Every player when starting in the Main Event receives one 25,000-value chip, and Humberto Ferreira already has his hands on two. Not only that, he appears to be responsible for the first elimination of the day and now sits on over double starting stack as the end of the first level approaches.
Carmen Zainescu has returned for Day 1b having been eliminated yesterday. Meanwhile Jan-Mikael Kesanen — who finished fourth in the €2,200 High Roller yesterday — is also in the field.
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After getting his trip off to a good start in the €2,200 High Roller, Ian Simpson is one of the first players in the field on Day 1b.
"[The High Roller] was a small field, but it was a really good experience," he told PokerNews. "I got up to three and a half starting stacks and was doing really well...but then I didn't get dealt a good hand for three hours, had a bad beat and that was it!"
Nevertheless, Simpson said it was a great way to get ready for the €888 Main Event.
"For sure, it's nice to have a warm up. I mean, I'd rather the warm up was a €300 event but it was still nice to help aid the transition from online back to live poker — you're back with a slower pace of play, you're on the look out for live tells and everything that comes with the live poker experience here at 888poker.
"So it's nice to be warmed up for the Main Event, and obviously I'm really looking forward to it!"
Stay tuned to PokerNews to see how Simpson gets on.
It's time for the second starting flight in the 888poker LIVE Madrid €888 Main Event!
Yesterday 50 players advanced from a field of 108, and another bumper field is expected on Day 1a. This event comes with a €300,000 guarantee, and Day 1b gets underway later today at 17:00 local time.
Another flight is scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday), with the last flight — a Turbo Day 1d — taking place at 12:00 on Sunday. The field combines for Day 2 at 17:30 that same evening.
Date
Time
Event
Buy-in
Guarantee
20th January, 2023
17:00
888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Day 1b
€ 888
€ 300,000
21st January, 2023
17:00
888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Day 1c
€ 888
€ 300,000
22nd January, 2023
12:00
888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Day 1d (Turbo)
€ 888
€ 300,000
22nd January, 2023
17:30
888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Day 2
-
€ 300,000
23rd January, 2023
14:00
888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event Final Table
-
€ 300,000
Starting stack is 88,000 chips, with 11 45-minute levels played on Day 1. The levels will increase for 60 minutes from the final table.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from the Casino Gran Via in Madrid.