2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville

PartyPoker Tour 2025 Live Reporting

As an official media partner, our team at poker.pro will be on-site at the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville at Casino Admiral Seville, 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 first Spanish stop of the year.

  • Firaldo on the Live-streamed Table

    YouTube player
    Level 5:300/600 (600)
    Entries:93/112
    Prizes:€100,000 GTD

    The featured table of the €500 Main Event currently has PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell in the mix. Watch the live-stream through the player above.

  • O’Kearney And His Two-pair

    Dara O’Kearney. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 5:300/600 (600)
    Entries:95/111
    Prizes:€100,000 GTD

    This poker.pro live reporter took a stroll through the tournament area and noticed Irish poker legend Dara O’Kearney opening to 1,500 from the Hi-jack. His opponent in the Big Blind decided to defend her Big Blind, and the dealer brought the 68K flop to the table. The opponent check-called a 1,500 continuation bet from O’Kearney. Action then went check-check on the 9 turn. The opponent completed the check trifecta on the 3 river; O’Kearney now fired a 4,000 bet, and the opponent called.

    O’Kearney revealed 63, which was enough to take down the pot.

    Dara O’Kearney: 64,000

  • Trip Down Memory Lane: The 2025 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow

    Zhen Zhen, winner of the £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow. 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 third stop of the 2025 PartyPoker tour was in Glasgow. The legendary PokerBrand took over Alea Casino for a week; it’s an utterly beautiful casino with the most amazing view over the River Clyde.

    The £500 Main Event featured a Cinderella story, as exchange student Zhen Zhen navigated her way through the field that consisted of 256 entries. For her win, Zhen was awarded £22,500, the largest chunk of the £111,821 prize pool.

    The festival, naturally, also featured the £150 Mini Main Event. That particular affair scored 468 entries, creating a £57,966 prize pool. It was local player Christian Watt who claimed the win and the £10,260 first-place payout.

    PartyPoker will return to Glasgow and Alea Casino as a part of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour. All players would be very wise to mark August 3-9 in their calendars, preparing for yet another PartyPoker Tour event in the Scottish gem.

  • The Ambassador’s Stacks

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 4:200/400 (400)
    Entries:90/102
    Prizes:€100,000 GTD

    Day 1b of the €500 Main Event has reached Level 4. Below are the current stack sizes of all the ambassadors currently in the mix.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Daniel GarciaSpain59,000148
    Sam AcheampongEngland51,500129
    Natalie BromleyEngland50,000125
    Niall “Firaldo” FarrellScotland48,000120
    Barry CarterEngland39,10098
    Joe BeeversEngland33,60084
  • Catch up on Yesterday’s Action

    Juan Anguas, winner of the €150 Mini Main Event during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Yesterday’s schedule featured the exciting conclusion of the €150 Mini Main Event. It was Spaniard Juan Anguas who ultimately emerged victorious, claiming the trophy and €9,770.

    the poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén has uploaded a recap of everything that went down yesterday at Admiral Casino, including Day 1a of the €500 Main Event and the €100 PLO Masters 4/5/6.

  • PartyPoker Tour Seville 2026: Finding Confidence at the Table

    At the PartyPoker Tour in Seville, I met Kristina Rutia and Paola Morrondo — two players at very different stages of their poker journeys, yet united by something powerful: the decision to show up.

    For Paola, this was her first time ever playing poker in person.

    “It was the last opportunity I had to come, and I just came,” she tells me, smiling. Work had almost made it impossible. With only one free day in an otherwise packed schedule, she nearly didn’t make it. Online poker had always fit her life better — fast, flexible, something you can dip in and out of. Live poker felt like a different commitment altogether.

    Paola

    And yet, encouraged by her boyfriend Marcos, she took the leap.

    “I was really nervous,” she admits. “I’d never sat down with people playing right next to me.”

    That first experience could easily have been overwhelming. Instead, it became something else entirely.

    “The people were really encouraging. They told me I played well. It made me want to keep going.”

    Kristina’s story begins differently, but arrives at a similar place.

    Originally from Zaragoza, she had played poker casually with family and friends. But everything changed when she started watching professional games online.

    “It felt like a completely different world,” she says. “I couldn’t quite grasp the nuances.”

    Kristina

    That changed when her partner Yeyu introduced her to the deeper mechanics of the game.

    “He said to me, ‘Son of a gun, you’re playing better than me!’ That was it. From that moment, I never looked back.”

    Since then, poker has become central not just to her life, but to her relationship. And travel is a huge part of the appeal.

    “I love going to different places. That’s one of the best things about the PartyPoker tour.”

    Of course, the reality is not always glamorous.

    “Sometimes you’re playing until 5am. There’s no way I’m getting up at 9am to explore the city,” she laughs. “But it’s worth it. After all, I’m here for the poker.”

    What makes this story particularly compelling is that Kristina and Paola met here in Seville.

    A shared experience at the tables quickly turned into a friendship — and now, a plan.

    They want to travel together to future poker stops, building a small but growing community of women who can support each other.

    “There were only four women and more than a hundred men,” Paola says. “I almost didn’t come because of that.”

    But she did.

    And Kristina is quick to point out that things are changing.

    “I always notice how many women are playing. And there are more and more of us.”

    Visibility matters. Representation matters. And interestingly, she notes that even in online spaces, gender plays a role.

    “A lot of usernames are female, even when men are playing. People assume women are weaker players.”

    It’s a revealing insight into the psychology of the game — and the quiet strategies that shape it.

    Online poker and live poker, both agree, are two completely different beasts.

    Online, you can get used to patterns, styles, and rhythms. In person, everything shifts. You read the room. You read people. You learn again.

    And yet, platforms like PartyPoker make that transition possible.

    They offer real accessibility — the chance to qualify, to try, to step into the live arena without barriers that once felt insurmountable.

    For Paola, that opportunity made all the difference.

    “This is just the beginning,” she says.

    Seville, too, plays its part.

    There is something about the city — its warmth, its openness, its energy — that mirrors the atmosphere at the tables. Even among strangers, there is a sense of ease. The games are not silent, tense spaces. People talk. They help. They encourage.

    And then there is everything else: the food, the weather, the rhythm of the streets.

    It is a city that welcomes you, even if you have never been before.

    At the tables, Kristina is effortlessly stylish, adorned with poker-inspired accessories. Paola, with her distinctive glasses, brings her own sharp edge.

    Poker, here, is not just a game. It is becoming something else — a space of identity, style, and community.

    And perhaps most importantly, it is becoming a space where women feel they can belong.

    They are still nervous. That doesn’t disappear overnight.

    But they are playing anyway.

    And that is where everything begins.

  • Ambassadors in the Field

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:75/76
    Prizes:€100,000 GTD

    The number of entries in Day 1b of the €500 Main Event is increasing at a rapid pace. There are many notable names in the field already, such as PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors Daniel Garcia, Barry Carter, Joe Beevers, Natalie Bromley, and Niall “Firaldo” Farrell.

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

  • Results Tab Updated

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    The “Results” tab in the live blog has now been updated with all results from the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville so far. Navigate to it in order to see how your friends have been doing in the various events.

  • €500 Main Event Day 1a Chip Counts

    Barny Boatman. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Day 1a of the €500 Main Event attracted 118 entries. Below are the chip counts for those 30 who made it through to Day 2.

    PositionPlayerChips
    1Nicholas Gloreiou461,000
    2Ivan Monje401,000
    3Hugo Benitez389,000
    4Hady Ahmed384,000
    5Barbara Jimenez370,000
    6Jose Maria Nieto Martin358,000
    7Carlos Gutierrez Garcia273,000
    8David Lappin272,000
    9Victor Abueso254,000
    10Dillan Patel245,000
    11Ben Yahin242,000
    12Azdeam Ramzi178,000
    13Rui Campon161,000
    14Antonio Subire149,000
    15Flavian Varga149,000
    16Jose Lozano Granjo148,000
    17Ruben Perez Correa144,000
    18Simon Marks140,000
    19Jaime Rueda Sampedro138,000
    20Jose Maria Rodriguez137,000
    21Gonzalo Rodriguez135,000
    22Antonio Ruiz Ledo131,000
    23Joaquin Yo125,000
    24Gabriel Barba Godino123,000
    25Barny Boatman108,000
    26Irene Semedo80,000
    27Edin Hrnjic67,000
    28Borja Lozano Besaramo58,000
    29J.Carlos Alonso52,000
    30Juan Miguel Reyes36,000
  • €500 Main Event Day 1b Kicks Off

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 1:100/200
    Entries:30/30
    Prizes:€100,000 GTD

    Welcome, all, to the fourth day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville. The poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén is ready to catch every knook and cranny of the action.

    Today’s live blog will focus a little bit of everything, but perhaps a little more on Day 1b of the €500 Main event. The tournament kicked off roughly 10 minutes ago, with 30 players in from the get-go. The editorial office will soon return with the chip counts from yesterday’s Day 1a flight.

    Today’s schedule features two starting-day flights of the Main Event, but that’s far from the only action going on. The €250 PLO Masters Main Event also kicks off with its first starting-day flight, and tonight at 22:00, it’s time for the much-anticipated €60 poker.pro Friday Party Madness Crazy Pineapple Bounty.

    2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville – Friday, March 20 Schedule

    TimeEvent
    14:00Event #4: €500 Main Event Day 1b
    18:00Event #6: €250 PLO Masters Main Event Day 1a
    21:00Event #4: €500 Main Event Day 1c
    22:00Event #7: €60 poker.pro Friday Party Madness Crazy Pineapple Bounty
  • Juan Anguas Wins the €150 Mini Main Event for €9,770

    Juan Anguas. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 32:200,000/400,000 (400,000)
    Entries:1/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    After eliminating Jonas Araujo in second place, Juan Anguas is now the winner of the €150 Mini Main Event. He takes home €9,770 and the coveted trophy.

    That’s a wrap for today’s live coverage on poker.pro. A longer recap of today’s action will be uploaded tomorrow, which will also include the results from the €150 PLO Masters 4/5/6 and the chip counts for Day 1a of the €500 Main Event.

    €150 Mini Main Event Results

    PlacePlayerPrize
    1 Juan Anguas€9,770*
    2 Jonas Arujo€8,150*
    3 Carlos Gomez€6,900*
    4 Gilberto Lopez€7,135*
    5 Rodriguez€6,190*
    6 Fernando Banda€5,170*
    7 Peggy Crawford€1,780
    8 Niall “Firaldo” Farrell€1,430
    9 Hady Sirbu€1,120
    10Jose Maria Lozano Granjo€880
    11Alberto Simon€880
    12Manuel Salamanca€720
    13Juanmi Cubero€720
    14Francisco Huelva Caro€590
    15Dillan Patel€590
    16Daniele Barbera€520
    17Linda Iwaniak€520
    18Carlos Herrador€520
    19Raymond Masters€520
    20Adrian Casado Lopez€520
    21Kevin Ferrer€460
    22David Fabriel De Moras€460
    23Carmen Lopez Cubero€460
    24Markus Mortensen€460
    25Guillermo Montero€460
    26Mario De La Rosa€460
    27Sergey€460
    28Ryana Kritzer€400
    29Alvaro Casso€400
    30Francisco Gordillo€400
    31Francisco Manuel Martin€400
    32Victor Aubeso€400
    33Carlos Macedo€400
    34David Lebron€400
    35Manuel Sanchez€400
    36Miguel Gomez Parraga€360
    37Gabriel Barba€360
    38Pedro Ruas€360
    39Jose Antonio Guerrero€360
    40Matt Staples€360
    41Nicholas Georgian€360
    42Con Sullivan€360
    43Jonathan Nogales€360
    44Jesus Jimenez€360
    45Matteo Fritz€360
    46Javier Galan€360
    47Antonio Olalla€360
    48Federico Torres€360
    49Miguel Barajas€360
    50Felix Reina Campos€360
    51Liam Johnston€360
    52Marci Jackowski€360
    53Paul Walsh€360
    54Manuel Gonzalez Vaz€360
    55Gary Kane€360
    56Neil GilChrist€330
    57Leandro Etmeksian€330
    58Robert Clarke€330
    59Jorge Casares€330
    60Antonio Parejas€330
    61Carlos Simon€330
    62Vakhtang Chikuindze€330
    63Fernando Exposito€330
    64Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera€330
    65A.J. Alcantara€330
    66Tony Martins€330
    67David McConache€330
    68Raul Guerrero€330
    69David Frutos Pozo€330
    70Jorge Vega Rivas€330
    71Sam Acheampong€330
    72Luis Aspera Arce€300
    73Alfonso Benitez€300
    74Juan Sanchez€300
    75Minuydas Kesulis€300
    76Pablo Lopez€300
    77Carlos Mejias Muaoz€300
    78Salvelio Ramirez€300
    79Alberto Del Valle€300
    80Jorge Guerrero€300
    81Pablo Franco€300
    82Antonio Entrena Garcia€300
    83Antonio Hurtado€300
    84Daniel Aragon€300
    85Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez€300
    86Joseph Preca€300
    87Jack Sanbrook€300
    88Jaime Martins€300
    89Christopher Lamb€300
    90Javier Pedrote Morales€300
    91Joaquin Loma Campos€300
    92Jose Bolufer€300
    93Fernando Hernandez Carrillo€300
    94Zal Camimeri€300
    95Eloy Cordoba€300
    96Thiago De Almeida€300
    97Alberto Lopez€300
    98Rodrigo Araujo€300

    *Denotes a six-way deal.

  • Jonas Araujo Eliminated in 2nd Place (€8,150)

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 32:200,000/400,000 (400,000)
    Entries:1/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Jonas Araujo moved all in for 12,475,000 from the Button. Juan Anguas made the call from the Big Blind.

    Jonas Araujo: J9
    Juan Anguas: K10

    Araujo had a pretty hand, but he didn’t manage to connect on the 862QK board. As such, Araujo was eliminated in second place for €8,150.

    Juan Anguas: 26,475,000
    Jonas Araujo: 0

  • Carlos Gomez Eliminated in 3rd Place (€6,900)

    Carlos Gomez. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 30:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:2/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Carlos Gomez moved all in for 2,455,000 from the Button. Jonas Araujo made the call from the Big Blind.

    Carlos Gomez: K2
    Jonas Araujo: K8

    Gomez was in rough shape, and as the board spelled out J74Q9, he bid farewell in third place for 6,900. As such, the stage is now set for a heads-up showdown between Araujo and Juan Anguas.

    Jonas Araujo: 17,230,000
    Juan Anguas: 8,870,000
    Carlos Gomez: 0

  • Gilberto Lopez Eliminated in 4th Place (€7,135)

    Gilberto Lopez. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 30:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:3/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Gilberto Lopez open-shoved 4,260,000 UTG. Jonas Araujo re-shoved from the Small Blind, and the two were soon heads-up to the flop.

    Gilberto Lopez: K10
    Jonas Araujo: A9

    No dice for Lopez on the J7857 board, and he was eliminated in fourth place for €7,135.

