then re-shoved for roughly 150,000 in the Small Blind. The decision was now on Adoracion Garcia in the Big Blind who peeked at his holdings, then made the easiest call of his life.

    Fernando Ruiz: 3♦3♣
    Juanjue Chen: A♠K♥
    Adoracion Garcia: A♥A♦

    Chen was flaggergasted, to say the least, when she saw Garcia’s holdings. Aces were unthreathened as the board spelled out 7♠5♦J♣5♣6♦, and Garcia scored a double knock-out and improved his stack significantly.

    Adoracion Garcia: 540,000
    Juanjue Chen: 0
    Fernando Ruiz: 0

  • Pardo(n) Me

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 15:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:58/314
    Prizes:€96,500

    After a UTG-limp by Marco Ceci, Jose Del Olmo three-bet to 32,000. Action eventually came to Daniel Pardo, who moved all in for 112,000. Ceci folded, and Del Olmo spent some time contemplating his decision before, ultimately, making the call.

    Daniel Pardo: K♥K♠
    Jose Del Olmo: A♠Q♥

    Pardo was ahead with his cowboys, and he maintained his lead on the 10♠6♠7♣ flop. Poker can be a brutal game at times, though; Del Olmo connected well with the A♥ on the turn, and the 6♥ river ultimately sealed the deal. Unfortunate for Pardo, who busted roughly 10 places away from Day 2.

    Jose Del Olmo: 295,000
    Daniel Pardo: 0

  • Quite the Interesting Hand

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 14:2,500/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:63/314
    Prizes:€95,625

    Seated UTG+1, Luis Blasillo min-raised to 10,000. Vladimir Melnic three-bet to 32,000 on the Button, and Blasillo made the call.

    The flop was 2♣Q♣5♣, and Blasillo check-called another 32,000 from Melnic. After another Blasillo-check on the 8♦ turn, Melnic moved all in for his last 150,000. This sent Blasillo into the tank. After perhaps three minutes’ worth of pondering, he made the call.

    Vladimir Melnic: J♣J♦
    Luis Blasillo: 9♠9♥

    Melnic did not look too confident when he turned over his hand. Blasillo looked kind of surprised over his opponent’s hand, and as he revealed his holdings, Melnic was more comfortable. Nothing changed on the 10♦ river, and Melnic won a very considerable pot.

    Vladimir Melnic: 440,500
    Luis Blasillo: 220,000

  • Murphy’s Law

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 14:2,5000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:67/314
    Prizes:€95,625

    Seated UTG, Jose Murphy opened to 50,000, leaving himself with 10,000 behind. Jesus Gonzalez (Lo-jack) was the sole caller.

    Murphy checked the 7♣A♥6♠ flop, and Gonzalez wasted little time before putting his opponent all in for two Big Blinds. Murphy sighed, but realized he had to make the call at this point.

    Jesus Gonzalez: A♦K♣
    Jose Murphy: 5♥5♦

    Murphy was looking for a miracle, but it was nowhere to be found on the 2♣4♦ runout. He bid farewell, and the number of entries is decreasing at a rapid pace. Reminder that 46 players will advance to Day 2.

    Jesus Gonzalez: 525,000
    Jose Murphy: 0

  • Beevers Still in the Mix

    Christoffer Karlén
    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Joe Beevers is still in the €150 Mini Main Event. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,5000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:75/314
    Prizes:€93,250

    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend Joe “The Elegance” Beevers is still in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event, looking to become the second ambassador to advance to Day 2 (after Daniel Garcia bagged in yesterday’s Day 1a).

    Yet another PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend, Barny Boatman, arrived today. He hasn’t registered for any tournament yet; perhaps he’ll take his shot at Day 1d tomorrow.

  • Big Stacks at the Third Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,5000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:75/314
    Prizes:€93,250

    It’s the third break of the day, and this ought to be the last one. Play will soon resume on Level 14. Below are some of the biggest stacks in the room.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Angela RoganIreland576,000115
    Ibrahim HeranceSpain530,000106
    Jesús GonzálezSpain404,00081
    Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom402,00080
    Espen KristofferstuenNorway382,00076
    Martin GonzalezSpain358,00072

  • Chop it up

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 13:3,000/4,000 (4,000)
    Entries:81/314
    Prizes:€92,375

    Big-stacked Vladimir Melnic opened to an unconventional 13,500 from the Lo-jack. Daniel Dykstra (Small Blind) and Jonathan Marinier (Big Blind) both made the call.

    Dykstra and Marinier both checked it over to Melnic on the Q♣A♠5♥ flop, who continued for 16,500. Dykstra folded before Marinier made the call. Marinier then proceeded by check-calling a 33,000 bet from Melnic on the 2♠ turn, leaving himself with 47,000 behind. Another check from Marinier on the Q♦ river, and he was then forced all in by Melnic. Marinier snap-called.

    Vladimir Melnic: A♥10♥
    Jonathan Marinier: A♦10♦

    Both players were relieved to chop the pot.

    Vladimir Melnic: 365,000
    Jonathan Marinier: 135,000

  • The Coin has Been Flipped

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 12:1,500/3,000 (3,000)
    Entries:102/314
    Prizes:€89,125

    Francisco Utrera opened to 8,000 from the Cut-off. Estonia’s Dmitri Dudakov (Big Blind) then forced Utrera all in for 73,000. After twisting and turning in his chair for a minute, Utrera made the call.

    Dmitri Dudakov: A♣K♥
    Francisco Utrera: 9♠9♣

    It was a classic coin flip confrontation, but Utrera took a solid lead on the 8♥10♣9♥ flop. The A♠Q♠ didn’t help Dudakov, and Utrera received a full double-up just before the table broke.

    Francisco Utrera: 150,500
    Dmitri Dudakov: 60,000

  • Pots Are Getting Significant

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 11:1,500/2,500 (2,500)
    Entries:134/314
    Prizes:€87,125

    Juan Neira opened to 5,500 UTG. David Merayo made the call from UTG+2, and Adrian Cioca joined in on the fun from the Big Blind.

    Action was checked to Merayo on the 3♣5♠2♣ flop, and he bet 7,500. Cioca made the call, and the two contestants then checked down the K♦7♣ runout.

    Cioca’s body language signaled, “Sorry,” as he tabled 7♠7♦ for a rivered set. Merayo confirmed that Cioca indeed got there on the river, as he revealed his 10♥10♦ holdings.

    David Merayo: 171,000
    Adrian Cioca: 88,000

  • Back in the Saddle

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 11:1,500/3,000 (3,000)
    Entries:141/314
    Prizes:€87,125

    Play has resumed after the 40-minute dinner break. In fact, one whole 30-minute level has passed; apologies for the lack of updates, but the poker.pro editorial office is experiencing some technical issues.

    Nevertheless, late registration has closed. Yesterday’s Day 1a flight became the biggest-ever starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event in the PartyPoker Tour’s one-and-a-half-year-long history. The record lasted 24 hours; 314 entries in Day 1b means that this is now the new biggest flight of this flagship tournament.

    Considering all starting-day flights are playing down to 15% of the field, 47 players will make it through to Day 2. Reminder that Day 1a ended on Level 16.

    In other news, Day 1c kicked off roughly one hour ago. It’s currently on Level 3 with 74 entries. One notable name in that one is PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty.

  • Chip Counts at the Dinner Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:168/309
    Prizes:€81,750

    Below are some of the biggest stacks at the dinner break.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Fred WulffGermany164,00082
    Sergio SanzSpain156,50078
    Joaquin RicoSpain156,00078
    Raphael LenaertsPortugal154,50077
    Lara SoleraSpain148,50074
    Thomas SilvaBelgium146,50073
    Raul OrejonSpain145,00073
    Ricardo De La RosaSpain139,50070
    Dmitri DudakovEstonia135,50068
    Gonzalo BourdetSpain126,00063

  • Oh, the Pain!

    Christoffer Karlén
    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend Niall “Firaldo” Farrell interviewing poker.pro journalist Christoffer Karlén; shouldn’t it be the other way around? Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 9:800/1,600 (1,600)
    Entries:168/309
    Prizes:€81,750

    The last hand before the dinner break, action folded to PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell, who opened to 3,100 from UTG+1. “No, no, NO!” he shouted in panic as Olivian Vadean made the call from the Big Blind.

    Vadean check-called a 3,000 continuation bet from Firaldo on the 6♦4♠10♥ flop. Action went check-check on the 5♠ turn, before Vadean bet 7,500 on the 6♥ river. Firaldo sighed as he mucked his hand.

    “Did you bluff me?” Firaldo asked his opponent.

    “No,” Vadean answered.

    “For sure?” Firaldo continued. At this point, Vadean decided to reveal his Q♠7♠ holdings for a missed flush draw.

    “No!” Firaldo let out a cry that everyone at Casino Gran Via could hear. “I love it!” he continued, saluting his opponent’s play.

    The players are now heading for a 40-minute dinner break. There are currently 309 entries in Day 1b; exactly as many as yesterday, which is the biggest-ever starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event during the PartyPoker Tour’s year-and-a-half-long history.

    Olivian Vadean: 101,000
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 31,000

  • Setting the Trap

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 9:800/1,600 (1,600)
    Entries:187/306
    Prizes:€78,750

    Antonio Munoz decided to limp the 1,600 Big Blind from UTG+2. Action folded all the way to Jose Cantu, who moved all in for 27,700 from the Big Blind. Munoz snap-called.

    Jose Cantu: A♦7♠
    Antonio Munoz: A♣Q♣

    Cantu was in rough shape, and the 8♥J♦3♠K♠6♥ board didn’t provide any help. All his chips went to Munoz, and time will tell whether Cantu decided to re-enter Day 1b.

    Antonio Munoz: 69,000
    Jose Cantu: 0

  • Notable Stacks

    Christoffer Karlén
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 8:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:196/296
    Prizes:€76,500

    Below are the current stacks of three notable players. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell appears to be out; perhaps he’ll re-enter soon. Fellow PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty doesn’t appear to have registered yet, meaning this poker.pro live reporter lied earlier.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Joe BeeversEngland68,00057
    Stefan StroffekEngland48,00040
    Franky GreenEngland39,00033

  • Fishhooks

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 7:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:198/285
    Prizes:€74,750

    Martin Gonzalez min-raised to 2,000 from UTG+1. José Del Olmo three-bet to 5,600 from UTG+2. Joan Balana (Hi-jack) and Gonzalez both made the call.

