888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event | 2023 888poker LIVE Madrid

01-23-2023 17:14 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	11,000,000 255,000	255,000
Antonio Vecino	3,100,000
Alberto De Juan	2,800,000 50,000	50,000
Victor Caballero	2,700,000 50,000	50,000
Jairo Arias	2,600,000
Adrian Garcia	2,200,000 30,000	30,000
Lucia Navarro	2,000,000 300,000	300,000

Oleg Bystrenin	1,500,000 50,000	50,000
Mario Sousa	1,100,000 150,000	150,000

Trujillo vs Pishvaie

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Will Shillibier

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Roberto Sanchez Trujillo raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Saam Pishvaie defended his big blind.

The flop came and Pishvaie check-called 110,000. The turn was the . Pishvaie checked and Trujillo bet 325,000.

Pishvaie used a time bank before check-raising all in for 1,450,000. Trujillo used a time bank but ultimately folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Sanchez Trujillo	2,500,000 -800,000	-800,000
Saam Pishvaie	2,300,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Roberto Sanchez Trujillo Saam Pishvaie

01-23-2023 17:12 UTC+1

Arias Doubles Through Vecino

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Will Shillibier

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jairo Arias shoved for 1,200,000 from the cutoff and Antonio Vecino called on the button.

Jairo Arias:
Antonio Vecino:

The flop came giving Arias an open-ended straight draw. The turn was the and the river the giving Arias two pair and doubling him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Vecino	3,100,000 -1,420,000	-1,420,000
Jairo Arias	2,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Antonio Vecino Jairo Arias

01-23-2023 17:05 UTC+1

Play Resumes

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Will Shillibier

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Cards are back in the air with 18 players remaining in the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event. They have all guaranteed themselves €3,300.

01-23-2023 16:29 UTC+1

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
7	1	Jonas Ten Cate	2,600,000	33
7	2	Eugenio Martinez Gonzalez	2,250,000	28
7	3	Ricardo Mateus	1,025,000	13
7	4	Jaime Pedraza	1,125,000	14
7	5	Carles Ferrer	775,000	10
7	6	Marcus Normark	1,400,000	18
7	7	Saam Pishvaie	1,600,000	20
7	8	Daniel Lopez Ruiz	900,000	11
7	9	Roberto Sanchez Trujillo	3,300,000	41

8	1	Lucia Navarro	1,700,000	21
8	2	Alberto De Juan	2,750,000	34
8	3	Adrian Garcia	2,170,000	27
8	4	Mario Sousa	950,000	12
8	5	Jairo Arias	1,400,000	18
8	6	Antonio Vecino	4,520,000	57
8	7	Victor Caballero	2,650,000	33
8	8	Tom Orpaz	10,745,000	134
8	9	Oleg Bystrenin	1,450,000	18

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	10,745,000 2,245,000	2,245,000
Antonio Vecino	4,520,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Roberto Sanchez Trujillo	3,300,000 -900,000	-900,000
Alberto De Juan	2,750,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Victor Caballero	2,650,000 -650,000	-650,000
Jonas Ten Cate	2,600,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000
Eugenio Martinez Gonzalez	2,250,000 -750,000	-750,000
Adrian Garcia	2,170,000 -330,000	-330,000
Lucia Navarro	1,700,000 -150,000	-150,000

Saam Pishvaie	1,600,000 500,000	500,000
Oleg Bystrenin	1,450,000 -750,000	-750,000
Marcus Normark	1,400,000 -400,000	-400,000
Jairo Arias	1,400,000 300,000	300,000
Jaime Pedraza	1,125,000 150,000	150,000
Ricardo Mateus	1,025,000 125,000	125,000

Mario Sousa	950,000
Daniel Lopez Ruiz	900,000 -550,000	-550,000
Carles Ferrer	775,000 -525,000	-525,000

Start-of-Day Chip Leader Eliminated; Down to 18 Players

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Will Shillibier

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

After doubling up Tom Orpaz in the huge pot a few minutes earlier, Nicolae Suciu was spotted at the payout desk having been eliminated in 19th place.

The remaining players are redrawing around two tables with 18 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolae Suciu	Busted

01-23-2023 16:14 UTC+1

Cordobes Runs into Jacks as Mantovani Also Busts

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Will Shillibier

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jose Cordobes held but had run into the of Victor Caballero.

The board was and Cordobes was eliminated.

Meanwhile, 888poker Ambassador Alexandre Mantovani had been short for a while and got his remaining chips in from the hijack and got two calls.

After Tom Orpaz forced out the other player on the flop, the cards were turned over.

Alexandre Mantovani:
Tom Orpaz:

The turn gave Mantovani a pair, but the river was the giving Orpaz top pair and eliminating the Brazilian opponent.

"I don't understand how I got this deep in the tournament," he said after the hand. "My best hand was queen-jack for the first three hours. But we've still got two [888poker players] in, so we've got a sweat."

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	8,500,000 300,000	300,000
Victor Caballero	3,300,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Jose Cordobes	Busted
Alexandre Mantovani	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Mantovani Jose Cordobes Victor Caballero Tom Orpaz

01-23-2023 16:05 UTC+1

Orpaz Flops Suciu Dead in Monster Pot

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Will Shillibier

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

There was 600,000 in the middle of a hand between Tom Orpaz and Nicolae Suciu. The flop was and the turn had brought the . Orpaz checked and Suciu bet 360,000. Orpaz then check-raised to 1,000,000 and Suciu called.

The river was the and Orpaz bet 1,500,000. Suciu, who started the day as the chip leader, thought before announcing all in. Orpaz snap-called tabling having flopped a full house.

Suciu had been drawing dead, but he showed for the nut flush as Orpaz doubled for his remaining 2,780,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	8,200,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Nicolae Suciu	750,000 -3,750,000	-3,750,000

Tags: Nicolae Suciu Tom Orpaz

01-23-2023 15:58 UTC+1

Chip Counts from Table 7

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Will Shillibier

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Ten Cate	4,200,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Adrian Garcia	2,500,000 100,000	100,000
Jose Cordobes	2,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Daniel Lopez Ruiz	1,450,000 150,000	150,000
Victor Caballero	1,300,000 750,000	750,000
Jaime Pedraza	975,000 25,000	25,000
Alberto De Juan	950,000 -50,000	-50,000