The First 888poker LIVE Stop of 2025 Kicks Off in Madrid on January 12

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
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888poker LIVE 2025

In December, 888poker lifted the lid on the schedule for its live event offerings in 2025, and the first of those stops is almost upon us. The Gran Via Casino in Madrid is finalizing preparations for the 2025 888poker LIVE Madrid festival. The venue will be packed to the rafters from January 12 through January 19 as poker players from far and wide attempt to get 2025 off to the best of starts by becoming an 888poker LIVE champion.

As is often the case on the 888poker LIVE tour, the 2025 Madrid festival starts with a €220 No-Limit Hold'em Opening Event. It features a trio of starting flights, the first on January 12, before crowning its worthy champion on January 14. Last year, 353 players turned out for this tournament, with Kwan Chan outlasting them all and collecting €14,000 for his impressive victory.

After the Opening Event, players can enjoy various affordable tournaments, including the €330 Mystery Bounty, the €220 Mid Shot, a €165 Pot-Limit Omaha, and the €100 Closer. A €2,000 High Roller is sandwiched between those events and the eagerly anticipated €888 Main Event.

The Main Event has four flights, including a turbo-structured Day 1D, starting January 15. Aside from the turbo flight, none of the main event days start before 3:00 p.m. CET, giving you ample time to rest, recuperate, or explore the incredible city of Madrid. The Main Event champion will be crowned at some point on January 19. Best of all? The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on the ground through the Main Event, providing our industry-leading live updates.

888poker LIVE Madrid Full Schedule

Expand the table below to check out the full, bustling schedule of the 888poker LIVE Madrid festival.

DateTimeEvent
Sun 12 Jan6:00 p.m.€220 NLHE Opening Event Day 1A
 9:00 p.m.€120 NLHE The Mini Shot Turbo
Mon 13 Jan6:00 p.m.€200 NLHE Opening Event Day 1B
 9:00 p.m.€220 NLHE Opening Event Day 1C Turbo
Tue 14 Jan2:00 p.m.€110 Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1A
 5:00 p.m.€220 Opening Event Final Day
 7:00 p.m.€330 NLHE The Mystery Bounty Day 1
Wed 15 Jan3:00 p.m.€888 NLHE Main Event Day 1A
 6:00 p.m.The Mystery Bounty Day 2
 9:00 p.m.€110 Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1B
Thu 16 Jan2:00 p.m.€110 Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1C
 3:00 p.m.€888 NLHE Main Event Day 1B
 6:00 p.m.€220 NLHE The Mid Shot
Fri 17 Jan3:00 p.m.€888 NLHE Main Event Day 1C
 7:00 p.m.€165 Pot Limit Omaha
Sat 18 Jan1:00 p.m.€888 NLHE Main Event Day 1D Turbo
 5:00 p.m.€888 NLHE Min Event Day 2
 7:00 p.m.€2,000 NLHE High Roller Day 1
Sun 19 Jan3:00 p.m.Main Event Final Day
 4:00 p.m.€2,000 NLHE High Roller Final Day
 7:00 p.m.€330 NLHE The Big Shot
 9:00 p.m.€100 NLHE The Closer

2024 888poker LIVE Madrid Results

Manuel Ledesma Murcia
Reigning 888poker LIVE Madrid Champion Manuel Ledesma Murcia

Madrid has become a mainstay on the 888poker LIVE tour. The primarily Spanish entrants love playing poker, and players from far and wide join the locals in all the scheduled events.

Last year, Manuel Ledesma Murcia came out on top of a 435-strong crowd in the €888 Main Event, walking away with €58,000 after a heads-up deal with fellow Spaniard Juan Diaz-Caneja (€52,000).

Two other champions scooped five-figure top prizes in 2024. Stefan Cupic helped himself to €25,000 after being the last player standing in the €2,000 High Roller. The aforementioned Kwan Chan banked €14,000 for his victory in the €220 Opening Event.

EventEntrantsPrize PoolChampionPrize
€888 Main Event435€333,905Manuel Ledesma Murcia€58,000
€2,000 High Roller39€69,950Stefan Cupic€25,000
€220 Opening Event353€67,070Kwan Chan€14,000
€330 Big Shot142€40,470Israfil Abdulaev€8,025
€165 Mid Shot168€15,960Oliver Hutchins€4,400
€330 Mystery Bounty148€21,090Alexey Neofitov€4,217*
€165 PLO104€14,820Alfoso Lopez€3,652
€100 Closer126€11,970Fernando Esteban€3,000
€65 Mini Shot65€3,396Antonio Valverde€780
€55 Ladies17€1,615Karina Boscano€600

*prize before mystery bounty payments

Capture an $1,800 Package to 888poker LIVE Madrid

Although 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event satellites are available during the festival, 888poker is running satellites on its online poker platform that award $1,800 packages. At the time of writing, 888poker players "SayPlease," marhloutabu2," MABYN4," IownU181," "Sue.1979," and "urailmesoon" have got their hands on such packages consisting of:

  • The €888 ($970) buying for the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event
  • Hotel accommodation ($500)
  • $330 toward your travel expenses paid into you 888poker account

Satellites start from only $0.10, eventually feeding into the $109 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Package Qualifier that runs at 7:00 p.m. GMT each Sunday.

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Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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