Alejandro Vazquez opened to 60,000 in early position and Pedro Oliveira shipped all in for 400,000 in the cutoff. David Vie called on the button and Vazquez got out of the way.
Pedro Oliveira:
David Vie:
Vie was in a great position to stop the bleeding from his early struggles today but the board of gave Oliveira exactly what he needed on the river. Vie slipped down to less than 10 big blinds early on Day 3.
The action folded around to Miguel Mora in the small blind who ripped all in. Javier Becerril was in the big blind and quickly called off his stack of just over 300,000.
Javier Becerril:
Miguel Mora:
It was looking good for Becerril to double up, especially after the flop of . The on the turn had no impact but it was the on the river that gave Mora the best hand, sending Becerril to the rail.
With the big blind still absent from his seat, Juan Maceiras ripped all in for 325,000 from under the gun. The action folded around to Jose Lopez Rocha in the big blind who made the call.
Juan Maceiras:
Jose Lopez Rocha:
They were off to the races and the flop of favored Lopez Rocha with the pair of sixes. The on the turn and the on the river were no help to Maceiras who headed to the payout desk.
There will be 39 players returning to the felt on Day 3 of the €1,100 888poker Live Madrid 20th Anniversary Edition being held at the Gran Madrid Casino. The bubble burst late in the night on Day 2 and the remaining players have all locked up a piece of the nearly €350,000 prizepool.
There is only one 888poker team member still remaining in the field and that title belongs to Ian Simpson who finished Day 2 with a sub-average stack of 415,000 chips. Simpson had an up-and-down day at the felt, being forced to re-enter once but then quickly spun it up to over 1,000,000 chips at the feature table. However, some late-night shenanigans on the bubble saw Simpson slip down the rank and he will have his work cut out for him when the action resumes.
Everyone will have their sights set on chip leader Sebastian Moreno who will enter the day with a massive lead on the rest of the field. Moreno bagged up a stack of 2,950,000 chips, far and away ahead of anyone else. Moreno collected a huge portion of his stack by eliminating Paulo Ponciano on the money bubble to bring an end to Day 2. The next closest stack belongs to Francisco Fernandez with 2,080,000.
The action is slated to resume at 12 p.m. noon local time and will be a quick turnaround for players who bagged their chips just after 3 a.m. last night. There will be 18 minutes remaining in level 21 with the blinds resuming at 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. The levels will continue at 45 minutes until level 25 where they will increase to 60 minutes in length. There is no guarantee that the tournament will finish today and an extra day may be required depending on the pace of the tournament.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the day en route to crowning a champion.
gave Oliveira exactly what he needed on the river. Vie slipped down to less than 10 big blinds early on Day 3.
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favored Lopez Rocha with the pair of sixes. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river were no help to Maceiras who headed to the payout desk.
