2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid

€550 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€40,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€225,000
Entries
459
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
71
Players Left
8

Grogran Fails

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
James Anthony Grogan
James Anthony Grogan

He was one of the big stack at the end of Day 1c yesterday. James Anthony Grogan opened under the gun to 230,000 and got a call in middle position.

The flop came K310 and Grogan moved all in for 470,000. He got a call.

Grogan: KQ
His opponent: AQ

The turn J brought the straight to the bigger stack and the river 9 didn't change anything. Irish player James Anthony Grogan took the 29th place for €1,750.

Player Chips Progress
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James Anthony Grogan
Busted

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Without Benamrouche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Karim Benamrouche
Karim Benamrouche

French player Karim Benamrouche went all in under the gun for his 300,000 stack left and got a call in middle position.

Benamrouche: A7
His opponent: JJ

The board showed KJ887 and Benamrouche left the poker room with €1,450.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benoit Kuhn fr
Benoit Kuhn
3,000,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
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Oleksandr Krasnov
800,000
660,000
660,000
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Giulio Spampinato
800,000
130,000
130,000
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Frederik Thiemer
255,000
-395,000
-395,000
Profile photo of Karim Benamrouche fr
Karim Benamrouche
Busted
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Sava Krink
Busted

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Kuhn Continues to Climb

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Benoit Kuhn
Benoit Kuhn

Overall chipleader is up to a good start with more than 1,8 million chips in front of him.

In early position, Benoit Kuhn openedto 30,000 and Yiu Yi Shing in middle position went all in for 250,000.

Yiu: A8
Kuhn: 1010

The board came 9K244 and Yiu joined the rail as Kuhn continued to build his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benoit Kuhn fr
Benoit Kuhn
1,800,000
750,000
750,000
Profile photo of Yiu Yi Shing
Yiu Yi Shing
Busted
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Ajay Chugani
Busted
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Grzegorz Kozieja
Busted
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Roberto Agus
Busted
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Marcel Steinhauser
Busted
Profile photo of Iker Bailen
Iker Bailen
Busted

Tags: Benoit KuhnYiu Yi Shing

Prizepool and Payout Announced

Day 2 will start
Day 2 will start

The tournament director has announced the total prizepool (€225,000) and payout with 71 players paid.
PokerNews will have access to it in a few minutes. Pokercode founder Fedor Holz launched the day and announced there will be a next Pokercode event at the end of the year.

The start of Day 2 is slightly delayed as lights are turned off in the poker room. Play will begin shortly with 25 minutes left in Level 17.

Benoit Kuhn Leads 71 Players Returning In the Money to Day 2 of Pokercode Festival Madrid

Benoit Kuhn
Benoit Kuhn

Pokercode €550 Main Event sets a new record attendance in Gran Via casino Madrid with 459 entries. This festival marks the next step for the poker training website founded by German high stakes legend Fedor Holz and Austrian player Matthias Eibinger.

71 players are reunited in Day 2, all in the money already, securing a €1,000 mincash. Benoit Kuhn, who qualified in Day 1d Fast flight, bagged the biggest stack with 1,050,000 chips after the end of the four opening flights.

From today, levels will be 45 minutes long with a a break scheduled each three levels. Day 2 will end once the final table is reached. PokerNews will be there to cover all day long from 1 p.m. so stay tuned in here to follow Day 2 and until a new champion is crowned on Sunday night!

Pokercode Festival Madrid Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count 
1Benoit KuhnSpain1,050,000 
2Adrian Rares MuresaSpain895,000 
3Jose Osorio 874,000 
4Frederik ThiemerGermany852,000 
5James GroganUSA738,000 
6Emil BiseSwitzerland726,000 
7James Russell Smith 705,000 
8Giulio SpampinatoItaly670,000 
9Antonio Ponce 620,000 
10Enrico Romero 606,000 

Tags: Benoit KuhnFedor HolzMatthias Eibinger