2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid

With his elimination of Hugo Cardeira, Alexey Neofitov is now crowned the champion of the €500 Main Event during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid. For his achievement, he wins €43,250, the coveted Trophy, and the prestigious title.

Neofitov bulldozed his way to the title; the final table in particular was quite the one-man show. Tomorrow, there will be a full recap of the Main Event uploaded on poker.pro. That being said, Neofitov’s win wraps up the live coverage from the 2026 PartyPoker Tour. Make sure to tune in for the recap tomorrow; in the meantime, enjoy the full results from the €500 Main Event below.

Place	Player	Country	Chips
1	Alexey Neofitov	Russia	€43,250
2	Hugo De Brites	Portugal	€31,750
3	Daniel Ruiz Triana	Spain	€20,000
4	Raphael Lenaerts	Portugal	€14,000
5	Nicolas Le Floch	France	€10,000
6	Alejandro Rubio	Spain	€8,000
7	David Lamas	Spain	€6,625
8	Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	€5,500
9	Jorge Ruiz	Spain	€4,500
10	Fred Wulff	Germany	€3,550
11	Alfonso Benitez	Spain	€3,550
12	Alvaro Gonzales	Spain	€2,700
13	Jose Valverde	Spain	€2,700
14	Mikel Alonso	Spain	€2,150
15	Antonio Ledo	Spain	€2,150
16	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	€1,750
17	Kilin Csaba	Spain	€1,750
18	Hugo Benitez	Spain	€1,750
19	Kurtis Ellesmere	Northern Ireland	€1,750
20	Chen Yi	China	€1,750
21	Pablo Garcia	Spain	€1,500
22	Roberto Pavon	Spain	€1,500
23	William De Jesus	Brazil	€1,500
24	Ignacio Tabnanera	Spain	€1,500
25	Marcos Thielke	Spain	€1,500
26	Pal Fjulsrud	Norway	€1,500
27	Ni Liangce	Spain	€1,500
28	Jose Tome	Spain	€1,300
29	Karmel Varas	Spain	€1,300
30	Lynne Beaumont	England	€1,300
31	Mario Ramirez	Spain	€1,300
32	Matheus Salamao	Brazil	€1,300
33	Alberto Martin	Spain	€1,300
34	Leo Santos	Brazil	€1,300
35	Dalai Dominguez	Spain	€1,300
36	Karima Barka	Spain	€1,200
37	Simon Marks	Spain	€1,200
38	Javier Marcos	Spain	€1,200
39	David Sayago	Spain	€1,200
40	Martin Peralta	Brazil	€1,200
41	Pablo Lario	Spain	€1,200
42	James Grogan	Ireland	€1,200
43	John Blanco	Spain	€1,200
44	Ciaran McCullagh	Ireland	€1,200
45	Daniel Wu	China	€1,200
46	Luis Bardales	Spain	€1,200
47	Sergio Moron	Spain	€1,200
48	David Penly	United Kingdom	€1,100
49	Marco Papili	Italy	€1,100
50	Yuanjie Chen	Spain	€1,100
51	Ricardo Moran	Spain	€1,100
52	James Patterson	United Kingdom	€1,100
53	Jonathan Rees	United Kingdom	€1,100
54	Alberto Martinez	Spain	€1,100
55	Manuel O’Shea	Spain	€1,100
56	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	€1,100
57	Val McCaul	Ireland	€1,100
58	Agustin Tena	Spain	€1,100
59	Natalie Bromley	United Kingdom	€1,100
60	Axat Mawji	United Kingdom	€1,100
61	Francisco Leon	Spain	€1,100
62	Manuel Goncalves	Spain	€1,100
63	Thomas Sanderson	United Kingdom	€1,100
64	James Fowler	United Kingdom	€1,000
65	Drazen Koros	Croatia	€1,000
66	Daniel Garcia	Spain	€1,000
67	Miguel De Leyva	Spain	€1,000
68	Pablo Sanchez	Spain	€1,000
69	Alejandro Valdes	Spain	€1,000
70	Diego Lopez	Spain	€1,000
71	Vito Pizzitola	Italy	€1,000
72	Cristian Moratalla	Spain	€1,000
73	Junda Zhu	Spain	€1,000
74	Irene Semedo	Portugal	€1,000
75	Juan Castejon	Spain	€1,000
76	Alba Jimenez	Spain	€1,000
77	Manuel Lopez	Spain	€1,000
78	Cameron Atwell	United Kingdom	€1,000
79	Henrique Oliveira	Brazil	€1,000

Aleey Neofitov peeked at his hole cards on the Button, then forced Hugo Caldeira all in for 2,850,000. Calderia made the call from the Big Blind.

Alexey Neofitov: J♦10♦
Hugo Caldeira: K♣5♣

The Q♣5♥8♣ flop brought Hitchcock-like suspense. Neofitov hit his straight on the 9♠ turn, and the 4♥ river ultimately ended Caldeira’s impressive run. For his runner-up finish, he was awarded €31,750.

Alexey Neofitov: 26,750,000
Hugo Caldeira: 0

Alexey Neofitov and Hugo Caldeira has agreed upon a deal.

Neofitov has locked up €35,750, and Caldeira has locked up €31,750. They will continue to play for an additional €7,500, the trophy, and the title.