  • Oscar Rodriguez Eliminated in 5th Place (€6,190)

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 29:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:4/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Action folded to Oscar Rodriguez, who moved all in for 2,700,000 from the Small Blind. Jonas Araujo made the call from the Big Blind.

    Oscar Rodriguez: KQ
    Jonas Araujo: J10

    Rodriguez maintained his lead on the 844 flop, but the 10 brought a momentum switch. Rodriguez didn’t reclaim the driver’s seat on the A river, and as such, he was eliminated in fifth place for €6,190.

    Jonas Araujo: 7,520,000
    Oscar Rodriguez: 0

  • Fernando Banda Eliminated in 6th Place (€5,170)

    Fernando Banda. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 29:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:5/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Action folded to Fernando Banda, who open-shoved for 2,645,000 from the Button. Jonas Anguas comfortably made the call from the Big Blind.

    Fernando Banda: A8
    Jonas Anguas: AK

    Anguas was way ahead, and as the board spelled out A2673, he eliminated Banda in sixth place for €5,170.

    Jonas Anguas: 9,630,000
    Fernando Banda: 0

  • Anguas Doubles Through Lopez

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 29:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:6/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Gilberto Lopez opened to 450,000 from the Cut-off and was then faced with a 1,350,000 three-bet from Jonas Anguas. Lopez forced his opponent all in for 3,195,000 in total, and Anguas made the call.

    Gilberto Lopez: AK
    Jonas Anguas: 99

    It was a classic coin flip situation, but Anguas didn’t make it too exciting on the 936 flop. The board completed with 42, and Anguas doubled up.

    Jonas Anguas: 6,890,000
    Gilberto Lopez: 1,840,000

  • A Deal has Been Made

    Casino Admiral, Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 29:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:6/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    After Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford’s exit in seventh place, the remaining six Spanish players have agreed to an ICM deal. Below are the amounts locked up; the winner will get an extra €4,000.

    PlayerCountryPrize
    Jonas AraujoSpain€8,150
    Gilberto LopezSpain€7,135
    Carlos GomezSpain€6,900
    Oscar RodriguezSpain€6,190
    Juan AnguasSpain€5,770
    Fernando BandaSpain€5,170

  • Chip Counts at the Second Break

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 29:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:6/653
    Prizes:€84,000
    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Jonas AraujoSpain6,700,00034
    2 Gilberto LopezSpain5,035,00025
    3 Carlos GomezSpain4,725,00024
    4 Oscar RodriguezSpain3,700,00019
    5 Juan AnguasSpain3,295,00016
    6 Fernando BandaSpain264500013
  • Peggy Crawford Eliminated in 7th Place (€1,780)

    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 29:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:6/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford open-shoved for 1,430,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Jonas Anguas made the call.

    Peggy Crawford: KQ
    Jonas Anguas: A10

    Anguas improved his lead significantly on the A73 flop. The 10 turn saw Crawford picking up a straight draw, but the Q river ultimately ended her tournament life. For her seventh-place finish, Crawford was awarded €1,780.

    Jonas Anguas: 3,290,000
    Peggy Crawford: 0

  • Big One for Araujo

    Casino Admiral, Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 29:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:7/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford min-raised to 400,000 from the Cut-off. Jonas Araujo decided to defend his Big Blind.

    Action went check-check on the 565 flop. Araujo bet 865,000 on the 10 turn before Crawford forced her opponent all in for 2,600,000 in total. Araujo made the call faster than the speed of lightning.

    Peggy Crawford: KQ
    Jonas Araujo: 97

    Araujo had turned a flush, and Crawford didn’t improve to a superior one on the 10 river. A visibly happy Araujo doubled through Crawford.

    Jonas Araujo: 6,300,000
    Peggy Crawford: 1,730,000

  • Niall “Firaldo” Farrell Eliminated in 8th Place (€1,430)

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 29:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:7/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    UTG+1, PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell committed 1,440,000 of his stack to a pre-flop raise, leaving himself with a mere 40,000 behind. Oscar Rodriguez made the call from the Big Blind.

    First to act, Rodriguez forced Firaldo all-in on the 9KQ flop. Naturally, Firaldo made the call.

    Oscar Rodriguez: A8
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: KJ

    Firaldo was still ahead with a pair of kings, but the 8 was one of the best cards in the decks for Rodriguez, and especially for the suspension. He improved to the nut flush on the 4, seeing Firaldo off in eighth for €1,430.

    Oscar Rodriguez: 3,800,000
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 0

  • Anguas Cripples Firaldo

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 28:80,000/160,000 (160,000)
    Entries:8/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell min-raised to 320,000 from UTG+1. Action folded to Juan Anguas, who moved all in for 950,000 from the Small Blind. When action came back to Firaldo, he made the call without the slightest hesitation.

    Juan Anguas: A10
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: KK

    Firaldo was way ahead with the cowboys, but there’s always an ace, isn’t it? The board spelled out 29JA4, awarding the pot and a full double-up to Anguas.

    Juan Anguas: 2,220,000
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 1,880,000

  • Hady Sirbu Eliminated in 9th Place (€1,120)

    Hady Sirbu. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 28:80,000/160,000 (160,000)
    Entries:9/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Seated in the Cut-off, Carlos Gomez opened to 325,000. The charismatic Hady Sirbu made the call from the Big Blind.

    After an initial check from Sirbu on the QK9 flop, Gomez continued for 275,000. “You’re very good,” Sirbu acknowledged his opponent’s skill set as he raised to 600,000. Gomez made the call.

    Seconds before the dealer turned over the A turn, Sirbu announced all-in in the dark for his last 1,160,000. Gomez made the call.

    Hady Sirbu: KQ
    Carlos Gomez: A10

    Sirbu was an 80% favorite, but the Poker Gods were looking out for Gomez, who improved to a superior two-pair on the 10 river. As such, Sirbu became the first casualty of the final table, earning €1,120 for his ninth-place finish.

    Carlos Gomez: 5,225,000
    Hady Sirbu: 0

  • Final Table is Set

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 28:80,000/160,000 (160,000)
    Entries:9/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    The €150 Mini Main Event is now down to the final table. Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford still has the chip lead; PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell is still in the mix. Below is the final table chip counts.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Peggy CrawfordEngland4,755,00030
    2 Gilberto LopezSpain4,435,00028
    3 Carlos GomezSpain3,460,00022
    4 Niall “Firaldo” FarrellScotland3,230,00020
    5 Jonas AraujoSpain3,200,00020
    6 Oscar RodriguezSpain2,520,00016
    7 Fernando BandaSpain1,740,00011
    8 Hady SirbuEngland1,445,0009
    9 Juan AnguasSpain1,270,0008
  • Crawford Improves

    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 27:60,000/120,000 (120,000)
    Entries:10/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Seated in the Cut-off, Alberto Simon open-shoved for 625,000. After receiving the count, Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford made the call from the Button.

    Alberto Simon: K7
    Peggy Crawford: 77

    A dream spot for Crawford to pick up additional chips, and as the board spelled out 38927, she sent Simon to the rail, bringing the total number of players left down to 10.

    Peggy Crawford: 4,800,000
    Alberto Simon: 0

  • Salamanca Says Sayonara

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 27:60,000/120,000 (120,000)
    Entries:11/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Action folded to Manuel Salamanca, who moved all in for 880,000 from the Cut-off. Fernando Banda made the call from the Big Blind.

    Manuel Salamanca: K7
    Fernando Banda: AQ

    Banda was already ahead, and he improved his lead drastically on the 5Q2 flop. Salamanca didn’t manage to catch up on the 48 runout, and he bid farewell in twelfth place for €720.

    Fernando Banda: 2,100,000
    Manuel Salamanca: 0

  • Lopez Sees Off Cubero

    Casino Admiral, Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 27:60,000/120,000 (120,000)
    Entries:12/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    UTG, Juanmi Cubero opened to 250,000. Seated in the Small Blind, Gilberto Lopez was the sole caller.

    Lopez check-called a 275,000 bet from Cubero on the A24 flop. After another check from Lopez on the 10 turn, Cubero moved all in for 1,475,000. Lopez made the call without hesitation.

    Juanmi Cubero: KQ
    Gilberto Lopez: 44

    Not a half-shabby semi-bluff from Cubero, but Lopez was way ahead with a flopped set. Cubero didn’t hit any of his outs on the 5 river, and he was sent to the rail in thirteenth place for €720.

    Gilberto Lopez: 4,465,000
    Juanmi Cubero: 0

  • Salamanca Doubles Up

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 27:60,000/120,000 (120,000)
    Entries:13/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Action folded to short-stacked Manuel Salamanca, who moved all in for 320,000 from the Small Blind. It was a “Call with any two” scenario for Gilberto Lopez Manzanero, and, as such, he did make the call from the Big Blind.

    Manuel Salamanca: 87
    Gilberto Lopez Manzanero: AJ

    Salamanca was trailing, but he was well alive. He immediately connected on the Q68 flop, and as the board completed with 95, he secured a full double-up.

    Gilberto Lopez Manzanero: 2,225,000
    Manuel Salamanca: 880,000

  • The Crawford Climb

    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 26:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:14/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    So far, there haven’t been any too bamboozling hands on the streamed table. The 14 players left in the €150 Mini Main Event are biding their time.

    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford, though, has utilized her chip lead to extend herself against the rest of the field. She is now up to 3,745,000

  • Let’s Dance

    YouTube player
    Level 25:30,000/60,000 (60,000)
    Entries:14/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    It’s 20:30, friends, and the final table of the €150 Mini Main Event has kicked off on the live stream.

    Follow all the action through the stream above, or here on poker.pro.

  • €150 Mini Main Day 3 Chip Counts & Remaining Payouts

    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford is the chip leader going into Day 3 of the €150 Mini Main Event. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Below are the chip counts of the €150 Mini Main Event going into Day 3. The players will resume play with Blinds 50,000/100,000, and a 100,000 Ante.

    PositionPlayerChipsBig Blinds
    1Peggy Crawford2,995,00030
    2Juanmi Cubero2,925,00029
    3Rodriguez Ialamonte2,850,00029
    4Jose Maria Lozano Granjo2,645,00026
    5Niall Farrel2,490,00025
    6Gilberto Lopez Manzanero1,750,00018
    7Fernando Banda1,660,00017
    8Alberto Simon1,650,00017
    9Jonas Araujo Carrasco1,635,00016
    10Hady Ahmey Marian1,430,00014
    11Francisco Huelva Caro1,325,00013
    12Juan Anguas1,115,00011
    13Manuel Salamanca980,00010
    14Carlos Gomez675,0007

    Below are the remaining payouts.

    PositionPayout
    1€15,920
    2€10,240
    3€7,030
    4€4,645
    5€3,230
    6€2,250
    7€1,780
    8€1,430
    9€1,120
    10€880
    11€880
    12€720
    13€720
    14€590
  • Play has Concluded

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 26:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:14/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Level 26 has concluded, and that means that Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event has wrapped up. The 14 remaining players are bagging their chips, and they will return tomorrow at 20:00 to resume the hunt for the €15,920 first-place payout. The final day will feature a live-streamed table; the broadcast will start at 20:30 with a 30-minute delay.

    That’s a wrap for today’s live coverage on poker.pro; thanks to everyone who’s been tuning in during the day. The poker.pro editorial office will soon return with the chip counts, and tomorrow’s blog will go live at 20:00, following the streamed table. When the final table is set, the blog will follow the stream delay. Tomorrow, around 14:00, a longer recap of today’s action will be posted on poker.pro.

    Last but not least, here are all today’s eliminations.

    PlacePlayerPrize
    15Dillan Patel€590
    16Daniele Barbera€520
    17Linda Iwaniak€520
    18Carlos Herrador€520
    19Raymond Masters€520
    20Adrian Casado Lopez€520
    21Kevin Ferrer€460
    22David Fabriel De Moras€460
    23Carmen Lopez Cubero€460
    24Markus Mortensen€460
    25Guillermo Montero€460
    26Mario De La Rosa€460
    27Sergey€460
    28Ryana Kritzer€400
    29Alvaro Casso€400
    30Francisco Gordillo€400
    31Francisco Manuel Martin€400
    32Victor Aubeso€400
    33Carlos Macedo€400
    34David Lebron€400
    35Manuel Sanchez€400
    36Miguel Gomez Parraga€360
    37Gabriel Barba€360
    38Pedro Ruas€360
    39Jose Antonio Guerrero€360
    40Matt Staples€360
    41Nicholas Georgian€360
    42Con Sullivan€360
    43Jonathan Nogales€360
    44Jesus Jimenez€360
    45Matteo Fritz€360
    46Javier Galan€360
    47Antonio Olalla€360
    48Federico Torres€360
    49Miguel Barajas€360
    50Felix Reina Campos€360
    51Liam Johnston€360
    52Marci Jackowski€360
    53Paul Walsh€360
    54Manuel Gonzalez Vaz€360
    55Gary Kane€360
    56Neil GilChrist€330
    57Leandro Etmeksian€330
    58Robert Clarke€330
    59Jorge Casares€330
    60Antonio Parejas€330
    61Carlos Simon€330
    62Vakhtang Chikuindze€330
    63Fernando Exposito€330
    64Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera€330
    65A.J. Alcantara€330
    66Tony Martins€330
    67David McConache€330
    68Raul Guerrero€330
    69David Frutos Pozo€330
    70Jorge Vega Rivas€330
    71Sam Acheampong€330
    72Luis Aspera Arce€300
    73Alfonso Benitez€300
    74Juan Sanchez€300
    75Minuydas Kesulis€300
    76Pablo Lopez€300
    77Carlos Mejias Muaoz€300
    78Salvelio Ramirez€300
    79Alberto Del Valle€300
    80Jorge Guerrero€300
    81Pablo Franco€300
    82Antonio Entrena Garcia€300
    83Antonio Hurtado€300
    84Daniel Aragon€300
    85Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez€300
    86Joseph Preca€300
    87Jack Sanbrook€300
    88Jaime Martins€300
    89Cristopher Lamb€300
    90Javier Pedrote Morales€300
    91Joaquin Loma Campos€300
    92Jose Bolufer€300
    93Fernando Hernandez Carrillo€300
    94Zal Camimeri€300
    95Eloy Cordoba€300
    96Thiago De Almeida€300
    97Alberto Lopez€300
    98Rodrigo Araujo€300
  • Down to Two Tables; Recent Eliminations

    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford is one of the last 16 in the €150 Mini Main Event. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 25:30,000/60,000 (60,000)
    Entries:16/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    The €150 Mini Main Event is now down to its final two tables. They’re either playing down to the nine-handed final table, or until the conclusion of Level 26; whatever comes first.

    Before is an updated list of all eliminations so far.

