888poker LIVE Madrid: Ivgi Leads Main Event After Day 1b; Mancuso Wins HR
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The second of four starting days of the 2020 888poker LIVE Madrid €888 Main Event at the Casino Gran Via in the heart of Madrid attracted a field of 286 entries to boost the total number of entries at half time to 466 entries, and the event is on track to surpass the guaranteed prize pool of €800,000. On top of the cash prize, the winner can also look forward to a package for the 2020 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas worth $12,500, courtesy of event sponsor 888poker.
With the upcoming weekend and two flights remaining, a regular heat on Saturday, February 1st, 2020, and a turbo heat prior to Day 2 on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020, staff expects very busy two days to come. Similar to Day 1a, essentially half of the field made it through as 149 hopefuls bagged and tagged for the night.
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The overall chip lead has also changed, as Kfir Ivgi managed to spin a late entry in the final three levels of the night into the top stack of 535,000, and he is followed by Carmelo Varas (478,800), Claudio Di Giacomo (453,000), Krasimir Kirilov (440,800) and Gleb Novik (436,500).
888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event - Top 5 Chip Counts After Day 1b
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kfir Ivgi | United Kingdom | 535,000 |
| 2 | Carmelo Varas | - | 478,800 |
| 3 | Claudio Di Giacomo | Italy | 453,000 |
| 4 | Krasimir Kirilov | Bulgaria | 440,800 |
| 5 | Gleb Novik | Russia | 436,500 |
Other notables that advanced with healthy stacks are Alex Montgomery (386,700), €2,200 High Roller finalist Daniel Tafur (287,000), Antonios Onoufriou (285,300), Abdelhakim Zoufri (283,900), Jordi Corominas (269,000), Ebony Kenney (267,700), Federico Anselmi (267,200), and Carl Shaw (251,800).
The only 888poker ambassador to take part on Day 1b was Sofia Lovgren, who had finished 6th in the €2,200 High Roller earlier on the day. Unfortunately, Lovgren was not able to find a bag and will try again in one of the two remaining starting days.
All those that busted or want to give it another shot to accumulate more chips can do so again on Day 1c and Day 1d. In case participants bag up more than once, they can pick a stack for Day 2 and the other stack(s) will become void.
Leonardo Mancuso Wins High Roller for €52,000
While the second starting day of the €888 Main Event was running at the stunning Casino Gran Via Madrid and a Bounty Side Event occupied most other tables that were not already filled with cash game action, one further tournament played down to a champion. After bagging up with the final nine out of a field of 103 entries, the €2,200 High Roller needed another seven levels of 45 minutes each until one contender had collected all the chips.
Italy's Leonardo Mancuso ultimately was victorious and outlasted the other finalists to claim the trophy and the first-place prize of €52,000. Mancuso defeated Spain's Ignacio Molina heads-up, who walked away €37,000 richer. 888poker ambassador Sofia Lovgren ended up in sixth place worth €12,000.
888poker LIVE Madrid €2,200 High Roller - Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (in EUR) | Payout (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Mancuso | Italy | € 52,000 | $57,372 |
| 2 | Ignacio Molina | Spain | € 37,000 | $40,822 |
| 3 | Arie Zilberman | Israel | € 27,000 | $29,789 |
| 4 | Andrey Golubev | Kazakhstan | € 21,000 | $23,169 |
| 5 | Jose Manuel Planells | Spain | € 16,000 | $17,653 |
| 6 | Sofia Lovgren | Sweden | € 12,000 | $13,240 |
| 7 | Daniel Tafur | Spain | € 9,000 | $9,930 |
| 8 | Dmytro Yevseienko | Ukraine | € 7,000 | $7,723 |
| 9 | Valeriano Toledano | Spain | € 5,700 | $6,289 |
| 10 | Andre Moreira | Portugal | € 4,500 | $4,965 |
| 11 | Sonny Franco | France | € 4,500 | $4,965 |
| Total | € 195,700 | $215,916 |
The PokerNews team will be back on the floor the entire weekend to provide all the action and there will also be a live stream on the 888poker social media channels after the first break on Day 1c.