    After an initial check from Gonzalez, Del Olmo bet 4,600 on the 9♣8♠6♣ flop. Balana then raised to 15,000; Gonzalez folded before Del Olmo made the call.

    Both contestants checked the K♦ turn. On the K♥ river, Del Olmo forced Balana all in for 25,800. Balana made the call fairly swiftly.

    José Del Olmo: A♦9♦
    Joan Balana: J♦J♣

    With a superior two-pair, the pot belonged to Balana.

    Joan Balana: 92,000
    José Del Olmo: 88,000

  • Trip Down Memory Lane: The 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester

    Christoffer Karlén
    Deniz Orhan, winner of the £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Last year, PartyPoker made its much-anticipated return to the live poker scene, as the 2025 PartyPoker Tour was born. The tour consisted of five stops (all in the UK), and the successful first year is why the tour is expanding to Spain this year.

    The second stop of the 2025 tour was held at the picturesque Manchester235 Casino in Manchester. The £500 Main Event attracted 257 entries, generating a £107,248 prize pool. Deniz Orhan managed to conquer the field, taking home £19,843 after making a deal. Orhan is also here in Madrid, and he bagged in yesterday’s Day 1a flight of the €150 Mini Main Event.

    The £150 Mini Main Event in Manchester was claimed by Ion Oprea. He maneuvered his way through the field that consisted of 418 entries, ultimately claiming the £8,885 first-place prize, which was the biggest slice of the £52,710 prize pool. Oprea followed up his Mini Main Event win with a third-place finish in the Main Event.

  • Time For Some Hard Ice Tea

    Christoffer Karlén
    Rebecca Hardisty. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 7:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:198/268
    Prizes:€72,250

    Rebecca “Hard Ice Tea” Hardisty has taken her seat in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event. She is the third PartyPoker Tour Ambassador to register for the tournament, seeing as Niall “Firaldo” Farrell and Joe Beevers are both in.

  • Another Record Set

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 7:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:198/268
    Prizes:€72,250

    Yesterday’s Day 1a flight of the €150 Mini Main Event set a record, becoming the biggest-ever starting day flight of the PartyPoker Tour trademark tournament with 309 entries. Day 1b currently sits on 268, making it the biggest-ever Day 1b flight in the tour’s year-and-a-half-long history. With almost two hours left of late registration, Day 1b could potentially surpass yesterday’s flight and set a new all-time record.

  • Frank(l)y, I’m Green

    Christoffer Karlén
    Franky Green. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 6:400/800 (800)
    Entries:198/259
    Prizes:€70,000

    Another recognizable name in the Gran Via Casino is Franky Green. Green has a WSOP Circuit Ring to her name, but she lacks a result from the PartyPoker Tour. She was on-site in Seville roughly two months ago, but didn’t accomplish anything to write home about. Perhaps this time will be different.

  • Stroffek Joins the Fun

    Christoffer Karlén
    Stefan Stroffek (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
    Level 5:300/600 (600)
    Entries:197/251
    Prizes:€70,000

    More and more players keep entering Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event. This flight could definitely compete with yesterday’s record-breaking flight.

    Steffan Stroffek is one of the most recent players to sit down. Stroffek is a familiar face on the PartyPoker Tour; he cashed at every stop in 2025 and even claimed a trophy during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester, as he won the £50 Mystery Prize.

  • It’s Giessman, Not Guessman

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 5:300/600 (600)
    Entries:189/231
    Prizes:€67,500

    Marco Dragonetti limped from UTG+2 before Antonio Pena three-bet to 2,000 from the Lo-jack. Cherie Giessman made the call from the Cut-off, and Dragonetti joined in on the fun.

    Action was checked on Giessman on the 6♠8♣A♠ flop, and she bet 3,000. Dragonetti made the call before Pena folded. Dragonetti then check-called an 8,000 bet from Giessman on the 5♦ turn. Dragonetti completed the check trifecta on the Q♦ river, and then folded to a 15,000 bet from Giessman.

    Cherie Giessman: 84,000
    Marco Dragonetti: 24,000

  • Chip Counts at the First Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 5:300/600 (600)
    Entries:178/207
    Prizes:€64,375

    It’s time for the first break of the day. In 20 minutes, the players will resume play on Level 5. After Level 9, there will be a 40-minute dinner break. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now.

    Iván LiradoCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Fred WulffGermany156,500261
    Christian JuergSwitzerland142,500238
    Sergio SanzSpain109,000182
    Ivan LiradoSpain105,500176
    Gonzalo BourdetSpain101,500169
    Abel RuizSpain98,000163
    Antonio MunozSpain94,000157
    Andrey YakuninRussia92,000153
    Diego LopezSpain92,000153
    Iker BailenSpain86,000143

  • Ducks Never Loses

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 4:200/400 (400)
    Entries:178/206
    Prizes:€64,375

    Kristian Aksnes opened to 1,000 UTG. Mohamed El Mourabit made the call from UTG+2, and so did Zhijun Shen from the Big Blind.

    Action was checked to El Mourabit on the 5♣10♥2♦ flop, and he bet 1,500. Shen made the call before Aksnes completed a check-raise move to 5,100. El Mourabit then shoved for roughly 30,000. Shen mucked before Aksnes snap-called for his tournament life, playing 28,000.

    Mohamed El Mourabit: K♥10♣
    Kristian Aksnes: 2♣2♠

    El Mourabit was drawing very thin. The 10♥ turn kept him alive, but the 5♣ ultimately sealed the deal. Aksnes won a considerable pot.

    Kristian Aksnes: 61,000
    Mohamed El Mourabit: 13,500

  • Tight Scottish Pro

    Christoffer Karlén
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 4:200/400 (400)
    Entries:180/201
    Prizes:€63,750

    The board read 5♦5♠4♣K♣ with 11,000 in the middle. Diego Lopez (Hi-jack), who most likely is one of the biggest stacks at this moment, checked it over to PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Firaldo bet 7,000, and Lopez then forced Firaldo all in for 27,000 in total. Firaldo shared a “What’s going on?” look before making the call fairly swiftly.

    Diego Lopez: 9♣7♣
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: A♥A♠

    Nu flush for Lopez on the 4♦ river, and Firaldo secured a full double-up. “Tight Scottish pro, only plays aces,” Firaldo told this poker.pro live reporter to write down, as he noticed my presence. Oh, what a rascal!

    Diego Lopez: 99,000
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 70,000

  • Fernandez Picks up the Goods

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:180/196
    Prizes:€63,125

    Norwegian Espen Kristofferstuen must have opened UTG; however, in this poker.pro live reporter didn’t get the amount. What is a fact, though, is that Vladimir Melnic three-bet to 2,200 from the Button. Aldara Fernandez then made it 12,000 on the Big Blind and was faced with a 19,000 shove from Kristofferstuen. After Melnic mucked, Fernandez made the call faster than the speed of lightning.

    Espen Kristofferstuen: 7♥7♠
    Aldara Fernandez: A♦A♠

    Fernandez had picked up the goods, and no seven or any other shenanigans on the 2♥10♠3♠J♣Q♣ board. “Rebuy,” Kristofferstuen chuckled, after congratulating Fernandez on a nice hand.

    Aldara Fernandez: 58,000
    Espen Kristofferstuen: 0

  • This Isn’t His First Rodeo

    Christoffer Karlén
    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Joe Beevers is still in the €500 Main Event. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 24:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:36/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend Joe Beevers was down to less than one Big Blind. He moved all in for 30,000 UTG+2, and Mykhaylo Hrytsyk attempted to limp the 50,000 Big Blind from the Small Blind. Dwayne Ofoeme wouldn’t allow it; he made it 175,000 from the Big Blind. Krytsyk folded, and Beevers were heads-up against Ofoeme.

    Joe Beevers: Q♣10♥
    Dwayne Ofoeme: A♦8♣

    Ofoeme was slightly ahead, but it was Beevers who took the lead on the 10♦6♠4♠ flop. He sealed the deal on the Q♦ turn, and after the pointless 5♦, he could rake in the chips after a triple-up.

    The very next hand, Beevers open-shoved 140,000 from UTG+2. Angela Rogan made the call from the Hi-jack, and Ofoeme called from the Small Blind. Action went check-check on the 2♥3♠2♣ flop, and on the 8♣ turn. Ofoeme check-folded to a 50,000 bet from Rogan on the 6♠ river.

    “I’ve got a full house,” Beevers said as he tabled 3♥3♦. Rogan couldn’t beat it, and Beevers went from 30,000 to 525,000 in only two hands.