    PlacePlayerPrize
    17Linda Iwaniak€520
    18Carlos Herrador€520
    19Raymond Masters€520
    20Adrian Casado Lopez€520
    21Kevin Ferrer€460
    22David Fabriel De Moras€460
    23Carmen Lopez Cubero€460
    24Markus Mortensen€460
    25Guillermo Montero€460
    26Mario De La Rosa€460
    27Sergey€460
    28Ryana Kritzer€400
    29Alvaro Casso€400
    30Francisco Gordillo€400
    31Francisco Manuel Martin€400
    32Victor Aubeso€400
    33Carlos Macedo€400
    34David Lebron€400
    35Manuel Sanchez€400
    36Miguel Gomez Parraga€360
    37Gabriel Barba€360
    38Pedro Ruas€360
    39Jose Antonio Guerrero€360
    40Matt Staples€360
    41Nicholas Georgian€360
    42Con Sullivan€360
    43Jonathan Nogales€360
    44Jesus Jimenez€360
    45Matteo Fritz€360
    46Javier Galan€360
    47Antonio Olalla€360
    48Federico Torres€360
    49Miguel Barajas€360
    50Felix Reina Campos€360
    51Liam Johnston€360
    52Marci Jackowski€360
    53Paul Walsh€360
    54Manuel Gonzalez Vaz€360
    55Gary Kane€360
    56Neil GilChrist€330
    57Leandro Etmeksian€330
    58Robert Clarke€330
    59Jorge Casares€330
    60Antonio Parejas€330
    61Carlos Simon€330
    62Vakhtang Chikuindze€330
    63Fernando Exposito€330
    64Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera€330
    65A.J. Alcantara€330
    66Tony Martins€330
    67David McConache€330
    68Raul Guerrero€330
    69David Frutos Pozo€330
    70Jorge Vega Rivas€330
    71Sam Acheampong€330
    72Luis Aspera Arce€300
    73Alfonso Benitez€300
    74Juan Sanchez€300
    75Minuydas Kesulis€300
    76Pablo Lopez€300
    77Carlos Mejias Muaoz€300
    78Salvelio Ramirez€300
    79Alberto Del Valle€300
    80Jorge Guerrero€300
    81Pablo Franco€300
    82Antonio Entrena Garcia€300
    83Antonio Hurtado€300
    84Daniel Aragon€300
    85Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez€300
    86Joseph Preca€300
    87Jack Sanbrook€300
    88Jaime Martins€300
    89Cristopher Lamb€300
    90Javier Pedrote Morales€300
    91Joaquin Loma Campos€300
    92Jose Bolufer€300
    93Fernando Hernandez Carrillo€300
    94Zal Camimeri€300
    95Eloy Cordoba€300
    96Thiago De Almeida€300
    97Alberto Lopez€300
    98Rodrigo Araujo€300
  • Granjo Leaves Barbera Short

    Jose Maria Lozano Granjo. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 25:30,000/60,000 (60,000)
    Entries:17/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Seated UTG, Jose Maria Lozano Granjo open-shoved for 685,000. After receiving the count, Daniele Barbera made the call from the Small Blind. The two of them were soon heads-up to the flop.

    Jose Maria Lozano Granjo: 55
    Daniele Barbera: J10

    Granjo’s small pocket pair stood the test of time, as the board spelled out 8A758. As Granjo doubled up, Barbera was left in critical condition.

    Jose Maria Lozano Granjo: 1,490,000
    Daniele Barbera: 60,000

  • Patel Doubles Through Iwaniak

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 24:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:23/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Linda Iwaniak opened to 150,000 UTG. Action folded all the way to Dillan Patel, who defended his Big Blind.

    After an initial check from Patel on the 3K7 flop, Iwaniak forced her opponent all in for 585,000. Patel wasted little time before making the call for his tournament life.

    Linda Iwaniak: 55
    Dillan Patel: KJ

    A good scenario for Patel, and the runout didn’t see Iwaniak reclaim the lead. She lost the bigger chunk of her chips to Patel, but she’s still one of three women standing in the €150 Mini Main Event (together with Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford and Carmen Lopez Cubero).

    Dillan Patel: 1,240,000
    Linda Iwaniak: 225,000

  • Updated List of Eliminations

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 24:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:24/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Below is the updated list of eliminations.

    PlacePlayerPrize
    25Guillermo Montero€460
    26Mario De La Rosa€460
    27Sergey€460
    28Ryana Kritzer€400
    29Alvaro Casso€400
    30Francisco Gordillo€400
    31Francisco Manuel Martin€400
    32Victor Aubeso€400
    33Carlos Macedo€400
    34David Lebron€400
    35Manuel Sanchez€400
    36Miguel Gomez Parraga€360
    37Gabriel Barba€360
    38Pedro Ruas€360
    39Jose Antonio Guerrero€360
    40Matt Staples€360
    41Nicholas Georgian€360
    42Con Sullivan€360
    43Jonathan Nogales€360
    44Jesus Jimenez€360
    45Matteo Fritz€360
    46Javier Galan€360
    47Antonio Olalla€360
    48Federico Torres€360
    49Miguel Barajas€360
    50Felix Reina Campos€360
    51Liam Johnston€360
    52Marci Jackowski€360
    53Paul Walsh€360
    54Manuel Gonzalez Vaz€360
    55Gary Kane€360
    56Neil GilChrist€330
    57Leandro Etmeksian€330
    58Robert Clarke€330
    59Jorge Casares€330
    60Antonio Parejas€330
    61Carlos Simon€330
    62Vakhtang Chikuindze€330
    63Fernando Exposito€330
    64Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera€330
    65A.J. Alcantara€330
    66Tony Martins€330
    67David McConache€330
    68Raul Guerrero€330
    69David Frutos Pozo€330
    70Jorge Vega Rivas€330
    71Sam Acheampong€330
    72Luis Aspera Arce€300
    73Alfonso Benitez€300
    74Juan Sanchez€300
    75Minuydas Kesulis€300
    76Pablo Lopez€300
    77Carlos Mejias Muaoz€300
    78Salvelio Ramirez€300
    79Alberto Del Valle€300
    80Jorge Guerrero€300
    81Pablo Franco€300
    82Antonio Entrena Garcia€300
    83Antonio Hurtado€300
    84Daniel Aragon€300
    85Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez€300
    86Joseph Preca€300
    87Jack Sanbrook€300
    88Jaime Martins€300
    89Cristopher Lamb€300
    90Javier Pedrote Morales€300
    91Joaquin Loma Campos€300
    92Jose Bolufer€300
    93Fernando Hernandez Carrillo€300
    94Zal Camimeri€300
    95Eloy Cordoba€300
    96Thiago De Almeida€300
    97Alberto Lopez€300
    98Rodrigo Araujo€300
  • Firaldo and Ialamonte on Top

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 24:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:24/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    After winning a significant pot against Hady Sirbu, PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell now seems to have reclaimed the chip lead. He’s playing 2,450,000, and two seats to the right of him. Rodriguez Ialamonte has almost an identical stack. Those two are currently leading the field with three tables remaining.

  • Bold Bluff from Mortensen

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 22:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:27/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Action folded to the charismatic Hady Sirbu, who opened to 75,000 from the Button. Markus Mortensen decided to defend his Big Blind.

    Mortensen chose to donk bet 80,000 on the KA6 flop, and Sirbu made the call. Mortensen slowed down and proceeded to check-call a 50,000 bet from Sirbu on the 7 turn. The river was the A, pairing the board, and Mortensen now bet 225,000. This had Sirbu visibly troubled. “It doesn’t make sense,” he scratched his head. After perhaps two minutes’ worth of pondering, he decided to let his hand go.

    “Show me,” Sirbu urged his opponent. “I’m not sure you want to see it,” Mortensen replied, as he revealed his J5 holdings. The table shared a laugh, and being a good sport, Sirbu bro-fisted his opponent.

    Markus Mortensen: 1,600,000
    Hady Sirbu: 1,250,000

  • De La Rosa Survives

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 22:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:32/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Seated UTG, Mario De La Rosa open-shoved for 260,000. Sergey re-shoved from the Small Blind, and he was successful isolating himself with De La Rosa.

    Mario De La Rosa: KJ
    Sergey: AQ

    Sergey maintained the lead on the 863 flop, but momentum switched on the J turn. The 2 river extended De La Rosa’s tournament life.

    Sergey: 850,000
    Mario De La Rosa: 620,000

  • Firaldo Takes From Kritzer

    Ryana Kritzer. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 22:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:33/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    The board read 572J with 450,000 in the middle. Niall “Firaldo” Farrell (UTG) checked it over to Ryana Kritzer, who checked it back. On the 10 river, Firaldo put out a 350,000 bet, big enough to get a fold out of Kritzer.

    It’s quite the interesting table with Firaldo, Kritzer (who is the fiancée of PartyPoker Team Pro Matt Staples), Day 1a chip leader Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford, and early-stages chip leader Jose Maria Lozano Granjo.

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 1,700,000
    Peggy Crawford: 1,160,000
    Jose Maria Lozano Granjo: 700,000
    Ryana Kritzer: 700,000

  • Chip Counts at the Second Break

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 22:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:33/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    It’s a 15-minute break for the remaining 33 players in the €150 Mini Main Event. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador and poker legend Niall “Firaldo” Farrell is the current chip leader.

    PositionPlayerChipsBig Blinds
    1Niall Farrel1,535,00051
    2Francisco Huelva Caro1,490,00050
    3Rodriguez Ialamonte1,405,00047
    4Hady Ahmey Marian1,195,00040
    5Peggy Crawford1,160,00039
    6Juanmi Cubero1,120,00037
    7Markus Mortensen1,060,00035
    8Sergey1,005,00034
    9Jonas Araujo Carrasco920,00031
    10Carlos Gomez915,00031
  • Updated List of Eliminations

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 22:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:33/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Below are all eliminations from the €150 Mini Main Event so far.

    PlacePlayerPrize
    34David Lebron€400
    35Manuel Sanchez€400
    36Miguel Gomez Parraga€360
    37Gabriel Barba€360
    38Pedro Ruas€360
    39Jose Antonio Guerrero€360
    40Matt Staples€360
    41Nicholas Georgian€360
    42Con Sullivan€360
    43Jonathan Nogales€360
    44Jesus Jimenez€360
    45Matteo Fritz€360
    46Javier Galan€360
    47Antonio Olalla€360
    48Federico Torres€360
    49Miguel Barajas€360
    50Felix Reina Campos€360
    51Liam Johnston€360
    52Marci Jackowski€360
    53Paul Walsh€360
    54Manuel Gonzalez Vaz€360
    55Gary Kane€360
    56Neil GilChrist€330
    57Leandro Etmeksian€330
    58Robert Clarke€330
    59Jorge Casares€330
    60Antonio Parejas€330
    61Carlos Simon€330
    62Vakhtang Chikuindze€330
    63Fernando Exposito€330
    64Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera€330
    65A.J. Alcantara€330
    66Tony Martins€330
    67David McConache€330
    68Raul Guerrero€330
    69David Frutos Pozo€330
    70Jorge Vega Rivas€330
    71Sam Acheampong€330
    72Luis Aspera Arce€300
    73Alfonso Benitez€300
    74Juan Sanchez€300
    75Minuydas Kesulis€300
    76Pablo Lopez€300
    77Carlos Mejias Muaoz€300
    78Salvelio Ramirez€300
    79Alberto Del Valle€300
    80Jorge Guerrero€300
    81Pablo Franco€300
    82Antonio Entrena Garcia€300
    83Antonio Hurtado€300
    84Daniel Aragon€300
    85Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez€300
    86Joseph Preca€300
    87Jack Sanbrook€300
    88Jaime Martins€300
    89Cristopher Lamb€300
    90Javier Pedrote Morales€300
    91Joaquin Loma Campos€300
    92Jose Bolufer€300
    93Fernando Hernandez Carrillo€300
    94Zal Camimeri€300
    95Eloy Cordoba€300
    96Thiago De Almeida€300
    97Alberto Lopez€300
    98Rodrigo Araujo€300
  • Again?!

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 21:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:39/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Seated UTG, Adrian Casado Lopez opened to 50,000. Action folded all the way to Gabriel Barba, who decided to defend his Big Blind.

    Barba immediately moved all in for roughly 200,000 on the 298 flop, and Casado Lopez called just as fast.

    Gabriel Barba: 108
    Adrian Casado Lopez: KK

    “Again?!” This poker.pro live reporter was thinking, as pocket kings appeared for at least the fifth time tonight. No dice for Barba on the monotone runout, and all his chips went to Casado Lopez.

    Seated on the same table is PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell, who is playing roughly 1,000,000.

    Adrian Casado Lopez: 936,000
    Gabriel Barba: 0

  • Staples is Out

    Matt Staples. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 20:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:39/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    PartyPoker Team Pro Matt Staples was all in before the flop for what looked to be 200,000.

    Matt Staples: AK
    Opponent: 22

    Both players improved on the 2J10 flop, but Staples was in rough shape. The runout turned out to be quite the rollercoaster; Staples improved to a straight on the Q turn, but the Q river saw his opponent improving to a full house.

    As such, Staples was eliminated in fortieth place for €360. That means that Niall “Firaldo” Farrell is the only one left wearing a PartyPoker patch. What’s worth mentioning, though, is that Staples’ fiancée, Ryana Kritzer, is still in the field. Not too shabby, considering it’s her first-ever live poker tournament.

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

  • Kings Again

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 20:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:44/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Action folded to Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford, who min-raised to 40,000 from the Button. Matteo Fritz then moved all in for 155,000, and Miguel Gomez Parraga re-shoved for roughly 500,000 from the Big Blind. Crawford grimaced, “That’s unfortunate,” before folding her hand.

    Matteo Fritz: A4
    Miguel Gomez Parraga: KK

    This is the fourth time today that this poker.pro live reporter sees pocket kings. The Q9Q flop didn’t help Fritz, and he was drawing dead when Gomez Parraga improved to a full house on the K turn. The dealer dealt the A for ceremonial reasons, before pushing all the chips to Gomez Parraga.

    Miguel Gomez Parraga: 675,000
    Matteo Fritz: 0

  • Updated List of Casualties

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 18:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:55/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Below is an updated list of all eliminations so far in the €150 Mini Main Event.

    PlacePlayerPrize
    56Neil Gilchrist€330
    57Leandro Etmeksian€330
    58Robert Clarke€330
    59Jorge Casares€330
    60Antonio Parejas€330
    61Carlos Simon€330
    62Vakhtang Chikuindze€330
    63Fernando Exposito€330
    64Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera€330
    65A.J. Alcantara€330
    66Tony Martins€330
    67David McConache€330
    68Raul Guerrero€330
    69David Frutos Pozo€330
    70Jorge Vega Rivas€330
    71Sam Acheampong€330
    72Luis Aspera Arce€300
    73Alfonso Benitez€300
    74Juan Sanchez€300
    75Minuydas Kesulis€300
    76Pablo Lopez€300
    77Carlos Mejias Muaoz€300
    78Salvelio Ramirez€300
    79Alberto Del Valle€300
    80Jorge Guerrero€300
    81Pablo Franco€300
    82Antonio Entrena Garcia€300
    83Antonio Hurtado€300
    84Daniel Aragon€300
    85Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez€300
    86Joseph Preca€300
    87Jack Sanbrook€300
    88Jaime Martins€300
    89Cristopher Lamb€300
    90Javier Pedrote Morales€300
    91Joaquin Loma Campos€300
    92Jose Bolufer€300
    93Fernando Hernandez Carrillo€300
    94Zal Camimeri€300
    95Eloy Cordoba€300
    96Thiago De Almeida€300
    97Alberto Lopez€300
    98Rodrigo Araujo€300
  • Premium Versus Premium

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 18:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:55/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Action folded to Manuel Sanchez, who opened to 24,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated right next to him, Carlos Herrador made it 60,000 from the Hi-jack. When it came back to Sanchez, he forced his opponent all in for 259,000 in total. Herrador made the call without hesitation.