The very first hand of heads-up play, Hugo Caldeira limped the 200,000 Big Blind from the Button. Alexey Neofitov checked the Big Blind.

After an initial check from Neofitov, Calderia bet 200,000 on the 5♠6♥K♥ flop. Neofitov then completed a check-raise move to 650,000, and Caldeira made the call. Action went check-check on the 9♣ turn. Neofitov checked again on the 7♣ river, then called a 1,000,000 bet from Caldeira.

Hugo Caldeira: 9♥7♦
Alexey Neofitov: K♦3♣

Runner-runner two-pair was crucial for Calderia to bring some life to this one-versus-one duel.

Alexey Neofitov: 21,325,000
Hugo Caldeira: 5,425,000

Alexey Neofitov opened to 425,000 on the Button. Daniel Ruiz Triana moved all in for 3,700,000 from the Big Blind, and Neofitov made the call.

Daniel Ruiz Triana: A♣J♠
Alexey Neofitov: 9♥9♣

“Why stop now,” the almighty Poker Gods must’ve been thinking, as they kept Neofitov’s sun run going on the 9♠7♠8♣ flop. They did tease Ruiz Triana with a straight draw, but the 5♣Q♠ runout ultimately saw Ruiz Triana go out in third place for €20,000.

The stage is now set for a heads-up showdown between Neofitov and Hugo Caldeira, with Neofitov holding quite the commanding chip lead.

Alexey Neofidov: 23,375,000
Hugo Calderia: 3,375,000
Daniel Ruiz Triana: 0

Chip leader Alexey Neofitov utilized his big stack to put pressure on the remaining players; he open-shoved for 15,175,000 on the Button. Raphael Lenaerts committed his 3,700,000 stack to make the call.

Alexey Neofitov: 6♥6♦
Raphael Lenaerts: A♣Q♦

Neofitov maintained his lead on the 4♥3♠5♣ flop. He improved to top set on the 6♠ turn, and no straight for Lenaerts on the K♦ river. As such, Lenaerts bid farewell in fourth place for €14,000, and Neofitov’s added even more chips to his already impressive stack.

Alexey Neofitov: 19,375,000
Raphael Lenaerts: 0

Action folded to Hugo Caldeira in the Small Blind, who moved all in for 5,775,000. Daniel Ruiz Triana (Big Blind) committed his 2,000,000 stack to make the call for his tournament life.

Hugo Caldeira: Q♦3♥
Daniel Ruiz Triana: K♣10♥

The board spelled out J♣9♦2♦8♠J♥, and Ruiz Triana scored a full double-up.

Daniel Ruiz Triana: 4,200,000
Hugo Caldeira: 3,775,000

The four remaining players are now on a 20-minute break. Below are the current chip counts; it’s safe to say one player can put more pressure than the others.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Alexey Neofitov	Russia	14,875,000	74
Daniel Ruiz Triana	Spain	2,700,000	14
Hugo Caldeira	Portugal	2,175,000	11
Raphael Lenaerts	Portugal	2,175,000	11

Chip leader Alexey Neofitov opened to 380,000 from the Cut-off. Nicolas De Floch moved all in for 2,535,000 from the Big Blind, and Neofitov made the call.

Nicolas De Floch: K♦Q♣
Alexey Neofitov: A♣Q♥

The 8♥9♣5♦2♠7♠ runout sent De Floch home in fifth place for €10,000, and Neofitov’s sun run continues.

Alexey Neofitov: 15,620,000
Nicolas De Floch: 0

Chip leader Alexey Neofitov opened to 380,000 on the Button. Alejandro Rubio defended his Big Blind.

Rubio donk-shoved the 5♠6♠5♦ flop for 1,735,000. It was perhaps the easiest call of Neofitov’s life.

Alejandro Rubio: 8♦7♦
Alexey Neofitov: 6♦5♣

The 2♥4♥ didn’t bring a miracle to Rubio, and he was eliminated in sixth place for €8,000.

Alexey Neofitov: 12,925,000
Alejandro Rubio: 0

Alejandro Rubio clicked it to 320,000 UTG before Hugo Caldeira three-bet to 850,000 from the Cut-off. Rubio proceeded by forcing his opponent all in for 3,080,000, and Caldeira snap-called.

Alejandro Rubio: A♦K♠
Hugo Caldeira: K♥K♦

Big Slick versus the Cowboys, and Rubio was in rough shape. “There’s always an ace on the flop” is the old saying. It’s simply not true; the board spelled out 7♣10♦2♣Q♥9♣, and as Caldeira received a full double-up, Rubio lost a big chunk of his stack.

Hugo Caldeira: 6,560,000
Alejandro Rubio: 2,275,000

Hugo Caldeira opened to 1,500,000 UTG, leaving himself with 255,000 behind. Short-stacked David Rodriguez Lamas used his 1,325,000 stack to make the call from the Hi-jack, and the two players soon tabled their holdings.

Hugo Caldeira: A♥K♥
David Rodriguez Lamas: 8♠8♦

The snowmen maintained their lead on the Q♦Q♣2♣ flop, but the script was flipped on the K♣ turn. The 4♥ river ultimately sealed Rodriguez Lamas’ fate, and he was eliminated in seventh place for €6,625.

