The big wall of chips of Marco D'Amico took a minor hit when David Algarra scored the double. D'Amico's cards were already in the muck as Algarra had the nuts with 
on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
1,126,400
|
1,126,400 |
|
||
|
700,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
The action on the table of Meir Avigal hasn't slowed down after the previous bustout as another short stack busted right away. He pushed from the small blind into the big blind of Gonzalo Huerta and his 
was no good against the 
of Huerta.
The board came 
and king-queen was enough to scoop the pot.
Soon after, Manuel Carballo Campana and Miguel Riera created a pot of 250,000 to the 
turn on which Carballo Campana bet 103,000. Riera pushed for 432,000 and picked up a reluctant call.
Miguel Riera: 
Manuel Carballo Campana: 
Nothing changed with the 
river and Carballo's stack was cut into half.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
1,100,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
1,050,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
1,000,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
400,000
128,700
|
128,700 |
On a three-way flop of 
, the action was on Claudio Di Giacomo and he bet 85,000. Victor Ruiz Melgar moved all-in for 298,000 and Mehdi Hsissen went all-in over the top, which forced out Di Giacomo.
Victor Ruiz Melgar: 
Mehdi Hsissen: 
Hsissen had plenty of outs with his gutshot and flush draw, and he immediately spiked help on the 
turn, the river was a blank and that spelled the end for Ruiz.
"Why didn't you call?" Hsissen inquired from Di Giacomo, who mentioned in table chat he had ace-jack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
|
530,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
For 2019 888poker LIVE London runner-up Leon Louis, there won't be a repeat final table appearance for now as the Brit has just been eliminated. Louis pushed for 208,000 form middle position and he was isolated by Meir Avigal in the hijack, who forced out all other players behind.
Leon Louis: 
Meir Avigal:
"I just want a pair on the flop," Louis asked but the 
flop was the exact opposite. However, he picked up the best possible turn card with the only to see the river brick off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted |
Bruce Fishman beat 5,620 players in a freeroll on 888poker to win his package for the trip to Madrid and he currently sits on an above-average stack. Further assorted counts and recent eliminations can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |
|
1,075,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
|
|
900,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
800,000
662,700
|
662,700 |
|
750,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
600,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
560,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
550,000
379,600
|
379,600 |
|
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
If you're a student of the game you've probably watched all the poker videos and read all the poker books, so instead of talking about the same ole thing, we asked the poker pros playing 888poker LIVE in Madrid to share some "little known" tournament poker tips that you've never ever heard talked about before!
Fernando Pons is the next chip millionaire as the field is slowly but surely shrinking with only 189 players still in contention.
The average has reached half a million in chips and Oystein Nordli just kept his hopes alive when he pushed for the last few big blinds with the 
. He was called by the button with the 
and spiked an ace on the turn and a king on the river of a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
|
170,000
76,700
|
76,700 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
430,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
380,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
360,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
345,000
187,900
|
187,900 |
|
150,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