    Joe Beevers: 525,000

  • Updated List of Eliminations

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 23:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:36/918
    Prizes:€114,750
    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    37 Alberto BelinchonSpain€500
    38 Ivan LiradoSpain€500
    39 Alfonso BenitezSpain€500
    40 Adoracion GarciaSpain€500
    41 Jonathan MarinierFrance€500
    42 Jose BudiaSpain€500
    43 Israel RuizSpain€500
    44 Christian MedinaSpain€500
    45 Ahmed AbdellaSaint Kitts and Nevis€450
    46 Alberto DiazSpain€450
    47 Francisco UtreraSpain€450
    48 Ildar AzimovSpain€450
    49 Alfredo AlbornozSpain€450
    50 Marcos BitoSpain€450
    51 Daniel MartinSpain€450
    52 Miguel RodriguezSpain€450
    53 Jesus Arribas RedondoSpain€450
    54 Fred WulffGermany€400
    55 David MartinSpain€400
    56 Gonzalo BourdetSpain€400
    57 Espen KristofferstuenNorway€400
    58 Martin GonzalezSpain€400
    59 Daniel GarciaSpain€400
    60 Maria GarzonSpain€400
    61 Manuel HuertaSpain€400
    62 Alexis DehanFrance€400
    63 Sergio Del CorralSpain€400
    64 Jose CostaSpain€400
    65 Raphael LevyFrance€400
    66 Lorenzo VinentSpain€400
    67 Luis DopesoSpain€400
    68 Marcos MoralesSpain€400
    69 John BlancoSpain€400
    70 Jose ValverdeSpain€400
    71 Heberney CarmonaSpain€400
    72 Leo SantosBrazil€350
    73 Sergio PiedraSpain€350
    74 Vincenzo GalotaSpain€350
    75 Karima BarkaSpain€350
    76 Jose LopezSpain€350
    77 Ruben Garcia MartinSpain€350
    78 Jesus GonzalezSpain€350
    79 Jacinto ReyesSpain€350
    80 Ismael GarciaSpain€350
    81 Jose Del OlmoSpain€350
    82 Nestor San MartinSpain€350
    83 Duvan AriasColombia€350
    84 Sergio SanzSpain€350
    85 Kevin AldanaColombia€350
    86 Glen BetancourtSpain€350
    87 Iosif GyngySpain€350
    88 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain€350
    89 Winston JonesUnited Kingdom€350
    90 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom€325
    91 Eduardo Ramos GonzalesSpain€325
    92 Ibrahim HeranceSpain€325
    93 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom€325
    94 Jose TrenadoSpain€325
    95 Anderson OtaloraColombia€325
    96 Abdellah EliasVenezuela€325
    97 Vladimir MelnicMoldova€325
    98 Mihai BobocSpain€325
    99 Isaac SchachtelSpain€325
    100 Francisco DitoSpain€325
    101 Luis PereiraPortugal€325
    102 “Paparazzi”Venezuela€325
    103 Carlos DiezSpain€325
    104 Rolando GihaSpain€325
    105 Mohamed El Hachlaf MourabitSpain€325
    106 Martino FerraraSpain€325
    107 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain€325
    108 Jonathan GilSpain€300
    109 Juan Carlos De DiegoSpain€300
    110 Marcos SanchezSpain€300
    111 Alberto VelazquezSpain€300
    112 Mikel AlonsoSpain€300
    113 Oscar IglesiasSpain€300
    114 Ethan BrandenburgUnited States€300
    115 Konrad SchramPoland€300
    116 Eduardo FemeniaSpain€300
    117 Daniel De MiguelSpain€300
    118 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain€300
    119 Daniel AliendeSpain€300
    120 Stefan StroffekSpain€300
    121 Dmitri DudakovEstonia€300
    122 Kilin CsabaSpain€300
    123 Daniel RicoSpain€300
    124 Andres BahonSpain€300
    125 Kristian AksnesNorway€300
    126 Martin HumbertoSpain€300
    127 Daniel DykstraUnited States€300
    128 Xiaobin LiuChina€300
    129 David MerayoSpain€300
    130 Adrian NagelSpain€300
    131 Cristobal AguileraVenezuela€300
    132 Thomas SilvaBelgium€300
    133Linda IwaniakN/A€300
    134 Yi HuSpain€300
    135 Alejandro VailloSpain€300

  • Lirado is Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 22:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:36/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Alberto Martinez min-raised to 60,000 from the Hi-jack before Ivan Lirado moved all in for 700,000 from the Cut-off. When action came back to Martinez, he made the call.

    Iván Lirado: A♦Q♣
    Alberto Martinez: A♠K♠

    Martinez maintained his lead on the 6♦2♣5♦ flop. Lirado picked up a flush draw on the 8♦ turn, but the 9♣ river ultimately sent him to the rail in thirty-eighth place for €500.

    Alberto Martinez: 1,950,000
    Iván Lirado: 0

  • Biggest Stacks at the Third Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 22:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:43/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Another 20-minute break has just concluded. Below are the eight biggest stacks in the room as of now.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Alexander GeorgievBulgaria2,000,00067
    Edin HrnjicUnited Kingdom1,850,00062
    Angela RoganIreland1,600,00053
    Olivian VadeanSpain1,550,00052
    Joaquin RicoSpain1,550,00052
    Kevin FernandezSpain1,500,00050
    Sergio MarquezSpain1,425,00048
    Javier AlvaroSpain1,300,00043

  • Rogan Sees Off Medina

    Christoffer Karlén
    Angela Rogan. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 21:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:43/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    David Aviles min-raised to 50,000 from UTG+2. Pedro Timiraos (Cut-off), Christian Medina (Button), Angela Rogan (Small Blind), and Alfonso Benitez (Big Blind) all made the call.

    Action was checked to Medina on the A♥Q♦9♥ flop, and he bet 55,000. Rogan then completed a check-raise move to 200,000. When it came back to Medina, he moved all in for roughly 300,00, and Rogan made the call.

    Angela Rogan: Q♠9♠
    Christian Medina: A♦3♦

    Medina didn’t improve his hand on the 2♦10♣ runout, and he went out in forty-fourth place for €500.

    Angela Rogan: 1,560,000
    Christian Medina: 0

  • Georgiev Claims Chip Lead

    Christoffer Karlén
    Alexander Georgiev. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 21:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:47/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Alfredo Albornoz, who started Day 2 as the chip leader, opened to 50,000 UTG. 2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard winner Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev made the call from the Lo-jack before Miguel Rodriguez moved all in for roughly 300,000 from the Big Blind. Albornoz made the call before Georgiev forced him all in for 700,000. Albornoz made the call, and what was probably the biggest pot of the tournament was about to unfold.

    Miguel Rodriguez: A♦2♦
    Alfredo Albornoz: K♦Q♥
    Alexander Georgiev: A♣J♥

    This was a big one, and ace high was still good for Georgiev on the 2♣7♣9♦ flop. The K♣ turn saw Albornoz claiming the driver’s seat, but the 3♣ ultimately saw Georgiev securing the ridiculously large pot, sending two players to the rail and claiming the chip lead.

    Alexander Georgiev: 2,100,000
    Alfredo Albornoz: 0
    Miguel Rodriguez: 0

  • Recent Batch of Victims

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 20:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:59/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Below is the most recent updated list of eliminations.

    60 Maria GarzonSpain€400
    61 Manuel HuertaSpain€400
    62 Alexis DehanFrance€400
    63 Sergio Del CorralSpain€400
    64 Jose CostaSpain€400
    65 Raphael LevyFrance€400
    66 Lorenzo VinentSpain€400
    67 Luis DopesoSpain€400
    68 Marcos MoralesSpain€400
    69 John BlancoSpain€400
    70 Jose ValverdeSpain€400
    71 Heberney CarmonaSpain€400
    72 Leo SantosBrazil€350
    73 Sergio PiedraSpain€350
    74 Vincenzo GalotaSpain€350
    75 Karima BarkaSpain€350
    76 Jose LopezSpain€350
    77 Ruben Garcia MartinSpain€350
    78 Jesus GonzalezSpain€350
    79 Jacinto ReyesSpain€350
    80 Ismael GarciaSpain€350
    81 Jose Del OlmoSpain€350
    82 Nestor San MartinSpain€350
    83 Duvan AriasColombia€350
    84 Sergio SanzSpain€350
    85 Kevin AldanaColombia€350
    86 Glen BetancourtSpain€350
    87 Iosif GyngySpain€350
    88 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain€350
    89 Winston JonesUnited Kingdom€350
    90 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom€325
    91 Eduardo Ramos GonzalesSpain€325
    92 Ibrahim HeranceSpain€325
    93 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom€325
    94 Jose TrenadoSpain€325
    95 Anderson OtaloraColombia€325
    96 Abdellah EliasVenezuela€325
    97 Vladimir MelnicMoldova€325
    98 Mihai BobocSpain€325
    99 Isaac SchachtelSpain€325
    100 Francisco DitoSpain€325
    101 Luis PereiraPortugal€325
    102 “Paparazzi”Venezuela€325
    103 Carlos DiezSpain€325
    104 Rolando GihaSpain€325
    105 Mohamed El Hachlaf MourabitSpain€325
    106 Martino FerraraSpain€325
    107 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain€325
    108 Jonathan GilSpain€300
    109 Juan Carlos De DiegoSpain€300
    110 Marcos SanchezSpain€300
    111 Alberto VelazquezSpain€300
    112 Mikel AlonsoSpain€300
    113 Oscar IglesiasSpain€300
    114 Ethan BrandenburgUnited States€300
    115 Konrad SchramPoland€300
    116 Eduardo FemeniaSpain€300
    117 Daniel De MiguelSpain€300
    118 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain€300
    119 Daniel AliendeSpain€300
    120 Stefan StroffekUnited Kingdom€300
    121 Dmitri DudakovEstonia€300
    122 Kilin CsabaSpain€300
    123 Daniel RicoSpain€300
    124 Andres BahonSpain€300
    125 Kristian AksnesNorway€300
    126 Martin HumbertoSpain€300
    127 Daniel DykstraUnited States€300
    128 Xiaobin LiuChina€300
    129 David MerayoSpain€300
    130 Adrian NagelSpain€300
    131 Cristobal AguileraVenezuela€300
    132 Thomas SilvaBelgium€300
    133Linda IwaniakN/A€300
    134 Yi HuSpain€300
    135 Alejandro VailloSpain€300

  • Hrytsyk Eliminates Huerta

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 20:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:59/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to big-stacked Angela Rogan, who opened to 50,000 on the Button. Manuel Huerta moved all in for 248,000 from the Small Blind, and after a re-shove from Mykhaylo Hrytsyk in the Big Blind for just shy of 400,000, Rogan mucked.

    Manuel Huerta: 7♠7♣
    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: K♦K♣

    The 5♠8♠10♦2♦2♥ board offered a smooth runout for the cowboys, and Huerta went out in sixty-first place for €400.

    Mykhaylo Hrytsyk: 620,000
    Manuel Huerta: 0

  • Garcia Fighting to Survive

    Christoffer Karlén
    Daniel Garcia. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 19:8,000/16,000 (16,000)
    Entries:68/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Daniel Garcia, who moved all in for 86,000 on the Button. Seated in the Big Blind, Ricardo De La Rosa contemplated a call for a minute or two before folding. No!” Garcia screamed in pain as he revealed his A♠A♦ holdings.