Hugo Caldeira: 3,480,000
David Rodriguez Lamas: 0

The UK’s Ashley Brown min-raised to 320,000 from UTG+1. Chip leader Alexey Neofitov made the call from the Small Blind, and the two of them were heads-up to the flop.

Neofitov donk-bet 250,000 on the 6♥3♦2♦ flop, and Brown made the call. Neofitov sized down to a shy 160,000 on the 8♣ turn, to which Brown responded by raising to 750,000. Neofitov then forced his opponent all in for 2,480,000, and Brown made the call.

Alexey Neofitov: 8♦6♦
Ashley Brown: A♥A♦

What a flop it had been for Neofitov, and the turn wasn’t too shabby, either. For good measure, he improved to a flush on the 4♦ river to send Brown home in eighth place for €5,500. Neofitov became the first player to reach an eight-digit stack.

Alexey Neofitov: 11,460,000
Ashley Brown: 0

Action folded to Nicolas De Floch, who open-shoved 1,065,000 from the Cut-off. After receiving the count, Daniel Ruiz Triana re-shoved for 3,930,000 from the Small Blind. David Lamas Rodriguez folded his Big Blind, and the two contestants tabled their holdings.

Nicolas De Floch: A♥K♠
Daniel Ruiz Triana: 6♥6♦

Le Floch immediately improved to a superior pair on the 8♦K♥2♠ flop. For good measure, he improved to two-pair on the A♠Q♥ to secure a full double-up at the expense of Ruiz Triana.

Daniel Ruiz Triana: 2,925,000
Nicolas De Floch: 2,370,000

Seated UTG+1, Jorge Ruiz min-raised to 240,000. Alejandro Rubio then three-bet to 600,000 from the Lo-jack. When action came back to Ruiz, he moved all in for 1,240,000 in total. After receiving the count, Rubio made the call.

Jorge Ruiz: A♥K♣
Alejandro Rubio: Q♥Q♦

If the money hadn’t gone in pre-flop, it most certainly would have on A♦A♣Q♠. No improvement for Ruiz on the 3♠4♦ runout, and he became the first casualty of the final table, going out in ninth place for €4,500.

Alejandro Rubio: 5,095,000
Jorge Ruiz: 0

Hugo Caldeira opened to 200,000 from UTG+2. Chip leader Neofitov three-bet to 525,000 from the Cut-off, and Caldeira made the call.

Action went check-check on the 5♠7♠9♦ flop. Caldeira bet 350,000 on the 4♠ turn, and Neofitov made the call. Caldeira checked the K♥ river, and Neofitov then forced his opponent all in for 2,005,000. Caldeira relieved a heavy sigh before folding.

Thanks to the stream, we know that Neofitov was holding 8♥5♥, and his river shove forced Caldeira to fold 7♥7♣.

Alexey Neofitov: 7,750,000
Hugo Caldeira: 2,005,000

The 40-minute dinner break has concluded, and it’s time for the final table. Watch the live-stream above on a 30-minute delay.

Below are all results from the €500 Main Event up ’til the final table. Also, don’t forget to check out the “Results” tab, where you can see the results from all side events.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
10	Fred Wulff	Germany	€3,550
11	Alfonso Benitez	Spain	€3,550
12	Alvaro Gonzales	Spain	€2,700
13	Jose Valverde	Spain	€2,700
14	Mikel Alonso	Spain	€2,150
15	Antonio Ledo	Spain	€2,150
16	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	€1,750
17	Kilin Csaba	Spain	€1,750
18	Hugo Benitez	Spain	€1,750
19	Kurtis Ellesmere	Northern Ireland	€1,750
20	Chen Yi	China	€1,750
21	Pablo Garcia	Spain	€1,500
22	Roberto Pavon	Spain	€1,500
23	William De Jesus	Brazil	€1,500
24	Ignacio Tabnanera	Spain	€1,500
25	Marcos Thielke	Spain	€1,500
26	Pal Fjulsrud	Norway	€1,500
27	Ni Liangce	Spain	€1,500
28	Jose Tome	Spain	€1,300
29	Karmel Varas	Spain	€1,300
30	Lynne Beaumont	England	€1,300
31	Mario Ramirez	Spain	€1,300
32	Matheus Salamao	Brazil	€1,300
33	Alberto Martin	Spain	€1,300
34	Leo Santos	Brazil	€1,300
35	Dalai Dominguez	Spain	€1,300
36	Karima Barka	Spain	€1,200
37	Simon Marks	Spain	€1,200
38	Javier Marcos	Spain	€1,200
39	David Sayago	Spain	€1,200
40	Martin Peralta	Brazil	€1,200
41	Pablo Lario	Spain	€1,200
42	James Grogan	Ireland	€1,200
43	John Blanco	Spain	€1,200
44	Ciaran McCullagh	Ireland	€1,200
45	Daniel Wu	China	€1,200
46	Luis Bardales	Spain	€1,200
47	Sergio Moron	Spain	€1,200
48	David Penly	United Kingdom	€1,100
49	Marco Papili	Italy	€1,100
50	Yuanjie Chen	Spain	€1,100
51	Ricardo Moran	Spain	€1,100
52	James Patterson	United Kingdom	€1,100
53	Jonathan Rees	United Kingdom	€1,100
54	Alberto Martinez	Spain	€1,100
55	Manuel O’Shea	Spain	€1,100
56	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	€1,100
57	Val McCaul	Ireland	€1,100
58	Agustin Tena	Spain	€1,100
59	Natalie Bromley	United Kingdom	€1,100
60	Axat Mawji	United Kingdom	€1,100
61	Francisco Leon	Spain	€1,100
62	Manuel Goncalves	Spain	€1,100
63	Thomas Sanderson	United Kingdom	€1,100
64	James Fowler	United Kingdom	€1,000
65	Drazen Koros	Croatia	€1,000
66	Daniel Garcia	Spain	€1,000
67	Miguel De Leyva	Spain	€1,000
68	Pablo Sanchez	Spain	€1,000
69	Alejandro Valdes	Spain	€1,000
70	Diego Lopez	Spain	€1,000
71	Vito Pizzitola	Italy	€1,000
72	Cristian Moratalla	Spain	€1,000
73	Junda Zhu	Spain	€1,000
74	Irene Semedo	Portugal	€1,000
75	Juan Castejon	Spain	€1,000
76	Alba Jimenez	Spain	€1,000
77	Manuel Lopez	Spain	€1,000
78	Cameron Atwell	United Kingdom	€1,000
79	Henrique Oliveira	Brazil	€1,000