    Manuel Sanchez: QQ
    Carlos Herrador: KK

    Sanchez was dominated, and no case queen or any other help as the board spelled out 434610. As such, he lost a big part of his stack to Herrador.

    Carlos Herrador: 548,000
    Manuel Sanchez: 235,000

  • Aces Cracked

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 18:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:61/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Seated UTG, Adrian Casado Lopez opened to 24,000. Jose Antonio Guerrero then fancied a three-bet to 55,000 from the Hi-jack. Once the action folded back to Lopez, he made the call.

    Lopez check-called a 33,000 bet from Guerrero on the 6109 flop. Both players checked the 6 turn, and the 7 river.

    Adrian Casado Lopez: 88
    Jose Antonio Guerrero: AA

    A rivered straight saw Lopez crack the pocket aces of Guerrero.

    Adrian Casado Lopez: 660,000
    Jose Antonio Guerrero: 527,000

  • Top 10 Stacks at the First Break

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 18:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:62/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    The remaining 62 players in the €150 Mini Main Event are now on a 30-minute break; the remaining breaks in the tournament will be 15 minutes. They will soon return to Level 18 featuring Blinds 6,000/12,000, with a 12,000 Ante. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now. It’s currently Day 1a chip leader Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford steering the ship.

    PositionPlayerChipsBig Blinds
    1Peggy Crawford1,071,00089
    2Carlos Macedo954,00080
    3Raymond Muster927,00077
    4Juan Anguas884,00074
    5Francisco Huelva Caro837,00070
    6Niall Farrel806,00067
    7Rodriguez Ialamonte737,00061
    8Manuel Salamanca716,00060
    9Markus Mortensen700,00058
    10Sergey671,00056
  • Caro Eliminates Alcantara

    Casino Admiral, Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 17:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:63/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Vakhtang Chikuindze opened to 22,000 from the Hi-jack. He got three callers in the forms of Francisco Huelva Caro (Cut-off), Manuel Sanchez, and A.J. Alcantara.

    Action was checked to Caro on the 37J flop, who bet 40,000. After a fold from Sanchez, Alcantara moved all in for 106,000. Chikuindze got out of the way before Caro made the call.

    A.J. Alcantara: 75
    Francisco Huelva Caro: QQ

    Alcantara was trailing and didn’t improve on the 6K runout. He was eliminated, and Caro added chips to his already impressive stack.

    Francisco Huelva Caro: 870,000
    A.J. Alcantara: 0

  • First Batch of Casualties

    Sam Acheampong. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 16:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:69/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    The remaining players in Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event have all secured the first pay jump. Below are all the results so far. One of the most recent casualties is PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong.

    PlacePlayerPrize
    70Jorge Vega Rivas€330
    71Sam Acheampong€330
    72Luis Aspera Arce€300
    73Alfonso Benitez€300
    74Juan Sanchez€300
    75Minuydas Kesulis€300
    76Pablo Lopez€300
    77Carlos Mejias Muaoz€300
    78Salvelio Ramirez€300
    79Alberto Del Valle€300
    80Jorge Guerrero€300
    81Pablo Franco€300
    82Antonio Entrena Garcia€300
    83Antonio Hurtado€300
    84Daniel Aragon€300
    85Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez€300
    86Joseph Preca€300
    87Jack Sanbrook€300
    88Jaime Martins€300
    89Cristopher Lamb€300
    90Javier Pedrote Morales€300
    91Joaquin Loma Campos€300
    92Jose Bolufer€300
    93Fernando Hernandez Carrillo€300
    94Zal Camimeri€300
    95Eloy Cordoba€300
    96Thiago De Almeida€300
    97Alberto Lopez€300
    98Rodrigo Araujo€300
  • Kings Again

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 16:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:72/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Jose Antonio Guerrero opened to 16,000 from the Hi-jack. Francisco Manuel Martin made the call from the Cut-off, and Jose Maria Lozano Granjo (who most likely is the current chip leader) made the call from the Small Blind.

    All three players checked the 3JA flop. Action was checked to Martin on the 3 turn, who dipped his toes in the waters with a 25,000. Both of his opponents made the call.

    The dealer revealed the 4 on the river. Action once again checked to Martin, who now bet 55,000. Granjo folded before Guerrero made the call.

    Francisco Manuel Martin: 55
    Jose Antonio Guerrero: KK

    It’s the second time this poker.pro live reporter sees pocket kings today, and, once again, it was the best hand.

    Jose Maria Lozano Granjo: 865,000
    Jose Antonio Guerrero: 490,000
    Francisco Manuel Martin: 84,000

  • Yeehaw, Cowboy!

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 15:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:78/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Fernando Exposito fancied a min-raise to 12,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, David McConache made the call.

    McConache check-called 15,000 from Exposito on the Q103 flop. Another check from McConache prompted a 25,000 bet from Exposito on the 6 turn. McConache made the call, and both players then checked the 3 river.

    David McConache: 108
    Fernando Exposito: KK

    The Cowboys were good for Exposito, who claimed the pot.

    David McConache: 388,000
    Fernando Exposito: 380,000

  • Decent One for Staples

    Matt Staples. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 15:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:84/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Action folded to Raymond Masters, who opened to 12,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated right next to him, PartyPoker Team Pro Matt Staples three-bet to 32,000. Alberto Del Valle cold-called from the Big Blind, before Masters swiftly folded.

    Del Valle check-called a 25,000 continuation bet from Staples on the Q10J flop. Action repeated itself on the K turn, the only difference being that Staples now sized up to 80,000. Del Valle completed the check trifecta on the 2 river. Staples now pulled the trigger and moved all in for 138,000. This had Del Valle visibly confused; after spending a minute or two in the tank, he folded, and Staples added valuable chips to his stack.

    Matt Staples: 440,000
    Alberto Del Valle: 225,000

  • Simon Doubles Through Acheampong

    Sam Acheampong. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:87/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Action folded to Carlos Simon, who moved all in for 63,000 from the Small Blind. One of the PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors still in the mix, Sam Acheampong, snap-called from the Big Blind.

    Carlos Simon: K3
    Sam Acheampong: A2

    “Aiyaah,” Acheampong sighed as he saw the K45 flop. He didn’t manage to catch up on the 65 runout, and he lost a decent stack to Simon. “All I want to do is hold,” the London resident sighed.

    Sam Acheampong: 197,000
    Carlos Simon: 131,000

  • €150 Mini Main Event Payouts

    Casino Admiral, Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:98/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Below are the payouts for the €150 Mini Main Event. All players are competing for a €15,920 first-place payout.

    PositionPayout
    1€15,920
    2€10,240
    3€7,030
    4€4,645
    5€3,230
    6€2,250
    7€1,780
    8€1,430
    9€1,120
    10-11€880
    12-13€720
    14-15€590
    16-20€520
    21-27€460
    28-35€400
    36-55€360
    56-71€330
    72-98€300
  • Day 2 Kicks Off; Here is the Seat Draw

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:98/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event has now kicked off. The initial plan is to play down to the nine-handed final table today.

    Below is the Day 2 seat draw. The chip counts for those players who advanced from Day 1b are wrong due to a technical error, but the seating and all other chip counts are correct.

    TableSeatPlayerChips
    11Raul Guerrero183,000
    12Nicholas Georgion310,000
    13Daniel Aragon85,000
    14Gilberto Lopez Manzanero514,000
    15Alberto Simon303,000
    16Salvelio Ramirez121,000
    17Jesus Jimenez370,000
    18Carlos Macedo296,000
    21Alvaro Casso234,000
    22Juanmi Cubero225,000
    23Cristopher Lamb145,000
    24Peggy Crawford652,000
    25Paul Walsh222,000
    26Miguel Gomez Parraga416,000
    27Antonio Hurtado63,000
    28Zal Camimeri52,000
    31Miguel Barajas102,000
    32Carlos Simon182,000
    33Sam Acheampong305,000
    34Robert Clarke238,000
    35Rodrigo Araujo81,000
    36Antonio Parejas356,000
    38M⪠Carmen Lopez Cubero443,000
    41Alberto Lopez21,000
    42Francisco Huelva Caro448,000
    43David Frutos Pozo124,000
    44Javier Galan105,000
    45Manuel Sanchez643,000
    46Antonio Entrena Garcia203,000
    47Kevin Ferrer424,000
    48Dillan Patel536,000
    51Juan Sanchez126,000
    52Jose Maria Lozano Granjo903,000
    53Liam Johnston223,000
    54Luis Aspera Arce315,000
    55Adrian Casado Lopez73,000
    56David Lebron371,000
    57Jose Antonio Guerrero301,000
    58Francisco Manuel Martin214,000
    61Manuel Salamanca328,000
    62Mario Nuã‘Ez De La Rosa139,000
    63Fernando Exposito280,000
    64Con Sullivan77,000
    65Linda Iwaniak107,000
    66Sergey710,000
    67Victor Aubeso571,000
    68David Mcconache356,000
    71Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez186,000
    72Jorge Casares220,000
    73Leandro Etmeksian306,000
    75Niall Farrel437,000
    76Juan Anguas531,000
    77Jack Sanbrook193,000
    78Alfonso Benitez206,000
    81Jorge Guerrero162,000
    82Alberto Del Valle554,000
    83Jose Bolufer127,000
    84Ryana Kritzer257,000
    85Pedro Ruas400,000
    87Fernando Hernandez Carrillo48,000
    88David Gabriel De Moras149,000
    91Neil Gilchrist58,000
    92Gabriel Barba181,000
    93Hady Ahmey Marian397,000
    95Fernando Banda231,000
    96Manuel Gonzalez Vaz46,000
    97Jorge Vega Rivas115,000
    98Felix Reina Campos495,000
    101Eloy Cordoba29,000
    102Daniele Barbera340,000
    103Antonio Olalla473,000
    104Joseph Preca127,000
    106Tony Martins95,000
    107Javier Pedrote Morales245,000
    108Rodriguez Ialamonte490,000
    111Jonathan Nogales135,000
    112Francisco Gordillo150,000
    113Matteo Fritz303,000
    114A.J Alcantara185,000
    115Pablo Lopez91,000
    116Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera336,000
    117Gary Kane200,000
    118Minuydas Kersulis264,000
    121Matheus Staples282,000
    122Pablo Franco93,000
    123Thiago De Almeida59,000
    124Guillermo Montero468,000
    125Marci Jackowski268,000
    126Federico Torres561,000
    127Joaquin Loma Campos39,000
    128Carlos Mejias Muã‘Oz162,000
    131Jaime Martins35,000
    132Vakhtang Chikuindze210,000
    134Carlos Herrador128,000
    135Jonas Araujo Carrasco356,000
    136Carlos Gomez139,000
    137Raymond Muster296,000
    138Markus Mortensen487,000
  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 1d Chip Counts

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    PositionPlayerChips
    1Sergey710,000
    2Rodriguez Ialamonte490,000
    3Guillermo Montero468,000
    4Francisco Huelva Caro448,000
    5Hady Ahmey Marian397,000
    6Alberto Simon303,000
    7Jose Antonio Guerrero301,000
    8Minuydas Kersulis264,000
    9Vakhtang Chikuindze210,000
    10Jack Sanbrook193,000
    11Carlos Simon182,000
    12Jorge Guerrero162,000
    13Cristopher Lamb145,000
    14Jonathan Nogales135,000
    15Juan Sanchez126,000
    16Salvelio Ramirez121,000
    17Linda Iwaniak107,000
    18Javier Galan105,000
    19Pablo Franco93,000
  • Day 2 is Upon Us

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Welcome, all, to the third day of the poker.pro live coverage from the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville.

    As of right now, Day 1d of the €150 Mini Main Event is on the stone bubble. The flight scored 124 entries, and 20 will make it through to Day 2. Considering how soon it can be over, Day 2 should start on time at 20:00.

    Before then, poker.pro will post the Day 1d chip counts, as well as the Day 2 seat draw. See ya’ll soon!

  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 1c Chip Counts

    Casino Admiral, Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    PositionPlayerChips
    1Gilberto Lopez Manzanero514,000
    2Markus Mortensen487,000
    3Antonio Olalla473,000
    4Jesus Jimenez370,000
    5David Mcconache356,000
    6Sam Acheampong305,000
    7Matt Staples282,000
    8Ryana Kritzer257,000
    9Javier Pedrote Morales245,000
    10Juanmi Cubero225,000
    11Ciam Johnston223,000
    12Gary Kane200,000
    13Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez186,000
    14Carlos Herrador128,000
    15David Frutos Pozo124,000
    16Jorge Vega Rivas115,000
    17Antonio Hurtado63,000
  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 1b Chip Counts

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    PositionPlayerChips
    1Kevin Ferrer903,000
    2Matteo Fritz554,000
    3Jaime Martins536,000
    4Rodrigo Araujo531,000
    5Alfonso Benitez424,000
    6Jonas Carrasco416,000
    7Luis Aspera Arce356,000
    8Neil Gilchrist356,000
    9Juan Anguas328,000
    10Jose Bolufer315,000
    11Pablo Lopez310,000
    12Miguel Barajas306,000
    13Alberto Lopez303,000
    14Fernando Exposito280,000
    15Eloy Cordoba268,000
    16Marci Jackowski231,000
    17Paul Walsh222,000
    18Nicholas Georgian206,000
    19Dillian Patel150,000
    20Leandro Etmeksian127,000
    21Antonio Parejas102,000
    22Manuel Salamanca91,000
    23Francisco Gordillo81,000
    24Alberto Del Valle59,000
    25Thiago De Almeida58,000
    26Miguel Gomez Parraga35,000
    27Fernando Banda29,000
    28Jose Granjo21,000
  • That’s All She Wrote

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    The Day 1b players of the €150 Mini Main Event have now bagged their chips, which means today’s poker.pro live coverage has come to an end.

    This was an absolute marathon of a day; the action was immense during the second day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville. The poker.pro editorial office will return with the Day 1b chip counts as soon as possible. That is also the case with Day 1c; worst case, that one will be posted in the morning.

    A longer recap of today’s action will be posted tomorrow. Tomorrow’s live coverage will commence at 20:00, when Day 2 of the Mini Main Event kicks off. In other words, it’s going to be another busy day at Admiral Casino.