    Garcia and Joe Beevers are the only two PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors left in the field. Below are the chip counts of some recognizable names.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Angela RoganIreland1,400,00088
    Alexander GeorgievBulgaria1,100,00069
    Joe BeeversEngland230,00014
    Daniel GarciaSpain126,0008

  • A Brutal Game

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:72/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Sergio Piedra made it 27,000 on the Button. Catalin Tini made the call from the Small Blind.

    Tini donk-bet 30,000 on the 8♥6♠2♦ flop. Piedra raised his opponent to 75,000, and Tini wasted little time before forcing Piedra all in for perhaps 300,000 in total. Piedra snap-called.

    Catalin Tini: Q♦6♦
    Sergio Piedra: A♠A♣

    Piedra was well ahead with the goods, but poker can be a brutal game at times. Piedra may have maintained his lead on the 4♠ turn, but the brutal 6♥ river saw him bidding farewell in seventy-third place for €350.

    Catalin Tini: 825,000
    Sergio Piedra: 0

  • Updated List of Eliminations

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:80/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Below are all the results from the €150 Mini Main Event thus far.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    81 Jose Del OlmoSpain€350
    82 Nestor San MartinSpain€350
    83 Duvan AriasColombia€350
    84 Sergio SanzSpain€350
    85 Kevin AldanaColombia€350
    86 Glen BetancourtSpain€350
    87 Iosif GyngySpain€350
    88 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain€350
    89 Winston JonesUnited Kingdom€350
    90 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom€325
    91 Eduardo Ramos GonzalesSpain€325
    92 Ibrahim HeranceSpain€325
    93 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom€325
    94 Jose TrenadoSpain€325
    95 Anderson OtaloraColombia€325
    96 Abdellah EliasVenezuela€325
    97 Vladimir MelnicMoldova€325
    98 Mihai BobocSpain€325
    99 Isaac SchachtelSpain€325
    100 Francisco DitoSpain€325
    101 Luis PereiraPortugal€325
    102 “Paparazzi”Venezuela€325
    103 Carlos DiezSpain€325
    104 Rolando GihaSpain€325
    105 Mohamed El Hachlaf MourabitSpain€325
    106 Martino FerraraSpain€325
    107 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain€325
    108 Jonathan GilSpain€300
    109 Juan Carlos De DiegoSpain€300
    110 Marcos SanchezSpain€300
    111 Alberto VelazquezSpain€300
    112 Mikel AlonsoSpain€300
    113 Oscar IglesiasSpain€300
    114 Ethan BrandenburgUnited States€300
    115 Konrad SchramPoland€300
    116 Eduardo FemeniaSpain€300
    117 Daniel De MiguelSpain€300
    118 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain€300
    119 Daniel AliendeSpain€300
    120 Stefan Stroffek€300
    121 Cristóbal AguileraEstonia€300
    122 Kilin CsabaSpain€300
    123 Daniel RicoSpain€300
    124 Andres BahonSpain€300
    125 Kristian AksnesNorway€300
    126 Martin HumbertoSpain€300
    127 Daniel DykstraUnited States€300
    128 Xiaobin LiuChina€300
    129 David MerayoSpain€300
    130 Adrian NagelSpain€300
    131 Cristobal AguileraVenezuela€300
    132 Thomas SilvaBelgium€300
    133Linda IwaniakN/A€300
    134 Yi HuSpain€300
    135 Alejandro VailloSpain€300

  • Big Stacks at Dinner Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 18:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:80/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    The remaining 80 players in the €150 Mini Main Event are now enjoying a 40-minute dinner break. Below are the four biggest stacks in the room.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Fred WulffGermany1,495,000125
    Indy WestenbergNetherlands1,425,000119
    Kevin LezcanoSpain1,274,000106
    Javier ÁlvaroSpain1,250,000104
    Alexander GeorgievBulgaria1,215,000101

  • Good Carmona Karma

    Christoffer Karlén
    Alexander Georgiev. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 17:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:80/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Marcos Bito opened to 21,000 UTG. Heberney Carmona then moved all in for 89,000 from the Small Blind, and Bito made the call.

    Heberney Carmona: A♦9♠
    Marcos Bito: K♥10♥

    It was quite scary for Carmona, but he managed to secure a full double-up as the board spelled out 7♠3♣9♦Q♥5♣.

    2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev is also seated at Table 5. There’s a decent chance Georgiev is the current chip leader, playing roughly three times the average stack.

    Alexander Georgiev: 1,200,000
    Marcos Bito: 600,000
    Heberyney Carmona: 213,000

  • Orhan Bids Farewell

    Christoffer Karlén
    Deniz Orhan in the £1,000 High Roller during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition). Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 17:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:90/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Action folded to 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event winner Deniz Orhan, who moved all in for 52,000 from the Hi-jack. Aldara Fernandez re-shoved for roughly 350,000 from the Small Blind, and the two of them were soon heads-up to the flop.

    Deniz Orhan: A♥5♠
    Aldara Fernandez: K♥K♣

    Orhan didn’t produce a miracle on the 9♦3♣4♠J♠5♣ flop, and he went out in ninety-third place for €325.

    Aldara Fernandez: 410,000
    Deniz Orhan: 0

  • First Batch of Casualties

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 15:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:120/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Below is the first list of casualties.

    PositionPlayerCountryPrize
    121 Dmitri DudakovEstonia€300
    122 Kilin CsabaSpain€300
    123 Daniel RicoSpain€300
    124 Andres BahonSpain€300
    125 Kristian AksnesNorway€300
    126 Martin HumbertoSpain€300
    127 Daniel DykstraUnited States€300
    128 Xiaobin LiuChina€300
    129 David MerayoSpain€300
    130 Adrian NagelSpain€300
    131 Cristobal Aguilera€300
    132 Thomas SilvaBelgium€300
    133Linda IwaniakN/A€300
    134 Yi HuSpain€300
    135 Alejandro VailloSpain€300

  • Budia Takes From the Chip Leader

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 14:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:122/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Jose Budia opened to 10,000 from UTG+1. Antonio Muñoz (Lo-jack), chip leader Alfredo Albornoz (Cut-off), 2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard winner Alexander Georgiev (Small Blind), and Daniel De Miguel (Big Blind) all made the call.

    All players checked the 4♣Q♦4♠ flop. Action was checked to Albornoz on the 3♦ turn, and Budia was the sole caller. After Budia checked the 8♣ river, Albornoz immediately utilized his big stack to put his opponent all in for 230,000. After twisting and turning in his chair for a minute or two, Budia made the call.

    Alfredo Albornoz: 6♠5♥
    Jose Budia: A♣Q♦

    Budia made the correct call and won a significant pot against Albornoz.

    Alfredo Albornoz: 935,000
    Jose Budia: 665,000

  • Play is Underway; Payouts are Announced

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:137/918
    Prizes:€114,750

    Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event has kicked off. Nine hundred eighty-two entries in total have created a €114,750 prize pool: more than double the €50,000 guarantee. All 137 players who are starting Day 2 are guaranteed a €300 min-cash, and they’re all fighting for the €19,200 up-top. Below are the full payouts.

    PositionPayouts
    1€19,200
    2€12,250
    3€8,400
    4€5,750
    5€4,000
    6€3,100
    7€2,500
    8€2,000
    9€1,600
    10-11€1,250
    12-13€1,000
    14-17€825
    18-26€675
    27-35€575
    36-44€500
    45-53€450
    54-71€400
    72-89€350
    90-107€325
    108-137€300