The charismatic (albeit short-stacked) Fred Wulff open-shoved 620,000 from the Hi-jack. After receiving the count, chip leader Alexey Neofitov made the call from the Big Blind.

Fred Wulff: Q♠10♦
Alexey Neofitov: K♠10♣

Wulff was dominated, but the Q♥ in the window brought some hope. Unfortunately for him, the full flop read Q♥K♥7♠. The board completed with 3♠9♥, and Wulff’s tournament life came to an end. He received €3,550 for finishing in tenth, and the remaining nine players have all secured a spot at the final table.

The said final table will be live-streamed on PartyPoker’s YouTube channel with a 30-minute delay; the poker.pro live coverage will follow the delay, so as not to spoil anything. That being said, the final table chip counts and all results from today so far will soon be posted.

Alexey Neofitov: 6,625,000
Fred Wulff: 0

Action folded to Jorge Ruiz, who moved all in for 685,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Alfonso Benitez peeked at his holdings and then made the call without hesitation.

Jorge Ruiz: K♦9♠
Alfonso Benitez: A♦5♣

Benitez was ever-so slightly ahead with ace high, but Ruiz smashed the K♣K♥6♠ flop. The board completed with 7♥2♠, and as Ruiz doubled up, Benitez was left with 635,000. One or two hands later, he moved all in from the Hi-jack, and was called by David Lamas (Big Blind).

Alfonso Benitez: J♠8♠
David Lamas: A♣2♣

Benitez took the lead on the 10♠8♦7♦ flop, but the A♥ saw the tables turning. The Q♠ ended Benitez’s tournament life, and the tournament is now on the final table bubble.

David Lamas: 2,350,000
Jorge Ruiz: 1,470,000
Alfonso Benitez: 0

It’s the first 20-minute break of the day. Below are the five biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Alexey Neofitov	Spain	5,280,000	53
Hugo De Brites	Portugal	3,400,000	34
Daniel Ruiz Triana	Spain	3,350,000	34
Alejandro Rubio	Spain	3,305,000	33
Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	2,200,000	22

Red Poker was able to catch yet another elimination, while poker.pro Christoffer Karlén was covering the other table.

German Fred Wulff moved all in from early position. Alvaro Gonzalez made the call from the Small Blind, being the player at risk. Chip leader Alexey Neofitov mucked his Big Blind, and it was time for a showdown.

Fred Wulff: J♠8♠
Alvaro Gonzalez: Q♣10♣

The 4♠6♠K♣ runout brought some excitement, and as Wulff improved to a flush on the 7♦10♠ runout, Gonzalez bid farewll in twelth place for €2,700.

Fred Wulff: 2,130,000
Alvaro Gonzalez: 0

Short-stacked Raphael Lenaerts open-shoved 285,000 from UTG. Jorge Ruiz (Cut-off) was the sole caller.

Raphael Lenaerts: 9♣8♥
Jorge Ruiz: A♣Q♦

Two live cards were enough for Lenaerts to secure a full double-up on the 8♣2♥10♥6♣3♦ board.

Jorge Ruiz: 2,000,000
Raphael Lenaerts: 770,000

This poker.pro live reporter missed an elimination. Luckily, PokerRed was able to catch the action, and poker.pro were given permission to re-tell the hand from their blog.

Mikel Alonso opened to 160,000 from the Small Blind. Daniel Ruiz Triana then three-bet to 330,000 on the Big Blind, and Alonso made the call.

After an initial check from Alonso, Ruiz Triana fired a continuation bet on the 2♠3♦4♠ flop. Alonso then completed a check-raise move to 650,000. After spending a minute or two in the tank, Ruiz Triana forced his opponent in for not much more. Being pot committed, Alonso made the call.

Daniel Ruiz Triana: Q♣Q♦
Mikel Alonso: J♦J♥

No jack on the 5♥8♥ runout, and Alonso was eliminated in fourteenth place for €2,150. Moments later, Jose Valverde went out in thirteenth for €2,700.