    Thanks to everyone who’s been following along with today’s action, and see you tomorrow.

  • Bourgeois Eliminates Hardisty; Wins the Big O

    Blaise Bourgeois. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    After an initial opening from Balise Bourgeois, Rebecca Hardisty got her 59,000 in the middle. “Good luck,” Bourgeois wished his opponent as he made the call.

    Rebecca Hardisty: A9753
    Blaise Bourgeois: JJ996

    As the board spelled out 78QK9, the best hand belonged to Bourgeois. Hardisty bid farewell in second place for €435, while Bourgeois claimed the €720 first-place payout and the coveted trophy. It was also the first-ever live poker PLO title for the WSOP Circuit Ring winner. He’ll be back tomorrow for his official winner’s photo.

    €100 PLO Masters Big O – Results

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    1 Blaise BourgeoisUnited States€720
    2 Rebecca HardistyCanada€435
    3 Raymond MastersIreland€290
  • Heads-up in the Big O

    Blaise Bourgeois. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Raymond Masters (who, by the way, bagged a decent stack from Day 1a of the €150 Mini Main Event) played 79,000 in the €100 PLO Masters Big O, and he got it all-in after some back-and-forth potting against Blaise Bourgeois.

    Raymond Masters: QJQ44
    Blaise Bourgeois: AK762

    “Sixes are good,” Bourgeois declared as he witnessed the 696 flop. The board completed with 76. No low on the board, and as Bourgeois scooped the pot, Masters was eliminated in third place for €290; roughly three hours after Sam Acheampong went out in fourth.

    As such, the stage is now set for a heads-up showdown between Bourgeois and PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty. The current blind level is 8,000/16,000.

    Blaise Bourgeois: 275,000
    Rebecca Hardisty: 146,000
    Raymond Masters: 0

  • Status Quo

    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador and poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 16:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:30/188
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Only two more players will go out from Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event before the survivors will bag their chips for Day 2. Forty players are left in Day 1c out of the 113 entries, and, as previously hinted, 17 will make it through.

    The chips are trading owners back and forth in the €100 PLO Masters Big O. It’s actually insane how long they’ve stayed three-handed.

  • A General Update

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    The atmosphere is absolutely buzzing at Admiral Casino. What a great success the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is turning out to be.

    Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event is down to 46 players, meaning 18 more will have to go before the survivors can bag for Day 2.

    Late registration is closed for Day 1c with 113 entries. This poker.pro live reporter guesses that 17 players will make it through to Day 2. Glenn Brown, Jaime Staples, and Matt Staples are all still in the mix.

    There are still three players left in the €100 PLO Masters Big O. Below are the current standings.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig BlindsProjection
    Blaise BourgeoisUnited States269,00045€720
    Raymond MastersIreland100,00017€435
    Rebecca HardistyCanada56,0009€290
  • Staples Brothers Are Out

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 13:2,000/4,000 (4,000)
    Entries:50/188
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Jaime Staples and Matt Staples have both been eliminated from the €150 Mini Main Event Day 1b flight. The Blinds are high, and so are the stakes; the number of players still in is decreasing rather swiftly, and it won’t be too long until only 28 players remain and bags for Day 2.

    Meanwhile, the three remaining players in the €100 PLO Masters Big O are in the money, after PartyPoker Tour Ambassador bubbled in fourth place. They’re all guaranteed a €290 min-cash, and Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty is still in the field.

  • The Brits Know Their Four-Card Shenanigans

    Blaise Bourgeois. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    The €100 PLO Masters Big O is down to the last stretch. Four players are left in the field, and three of them will be paid. All in all, the tournament scored 17 entries, creating a €1,445 prize pool.

    “Look at that, the four players that ordered drinks are the four players left,” Blaise Bourgeois declared, as he proposed a toast to his opponents. There are no Spanish players left in the field; perhaps, PLO is the UK residents’ game. Two PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors, Rebecca Hardisty and Sam Acheampong, are still in the mix.

  • McNamara Stacks Jiminez

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Lisa McNamara came with PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Glenn Brown to the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield, and she’s currently in Day 1c of the €150 Mini Main Event. She qualified for the event online; it was her first-ever ticket won online, and she’s thrilled to be in sunny Spain.

    Seated at Table 19, she had another PartyPoker Tour Ambassador, Bárbara Jiminez, to her immediate right. The two of them were heads-up on a [pcnTsQd3c2cAc][/pcn] board, with perhaps 15,000 in the middle. After a 7,000 bet from Jiminez, McNamara forced her opponent all in for 23,000 in total. Jiminez contemplated her decision for a minute or two, before making the call.

    Lisa McNamara: KJ
    Bárbara Jiminez: 106

    An unfortunate scenario for Jiminez, who had the less superior flush. McNamara sent the ambassador to the rail, and time will tell whether she decides to rebuy.

    Lisa McNamara: 147,000
    Bárbara Jiminez: 0

  • Bald Bluff by Sirbu

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:79/188
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Hady Sirbu is in Spain, enjoying the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville. He’s been a faithful visitor to the PartyPoker Tour ever since the first stop back in April 2024 (London). He just told this poker.pro live reporter about a cool hand he just played.

    Player A opened, and Sirbu made the call with 78. Player A continued for 6,000 on the 56J flop, and Sirbu made the call. Player A slowed down and checked the 5 turn, and Sirbu now decided to bet 20,000. Player A made the call.

    The dealer revealed the K on the river. Player A now reclaimed the driver’s seat with a 50,000 bet. After some pondering, Sirbu moved all in for 105,000. He was trying to engage his opponent in some table talk: “You’ve already bet 50,000, you can’t fold to this small raise,” he joked with his competitor. Player A eventually folded, and Sirbu proudly revealed his 87 for the bluff.

    Hady Sirbu: 200,000

  • Playing Down to 15%

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:79/188
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    One-hundred-eighty-eight entries have been confirmed in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event. All starting-day flights are playing down to 15% of the field; this poker.pro live reporter is guessing that 28 players will make it through to Day 2. However, that is only a guess; the official number should be communicated by the floor shortly.

  • Play has Resumed; Ambassadors in Full Swing

    Bárbara Jiminez. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:89/188
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event has resumed after the 60-minute dinner break. One of those utilizing the final window of late registration was PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples, joining his brother Matt Staples in the field.

    Meanwhile, PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors Glenn Brown and Bárbara Jiminez are in the 1c turbo flight.

  • €100 PLO Masters Big O Photos (by Nunzia Esposito)

  • “HOOOOOOOOOLD”

    Sam Acheampong. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    While the Day 1b players of the €150 Mini Main Event are still on the dinner break, this poker.pro live reporter took a stroll by the €100 PLO Masters Big O. The board read QJ39, and PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong was all-in. It was a three-way pot, and after Acheampong’s shove, Player A re-raised all in, and Player B made the call. Acheampong was hoping to win the 57,400 main pot as the players turned over their hole cards.

    Sam Acheampong: A6745
    Player A: 1081085
    Player B: 338KAA

    “Hooooooold!” Acheampong roared his catch phrase across the room, urging the Poker Gods to let his nut flush be the best hand after the river. They heard his prayers, and the 6 saw him scooping the pot, seeing as there was no low on the board. A moment of confusion followed as Player B – and everyone else – realised he had six cards in his hand, instead of five. An honest mistake which, in the end, didn’t matter. Player A won the side pot, while Acheampong received the full triple-up. With 57,400, he now plays an average stack.

  • Guarantee is hit

    Blaise Bourgeois. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:99/185
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Just like that, the €50,000 guarantee for the €150 Mini Main Event has been surpassed, as 40 1c players are currently battling it out during Level 1, while the 1b players are enjoying their dinner break. The current prize pool reads €51,625, and considering 1c has barely just begun (and with tomorrow’s hyper-turbo 1d flight in mind), it’s destined to grow even bigger.

    It’s been said before, but it’s worth saying again: the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is off to a stellar start.

  • Big Stacks at the Dinner Break

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:99/185
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    No player names, sadly, but below are the five biggest stacks on the dinner break.

    ChipsBig Blinds
    220,500110
    204,000102
    198,00099
    195,00098
    194,50097
  • Dinner Break for 1b; 1c Players are Eager to Start

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:99/185
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    It’s time for the 60-minute dinner break for the players in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event. While they are seeking to enjoy a Black Angus burger or similar, the Day 1c players are getting ready to take their seats in the turbo flight, which kicks off at 21:00.

    Late registration for the €100 PLO Masters Big O is open for roughly two more hours. There are currently nine players in out of the 13 total entries. Actually, make that 10 out of 14, as PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong just walked past this reporter, ticket in hand.

  • The Room is Getting Busy

    Rebecca Hardisty. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 8:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:114/170
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event is in full flare. In roughly 30 minutes, the players will go on a 60-minute dinner break. After that, late registration will be closed. Rumors have it PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples will take full advantage of late registration and join his dear brother Matt Staples in the mix.

    Meanwhile, PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty has jumped into the €100 PLO Masters Big O, bringing the current number of entries up to 12. Fellow Ambassador Sam Acheampong is allegedly to join the action soon, along with some other UK residents.

    The James Bond of poker media, Glenn Brown, is also set to arrive at Admiral Casino soon. God knows what he’ll be playing.

  • Trip Down Memory Lane: The 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester

    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.

    The £150 Mini Main Event win 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.

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

    Below is the first batch of photos from Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event by Nunzia Esposito. If you see the photographer on the floor, make sure to wish her a happy birthday.

  • One of the Staples Brothers in the Mix

    Matt Staples. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 6:400/800 (800)
    Entries:115/157
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    The number of entries in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event is going up at a rapid pace. €48,125 has already been collected towards the €50,000 guarantee.

    Yesterday, PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples was in Day 1a, but he didn’t manage to secure a Day 2 bag. While he’s yet to arrive at Casino Admiral today, his brother Matt Staples (also a PartyPoker Team Pro) has just entered Day 1b. Time will tell if any PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors join him.

  • Time For the First Break

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 5:300/600 (600)
    Entries:123/135
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    The players in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event are currently enjoying their first 20-minute break of the day. The second starting-day flight already has 135 entries, on a good pace to reach similar numbers to the 228 registered during yesterday’s Day 1a flight.

    Sadly, the poker.pro editorial office doesn’t have proper access to tracking players, and won’t have that until Day 2. That being said, here are what appear to be the five biggest stacks in the room at this point.

    ChipsBig Blinds
    156,800261
    154,000257
    128,400214
    124,800208
    116,500194
  • Numbers From Previous £150 Mini Main Events

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 4:100/300 (300)
    Entries:105/115
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Below is a breakdown of all the £150 Mini Main Events during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour, which was solely played in the UK. Considering last night’s Day 1a flight here in Seville, there should be a big one to add to the list in a couple of days.

    DatesFestivalVenueEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    April 19-27, 20252025 PartyPoker Tour London (Spring Edition)Genting Casino Stratford (Formerly known as Aspers)£150 Mini Main Event Dost GhrabieAfghanistan£17,170866£109,200
    June 17-22, 20252025 PartyPoker Tour ManchesterManchester235 Casino£150 Mini Main Event Ion OpreaRomania£8,885418£52,710
    August 12-17, 20252025 PartyPoker Tour GlasgowAlea Casino£150 Mini Main Event Christian WattScotland£10,260468£57,966
    October 11-19, 20252025 PartyPoker Tour BirminghamGenting Resorts World Birmingham£150 Mini Main Event Robert DourasEngland£14,370660£82,500
    December 14-21, 20252025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition)Genting Casino Stratford (Formerly known as Aspers)£150 Mini Main Event André EmerencianoPortugal£14,530726£90,750
    January 27-February 1, 20262026 PartyPoker Tour SheffieldGenting Club Sheffield£150 Mini Main Event John LeslieEngland£9,240476£59,500
  • Famous People from Seville

    Las Meninas, painted by Diego Velázquez. Photo: Wiki Commons
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:100/110
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    There are several famous people from Seville, and although not at Casino Admiral, partaking in the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville, this poker.pro live reporter thought it’d be fun to name-drop, especially for those from the UK who’ve made their way to sunny Spain.

    NameFamous For
    Diego VelázquezOne of the greatest painters in Western art history. Famous for his masterpiece “Las Meninas”
    Bartolomé Esteban MurilloPainter known for religious work combining a soft and luminous style
    Sergio RamosFootballer, former captain of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, winning multiple Champions League titles and the 2010 World Cup
    Antonio CanalesFlamenco dancer and choreographer, played a vital part in making traditional Andalusian dance international
    Isabel PantojaPainter known for religious work, combining a soft and luminous style
  • The Ambassadors Are Taking Over Spain

    Natalie Bromley. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:95/105
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    This poker.pro live reporter has mentioned the PartyPoker Team Ambassadors frequently in the coverage. The fact is that it’s a joyful bunch of players who’re all spreading good vibes around the tables. Click the link below to learn more about the Ambassadors. Apart from those listed below, there are also the two Spanish Ambassadors, Daniel García and Bárbara Jiminez.

    Read more: Hardisty Joins Ambassadors Team For the 2026 PartyPoker Tour

  • PLO Masters Debuting in Spain

    JJ Hazan. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    While the two flights of the €150 Mini Main Event might be the highlights on today’s tournament schedule, there is also some four-card action available in the form of the €100 PLO Masters Big O, which kicks off at 19:00.

    The PLO Masters is the concept created by UK poker legend JJ Hazan, and it’s basically a series of PLO tournaments that he runs in conjunction with various tours; the PartyPoker Tour in particular, as the PLO Masters was a part of the majority of the stops during the 2025 tour.

    Click the link below to read more about the PLO Masters.

  • Green in the Field

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:74/75
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    One of the most notable names in the field thus far is Franky Green. Green recently won the £300 NLH during the 2026 Grosvenor G300, Reading. Just a week before that, she claimed a WSOP Circuit Ring after winning the درهم 5,000 NLH Ladies’ Event during the 2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakesh.

  • PartyPoker’s Second Visit at Admiral Casino

    Casino Admiral, Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:74/75
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    The ongoing 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is the first time the tour, which was founded last year, makes its appearance in Seville (and in Spain overall). However, PartyPoker did play a crucial part at an event in this very city a few years ago.

    Roughly seven years ago, the 2019 Spanish Poker Tour (SPF) Sevilla Presented by partypoker took over the Admiral Casino, the very same place we’re inside right now. The week-long festival featured six unique events, headlined by a €300 Main Event. A total of 215 entries smashed the €30,000 guarantee, creating a €53,411 prize pool. When the dust settled, it was Jose Lopez who claimed the win and the €12,313 first-place payout.

    While it may not be compared to their engagement in the ongoing tour, the aforementioned event plays a vital part in PartyPoker’s history. Now, seven years later, they’re back in Seville and Admiral Casino, writing new chapters in the poker history books.