  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 2 Seat Draw & Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    TableSeatPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    11 Espen KristofferstuenNorway517,000103
    12 Glen BetancourtSpain339,00068
    13 Jonathan MarinierFrance176,00035
    14 Francisco UtreraSpain65,00013
    15 Ismael GarciaSpain134,00027
    16 Dwayne OfoemeUnited Kingdom212,00042
    17 Israel RuizSpain295,00059
    18 Leo SantosBrazil169,00034
    19 Maria Del Rosario Velazquez GarzonSpain250,00050
    21 Jesus Arribas RedondoSpain165,00033
    22 Olivian VadeanSpain248,80050
    23 Martino FerraraSpain123,00025
    24 Mohamed MourabitSpain321,00064
    25 Ruben Garcia MartinSpain499,000100
    26 Javier AlvaroSpain576,000115
    27 David MartinSpain235,00047
    29 Martin GonzalezSpain230,00046
    31 Catalin TiniRomania409,00082
    32 Joe BeeversUnited Kingdom176,00035
    33 Eduardo Ramos GonzalesSpain154,00031
    34 Karima BarkaSpain243,00049
    35 Jose LopezAndorra255,00051
    36 Manuel HuertaSpain142,00028
    37 Mykhaylo HrytsykUkraine93,00019
    38 Sergio PiedraSpain75,00015
    39 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom473,00095
    41 Gonzalo BourdetSpain249,00050
    42Linda IwaniakN/A255,00051
    43 Alberto VelazquezSpain70,00014
    45 Kevin Fernandez FerrerSpain213,00043
    46 Yi HuSpain124,00025
    47 Federico MazzarellaSpain711,000142
    48 Fred WulffGermany686,000137
    49 Abdellah EliasVenezuela148,00030
    51 Stefan StroffekSlovakia52,00010
    52 Bruno VilelaSpain360,00072
    53 Martin HumbertoSpain90,00018
    54 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain392,00078
    55 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom230,00046
    56 Francisco DitoSpain62,00012
    57 Ethan BrandenburgUnited States62,00012
    58 Aldara FernandezSpain118,00024
    59 Kevin LezcanoSpain308,00062
    61 Eneko FernandezSpain365,00073
    62 Daniel GarciaSpain152,00030
    63 Jacinto ReyesSpain270,00054
    64 David San RomanSpain245,00049
    65 Ricardo De La RosaSpain150,00030
    66 Mihai BobocRomania250,00050
    67 Jose Mosquera CostaSpain91,00018
    68 Borja LopezSpain313,00063
    69 Carlos DiezSpain177,00035
    91 David AvilesSpain434,00087
    92 Adoracion GarciaSpain540,000108
    93 Kristian AksnesNorway295,00059
    94 Thomas SilvaBelgium43,0009
    95 Adrian NagelSpain144,00029
    97 Indy WestenbergNetherlands576,000115
    98 Kilin CsabaSpain109,00022
    99 Iosif GyngySpain191,00038
    111 Juan De DiegoSpain434,00087
    112 Alberto DiazSpain450,00090
    113 Daniel MartinSpain194,00039
    114 Konrad SchramPoland95,00019
    115 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain184,00037
    116 Marcos BitoSpain157,00031
    117 Eduardo FemeniaSpain114,00023
    118 Rolando GihaSpain10
    119 John BlancoSpain339,00068
    121 Alberto LopezSpain238,00048
    122 Diego Rodrigo Jimenez CorzoSpain213,00043
    123 Isaac SchachtelSpain126,00025
    124 Jon BaraiazarraSpain662,000132
    126 Ahmed AbdellaSaint Kitts e Nevis303,00061
    127 Francisco VillegasSpain456,00091
    128 Luis DopesoSpain118,00024
    129 Ivan LiradoSpain91,00018
    131 Alexis DehanFrance369,00074
    133 Alejandro VailloSpain109,00022
    134 Ibrahim HeranceSpain551,000110
    135 Pedro TimiraosSpain242,00048
    136 Vladimir MelnicMoldova40,0008
    137 Xiaobin LiuChina466,00093
    138 Mikel AlonsoSpain205,00041
    139 Daniel AliendeSpain241,00048
    141 David MerayoSpain360,00072
    142“Paparazzi”Venezuela278,00056
    144 Alfonso BenitezSpain344,00069
    145 Raphael LevyFrance126,00025
    146 Jonathan GilSpain72,00014
    147 Joaquin Ortiz RicoSpain170,00034
    148 Marcos MoralesSpain352,00070
    149 Jose ValverdeSpain420,00084
    161 Sergio SanzSpain229,00046
    163 Angela RoganIreland823,000165
    164 Jose Caceras TrenadoSpain72,00014
    165 Daniel RicoSpain41,0008
    166 Edin HrnjicUnited Kingdom690,000138
    167 Kevin AldanaColombia273,00055
    168 Miguel RodriguezSpain381,00076
    169 Ildar AzimovSpain429,00086
    181 Christian MedinaSpain367,00073
    182 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain197,00039
    183 Marc GaitanSpain476,00095
    184 Luis DiazSpain308,00062
    185 Nestor Garcia San MartinSpain210,00042
    186 Alberto BelinchonSpain103,00021
    187 Dmitri DudakovEstonia207,00041
    188 Jesus GonzalezSpain544,000109
    189 Vincenzo GalotaSpain172,00034
    201 Luis PereiraPortugal117,00023
    202 Ander PaskualSpain240,00048
    203 Sergio Del CorralSpain260,00052
    205 Duvan AriasColombia376,00075
    206 Nan MinUnited States569,000114
    207 Muhammet EkiciFrance294,00059
    208 Winston JonesUnited Kingdom209,00042
    209 Pablo Diaz PenacobaSpain128,00026
    271 Anderson OtaloraColombia192,00038
    272 Lberto MartinezSpain375,00075
    274 Daniel DykstraUnited States101,00020
    275 Lorenzo VinentSpain198,00040
    276 Jose Del OlmoSpain663,000133
    277 Antonio PierinelliSpain260,00052
    278 Cristobal Ochoa AguileraVenezuela108,00022
    279 Oscar IglesiasSpain252,00050
    291 Marcos Hernandez SanchezSpain192,00038
    292 Jose BudiaSpain140,00028
    293 Sergio MarquezSpain74,00015
    294 Antonio MunozSpain276,00055
    295 Heberney CarmonaSpain358,00072
    296 Alfredo AlbornozSpain1,294,000259
    297 Andres BahonSpain96,00019
    298 Alexander GeorgievBulgaria690,000138
    299 Daniel De MiguelSpain130,00026

  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 1c Photos (by Nunzia Esposito)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 1b Photos (by Nunzia Esposito)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aldara Fernandez
    Espen Kristofferstuen

  • Day 2 is Upon us

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Poker: what a game! It’s the third day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour, and Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event is scheduled to commence at 19:00. There might be a small delay, seeing as Day 1d currently is on the last stretch. Nevertheless, all Day 2 players will be in the money.

    The poker.pro live coverage will kick off once Day 2 begins. See you all then.

  • €150 Mini Main Day 1c Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Nan MinUnited States569,000
    2 Ruben Garcia MartinSpain499,000
    3 Marc GaitanSpain476,000
    4 Jose ValverdeSpain420,000
    5 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain392,000
    6 Miguel RodriguezSpain381,000
    7 Borja LopezSpain313,000
    8 Ahmed AbdellaSaint Kitts e Nevis303,000
    9 Kristian AksnesNorway295,000
    10 Antonio MunozSpain276,000
    11 Oscar IglesiasSpain252,000
    12 Maria Del Rosario Velazquez GarzonSpain250,000
    13 Pedro TimiraosSpain242,000
    14 David MartinSpain235,000
    15 Nestor Garcia San MartinSpain210,000
    16 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain184,000
    17 Abdellah EliasVenezuela148,000
    18 Manuel HuertaSpain142,000
    19 Pablo PeñacobaSpain128,000
    20 Raphael LevyFrance126,000
    21 Jose TrenadoSpain72,000
    22 Francisco DitoSpain62,000

  • €150 Mini Main Day 1b Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Angela RoganIreland823,000
    2 Fred WulffGermany686,000
    3 Jose Del OlmoSpain663,000
    4 Jon BaraiazarraSpain662,000
    5 Javier AlvaroSpain576,000
    6 Ibrahim HeranceSpain551,000
    7 Jesus GonzalezSpain544,000
    8 Adoracion GarciaSpain540,000
    9 Espen KristofferstuenNorway517,000
    10 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom473,000
    11 Ildar AzimovSpain429,000
    12 David MerayoSpain360,000
    13 Bruno VilelaSpain360,000
    14 Heberney CarmonaSpain358,000
    15 John BlancoSpain339,000
    16 Sergio Del CorralSpain260,000
    17 Gonzalo BourdetSpain249,000
    18 David San RomanSpain245,000
    19 Daniel AliendeSpain241,000
    20 Ander PaskualSpain240,000
    21 Martin GonzalezSpain230,000
    22 Sergio Lopez SanzSpain229,000
    23 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain197,000
    24 Anderson Abel OtaloraColombia192,000
    25 Joe BeeversUnited Kingdom176,000
    26 Jonathan MarinierFrance176,000
    27 Joaquin RicoSpain170,000
    28 Ricardo De La RosaSpain150,000
    29 Daniel De MiguelSpain130,000
    30 Isaac SchachtelSpain126,000
    31 Yi HuSpain124,000
    32 ldara FernandezSpain118,000
    33 Eduardo FemeniaSpain114,000
    34 Kilin CsabaSpain109,000
    35 Daniel DykstraUnited States101,000
    36 Andres BahonSpain96,000
    37 Konrad SchramPoland95,000
    38 Mykhaylo HrytsykUkraine93,000
    39 Ivan LiradoSpain91,000
    40 Jose CostaSpain91,000
    41 Alberto VelazquezSpain70,000
    42 Francisco UtreraSpain65,000
    43 Stefan StroffekSlovakia52,000
    44 Thomas SilvaBelgium43,000
    45 Alfonso BenitezSpain42,000
    46 Daniel RicoSpain41,000
    47 Vladimir MelnicMoldova40,000

  • Blasillo Bubbles; Play has Concluded

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 17:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:47/314
    Prizes:€96,500

    The board read 8♦10♠7♣5♦4♥ with roughly 200,000 in the middle. German Fred Wulff (Small Blind) forced Luis Blasillo all in for 74,000 on the river. Blasillo spent some time in the tank, and eventually, another played called the clock on him. With 10 seconds left on the countdown, he made the call.

    Fred Wulff: 5♠5♥
    Luis Blasillo: 9♣9♥

    A set was enough for Wulff to claim the pot, and doing so, sending Blasillo to the rail. As such, Basillo became the unfortunate bubble boy, and the remaining 47 players can now bag their chips. They will return tomorrow for Day 2, which kicks off at 19:00. Before then, it’s Day 1d, the final starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event.

    That wraps up today’s live coverage here on poker.pro. With its 314 entries, Day 1b became the largest-ever starting-day flight of this flagship tournament of the PartyPoker Tour. The poker.pro editorial office will return with the Day 1b and Day 1c chip counts shortly. Tomorrow’s live blog will kick off at 19:00 when Day 2 commences; see ya’ll then.

    Fred Wulff: 760,000
    Luis Blasillo: 0

  • Making Moves

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 16:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:52/314
    Prizes:€96,500

    Jose Costa opened to 18,000 on the Button, and Vladimir Melnic defended his Big Blind.

    First to act, Melnic checked the royal flush-friendly J♣K♣9♣ flop. Costa bet 21,000, and after taking a close look at his opponent’s stack, Melnic forced his opponent all in for 137,000 in total. Costa spent a minute or two contemplating his decision, before folding. As the dealer pushed the chips Melnic’s way, Melnic revealed his 10♦8♣ holdings. What a play!

    Vladimir Melnic: 520,000
    Jose Costa: 116,000

  • Garcia Living the Dream

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 15:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:52/314
    Prizes:€96,500

    Action folded to Fernando Ruiz in the Cut-off, who open-shoved for 112,000. Juanjue Chen then re-shoved for roughly 150,000 in the Small Blind. The decision was now on Adoracion Garcia in the Big Blind who peeked at his holdings, then made the easiest call of his life.

    Fernando Ruiz: 3♦3♣
    Juanjue Chen: A♠K♥
    Adoracion Garcia: A♥A♦

    Chen was flaggergasted, to say the least, when she saw Garcia’s holdings. Aces were unthreathened as the board spelled out 7♠5♦J♣5♣6♦, and Garcia scored a double knock-out and improved his stack significantly.

    Adoracion Garcia: 540,000
    Juanjue Chen: 0
    Fernando Ruiz: 0

  • Pardo(n) Me

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 15:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:58/314
    Prizes:€96,500

    After a UTG-limp by Marco Ceci, Jose Del Olmo three-bet to 32,000. Action eventually came to Daniel Pardo, who moved all in for 112,000. Ceci folded, and Del Olmo spent some time contemplating his decision before, ultimately, making the call.