Daniel Ruiz Triana: 4,000,000
Mikel Alonso: 0
Jose Valverde: 0

Seated in the Hi-jack, Nicolas Le Floch opened to 140,000. Antonio Ruiz Ledo moved all in for 435,000 from the Cut-off, and Le Floch made the call.

Antonio Ruiz Ledo: Q♣Q♠
Nicolas De Floch: 8♠8♦

Ruiz Ledo had a solid lead with pocket queens, but De Floch improved to a set on the J♣3♣8♥ flop. No help for Ruiz Ledo on the 5♥10♥ runout, and he was eliminated in fifteenth place for €2,150.

Nicolas De Floch: 1,725,000
Antonio Ruiz Ledo: 0

Antonio Ruiz Ledo open-shoved for 715,000 UTG. David Lamas re-shoved for 600,000 from the Cut-off, and the two contestants were soon heads-up to the flop.

Antonio Ruiz Ledo: 3♠3♣
David Lamas: K♥K♠

Lamas’ cowboys were good on the 2♣7♦10♠10♣A♣, and Ruiz Ledo survived with breadcrumbs. On the next hand, he was forced all in for 60,000 in the Big Blind after posting the Ante. Jorge Ruiz opened to 120,000 from the Cut-off, and Alfonso Benitez made the call from the Small Blind. The two of them checked down every street of the 5♥A♥3♥6♥4♥ board.

Antonio Ruiz Ledo: Q♥4♦
Alfonso Benitez: K♠9♠
Jorge Ruiz: K♦Q♦

With a superior flush, Ruiz Ledo survived and was now up to 260,000. The following hand, action folded to him in the Small Blind, and he moved all in. Being priced in, Alejandro Rubio made the call from the Big Blind.

Antonio Ruiz Ledo: K♣5♠
Alejandro Rubio: 4♣3♦

Ruiz Ledo fancied another flush as the board spelled out 9♣5♣2♣10♠8♣. Is this the start of something great?

Antonio Ruiz Ledo: 580,000

Chip leader Alexey Neofitov min-raised to 100,000 from UTG+1, before 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event champion three-bet to 410,000. Then, Hugo De Brites four-bet to 750,000 on the Button. Neofitov mucked rather swiftly; Orhan contemplated his decision for a minute before moving all in for perhaps 850,000 in total. Naturally, De Brites made the call.

Deniz Orhan: Q♠Q♦
Hugo De Brites: A♥K♠

Orhan maintained his lead on the J♠2♣9♥ flop, but the A♣ turn saw De Brites taking a solid lead. No help for Orhan on the 4♣ river, and as he was eliminated in fifteenth place for €1,750, there won’t be a twice-fold PartyPoker Tour Main Event champion.

Hugo De Brites: 3,200,000
Deniz Orhan: 0

Antonio Ruiz Ledo opened to 110,000 UTG. Seated right next to him, Alejandro Rubio made the call from UTG+1. Action eventually came to Alfonso Benitez, who moved all in for 445,000 from the Small Blind. Ruiz Ledo then re-shoved for 1,160,000; after receiving the count, Rubio made the fold.

Alfonso Benitez: A♣Q♥
Antonio Ruiz Ledo: 10♠10♥

Benitez improved to a pair of aces on the 5♠A♦9♦ flop, and Ruiz Ledo wasn’t able to reclaim the driver’s seat on the 2♠5♥ runout.

Alfonseo Benitez: 1,100,000
Antonio Ruiz Ledo: 830,000

Seated UTG, German Fred Wulff open-shoved for 630,000. Action folded all the way to the shortest stack, Hugo Benitez Pereira, who utilized his 265,000 stack to make the call.

Fred Wulff: 10♠10♣
Hugo Benitez Pereira: A♣10♥

Wulff dodged an ace or any other shenanigan as the board spelled out K♠3♦7♥6♦6♠. As such, Benitez Pereira was eliminated on the first hand of Day 3, earning €1,750 for his eighteenth-place finish. The very next hand, Kilin Csaba went out at the same table for the same prize, and the table was broken.

Fred Wulff: 970,000
Kilin Csaba: 0
Hugo Benitez Pereira: 0

Tournament director Jacopo Marcelletti has given the dealers in the €500 Main Event the green light to deal the first hand; play is underway.

This is it, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the final day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid. Golly, what a week it has been, and it’s all about to wrap up in the most stellar fashion. The main course of today’s menu is, undeniably, the final day of the €500 Main Event. This poker.pro live reporter is getting goosebumps already.

The eighteen remaining players will take their seats in roughly 15 minutes and resume the fight for the prestigious title, the coveted trophy, and the €45,000 first-place payout. Aleey Neofitov is the one who has earned himself the best presumptions for a super deep run, as he’ll begin play at Gran Via Casino with the chip lead (4,835,000). It won’t be a walk in the park, though; second in chips is WSOP Online Ring Event winner Daniel Triana Ruiz with 2,785,000. 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event winner Deniz Orhan is tenth in the rankings with 1,085,000, looking to beccome the first-ever two-time PartyPoker Tour Main Event champion.

The stage is set for a dramatic showdown, and poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén is ready to cover every knook and cranny of the action. Buckle up.

Seated UTG, short-stacked Deniz Orhan moved all in for 520,000. Chip leader Alexey Neofitov made the call from the Button, and the two of them were soon heads-up to the flop.