  • Catch Up on Yesterday’s Action

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 1:100/200
    Entries:64/65
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Day 1a of the €150 Mini Main Event kicked off at 18:00 yesterday, and it became the biggest-ever starting-day flight of the Mini Main Event during the PartyPoker Tour with 228 entries. The 43 players (i.e., 15%) who made it through to Day 2 bagged their chips around 02:30, meaning the flight lasted roughly eight-and-a-half hours. Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford secured the chip lead.

    Click the link below to catch up on all of yesterday’s action, which also includes the full chip counts from Day 1a.

  • Notable Names Arriving Later

    Sam Acheampong. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 1:100/200
    Entries:45/45
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Yesterday’s starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event saw PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors Rebecca Hardisty, Bárbara Jiminez, and Niall “Firaldo” Farrell partaking in the fun, alongside PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples. Out of the four, Firaldo was the only one who made it through to Day 2. Perhaps, the other three will take a shot at redemption today.

    Two other PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors who are arriving in Seville today are Glenn Brown and Sam Acheampong. To be fair, they’re both already in the city, but have yet to make their way to Admiral Casino. Rumors has it Acheampong will tangle in the €100 PLO Masters Big O, while Brown is determined to give the Mini Main Event a shot.

  • Let’s Get Ready to Rumble

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 1:100/200
    Entries:45/45
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event is officially underway. Forty-five players are in from the get-go, and only time will tell if this flight scored similar numbers to the 228 registered in yesterday’s Day 1a.

  • More €150 Mini Main Event Action Headlines Today’s Schedule

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    It’s another sunny day in Spain, and it’s Day 2 of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville.

    Yesterday saw the festival go off to a great start, with the biggest-ever starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event. Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford secured the chip lead, navigating her way through the field that consisted of 228 entries. Today’s schedule features two starting-day flights of the Mini Main Event, a €30 Target Stack Satellite to the same tournament, and the €100 PLO Masters Big O.

    2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville – Tuesday, March 17 Schedule

    TimeEvent
    16:00Event #1: €150 Mini Main Event Day 1b
    18:00€30 Target Stack Satellite to €150 Mini Main Event (Three Tickets Guaranteed)
    19:00Event #2: €100 PLO Masters Big O
    21:00Event #1: €150 Mini Main Event Day 1c (Turbo)

    Today’s coverage here on poker.pro will follow Day 1b of the Mini Main Event. Of course, the chip counts from Day 1c will also be uploaded as soon as possible.

    The blog will go live at 16:00 when cards are in the air.

  • Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford Secures €150 Mini Main Event Day 1a Chip Lead

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    It’s safe to say that the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is off to a great start. The first starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event became the biggest one ever on the PartyPoker Tour with 228 entries, meaning €28,500 was collected towards the €50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

    As is the case with all starting-day flights for this specific tournament, Day 1a played down to 15% of the field, which translated to 34 players. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell made it through, but the chip lead belongs to Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford.

    2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville – €150 Mini Main Event Day 1a Chip Counts.

    PositionPlayerChips
    1Peggy Crawford652,000
    2Manuel Sanchez643,000
    3Victor Aubeso571,000
    4Federico Torres561,000
    5Felix Reina Campos495,000
    6Mª Carmen Lopez Cubero443,000
    7Niall Farrell437,000
    8Pedro Ruas400,000
    9David Lebron371,000
    10Daniele Barbera340,000
    11Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera336,000
    12Raymond Masters296,000
    13Carlos Macedo296,000
    14Robert Clarke238,000
    15Alvaro Casso234,000
    16Jorge Casares220,000
    17Francisco Manuel Martin214,000
    18Antonio Entrena Garcia203,000
    19A.J Alcantara185,000
    20Raul Guerrero183,000
    21Gabriel Barba181,000
    22Carlos Mejias Muñoz162,000
    23David Gabriel De Moras149,000
    24Carlos Gomez139,000
    25Mario Nuñez De La Rosa139,000
    26Joseph Preca127,000
    27Tony Martins95,000
    28Daniel Aragon85,000
    29Con Sullivan77,000
    30Adrian Casado Lopez73,000
    31Zal Camimeri52,000
    32Fernando Hernandez Carrillo48,000
    33Manuel Gonzalez Vaz46,000
    34Joaquin Loma Campos39,000

    All in all, it was a great first day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville. Tomorrow, the party resumes at 16:00, with Day 1b of the Mini Main Event. The schedule also features Day 1c (which is a turbo flight with 20-minute levels instead of 30), a €30 Target Stack Satellite with three Mini Main Event tickets guaranteed, and the €100 PLO Masters Big O for the Omaha enthusiasts. It’s become evident that the live poker scene is hot in Seville, and it’s an educated guess that Admiral Casino will only get busier and busier. For example, more PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors, such as Glenn Brown and Barry Carter, are confirmed to join the action tomorrow.

    2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville – Tuesday, March 17 Tournament Schedule

    TimeEvent
    16:00Event #1: €150 Mini Main Event Day 1b
    18:00€30 Target Stack Satellite to €150 Mini Main Event (Three Tickets Guaranteed)
    19:00Event #2: €100 PLO Masters Big O
    21:00Event #1: €150 Mini Main Event Day 1c (Turbo)

    Thanks to everyone who’s been following along with today’s coverage; this poker.pro live reporter will see you all tomorrow at 16:00.

  • That’s a Wrap; Play has Concluded

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 16:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:34/228
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    With 35 players remaining, the floor asked the dealers to hold off before dealing the next hand, so that they could announce hand-for-hand. However, there was still action going on at one of the tables. The flop read 3A5, and the remaining chips between the two players went in the middle.

    Player A: 33
    Player B: A10

    Player A was the player at risk, but he was looking good to receive a full double-up. He maintained his lead on the 2 turn. When the A came on the river, Player B celebrated, thinking he had the winning hand with a better three-of-a-kind. Eventually, he realised his opponent had improved to a full house, and that he, in fact, became the unfortunate bubble boy.

    That’s a wrap for today’s live coverage here on poker.pro, and the first day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is now done and dusted. The chip counts for Day 1a of the €150 Mini Main Event will be uploaded as fast as possible. Tomorrow morning, a longer recap of today’s action will be posted on poker.pro.

    Thanks to everyone who’s been following along with the live coverage today. The blog will go live tomorrow at 16:00 for Day 1b; then, the poker.pro will have better access to player tracking, which means the live coverage will be elevated to another level.

  • Filthy From Firaldo

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 16:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:35/228
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell min-raised to 16,000 UTG, and the Cut-off eventually moved all in for 54,000. “How much is that? Please tell me it’s a lot,” Farrell asked the dealer, hoping he wouldn’t be mathematically forced to make the call. After receiving the number, he wished his opponent good luck before putting the chips in.

    Opponent: QQ
    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 44

    Firaldo was in rough shape, but he took a solid lead on the 4103 flop. His opponent wasn’t able to catch up on the 79 runout. Firaldo added chips to his already impressive stack.

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 485,000

  • Pocket Peg Potential Chip Leader After Sick Runout

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 15:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:40/228
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Between hands, this poker.pro live reporter had a small chat with Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford and Blaise Bourgeois. Crawford is playing 560,000, which could be the biggest stack in the room at this stage. She showed us the video of her securing a massive pot, and it was quite the rollercoaster of a hand.

    From the video, it looks like Crawford opened to 12,000 UTG. Player A then moved all in for 35,000 from the Button. Player B re-shoved for 200,000 from the Small Blind. Having both players covered, Crawford made the call.

    Player A: AJ
    Player B: AQ
    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford: KK

    Crawford was ahead, but she was not a big fan of the 8A10 flop. The Poker Gods were looking out for the WSOP Circuit Ring winner, though; the board completed with 25, and Crawford secured the massive pot after hitting the runner-runner nut flush.

    Only six more players will go out before the survivors will bag for Day 2. It’ll be interesting to see if Crawford can keep the momentum going and bag a top-three stack.

    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford: 560,000

  • Trip Aces for Pocket Peg

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,500/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:51/228
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford is one of the 51 players remaining in Day 1a of the €150 Mini Main Event. This poker.pro journalist took a stroll by her table, and estimated roughly 36,000 brewing in the middle on a Q5JAA board. The Big Blind checked before Pocket Peg bet 22,000. The Cut-off made the call before the Big Blind mucked his hand.

    Pocket Peg revealed her A9 holdings and was awarded the pot with trip aces.

    Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford: 283,000

  • Top 10 Stacks at the First Break

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 18:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:62/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    The remaining 62 players in the €150 Mini Main Event are now on a 30-minute break; the remaining breaks in the tournament will be 15 minutes. They will soon return to Level 18 featuring Blinds 6,000/12,000, with a 12,000 Ante. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now. It’s currently Day 1a chip leader Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford steering the ship.

    PositionPlayerChipsBig Blinds
    1Peggy Crawford1,071,00089
    2Carlos Macedo954,00080
    3Raymond Muster927,00077
    4Juan Anguas884,00074
    5Francisco Huelva Caro837,00070
    6Niall Farrel806,00067
    7Rodriguez Ialamonte737,00061
    8Manuel Salamanca716,00060
    9Markus Mortensen700,00058
    10Sergey671,00056
  • Caro Eliminates Alcantara

    Casino Admiral, Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 17:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:63/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Vakhtang Chikuindze opened to 22,000 from the Hi-jack. He got three callers in the forms of Francisco Huelva Caro (Cut-off), Manuel Sanchez, and A.J. Alcantara.

    Action was checked to Caro on the 37J flop, who bet 40,000. After a fold from Sanchez, Alcantara moved all in for 106,000. Chikuindze got out of the way before Caro made the call.

    A.J. Alcantara: 75
    Francisco Huelva Caro: QQ

    Alcantara was trailing and didn’t improve on the 6K runout. He was eliminated, and Caro added chips to his already impressive stack.

    Francisco Huelva Caro: 870,000
    A.J. Alcantara: 0

  • First Batch of Casualties

    Sam Acheampong. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 16:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:69/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    The remaining players in Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event have all secured the first pay jump. Below are all the results so far. One of the most recent casualties is PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong.

    PlacePlayerPrize
    70Jorge Vega Rivas€330
    71Sam Acheampong€330
    72Luis Aspera Arce€300
    73Alfonso Benitez€300
    74Juan Sanchez€300
    75Minuydas Kesulis€300
    76Pablo Lopez€300
    77Carlos Mejias Muaoz€300
    78Salvelio Ramirez€300
    79Alberto Del Valle€300
    80Jorge Guerrero€300
    81Pablo Franco€300
    82Antonio Entrena Garcia€300
    83Antonio Hurtado€300
    84Daniel Aragon€300
    85Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez€300
    86Joseph Preca€300
    87Jack Sanbrook€300
    88Jaime Martins€300
    89Cristopher Lamb€300
    90Javier Pedrote Morales€300
    91Joaquin Loma Campos€300
    92Jose Bolufer€300
    93Fernando Hernandez Carrillo€300
    94Zal Camimeri€300
    95Eloy Cordoba€300
    96Thiago De Almeida€300
    97Alberto Lopez€300
    98Rodrigo Araujo€300
  • Kings Again

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 16:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:72/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Jose Antonio Guerrero opened to 16,000 from the Hi-jack. Francisco Manuel Martin made the call from the Cut-off, and Jose Maria Lozano Granjo (who most likely is the current chip leader) made the call from the Small Blind.

    All three players checked the 3JA flop. Action was checked to Martin on the 3 turn, who dipped his toes in the waters with a 25,000. Both of his opponents made the call.

    The dealer revealed the 4 on the river. Action once again checked to Martin, who now bet 55,000. Granjo folded before Guerrero made the call.

    Francisco Manuel Martin: 55
    Jose Antonio Guerrero: KK

    It’s the second time this poker.pro live reporter sees pocket kings today, and, once again, it was the best hand.

    Jose Maria Lozano Granjo: 865,000
    Jose Antonio Guerrero: 490,000
    Francisco Manuel Martin: 84,000

  • Yeehaw, Cowboy!

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 15:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:78/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Fernando Exposito fancied a min-raise to 12,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, David McConache made the call.

    McConache check-called 15,000 from Exposito on the Q103 flop. Another check from McConache prompted a 25,000 bet from Exposito on the 6 turn. McConache made the call, and both players then checked the 3 river.

    David McConache: 108
    Fernando Exposito: KK

    The Cowboys were good for Exposito, who claimed the pot.

    David McConache: 388,000
    Fernando Exposito: 380,000

  • Decent One for Staples

    Matt Staples. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 15:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:84/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Action folded to Raymond Masters, who opened to 12,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated right next to him, PartyPoker Team Pro Matt Staples three-bet to 32,000. Alberto Del Valle cold-called from the Big Blind, before Masters swiftly folded.

    Del Valle check-called a 25,000 continuation bet from Staples on the Q10J flop. Action repeated itself on the K turn, the only difference being that Staples now sized up to 80,000. Del Valle completed the check trifecta on the 2 river. Staples now pulled the trigger and moved all in for 138,000. This had Del Valle visibly confused; after spending a minute or two in the tank, he folded, and Staples added valuable chips to his stack.

    Matt Staples: 440,000
    Alberto Del Valle: 225,000

  • Simon Doubles Through Acheampong

    Sam Acheampong. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:87/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Action folded to Carlos Simon, who moved all in for 63,000 from the Small Blind. One of the PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors still in the mix, Sam Acheampong, snap-called from the Big Blind.

    Carlos Simon: K3
    Sam Acheampong: A2

    “Aiyaah,” Acheampong sighed as he saw the K45 flop. He didn’t manage to catch up on the 65 runout, and he lost a decent stack to Simon. “All I want to do is hold,” the London resident sighed.

    Sam Acheampong: 197,000
    Carlos Simon: 131,000

  • €150 Mini Main Event Payouts

    Casino Admiral, Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:98/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Below are the payouts for the €150 Mini Main Event. All players are competing for a €15,920 first-place payout.

    PositionPayout
    1€15,920
    2€10,240
    3€7,030
    4€4,645
    5€3,230
    6€2,250
    7€1,780
    8€1,430
    9€1,120
    10-11€880
    12-13€720
    14-15€590
    16-20€520
    21-27€460
    28-35€400
    36-55€360
    56-71€330
    72-98€300
  • Day 2 Kicks Off; Here is the Seat Draw

    Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 14:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:98/653
    Prizes:€84,000

    Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event has now kicked off. The initial plan is to play down to the nine-handed final table today.

    Below is the Day 2 seat draw. The chip counts for those players who advanced from Day 1b are wrong due to a technical error, but the seating and all other chip counts are correct.