    Daniel Pardo: K♥K♠
    Jose Del Olmo: A♠Q♥

    Pardo was ahead with his cowboys, and he maintained his lead on the 10♠6♠7♣ flop. Poker can be a brutal game at times, though; Del Olmo connected well with the A♥ on the turn, and the 6♥ river ultimately sealed the deal. Unfortunate for Pardo, who busted roughly 10 places away from Day 2.

    Jose Del Olmo: 295,000
    Daniel Pardo: 0

  • Quite the Interesting Hand

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 14:2,500/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:63/314
    Prizes:€95,625

    Seated UTG+1, Luis Blasillo min-raised to 10,000. Vladimir Melnic three-bet to 32,000 on the Button, and Blasillo made the call.

    The flop was 2♣Q♣5♣, and Blasillo check-called another 32,000 from Melnic. After another Blasillo-check on the 8♦ turn, Melnic moved all in for his last 150,000. This sent Blasillo into the tank. After perhaps three minutes’ worth of pondering, he made the call.

    Vladimir Melnic: J♣J♦
    Luis Blasillo: 9♠9♥

    Melnic did not look too confident when he turned over his hand. Blasillo looked kind of surprised over his opponent’s hand, and as he revealed his holdings, Melnic was more comfortable. Nothing changed on the 10♦ river, and Melnic won a very considerable pot.

    Vladimir Melnic: 440,500
    Luis Blasillo: 220,000

  • Murphy’s Law

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 14:2,5000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:67/314
    Prizes:€95,625

    Seated UTG, Jose Murphy opened to 50,000, leaving himself with 10,000 behind. Jesus Gonzalez (Lo-jack) was the sole caller.

    Murphy checked the 7♣A♥6♠ flop, and Gonzalez wasted little time before putting his opponent all in for two Big Blinds. Murphy sighed, but realized he had to make the call at this point.

    Jesus Gonzalez: A♦K♣
    Jose Murphy: 5♥5♦

    Murphy was looking for a miracle, but it was nowhere to be found on the 2♣4♦ runout. He bid farewell, and the number of entries is decreasing at a rapid pace. Reminder that 46 players will advance to Day 2.

    Jesus Gonzalez: 525,000
    Jose Murphy: 0

  • Beevers Still in the Mix

    Christoffer Karlén
    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Joe Beevers is still in the €150 Mini Main Event. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,5000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:75/314
    Prizes:€93,250

    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend Joe “The Elegance” Beevers is still in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event, looking to become the second ambassador to advance to Day 2 (after Daniel Garcia bagged in yesterday’s Day 1a).

    Yet another PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend, Barny Boatman, arrived today. He hasn’t registered for any tournament yet; perhaps he’ll take his shot at Day 1d tomorrow.

  • Big Stacks at the Third Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,5000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:75/314
    Prizes:€93,250

    It’s the third break of the day, and this ought to be the last one. Play will soon resume on Level 14. Below are some of the biggest stacks in the room.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Angela RoganIreland576,000115
    Ibrahim HeranceSpain530,000106
    Jesús GonzálezSpain404,00081
    Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom402,00080
    Espen KristofferstuenNorway382,00076
    Martin GonzalezSpain358,00072

  • Chop it up

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 13:3,000/4,000 (4,000)
    Entries:81/314
    Prizes:€92,375

    Big-stacked Vladimir Melnic opened to an unconventional 13,500 from the Lo-jack. Daniel Dykstra (Small Blind) and Jonathan Marinier (Big Blind) both made the call.

    Dykstra and Marinier both checked it over to Melnic on the Q♣A♠5♥ flop, who continued for 16,500. Dykstra folded before Marinier made the call. Marinier then proceeded by check-calling a 33,000 bet from Melnic on the 2♠ turn, leaving himself with 47,000 behind. Another check from Marinier on the Q♦ river, and he was then forced all in by Melnic. Marinier snap-called.

    Vladimir Melnic: A♥10♥
    Jonathan Marinier: A♦10♦

    Both players were relieved to chop the pot.

    Vladimir Melnic: 365,000
    Jonathan Marinier: 135,000

  • The Coin has Been Flipped

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 12:1,500/3,000 (3,000)
    Entries:102/314
    Prizes:€89,125

    Francisco Utrera opened to 8,000 from the Cut-off. Estonia’s Dmitri Dudakov (Big Blind) then forced Utrera all in for 73,000. After twisting and turning in his chair for a minute, Utrera made the call.

    Dmitri Dudakov: A♣K♥
    Francisco Utrera: 9♠9♣

    It was a classic coin flip confrontation, but Utrera took a solid lead on the 8♥10♣9♥ flop. The A♠Q♠ didn’t help Dudakov, and Utrera received a full double-up just before the table broke.

    Francisco Utrera: 150,500
    Dmitri Dudakov: 60,000

  • Pots Are Getting Significant

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 11:1,500/2,500 (2,500)
    Entries:134/314
    Prizes:€87,125

    Juan Neira opened to 5,500 UTG. David Merayo made the call from UTG+2, and Adrian Cioca joined in on the fun from the Big Blind.

    Action was checked to Merayo on the 3♣5♠2♣ flop, and he bet 7,500. Cioca made the call, and the two contestants then checked down the K♦7♣ runout.

    Cioca’s body language signaled, “Sorry,” as he tabled 7♠7♦ for a rivered set. Merayo confirmed that Cioca indeed got there on the river, as he revealed his 10♥10♦ holdings.

    David Merayo: 171,000
    Adrian Cioca: 88,000

  • Back in the Saddle

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 11:1,500/3,000 (3,000)
    Entries:141/314
    Prizes:€87,125

    Play has resumed after the 40-minute dinner break. In fact, one whole 30-minute level has passed; apologies for the lack of updates, but the poker.pro editorial office is experiencing some technical issues.

    Nevertheless, late registration has closed. Yesterday’s Day 1a flight became the biggest-ever starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event in the PartyPoker Tour’s one-and-a-half-year-long history. The record lasted 24 hours; 314 entries in Day 1b means that this is now the new biggest flight of this flagship tournament.

    Considering all starting-day flights are playing down to 15% of the field, 47 players will make it through to Day 2. Reminder that Day 1a ended on Level 16.

    In other news, Day 1c kicked off roughly one hour ago. It’s currently on Level 3 with 74 entries. One notable name in that one is PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty.

  • Chip Counts at the Dinner Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:168/309
    Prizes:€81,750

    Below are some of the biggest stacks at the dinner break.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Fred WulffGermany164,00082
    Sergio SanzSpain156,50078
    Joaquin RicoSpain156,00078
    Raphael LenaertsPortugal154,50077
    Lara SoleraSpain148,50074
    Thomas SilvaBelgium146,50073
    Raul OrejonSpain145,00073
    Ricardo De La RosaSpain139,50070
    Dmitri DudakovEstonia135,50068
    Gonzalo BourdetSpain126,00063

  • Oh, the Pain!

    Christoffer Karlén
    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend Niall “Firaldo” Farrell interviewing poker.pro journalist Christoffer Karlén; shouldn’t it be the other way around? Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 9:800/1,600 (1,600)
    Entries:168/309
    Prizes:€81,750

    The last hand before the dinner break, action folded to PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell, who opened to 3,100 from UTG+1. “No, no, NO!” he shouted in panic as Olivian Vadean made the call from the Big Blind.

    Vadean check-called a 3,000 continuation bet from Firaldo on the 6♦4♠10♥ flop. Action went check-check on the 5♠ turn, before Vadean bet 7,500 on the 6♥ river. Firaldo sighed as he mucked his hand.

    “Did you bluff me?” Firaldo asked his opponent.

    “No,” Vadean answered.

    “For sure?” Firaldo continued. At this point, Vadean decided to reveal his Q♠7♠ holdings for a missed flush draw.

    “No!” Firaldo let out a cry that everyone at Casino Gran Via could hear. “I love it!” he continued, saluting his opponent’s play.

    The players are now heading for a 40-minute dinner break. There are currently 309 entries in Day 1b; exactly as many as yesterday, which is the biggest-ever starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event during the PartyPoker Tour’s year-and-a-half-long history.

    Olivian Vadean: 101,000
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 31,000

  • Setting the Trap

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 9:800/1,600 (1,600)
    Entries:187/306
    Prizes:€78,750

    Antonio Munoz decided to limp the 1,600 Big Blind from UTG+2. Action folded all the way to Jose Cantu, who moved all in for 27,700 from the Big Blind. Munoz snap-called.

    Jose Cantu: A♦7♠
    Antonio Munoz: A♣Q♣

    Cantu was in rough shape, and the 8♥J♦3♠K♠6♥ board didn’t provide any help. All his chips went to Munoz, and time will tell whether Cantu decided to re-enter Day 1b.

    Antonio Munoz: 69,000
    Jose Cantu: 0

  • Notable Stacks

    Christoffer Karlén
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 8:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:196/296
    Prizes:€76,500

    Below are the current stacks of three notable players. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell appears to be out; perhaps he’ll re-enter soon. Fellow PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty doesn’t appear to have registered yet, meaning this poker.pro live reporter lied earlier.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Joe BeeversEngland68,00057
    Stefan StroffekEngland48,00040
    Franky GreenEngland39,00033

  • Fishhooks

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 7:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:198/285
    Prizes:€74,750

    Martin Gonzalez min-raised to 2,000 from UTG+1. José Del Olmo three-bet to 5,600 from UTG+2. Joan Balana (Hi-jack) and Gonzalez both made the call.

    After an initial check from Gonzalez, Del Olmo bet 4,600 on the 9♣8♠6♣ flop. Balana then raised to 15,000; Gonzalez folded before Del Olmo made the call.

    Both contestants checked the K♦ turn. On the K♥ river, Del Olmo forced Balana all in for 25,800. Balana made the call fairly swiftly.

    José Del Olmo: A♦9♦
    Joan Balana: J♦J♣

    With a superior two-pair, the pot belonged to Balana.