Deniz Orhan: K♣K♥
Alexey Neofitov: A♣A♥

“Wow, how have you managed that?” Orhan couldn’t believe the setup. “There you go,” the proper Neofitov granted his opponent on the K♦4♥10♥ flop. The Q♠8♥ runout saw Orhan secure a full double-up the second-to-last hand of the day.

Nothing exciting happened on the final hand, and the 18 remaining players are now bagging up for tomorrow’s Day 3. This wraps up today’s live coverage on poker.pro; live reporter Christoffer Karlén will soon return with the end-of-day chip counts. In the meantime, enjoy the full table of today’s results below.

Alexey Neofitov: 5,310,000
Deniz Orhan 1,150,000

Place	Player	Country	Prize
19	Kurtis Ellesmere	Northern Ireland	€1,750
20	Chen Yi	China	€1,750
21	Pablo Garcia	Spain	€1,500
22	Roberto Pavon	Spain	€1,500
23	William De Jesus	Brazil	€1,500
24	Ignacio Tabnanera	Spain	€1,500
25	Marcos Thielke	Spain	€1,500
26	Pal Fjulsrud	Norway	€1,500
27	Ni Liangce	Spain	€1,500
28	Jose Tome	Spain	€1,300
29	Karmel Varas	Spain	€1,300
30	Lynne Beaumont	England	€1,300
31	Mario Ramirez	Spain	€1,300
32	Matheus Salamao	Brazil	€1,300
33	Alberto Martin	Spain	€1,300
34	Leo Santos	Brazil	€1,300
35	Dalai Dominguez	Spain	€1,300
36	Karima Barka	Spain	€1,200
37	Simon Marks	Spain	€1,200
38	Javier Marcos	Spain	€1,200
39	David Sayago	Spain	€1,200
40	Martin Peralta	Brazil	€1,200
41	Pablo Lario	Spain	€1,200
42	James Grogan	Ireland	€1,200
43	John Blanco	Spain	€1,200
44	Ciaran McCullagh	Ireland	€1,200
45	Daniel Wu	China	€1,200
46	Luis Bardales	Spain	€1,200
47	Sergio Moron	Spain	€1,200
48	David Penly	United Kingdom	€1,100
49	Marco Papili	Italy	€1,100
50	Yuanjie Chen	Spain	€1,100
51	Ricardo Moran	Spain	€1,100
52	James Patterson	United Kingdom	€1,100
53	Jonathan Rees	United Kingdom	€1,100
54	Alberto Martinez	Spain	€1,100
55	Manuel O’Shea	Spain	€1,100
56	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	€1,100
57	Val McCaul	Ireland	€1,100
58	Agustin Tena	Spain	€1,100
59	Natalie Bromley	United Kingdom	€1,100
60	Axat Mawji	United Kingdom	€1,100
61	Francisco Leon	Spain	€1,100
62	Manuel Goncalves	Spain	€1,100
63	Thomas Sanderson	United Kingdom	€1,100
64	James Fowler	United Kingdom	€1,000
65	Drazen Koros	Croatia	€1,000
66	Daniel Garcia	Spain	€1,000
67	Miguel De Leyva	Spain	€1,000
68	Pablo Sanchez	Spain	€1,000
69	Alejandro Valdes	Spain	€1,000
70	Diego Lopez	Spain	€1,000
71	Vito Pizzitola	Italy	€1,000
72	Cristian Moratalla	Spain	€1,000
73	Junda Zhu	Spain	€1,000
74	Irene Semedo	Portugal	€1,000
75	Juan Castejon	Spain	€1,000
76	Alba Jimenez	Spain	€1,000
77	Manuel Lopez	Spain	€1,000
78	Cameron Atwell	United Kingdom	€1,000
79	Henrique Oliveira	Brazil	€1,000

Action folded to Chen Yi in the Lo-jack, who opened to 80,000. Alexey Neofitov made the call from the Cut-off, and 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event champion Deniz Orhan decided to defend his Big Blind.

Action was checked to Neofitov on the 3♠9♥J♦ flop, who bet 75,000. Orhan mucked before Yi made the call. After another check from Yi on the 10♦ turn, Neofitov bet 175,000. Yi then completed a check-raise move to 400,000, and Neofitov made the call.

The river was the 5♣, and Yi now moved all in for 1,210,000; a considerable amount of what Neofitov had left. Neoftiov studied the board as he contemplated his decision. Soon enough, he was called the clock upon. “Come on,” Neofitov sighed, meaning it was not enough time considering the velocity of the decision. Nevertheless, he had 30 seconds to make his decision. With five seconds left, he made the call.

Chen Yi: A♦Q♦
Alexey Neofitov: 10♣8♣

Neofitov clapped his hands, rose from his chair, and said all the celebratory Russian words. A sublime call saw him claiming what has to be the biggest pot of the tournament so far, and Yi was sent to the rail in twentieth place as Neofitov claimed the chip lead.

Alexey Neofitov: 5,550,000
Chen Yi: 0

Alejandro Rubio opened to 80,000 from the Lo-jack. Mikel Alonso made the call on the Button, before short-stacked Pablo Garcia moved all in for a shy 145,000. A 300,000 three-bet from Rubio was enough to scare Alonso away.