    TableSeatPlayerChips
    11Raul Guerrero183,000
    12Nicholas Georgion310,000
    13Daniel Aragon85,000
    14Gilberto Lopez Manzanero514,000
    15Alberto Simon303,000
    16Salvelio Ramirez121,000
    17Jesus Jimenez370,000
    18Carlos Macedo296,000
    21Alvaro Casso234,000
    22Juanmi Cubero225,000
    23Cristopher Lamb145,000
    24Peggy Crawford652,000
    25Paul Walsh222,000
    26Miguel Gomez Parraga416,000
    27Antonio Hurtado63,000
    28Zal Camimeri52,000
    31Miguel Barajas102,000
    32Carlos Simon182,000
    33Sam Acheampong305,000
    34Robert Clarke238,000
    35Rodrigo Araujo81,000
    36Antonio Parejas356,000
    38M⪠Carmen Lopez Cubero443,000
    41Alberto Lopez21,000
    42Francisco Huelva Caro448,000
    43David Frutos Pozo124,000
    44Javier Galan105,000
    45Manuel Sanchez643,000
    46Antonio Entrena Garcia203,000
    47Kevin Ferrer424,000
    48Dillan Patel536,000
    51Juan Sanchez126,000
    52Jose Maria Lozano Granjo903,000
    53Liam Johnston223,000
    54Luis Aspera Arce315,000
    55Adrian Casado Lopez73,000
    56David Lebron371,000
    57Jose Antonio Guerrero301,000
    58Francisco Manuel Martin214,000
    61Manuel Salamanca328,000
    62Mario Nuã‘Ez De La Rosa139,000
    63Fernando Exposito280,000
    64Con Sullivan77,000
    65Linda Iwaniak107,000
    66Sergey710,000
    67Victor Aubeso571,000
    68David Mcconache356,000
    71Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez186,000
    72Jorge Casares220,000
    73Leandro Etmeksian306,000
    75Niall Farrel437,000
    76Juan Anguas531,000
    77Jack Sanbrook193,000
    78Alfonso Benitez206,000
    81Jorge Guerrero162,000
    82Alberto Del Valle554,000
    83Jose Bolufer127,000
    84Ryana Kritzer257,000
    85Pedro Ruas400,000
    87Fernando Hernandez Carrillo48,000
    88David Gabriel De Moras149,000
    91Neil Gilchrist58,000
    92Gabriel Barba181,000
    93Hady Ahmey Marian397,000
    95Fernando Banda231,000
    96Manuel Gonzalez Vaz46,000
    97Jorge Vega Rivas115,000
    98Felix Reina Campos495,000
    101Eloy Cordoba29,000
    102Daniele Barbera340,000
    103Antonio Olalla473,000
    104Joseph Preca127,000
    106Tony Martins95,000
    107Javier Pedrote Morales245,000
    108Rodriguez Ialamonte490,000
    111Jonathan Nogales135,000
    112Francisco Gordillo150,000
    113Matteo Fritz303,000
    114A.J Alcantara185,000
    115Pablo Lopez91,000
    116Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera336,000
    117Gary Kane200,000
    118Minuydas Kersulis264,000
    121Matheus Staples282,000
    122Pablo Franco93,000
    123Thiago De Almeida59,000
    124Guillermo Montero468,000
    125Marci Jackowski268,000
    126Federico Torres561,000
    127Joaquin Loma Campos39,000
    128Carlos Mejias Muã‘Oz162,000
    131Jaime Martins35,000
    132Vakhtang Chikuindze210,000
    134Carlos Herrador128,000
    135Jonas Araujo Carrasco356,000
    136Carlos Gomez139,000
    137Raymond Muster296,000
    138Markus Mortensen487,000
  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 1d Chip Counts

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    PositionPlayerChips
    1Sergey710,000
    2Rodriguez Ialamonte490,000
    3Guillermo Montero468,000
    4Francisco Huelva Caro448,000
    5Hady Ahmey Marian397,000
    6Alberto Simon303,000
    7Jose Antonio Guerrero301,000
    8Minuydas Kersulis264,000
    9Vakhtang Chikuindze210,000
    10Jack Sanbrook193,000
    11Carlos Simon182,000
    12Jorge Guerrero162,000
    13Cristopher Lamb145,000
    14Jonathan Nogales135,000
    15Juan Sanchez126,000
    16Salvelio Ramirez121,000
    17Linda Iwaniak107,000
    18Javier Galan105,000
    19Pablo Franco93,000
  • Day 2 is Upon Us

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Welcome, all, to the third day of the poker.pro live coverage from the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville.

    As of right now, Day 1d of the €150 Mini Main Event is on the stone bubble. The flight scored 124 entries, and 20 will make it through to Day 2. Considering how soon it can be over, Day 2 should start on time at 20:00.

    Before then, poker.pro will post the Day 1d chip counts, as well as the Day 2 seat draw. See ya’ll soon!

  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 1c Chip Counts

    Casino Admiral, Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    PositionPlayerChips
    1Gilberto Lopez Manzanero514,000
    2Markus Mortensen487,000
    3Antonio Olalla473,000
    4Jesus Jimenez370,000
    5David Mcconache356,000
    6Sam Acheampong305,000
    7Matt Staples282,000
    8Ryana Kritzer257,000
    9Javier Pedrote Morales245,000
    10Juanmi Cubero225,000
    11Ciam Johnston223,000
    12Gary Kane200,000
    13Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez186,000
    14Carlos Herrador128,000
    15David Frutos Pozo124,000
    16Jorge Vega Rivas115,000
    17Antonio Hurtado63,000
  • €150 Mini Main Event Day 1b Chip Counts

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    PositionPlayerChips
    1Kevin Ferrer903,000
    2Matteo Fritz554,000
    3Jaime Martins536,000
    4Rodrigo Araujo531,000
    5Alfonso Benitez424,000
    6Jonas Carrasco416,000
    7Luis Aspera Arce356,000
    8Neil Gilchrist356,000
    9Juan Anguas328,000
    10Jose Bolufer315,000
    11Pablo Lopez310,000
    12Miguel Barajas306,000
    13Alberto Lopez303,000
    14Fernando Exposito280,000
    15Eloy Cordoba268,000
    16Marci Jackowski231,000
    17Paul Walsh222,000
    18Nicholas Georgian206,000
    19Dillian Patel150,000
    20Leandro Etmeksian127,000
    21Antonio Parejas102,000
    22Manuel Salamanca91,000
    23Francisco Gordillo81,000
    24Alberto Del Valle59,000
    25Thiago De Almeida58,000
    26Miguel Gomez Parraga35,000
    27Fernando Banda29,000
    28Jose Granjo21,000
  • That’s All She Wrote

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    The Day 1b players of the €150 Mini Main Event have now bagged their chips, which means today’s poker.pro live coverage has come to an end.

    This was an absolute marathon of a day; the action was immense during the second day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville. The poker.pro editorial office will return with the Day 1b chip counts as soon as possible. That is also the case with Day 1c; worst case, that one will be posted in the morning.

    A longer recap of today’s action will be posted tomorrow. Tomorrow’s live coverage will commence at 20:00, when Day 2 of the Mini Main Event kicks off. In other words, it’s going to be another busy day at Admiral Casino.

    Thanks to everyone who’s been following along with today’s action, and see you tomorrow.

  • Bourgeois Eliminates Hardisty; Wins the Big O

    Blaise Bourgeois. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    After an initial opening from Balise Bourgeois, Rebecca Hardisty got her 59,000 in the middle. “Good luck,” Bourgeois wished his opponent as he made the call.

    Rebecca Hardisty: A9753
    Blaise Bourgeois: JJ996

    As the board spelled out 78QK9, the best hand belonged to Bourgeois. Hardisty bid farewell in second place for €435, while Bourgeois claimed the €720 first-place payout and the coveted trophy. It was also the first-ever live poker PLO title for the WSOP Circuit Ring winner. He’ll be back tomorrow for his official winner’s photo.

    €100 PLO Masters Big O – Results

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    1 Blaise BourgeoisUnited States€720
    2 Rebecca HardistyCanada€435
    3 Raymond MastersIreland€290
  • Heads-up in the Big O

    Blaise Bourgeois. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Raymond Masters (who, by the way, bagged a decent stack from Day 1a of the €150 Mini Main Event) played 79,000 in the €100 PLO Masters Big O, and he got it all-in after some back-and-forth potting against Blaise Bourgeois.

    Raymond Masters: QJQ44
    Blaise Bourgeois: AK762

    “Sixes are good,” Bourgeois declared as he witnessed the 696 flop. The board completed with 76. No low on the board, and as Bourgeois scooped the pot, Masters was eliminated in third place for €290; roughly three hours after Sam Acheampong went out in fourth.

    As such, the stage is now set for a heads-up showdown between Bourgeois and PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty. The current blind level is 8,000/16,000.

    Blaise Bourgeois: 275,000
    Rebecca Hardisty: 146,000
    Raymond Masters: 0

  • Status Quo

    PartyPoker Tour Ambassador and poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 16:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:30/188
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Only two more players will go out from Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event before the survivors will bag their chips for Day 2. Forty players are left in Day 1c out of the 113 entries, and, as previously hinted, 17 will make it through.

    The chips are trading owners back and forth in the €100 PLO Masters Big O. It’s actually insane how long they’ve stayed three-handed.

  • A General Update

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    The atmosphere is absolutely buzzing at Admiral Casino. What a great success the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is turning out to be.

    Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event is down to 46 players, meaning 18 more will have to go before the survivors can bag for Day 2.

    Late registration is closed for Day 1c with 113 entries. This poker.pro live reporter guesses that 17 players will make it through to Day 2. Glenn Brown, Jaime Staples, and Matt Staples are all still in the mix.

    There are still three players left in the €100 PLO Masters Big O. Below are the current standings.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig BlindsProjection
    Blaise BourgeoisUnited States269,00045€720
    Raymond MastersIreland100,00017€435
    Rebecca HardistyCanada56,0009€290
  • Staples Brothers Are Out

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 13:2,000/4,000 (4,000)
    Entries:50/188
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Jaime Staples and Matt Staples have both been eliminated from the €150 Mini Main Event Day 1b flight. The Blinds are high, and so are the stakes; the number of players still in is decreasing rather swiftly, and it won’t be too long until only 28 players remain and bags for Day 2.

    Meanwhile, the three remaining players in the €100 PLO Masters Big O are in the money, after PartyPoker Tour Ambassador bubbled in fourth place. They’re all guaranteed a €290 min-cash, and Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty is still in the field.

  • The Brits Know Their Four-Card Shenanigans

    Blaise Bourgeois. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    The €100 PLO Masters Big O is down to the last stretch. Four players are left in the field, and three of them will be paid. All in all, the tournament scored 17 entries, creating a €1,445 prize pool.

    “Look at that, the four players that ordered drinks are the four players left,” Blaise Bourgeois declared, as he proposed a toast to his opponents. There are no Spanish players left in the field; perhaps, PLO is the UK residents’ game. Two PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors, Rebecca Hardisty and Sam Acheampong, are still in the mix.

  • McNamara Stacks Jiminez

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    Lisa McNamara came with PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Glenn Brown to the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield, and she’s currently in Day 1c of the €150 Mini Main Event. She qualified for the event online; it was her first-ever ticket won online, and she’s thrilled to be in sunny Spain.

    Seated at Table 19, she had another PartyPoker Tour Ambassador, Bárbara Jiminez, to her immediate right. The two of them were heads-up on a [pcnTsQd3c2cAc][/pcn] board, with perhaps 15,000 in the middle. After a 7,000 bet from Jiminez, McNamara forced her opponent all in for 23,000 in total. Jiminez contemplated her decision for a minute or two, before making the call.

    Lisa McNamara: KJ
    Bárbara Jiminez: 106

    An unfortunate scenario for Jiminez, who had the less superior flush. McNamara sent the ambassador to the rail, and time will tell whether she decides to rebuy.

    Lisa McNamara: 147,000
    Bárbara Jiminez: 0

  • Bald Bluff by Sirbu

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:79/188
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Hady Sirbu is in Spain, enjoying the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville. He’s been a faithful visitor to the PartyPoker Tour ever since the first stop back in April 2024 (London). He just told this poker.pro live reporter about a cool hand he just played.

    Player A opened, and Sirbu made the call with 78. Player A continued for 6,000 on the 56J flop, and Sirbu made the call. Player A slowed down and checked the 5 turn, and Sirbu now decided to bet 20,000. Player A made the call.

    The dealer revealed the K on the river. Player A now reclaimed the driver’s seat with a 50,000 bet. After some pondering, Sirbu moved all in for 105,000. He was trying to engage his opponent in some table talk: “You’ve already bet 50,000, you can’t fold to this small raise,” he joked with his competitor. Player A eventually folded, and Sirbu proudly revealed his 87 for the bluff.

    Hady Sirbu: 200,000

  • Playing Down to 15%

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:79/188
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    One-hundred-eighty-eight entries have been confirmed in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event. All starting-day flights are playing down to 15% of the field; this poker.pro live reporter is guessing that 28 players will make it through to Day 2. However, that is only a guess; the official number should be communicated by the floor shortly.

  • Play has Resumed; Ambassadors in Full Swing

    Bárbara Jiminez. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:89/188
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event has resumed after the 60-minute dinner break. One of those utilizing the final window of late registration was PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples, joining his brother Matt Staples in the field.

    Meanwhile, PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors Glenn Brown and Bárbara Jiminez are in the 1c turbo flight.

  • €100 PLO Masters Big O Photos (by Nunzia Esposito)

  • “HOOOOOOOOOLD”

    Sam Acheampong. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    While the Day 1b players of the €150 Mini Main Event are still on the dinner break, this poker.pro live reporter took a stroll by the €100 PLO Masters Big O. The board read QJ39, and PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong was all-in. It was a three-way pot, and after Acheampong’s shove, Player A re-raised all in, and Player B made the call. Acheampong was hoping to win the 57,400 main pot as the players turned over their hole cards.

    Sam Acheampong: A6745
    Player A: 1081085
    Player B: 338KAA

    “Hooooooold!” Acheampong roared his catch phrase across the room, urging the Poker Gods to let his nut flush be the best hand after the river. They heard his prayers, and the 6 saw him scooping the pot, seeing as there was no low on the board. A moment of confusion followed as Player B – and everyone else – realised he had six cards in his hand, instead of five. An honest mistake which, in the end, didn’t matter. Player A won the side pot, while Acheampong received the full triple-up. With 57,400, he now plays an average stack.

  • Guarantee is hit

    Blaise Bourgeois. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:99/185
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Just like that, the €50,000 guarantee for the €150 Mini Main Event has been surpassed, as 40 1c players are currently battling it out during Level 1, while the 1b players are enjoying their dinner break. The current prize pool reads €51,625, and considering 1c has barely just begun (and with tomorrow’s hyper-turbo 1d flight in mind), it’s destined to grow even bigger.

    It’s been said before, but it’s worth saying again: the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is off to a stellar start.

  • Big Stacks at the Dinner Break

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:99/185
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    No player names, sadly, but below are the five biggest stacks on the dinner break.

