€560 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2024 EAPT Madrid
€560 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 EAPT Madrid
Buy-in
€560
Prize Pool
€180,000
Entries
305
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
36
Players Left
5
The Eurasian Poker Tour (EAPT) continues today with its second stop of 2024 at the Casino Gran Via here in Madrid. This event marks the first time the EAPT has visited Madrid and second time the EAPT has come to Spain after the EAPT Barcelona stop in 2023.
Today the first of five starting flights will take place for the festival's €560 Main Event, which features a guaranteed prize pool of €180,000. A further €20,000 in value will be added to the prize pool as the top four finishers of the Main Event will receive a €5,000 package to Cyprus which includes a $2,000 entry to the EAPT Grand Final. That event will take place during the Mediterranean Poker Party in May 2024.
EAPT Madrid Main Event Schedule
| Flight | Date | Local Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | Thursday, February 15 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Day 1b | Friday, February 16 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Day 1c Turbo | Friday, February 16 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Day 1d | Saturday, February 17 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Day 1e Turbo | Saturday, February 17 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Day 2 | Sunday, February 18 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Day 3 | Monday, February 19 | 2:00 p.m. |
The EAPT crowned its most recent Main Event champion just over two weeks ago in the EAPT Bratislava €560 Main Event.. That event was won by Hungary's Miklos Zsuffa, who topped a field of 389 entrants to take home the top prize of €32,630 and a €5,000 package to Cyprus where he will complete in the $2,200 EAPT Grand Finale.
Today's Day 1a will begin at 6:00 p.m. local time. One reentry will be permitted for each starting flight and both late registration and reentries will be available until the end of Level 9. Players will start with 40,000 chips and play 40-minute levels, with the first level consisting of blinds at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. All starting flights will play down until 15% of the field remains at which point the remaining players will bag for Day 2 and be in the money.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned on the final day, February 19.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
With the tournament clock showing 12 players to start the day, cards are in the air for Day 1a of the Main Event.
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
With two players seeing a board of K♥8♥Q♥Q♠ and roughly 3,500 already in the middle, Dario Bagattini bet 2,200 from the small blind and Matthew Gray made the call in the big blind.
Both players checked the K♦ river. Bagattini showed 9♥2♥ for a flopped flush but Gray turned over Q♦J♠ for a rivered full house to take a decent early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
||
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Dario Bagattini opened to 600 from the button and Matthew Gray three-bet to 2,500 from the small blind. A player in the big blind called and Bagattini called as well.
All three players checked the 5♣2♣3♥ flop leading to the 9♠ turn. Gray bet 5,200, forcing the big blind out of the hand while Bagattini made the call.
Both remaining players checked the 9♦ river. Gray showed K♠4♠ for just king-high after missing his straight draw. Bagattini turned over A♦7♦ for just ace-high to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
36,500
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
A player in middle position raised to 600 and was called by a player on the button and Rafael Chacon in the small blind.
All three players checked the A♦5♥10♣ flop leading to the 5♣ turn. Chacon checked, the original raiser bet 1,800, the button folded and Chacon called.
Chacon check-called another bet on the 6♠ river, this time for 2,000. His opponent tabled Q♣Q♥ while Chacon showed down A♥J♦ for aces up to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,500
70,500
|
70,500 |
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
A player from under the gun opened to 700 only for the player in the next seat over to three-bet to 2,200. Dario Bagattini called on the button before Alexey Neofitov put in a four-bet to 7,200. The original raiser got out of the way while the early position player and Bagattini both made the call.
The flop came 8♥3♠8♣ and Neofitov fired a 5,500 continuation bet. The early position player got out of the way while Bagattini made the call.
Neofitov bet again on the 2♣ turn for 14,000 and this time it was enough to force a fold from Bagattini.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,500
68,500
|
68,500 |
|
|
19,800
-24,200
|
-24,200 |
|
|
||
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400