Pablo Garcia: 2♣2♠
Alejandro Rubio: A♣J♠

The 9♣10♥Q♦ begged the question whether this would be a “Too many outs” scenario or not for Rubio. That wasn’t the case; he improved to the best hand on the A♥ turn, and the 10♦ river ultimately saw Garcia bidding farewell in twenty-first place for €1,500.

Alejandro Rubio: 2,725,000
Pablo Garcia: 0

Alexey Neofitov opened to 60,000 from the Lo-jack, then called a 270,000 three-bet from Daniel Ruiz (Small Blind).

Neofitov called a 170,000 continuation bet from Ruiz on A♦8♣3♦. Ruiz slowed down and checked the 6♦ turn, then called 330,000 from Neofitov. Both players checked the 9♠ river.

Daniel Ruiz: A♣K♣
Alexey Neofitov: A♠5♠

With a superior kicker, Ruiz claimed the large pot; Ruiz and Neofitov are probobly two of the biggest stacks at this moment.

Daniel Ruiz: 3,050,000
Alexey Neofitov: 2,950,000

Level 23 (the final level of the day) will begin in five minutes. Below is an updated list of casualties. 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event winner Deniz Orhan is still in the field.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
23	William De Jesus	Brazil	€1,500
24	Ignacio Tabnanera	Spain	€1,500
25	Marcos Thielke	Spain	€1,500
26	Pal Fjulsrud	Norway	€1,500
27	Ni Liangce	Spain	€1,500
28	Jose Tome	Spain	€1,300
29	Karmel Varas	Spain	€1,300
30	Lynne Beaumont	England	€1,300
31	Mario Ramirez	Spain	€1,300
32	Matheus Salamao	Brazil	€1,300
33	Alberto Martin	Spain	€1,300
34	Leo Santos	Brazil	€1,300
35	Dalai Dominguez	Spain	€1,300
36	Karima Barka	Spain	€1,200
37	Simon Marks	Spain	€1,200
38	Javier Marcos	Spain	€1,200
39	David Sayago	Spain	€1,200
40	Martin Peralta	Brazil	€1,200
41	Pablo Lario	Spain	€1,200
42	James Grogan	Ireland	€1,200
43	John Blanco	Spain	€1,200
44	Ciaran McCullagh	Ireland	€1,200
45	Daniel Wu	China	€1,200
46	Luis Bardales	Spain	€1,200
47	Sergio Moron	Spain	€1,200
48	David Penly	United Kingdom	€1,100
49	Marco Papili	Italy	€1,100
50	Yuanjie Chen	Spain	€1,100
51	Ricardo Moran	Spain	€1,100
52	James Patterson	United Kingdom	€1,100
53	Jonathan Rees	United Kingdom	€1,100
54	Alberto Martinez	Spain	€1,100
55	Manuel O’Shea	Spain	€1,100
56	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	€1,100
57	Val McCaul	Ireland	€1,100
58	Agustin Tena	Spain	€1,100
59	Natalie Bromley	United Kingdom	€1,100
60	Axat Mawji	United Kingdom	€1,100
61	Francisco Leon	Spain	€1,100
62	Manuel Goncalves	Spain	€1,100
63	Thomas Sanderson	United Kingdom	€1,100
64	James Fowler	United Kingdom	€1,000
65	Drazen Koros	Croatia	€1,000
66	Daniel Garcia	Spain	€1,000
67	Miguel De Leyva	Spain	€1,000
68	Pablo Sanchez	Spain	€1,000
69	Alejandro Valdes	Spain	€1,000
70	Diego Lopez	Spain	€1,000
71	Vito Pizzitola	Italy	€1,000
72	Cristian Moratalla	Spain	€1,000
73	Junda Zhu	Spain	€1,000
74	Irene Semedo	Portugal	€1,000
75	Juan Castejon	Spain	€1,000
76	Alba Jimenez	Spain	€1,000
77	Manuel Lopez	Spain	€1,000
78	Cameron Atwell	United Kingdom	€1,000
79	Henrique Oliveira	Brazil	€1,000

Pablo Garcia opened to 60,000 from the Hi-jack. Alejandro Rubio made the call on the Button.

Garcia check-called a 70,000 bet from Rubio on the A♣8♠J♦ flop. Action repeated itself on the 9♠ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Rubio was now 300,000. Garcia completed the check trifecta on the 5♥ river, and Rubio moved all in for 880,000. Garcia went into the tank; eventually, he was called the clock upon. With a few seconds left, he made the call.

Alejandro Rubio: Q♥10♥
Pablo Garcia: Q♥10♥

Garcia received a full double-up with his straight. As he was stacking his chips, the charismatic German Fred Wulff (who’s also seated on the table), asked poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén if he’s Scandinavian:

“Yes, Swedish,” Karlén replied. “However, ich bin in schule vier jahre Deutsch gelesen.” Wulff did a great job hiding how unimpressed he was with Karléns linguistical skills.

Alejandro Rubio: 2,695,000
Pablo Garcia: 380,000

Dalai Dominguez open-shoved 400,000 from the Hi-jack. Action folded to Pal Fjulsrud in the Big Blind, who made the call.

Dalai Dominguez: A♣J♦
Pal Fjulsrud: A♥Q♥

Fjulsrud had his opponent dominated, and no help for Dominguez on the 10♣K♥8♥K♣6♣ flop. He was eliminated in thirty-fifth place for a good €1,300.