    ChipsBig Blinds
    220,500110
    204,000102
    198,00099
    195,00098
    194,50097
  • Dinner Break for 1b; 1c Players are Eager to Start

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 10:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:99/185
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    It’s time for the 60-minute dinner break for the players in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event. While they are seeking to enjoy a Black Angus burger or similar, the Day 1c players are getting ready to take their seats in the turbo flight, which kicks off at 21:00.

    Late registration for the €100 PLO Masters Big O is open for roughly two more hours. There are currently nine players in out of the 13 total entries. Actually, make that 10 out of 14, as PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong just walked past this reporter, ticket in hand.

  • The Room is Getting Busy

    Rebecca Hardisty. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 8:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:114/170
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event is in full flare. In roughly 30 minutes, the players will go on a 60-minute dinner break. After that, late registration will be closed. Rumors have it PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples will take full advantage of late registration and join his dear brother Matt Staples in the mix.

    Meanwhile, PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty has jumped into the €100 PLO Masters Big O, bringing the current number of entries up to 12. Fellow Ambassador Sam Acheampong is allegedly to join the action soon, along with some other UK residents.

    The James Bond of poker media, Glenn Brown, is also set to arrive at Admiral Casino soon. God knows what he’ll be playing.

  • Trip Down Memory Lane: The 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester

    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.

    The £150 Mini Main Event win 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.

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

    Below is the first batch of photos from Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event by Nunzia Esposito. If you see the photographer on the floor, make sure to wish her a happy birthday.

  • One of the Staples Brothers in the Mix

    Matt Staples. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 6:400/800 (800)
    Entries:115/157
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    The number of entries in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event is going up at a rapid pace. €48,125 has already been collected towards the €50,000 guarantee.

    Yesterday, PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples was in Day 1a, but he didn’t manage to secure a Day 2 bag. While he’s yet to arrive at Casino Admiral today, his brother Matt Staples (also a PartyPoker Team Pro) has just entered Day 1b. Time will tell if any PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors join him.

  • Time For the First Break

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 5:300/600 (600)
    Entries:123/135
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    The players in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event are currently enjoying their first 20-minute break of the day. The second starting-day flight already has 135 entries, on a good pace to reach similar numbers to the 228 registered during yesterday’s Day 1a flight.

    Sadly, the poker.pro editorial office doesn’t have proper access to tracking players, and won’t have that until Day 2. That being said, here are what appear to be the five biggest stacks in the room at this point.

    ChipsBig Blinds
    156,800261
    154,000257
    128,400214
    124,800208
    116,500194
  • Numbers From Previous £150 Mini Main Events

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 4:100/300 (300)
    Entries:105/115
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    Below is a breakdown of all the £150 Mini Main Events during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour, which was solely played in the UK. Considering last night’s Day 1a flight here in Seville, there should be a big one to add to the list in a couple of days.

    DatesFestivalVenueEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    April 19-27, 20252025 PartyPoker Tour London (Spring Edition)Genting Casino Stratford (Formerly known as Aspers)£150 Mini Main Event Dost GhrabieAfghanistan£17,170866£109,200
    June 17-22, 20252025 PartyPoker Tour ManchesterManchester235 Casino£150 Mini Main Event Ion OpreaRomania£8,885418£52,710
    August 12-17, 20252025 PartyPoker Tour GlasgowAlea Casino£150 Mini Main Event Christian WattScotland£10,260468£57,966
    October 11-19, 20252025 PartyPoker Tour BirminghamGenting Resorts World Birmingham£150 Mini Main Event Robert DourasEngland£14,370660£82,500
    December 14-21, 20252025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition)Genting Casino Stratford (Formerly known as Aspers)£150 Mini Main Event André EmerencianoPortugal£14,530726£90,750
    January 27-February 1, 20262026 PartyPoker Tour SheffieldGenting Club Sheffield£150 Mini Main Event John LeslieEngland£9,240476£59,500
  • Famous People from Seville

    Las Meninas, painted by Diego Velázquez. Photo: Wiki Commons
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:100/110
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    There are several famous people from Seville, and although not at Casino Admiral, partaking in the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville, this poker.pro live reporter thought it’d be fun to name-drop, especially for those from the UK who’ve made their way to sunny Spain.

    NameFamous For
    Diego VelázquezOne of the greatest painters in Western art history. Famous for his masterpiece “Las Meninas”
    Bartolomé Esteban MurilloPainter known for religious work combining a soft and luminous style
    Sergio RamosFootballer, former captain of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, winning multiple Champions League titles and the 2010 World Cup
    Antonio CanalesFlamenco dancer and choreographer, played a vital part in making traditional Andalusian dance international
    Isabel PantojaPainter known for religious work, combining a soft and luminous style
  • The Ambassadors Are Taking Over Spain

    Natalie Bromley. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:95/105
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    This poker.pro live reporter has mentioned the PartyPoker Team Ambassadors frequently in the coverage. The fact is that it’s a joyful bunch of players who’re all spreading good vibes around the tables. Click the link below to learn more about the Ambassadors. Apart from those listed below, there are also the two Spanish Ambassadors, Daniel García and Bárbara Jiminez.

    Read more: Hardisty Joins Ambassadors Team For the 2026 PartyPoker Tour

  • PLO Masters Debuting in Spain

    JJ Hazan. Photo: Nunzia Esposito

    While the two flights of the €150 Mini Main Event might be the highlights on today’s tournament schedule, there is also some four-card action available in the form of the €100 PLO Masters Big O, which kicks off at 19:00.

    The PLO Masters is the concept created by UK poker legend JJ Hazan, and it’s basically a series of PLO tournaments that he runs in conjunction with various tours; the PartyPoker Tour in particular, as the PLO Masters was a part of the majority of the stops during the 2025 tour.

    Click the link below to read more about the PLO Masters.

  • Green in the Field

    Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:74/75
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    One of the most notable names in the field thus far is Franky Green. Green recently won the £300 NLH during the 2026 Grosvenor G300, Reading. Just a week before that, she claimed a WSOP Circuit Ring after winning the درهم 5,000 NLH Ladies’ Event during the 2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakesh.

  • PartyPoker’s Second Visit at Admiral Casino

    Casino Admiral, Seville. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:74/75
    Prizes:€50,000 GTD

    The ongoing 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is the first time the tour, which was founded last year, makes its appearance in Seville (and in Spain overall). However, PartyPoker did play a crucial part at an event in this very city a few years ago.

    Roughly seven years ago, the 2019 Spanish Poker Tour (SPF) Sevilla Presented by partypoker took over the Admiral Casino, the very same place we’re inside right now. The week-long festival featured six unique events, headlined by a €300 Main Event. A total of 215 entries smashed the €30,000 guarantee, creating a €53,411 prize pool. When the dust settled, it was Jose Lopez who claimed the win and the €12,313 first-place payout.

    While it may not be compared to their engagement in the ongoing tour, the aforementioned event plays a vital part in PartyPoker’s history. Now, seven years later, they’re back in Seville and Admiral Casino, writing new chapters in the poker history books.

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

  • Buy-in: €200
  • Entries: 653
  • Prize Pool: €84,000
  • Winner: Juan Anguas
  • Report: TBA
PlacePlayerPrize
1 Juan Anguas€9,770*
2 Jonas Arujo€8,150*
3 Carlos Gomez€6,900*
4 Gilberto Lopez€7,135*
5 Rodriguez€6,190*
6 Fernando Banda€5,170*
7 Peggy Crawford€1,780
8 Niall “Firaldo” Farrell€1,430
9 Hady Sirbu€1,120
10Jose Maria Lozano Granjo€880
11Alberto Simon€880
12Manuel Salamanca€720
13Juanmi Cubero€720
14Francisco Huelva Caro€590
15Dillan Patel€590
16Daniele Barbera€520
17Linda Iwaniak€520
18Carlos Herrador€520
19Raymond Masters€520
20Adrian Casado Lopez€520
21Kevin Ferrer€460
22David Fabriel De Moras€460
23Carmen Lopez Cubero€460
24Markus Mortensen€460
25Guillermo Montero€460
26Mario De La Rosa€460
27Sergey€460
28Ryana Kritzer€400
29Alvaro Casso€400
30Francisco Gordillo€400
31Francisco Manuel Martin€400
32Victor Aubeso€400
33Carlos Macedo€400
34David Lebron€400
35Manuel Sanchez€400
36Miguel Gomez Parraga€360
37Gabriel Barba€360
38Pedro Ruas€360
39Jose Antonio Guerrero€360
40Matt Staples€360
41Nicholas Georgian€360
42Con Sullivan€360
43Jonathan Nogales€360
44Jesus Jimenez€360
45Matteo Fritz€360
46Javier Galan€360
47Antonio Olalla€360
48Federico Torres€360
49Miguel Barajas€360
50Felix Reina Campos€360
51Liam Johnston€360
52Marci Jackowski€360
53Paul Walsh€360
54Manuel Gonzalez Vaz€360
55Gary Kane€360
56Neil GilChrist€330
57Leandro Etmeksian€330
58Robert Clarke€330
59Jorge Casares€330
60Antonio Parejas€330
61Carlos Simon€330
62Vakhtang Chikuindze€330
63Fernando Exposito€330
64Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera€330
65A.J. Alcantara€330
66Tony Martins€330
67David McConache€330
68Raul Guerrero€330
69David Frutos Pozo€330
70Jorge Vega Rivas€330
71Sam Acheampong€330
72Luis Aspera Arce€300
73Alfonso Benitez€300
74Juan Sanchez€300
75Minuydas Kesulis€300
76Pablo Lopez€300
77Carlos Mejias Muaoz€300
78Salvelio Ramirez€300
79Alberto Del Valle€300
80Jorge Guerrero€300
81Pablo Franco€300
82Antonio Entrena Garcia€300
83Antonio Hurtado€300
84Daniel Aragon€300
85Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez€300
86Joseph Preca€300
87Jack Sanbrook€300
88Jaime Martins€300
89Cristopher Lamb€300
90Javier Pedrote Morales€300
91Joaquin Loma Campos€300
92Jose Bolufer€300
93Fernando Hernandez Carrillo€300
94Zal Camimeri€300
95Eloy Cordoba€300
96Thiago De Almeida€300
97Alberto Lopez€300
98Rodrigo Araujo€300

*Denotes a 6-way deal.

Event #2: €100 PLO Masters Big O

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Blaise BourgeoisUnited States€720
2 Rebecca HardistyCanada€435
3 Raymond MastersIreland€290

Event #3: €200 NLH PKO

PlacePlayerPrize
1Antonio Ruiz Ledo*€2,620
2Carlos Dominguez Oerez*€2,095
3Castio Val*€2,015
4Marcelo Sebastian Silva Garcia€940
5Michiel Jonker€740
6Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez€590
7Geraldo Jorge Vaz Flores€470
8Ivan Diyanov Ivanov€380
9Alvaro Martinez Garcia€330
10Pedro Alexandre Dos Maz€290
11Juan Revvelta Marchen€290
12Diego Arenas€260
13Flavian Varga€260
14Fernandos Hernandez-Carr€140
15Francisco Utrera€140

*Denotes a three-way deal.

Event #4: €500 Main Event

  • Buy-in: €500
  • Entries: 383
  • Prize Pool: €170,435
  • Winner: Francisco Garrido Cruz
  • Report: TBA
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Francisco Garrido CruzSpain€30,500
2 Barbara JiménezSpain€20,035
3 Jose Maria Nieto MartinSpain€14,400
4 Jose AguileraSpain€11,400
5 Ruben Perez CorreaSpain€9,400
6 Manuel Antonio DelgadoSpain€7,600
7 Fernando LianoSpain€6,000
8 Jose LopezSpain€4,600
9 Carlos Gutierrez GarciaSpain€3,600
10 Matthew WharrieUnited Kingdom€3,000
11 Jonathan ReesWales€3,000
12 Rodrigo AraujoSpain€2,500
13 Simon MarksUnited Kingdom€2,500
14 Marek OhniskoCzech Republic€2,000
15 Ivan IvanovBulgaria€2,000
16 Dara O’KearneyIreland€1,650
17 Jack SambrookUnited Kingdom€1,650
18 Marcin JackowskiPoland€1,650
19 Jaime Rueda SampedroSpain€1,650
20 Flavian VargaSpain€1,650
21 Andres HerreraSpain€1,350
22 Annette O’CarrollIreland€1,350
23 Eloy CordobaSpain€1,350
24 Antonio Ramon MunozSpain€1,350
25 Jose Maria RodriguezSpain€1,350
26 Antonio SubireSpain€1,350
27 Daniel CiancioSpain€1,350
28 Jaime StaplesCanada€1,200
29 Lynne BeaumontUnited Kingdom€1,200
30 Richard EssexSpain€1,200
31 Benyamin CanatanDenmark€1,200
32 Hugo BenitezSpain€1,200
33 Colette StewartScotland€1,200
34 Antonio PonceSpain€1,200
35 Gilberto LopezSpain€1,200
36 Kevin MorenoSpain€1,100
37 Ivan MonjeSpain€1,100
38 Victor AbuesoSpain€1,100
39 Antonio Ruiz LedoSpain€1,100
40 Chani SanchezSpain€1,100
41 Antonio EntrenaSpain€1,100
42 Paco GordilloSpain€1,000
43 Barny BoatmanEngland€1,000
44 Christopher LambEngland€1,000
45 Rui CamponUnited Kingdom€1,000
46 Luke BirdUnited Kingdom€1,000
47 Nicholas GeorgiouCyprus€1,000
48 Joe BeeversUnited Kingdom€1,000
49 Antonio GarciaSpain€1,000
50 Neil HigginsIreland€1,000
51 Filip LindbergSweden€1,000
52 Lucia AntunesSpain€1,000
53 Borja Lozano BejaranoSpain€1,000
54 Julio NietoSpain€1,000
55 Sebastian LaureSpain€1,000

Event #5: €150 PLO Masters 4/5/6

  • Buy-in: €150
  • Entries: 71
  • Prize Pool: €8,875
  • Winner:
  • Report:
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Jonathan David ReesUnited Kingdom€2,015*
2 Serjio Dorado DiazSpain€2,135*
3 Matteo Gerald FritzSpain€1,435*
4 Carlos VitiniSpain€720
5 Jose Antonio Fernandez CabezasSpain€530
6 Javier Pedrole MoralesSpain€420
7 Raymond MastersIreland€360
8 Roeland Floris RudolphSpain€330
9 Jean Revvelta MarcheauSpain€330
10 Jaime StaplesCanada€300
11 Rebecca HardistyCanada€300

*Denotes a three-way deal.

Event #6: €250 PLO Masters Main Event

  • Buy-in: €250
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Event #7: €60 poker.pro Friday Madness Crazy Pineapple Bounty

  • Buy-in: €60
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Event #8: €200 NLH (Sponsored by Faded Spade)

  • Buy-in: €200
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Event #9: €250 Mystery Bounty

  • Buy-in: €250
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Event #10: €1,000 NLH High Roller 7-Max

  • Buy-in: €1,000
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Event #11: €100 Sunday Last Chance Turbo NLH Double Board

  • Buy-in: €100
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