    Joan Balana: 92,000
    José Del Olmo: 88,000

LevelSBBBBB Ante
11002000
2100200200
3100300300
4200400400
5300600600
6400800800
75001,0001,000
86001,2001,200
98001,6001,600
101,0002,0002,000
111,2002,4002,400
121,5003,0003,000
132,0004,0004,000
142,5005,0005,000
153,0006,0006,000
164,0008,0008,000
175,00010,00010,000
186,00012,00012,000
198,00016,00016,000
2010,00020,00020,000
2112,00024,00024,000
2215,00030,00030,000
2320,00040,00040,000
2425,00050,00050,000
2530,00060,00060,000
2640,00080,00080,000
2750,000100,000100,000
2860,000120,000120,000
2980,000160,000160,000
30100,000200,000200,000
31120,000240,000240,000
32150,000300,000300,000
33200,000400,000400,000
34250,000500,000500,000
35300,000600,000600,000
36400,000800,000800,000
37500,0001,000,0001,000,000

Event #1: €150 Mini Main Event

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Federico Estrada MazzarellaSpain€16,550
2 Jon BaraiazarraSpain€11,100
3 Kevin LezcanoSpain€12,200
4 Mykhaylo HrytsykUkraine€5,750
5 Alexander GeorgievBulgaria€4,000
6 Alberto Area MartinezSpain€3,100
7 Pedro TimiraosSpain€2,500
8 Joaquin Ortiz RicoSpain€2,000
9 David AvilesSpain€1,600
10 Olivian VadeanSpain€1,250
11 Nan MinUnited States€1,250
12 Edin HrnjicUnited Kingdom€1,000
13 Dwayne OfoemeUnited Kingdom€1,000
14 Sergio MarquezSpain€825
15 Javier AlvaroSpain€825
16 Ander PaskualSpain€825
17 Diego Jimenez CorzoSpain€825
18 Pablo Diaz PenacobaSpain€675
19 Luis DiazSpain€675
20 Alberto LopezSpain€675
21 Bruno Augusto VilelaPortugal€675
22 Joe BeeversUnited Kingdom€675
23 Kevin Fernandez FerrerSpain€675
24 Muhammet EkiciFrance€675
25 Indy WestenbergNetherlands€675
26 Eneko FernandezSpain€675
27 Marc GaitanSpain€575
28 Antonio PierinelliSpain€575
29 Aldara FernandezSpain€575
30 Borja LopezSpain€575
31 Francisco VillegasSpain€575
32 Antonio MunozSpain€575
33 Angela RoganIreland€575
34 Catalin TiniRomania€575
35 Ricardo De La RosaSpain€575
36 David RomanSpain€500
37 Alberto BelinchonSpain€500
38 Ivan LiradoSpain€500
39 Alfonso BenitezSpain€500
40 Adoracion GarciaSpain€500
41 Jonathan MarinierFrance€500
42 Jose BudiaSpain€500
43 Israel RuizSpain€500
44 Christian MedinaSpain€500
45 Ahmed AbdellaSaint Kitts and Nevis€450
46 Alberto DiazSpain€450
47 Francisco UtreraSpain€450
48 Ildar AzimovSpain€450
49 Alfredo AlbornozSpain€450
50 Marcos BitoSpain€450
51 Daniel MartinSpain€450
52 Miguel RodriguezSpain€450
53 Jesus Arribas RedondoSpain€450
54 Fred WulffGermany€400
55 David MartinSpain€400
56 Gonzalo BourdetSpain€400
57 Espen KristofferstuenNorway€400
58 Martin GonzalezSpain€400
59 Daniel GarciaSpain€400
60 Maria GarzonSpain€400
61 Manuel HuertaSpain€400
62 Alexis DehanFrance€400
63 Sergio Del CorralSpain€400
64 Jose CostaSpain€400
65 Raphael LevyFrance€400
66 Lorenzo VinentSpain€400
67 Luis DopesoSpain€400
68 Marcos MoralesSpain€400
69 John BlancoSpain€400
70 Jose ValverdeSpain€400
71 Heberney CarmonaSpain€400
72 Leo SantosBrazil€350
73 Sergio PiedraSpain€350
74 Vincenzo GalotaSpain€350
75 Karima BarkaSpain€350
76 Jose LopezSpain€350
77 Ruben Garcia MartinSpain€350
78 Jesus GonzalezSpain€350
79 Jacinto ReyesSpain€350
80 Ismael GarciaSpain€350
81 Jose Del OlmoSpain€350
82 Nestor San MartinSpain€350
83 Duvan AriasColombia€350
84 Sergio SanzSpain€350
85 Kevin AldanaColombia€350
86 Glen BetancourtSpain€350
87 Iosif GyngySpain€350
88 Fernando Diaz MayordomoSpain€350
89 Winston JonesUnited Kingdom€350
90 Harry SandfordUnited Kingdom€325
91 Eduardo Ramos GonzalesSpain€325
92 Ibrahim HeranceSpain€325
93 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom€325
94 Jose TrenadoSpain€325
95 Anderson OtaloraColombia€325
96 Abdellah EliasVenezuela€325
97 Vladimir MelnicMoldova€325
98 Mihai BobocSpain€325
99 Isaac SchachtelSpain€325
100 Francisco DitoSpain€325
101 Luis PereiraPortugal€325
102 “Paparazzi”Venezuela€325
103 Carlos DiezSpain€325
104 Rolando GihaSpain€325
105 Mohamed El Hachlaf MourabitSpain€325
106 Martino FerraraSpain€325
107 Jesus Gonzalez CintaSpain€325
108 Jonathan GilSpain€300
109 Juan Carlos De DiegoSpain€300
110 Marcos SanchezSpain€300
111 Alberto VelazquezSpain€300
112 Mikel AlonsoSpain€300
113 Oscar IglesiasSpain€300
114 Ethan BrandenburgUnited States€300
115 Konrad SchramPoland€300
116 Eduardo FemeniaSpain€300
117 Daniel De MiguelSpain€300
118 Jose Ramos MartinezSpain€300
119 Daniel AliendeSpain€300
120 Stefan StroffekSpain€300
121 Dmitri DudakovEstonia€300
122 Kilin CsabaSpain€300
123 Daniel RicoSpain€300
124 Andres BahonSpain€300
125 Kristian AksnesNorway€300
126 Martin HumbertoSpain€300
127 Daniel DykstraUnited States€300
128 Xiaobin LiuChina€300
129 David MerayoSpain€300
130 Adrian NagelSpain€300
131 Cristobal Aguilera€300
132 Thomas SilvaBelgium€300
133Linda IwaniakN/A€300
134 Yi HuSpain€300
135 Alejandro VailloSpain€300

Event #2: €1,000 PLO Masters High Roller

  • Buy-in: €1,000
  • Entries: 33
  • Prize Pool: €29,700
  • Winner: David Marino
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 David MarinoSpain€11,860
2 Garcia MarquezSpain€7,880
3 Daniel HerreraSpain€4,900
4 Alejandro GarciaSpain€2,980
5 Guillermo BlaySpain€2,080

Event #3: €200 NLH KO

  • Buy-in: €200
  • Entries: 97
  • Prize Pool: €11,640
  • Winner: Pal Fjulsrud
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Pal FjulsrudNorway€2,860
2 Miguel CuevasSpain€2,690
3 Jose FloresSpain€1,400
4 Karl KalmusEstonia€930
5 Marcos PitarchSpain€730
6 Jose RomanSpain€580
7 Julio De La CruzSpain€460
8 Mepca MukicGermany€400
9 Oscar LepoutreFrance€350
10 Mario MejiaSpain€320
11 Jesus GuerreroSpain€320
12 Dolores VelazquezSpain€300
13 Michael LlarenaPhilippines€300

Event #5: €500 Main Event

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1 Alexey NeofitovRussia€43,250
2 Hugo De BritesPortugal€31,750
3 Daniel Ruiz TrianaSpain€20,000
4 Raphael LenaertsPortugal€14,000
5 Nicolas Le FlochFrance€10,000
6 Alejandro RubioSpain€8,000
7 David LamasSpain€6,625
8 Ashley BrownUnited Kingdom€5,500
9 Jorge RuizSpain€4,500
10 Fred WulffGermany€3,550
11 Alfonso BenitezSpain€3,550
12 Alvaro GonzalesSpain€2,700
13 Jose ValverdeSpain€2,700
14 Mikel AlonsoSpain€2,150
15 Antonio LedoSpain€2,150
16 Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom€1,750
17 Kilin CsabaSpain€1,750
18 Hugo BenitezSpain€1,750
19 Kurtis EllesmereNorthern Ireland€1,750
20 Chen YiChina€1,750
21 Pablo GarciaSpain€1,500
22 Roberto PavonSpain€1,500
23 William De JesusBrazil€1,500
24 Ignacio TabnaneraSpain€1,500
25 Marcos ThielkeSpain€1,500
26 Pal FjulsrudNorway€1,500
27 Ni LiangceSpain€1,500
28 Jose TomeSpain€1,300
29 Karmel VarasSpain€1,300
30 Lynne BeaumontEngland€1,300
31 Mario RamirezSpain€1,300
32 Matheus SalamaoBrazil€1,300
33 Alberto MartinSpain€1,300
34 Leo SantosBrazil€1,300
35 Dalai DominguezSpain€1,300
36 Karima BarkaSpain€1,200
37 Simon MarksSpain€1,200
38 Javier MarcosSpain€1,200
39 David SayagoSpain€1,200
40 Martin PeraltaBrazil€1,200
41 Pablo LarioSpain€1,200
42 James GroganIreland€1,200
43 John BlancoSpain€1,200
44 Ciaran McCullaghIreland€1,200
45 Daniel WuChina€1,200
46 Luis BardalesSpain€1,200
47 Sergio MoronSpain€1,200
48 David PenlyUnited Kingdom€1,100
49 Marco PapiliItaly€1,100
50 Yuanjie ChenSpain€1,100
51 Ricardo MoranSpain€1,100
52 James PattersonUnited Kingdom€1,100
53 Jonathan ReesUnited Kingdom€1,100
54 Alberto MartinezSpain€1,100
55 Manuel O’SheaSpain€1,100
56 Alexander GeorgievBulgaria€1,100
57 Val McCaulIreland€1,100
58 Agustin TenaSpain€1,100
59 Natalie BromleyUnited Kingdom€1,100
60 Axat MawjiUnited Kingdom€1,100
61 Francisco LeonSpain€1,100
62 Manuel GoncalvesSpain€1,100
63 Thomas SandersonUnited Kingdom€1,100
64 James FowlerUnited Kingdom€1,000
65 Drazen KorosCroatia€1,000
66 Daniel GarciaSpain€1,000
67 Miguel De LeyvaSpain€1,000
68 Pablo SanchezSpain€1,000
69 Alejandro ValdesSpain€1,000
70 Diego LopezSpain€1,000
71 Vito PizzitolaItaly€1,000
72 Cristian MoratallaSpain€1,000
73 Junda ZhuSpain€1,000
74 Irene SemedoPortugal€1,000
75 Juan CastejonSpain€1,000
76 Alba JimenezSpain€1,000
77 Manuel LopezSpain€1,000
78 Cameron AtwellUnited Kingdom€1,000
79 Henrique OliveiraBrazil€1,000

Event #6: €150 PLO Masters 4/5/6

  • Buy-in: €150
  • Entries: 74
  • Prize Pool: €9,250
  • Winner: Lirong Yu
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Lirong YuSpain€2,850
2 Stefan StroffekSlovakia€1,830
3 Miguel Rodriguez BermudezSpain€1,150
4 Grzegorz StaniszewskiPoland€760
5 Sia BrowneSpain€580
6 Barry CarterUnited Kingdom€450
7 Paredes JorgeSpain€370
8 Espen KristofferstuenNorway€330
9 Martin HumbertoSpain€330
10 Lucian BurlanRomania€300
11 Kristian AksnesNorway€300

Event #7: €60 poker.pro Thursday Party Madness Red River NLH Bounty

  • Buy-in: €60
  • Entries: 127
  • Prize Pool: €3,175
  • Winner: Francisco Dito
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Francisco DitoSpain€745
2 Alexander AubreyUnited Kingdom€450
3 Jose RomanSpain€300
4 Jose Martinez MeliaSpain€240
5 Andrew BetzUnited States€200
6 Carlos Ferrer ArnalSpain€160
7 Simon MarksSpain€140
8 Pablo LarioSpain€120
9 Oscar MarcoSpain€100
10 Daniel GarciaSpain€80
11 Martin HumbertoSpain€80
12 Gustavo La BrunaItaly€70
13 Bruno VilelaPortugal€70
14 Kevin Fernandez FerrerSpain€60
15 Fikri BoutalebSpain€60
16 James GroganIreland€60
17 Neil HgginsIreland€60
18 Luis BenaventSpain€60
19 Marcos BItoSpain€60
20 Raphael LenaertsPortugal€60

Event #8: €100 NLH (Sponsored by MTTDB)

  • Buy-in: €100
  • Entries: 105
  • Prize Pool: €8,925
  • Winner: David Rodriguez
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 David RodriguezSpain€1,830
2 Antonio PierinelliSpain€1,345
3 Jonatan MartinezSpain€1,410
4 Arturo MuroSpain€975
5 Luis Martin-GranizoSpain€565
6 Augusto AmadoSpain€460
7 Xambo DanielSpain€390
8 Antonio RuizSpain€330
9 Vasile BelicaRomania€280
10 Hipolito MunozSpain€250
11 Aurelie RaymondeFrance€250
12 Daniel TenorioSpain€220
13 Concepcion HernandezSpain€220
14 Jorge DjanvelianArgentina€200
15 Mario FernandezSpain€200

Event #9: €250 PLO Masters Main Event

  • Buy-in: €250
  • Entries: 105
  • Prize Pool: €22,575
  • Winner: Leon Bennett
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Leon BennettUnited States€4,650
2 Andres NiguerolSpain€4,235
3 David LappinIreland€3,815
4 Deniss LebedevsLatvia€1,850
5 Marcis ZeltmatisLatvia€1,450
6 Jose RomanSpain€1,090
7 Paul TinsleyUnited Kingdom€850
8 Yonnas JahrenSpain€735
9 Barny BoatmanUnited Kingdom€640
10 Alberto DominiguezSpain€590
11 Ped MartinezSpain€590
12 Borja BejaranoSpain€540
13 JJ HazanUnited Kingdom€540
14 Guillermo MallolSpain€500
15 Javier GonzalezSpain€500

Event #10: €60 poker.pro Friday Party Madness Crazy Pineapple Bounty

  • Buy-in: €60
  • Entries: 122
  • Prize Pool: €3,050
  • Winner: Grzegorz Staniszewski
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Grzegorz StaniszewskiPoland€750
2 Martino FerraraSpain€490
3 Jose SantiagoSpain€360
4 Petru SimcencoRomania€245
5 Christian VegaPeru€180
6 Samir SantiagoSpain€150
7 Thomas StocksUnited Kingdom€130
8 Malek HaroSpain€110
9 PEdro TamayoSpain€95
10 Jorge AlvarezSpain€80
11 Rafael WethliEswatini€80
12 Gonzalo MartinezSpain€70
13 Jan BarahonaSpain€70
14 Christoffer KarlénSweden€60
15 Ignacio TabnaneraSpain€60
16 Rodrigo BavianoSpain€60
17 Karl KalmusEstonia€60

Event #11: €150 NLH (Sponsored by Faded Spade)

  • Buy-in: €150
  • Entries: 43
  • Prize Pool: €5,375
  • Winner: Darach Rogan
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Darach RoganIreland€1,985
2 Angela RoganIreland€1,340
3 Marco GivicaSpain€810
4 Sebastian ConstableUnited Kingdom€540
5 Martin HumbertoSpain€400
6 Edward CherrieUnited Kingdom€300

Event #12: €150 NLH KO

  • Buy-in: €150
  • Entries: 91
  • Prize Pool: €10,465
  • Winner: Marcos Pitarch
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Marcos PitarchSpain€3,090
2 Ignacio MuzquizSpain€1,910
3 Kevin FerrerSpain€1,260
4 Macos FernandezSpain€860
5 Sergio PiedraSpain€655
6 Concepcion HernandezSpain€520
7 Wei FuChina€420
8 Ruben IsraelFrance€370
9 Steven KeayUnited Kingdom€320
10 Nan MinUnited States€280
11 Jaime StaplesCanada€280
12 Dwayne OfoemeUnited Kingdom€250
13 Fernandeo SedanoSpain€250

Event #13: €30 NLH Hyper

  • Buy-in: €30
  • Entries: 143
  • Prize Pool: €3,575
  • Winner: Edward Cherrie
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Edward CherrieUnited Kingdom€700
2 Cristian DuranSpain€470
3 Ian FarrellScotland€380
4 Marcin JackowskiPoland€320
5 Jon RodriguezSpain€260
6 Marcelino SanchezSpain€210
7 Jan BarahonaSpain€170
8 Lucas SolaSpain€145
9 Nuno Dos SantosSpain€120
10 Jose LasoSpain€100
11 Mateo MagnolSpain€100
12 Hasmukh KhodiyaraUnited Kingdom€80
13 Jorge DjanvelianArgentina€80
14 Pablo BermejoSpain€70
15 Jose RodriguezSpain€70
16 Hemal PanchmatiaEngland€60
17 Ruben RuizSpain€60
18 Mark BoothUnited Kingdom€60
19 Kevin BrzozowskiUnited Kingdom€60
20 Jorge GarciaSpain€60

Event #14: €250 Mystery Bounty

  • Buy-in: €250
  • Entries: 62
  • Prize Pool: €7,130
  • Winner: Angela Rogan
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Angela RoganIreland€3,215
2 Daniel GarciaSpain€1,740
3 Aleix GeliSpain€1,415
4 Hipolito MunozSpain€1,820
5 Vaghinak GasparyanSpain€1,560
6 Francisco MolinaSpain€1,970
7 Esteban GonzalezSpain€320
8 Siddharth SudunaguntaIndia€540
9 Artur PatrykSpain€250
10 Jesus RodriguezSpain€500

Event #15: €1,000 NLH High Roller 7-Max

  • Buy-in: €1,000
  • Entries: 80
  • Prize Pool: €72,000
  • Winner: Bernardino Hernandez
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Bernardino HernandezSpain€16,500
2 Matheus SalomaoBrazil€17,500
3 Alba JimenezSpain€8,500
4 Dara O’KearneyIreland€5,500
5 Axat MawjiUnited Kingdom€4,400
6 Fred WulffGermany€3,600
7 Niall “Firaldo” FarrellScotland€2,900
8 Nan MinUnited States€2,500
9 Barbara JimenezSpain€2,300
10 Luis BiasilloUnited Kingdom€2,150
11 Diego RubioSpain€2,150
12 Marcin JackowskiPoland€2,000
13 Olli MuukkonenFinland€2,000

Event #16: €150 PLO Masters NLH/PLO 6-Max

  • Buy-in: €150
  • Entries: 59
  • Prize Pool: €7,375
  • Winner: Flavien Marcel
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Flavien MarcelFrance€2,175
2 Javier GonzalezSpain€1,925
3 Guillermo MallolSpain€925
4 Ivan MunozSpain€600
5 Ahmed AbdellaSaint Kitts and Nevis€450
6 Aviv CohenIsrael€370
7 Stefan StroffekSlovakia€330
8 Ricardo CanoSpain€300
9 Linda IwaniakEngland€300

Event #17: €60 Sunday Last Chance Madness NLH Double Board

  • Buy-in: €60
  • Entries: 71
  • Prize Pool: €3,550
  • Winner: Daniel Garcia
  • Report: N/A
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Daniel GarciaSpain€990
2 Edward CherrieUnited Kingdom€830
3 Alexander AubreyUnited Kingdom€440
4 Drazen KorosCroatia€270
5 Marco PapiliItaly€200
6 Grzegorz StaniszewskiPoland€170
7 Alvaro GarridoSpain€150
8 Bruno VilelaPortugal€130
9 Christoffer KarlénSweden€130
10 Pascal GenestineSpain€120
11 Graeme MaguireSpain€120
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