Pal Fjulsrud: 1,145,000
Dalai DOminguez: 0

Below is an updated list of all eminiations thus far.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
40	Martin Peralta	Brazil	€1,200
41	Pablo Lario	Spain	€1,200
42	James Grogan	Ireland	€1,200
43	John Blanco	Spain	€1,200
44	Ciaran McCullagh	Ireland	€1,200
45	Daniel Wu	China	€1,200
46	Luis Bardales	Spain	€1,200
47	Sergio Moron	Spain	€1,200
48	David Penly	United Kingdom	€1,100
49	Marco Papili	Italy	€1,100
50	Yuanjie Chen	Spain	€1,100
51	Ricardo Moran	Spain	€1,100
52	James Patterson	United Kingdom	€1,100
53	Jonathan Rees	United Kingdom	€1,100
54	Alberto Martinez	Spain	€1,100
55	Manuel O’Shea	Spain	€1,100
56	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	€1,100
57	Val McCaul	Ireland	€1,100
58	Agustin Tena	Spain	€1,100
59	Natalie Bromley	United Kingdom	€1,100
60	Axat Mawji	United Kingdom	€1,100
61	Francisco Leon	Spain	€1,100
62	Manuel Goncalves	Spain	€1,100
63	Thomas Sanderson	United Kingdom	€1,100
64	James Fowler	United Kingdom	€1,000
65	Drazen Koros	Croatia	€1,000
66	Daniel Garcia	Spain	€1,000
67	Miguel De Leyva	Spain	€1,000
68	Pablo Sanchez	Spain	€1,000
69	Alejandro Valdes	Spain	€1,000
70	Diego Lopez	Spain	€1,000
71	Vito Pizzitola	Italy	€1,000
72	Cristian Moratalla	Spain	€1,000
73	Junda Zhu	Spain	€1,000
74	Irene Semedo	Portugal	€1,000
75	Juan Castejon	Spain	€1,000
76	Alba Jimenez	Spain	€1,000
77	Manuel Lopez	Spain	€1,000
78	Cameron Atwell	United Kingdom	€1,000
79	Henrique Oliveira	Brazil	€1,000

It’s the final break of the day. Below are the biggest stacks identified by poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Pablo Garcia	Spain	1,775,000	71
Alexey Neofitov	Russia	1,570,000	63
Antonio Ledo	Spain	1,535,000	61
Hugo De Brites	Portugal	1,480,000	59
Lynne Beaumont	England	1,395,000	56
Daniel Ruiz	Spain	1,185,000	47
Nicolas De Floch	France	1,170,000	47

2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event winner Deniz Orhan is one of the players on the live-streamed TV table, and he just made a quite impressive fold.

Orhan opened to 35,000 from the Hi-jack, and was called by Jose Valverde in the Big Blind. Valverde check-called 21,000 from Orhan on the 9♥9♦4♣ flop, and the dealer revealed the 9♣ turn. After another check from Valverde, Orhan continued for 32,000. Valverde then completed a check-raise move to 65,000, and Orhan made the call.

The river was the K♣. After spending a minute or two in the tank, Valverde moved all in for 416,000. Orhan sighed heavily and leaned forward, studying the board with surgical precision. “You show me if I fold?” Orha asked his opponent. Quiet as the wind. “I’m gonna see it on the stream later anyway,” Orhan continued. Again, quiet. All in all, Orhan didn’t take too long before folding, revealing his big K♥K♦ holdings. The other players at the table were stunned.

Thirty minutes later on the stream, Orhan impressed this live reporter, as Valverde’s hand was revealed: 9♠6♦.

Jose Valverde: 682,000
Deniz Orhan: 551,000

Action folded to Alberto Martin, who moved all in for 215,000 from the Cut-off. Ricardo Moran peeked at his hole cards, then made the call for his remaining 126,000.

Alberto Martin: Q♥Q♣
Ricardo Moran: A♣6♦

Queens were good on the 8♣4♥K♠4♣3♦ board, and Moran was eliminated in fifty-first place for €1,100.

Alberto Martin: 365,000
Ricardo Moran: 0

Jonathan Rees, who final table-bubbled the €500 Main Event during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville, opened to 35,000 from the Cut-off. Brazilian Matheus Salamao then moved all in for 282,000 from the Small Blind. Rees considered his options for a while; after receiving the count, he decided to make the call.

Matheus Salamao: A♣Q♥
Jonathan Rees: 7♠7♦

“Good luck,” good sport Rees wished his opponent. The Poker Gods didn’t grant him any good karma, as Salamao smashed the A♥3♠Q♦ flop. No set for Rees on the 2♠5♠ runout, and he survived with coffee money.

Matheus Salamao: 596,000
Jonathan Rees: 27,000

Pablo Garcia min-raised to 32,000 from the Lo-jack. 2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard winner Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev thought long and well before ultimately folding from the Hi-jack. The sole PartyPoker Tour Ambassador left in the field, Natalie Bromley, then moved all in for 125,000 from the Button. Garcia comfortably made the call.

Natalie Bromley: A♥Q♦
Pablo Garcia: K♠K♥

Garcia hit a set on the J♥K♣3♠ flop, and Bromley was looking for a ten to hit a straight. The 4♣9♣ runout wasn’t it, and the last person wearing the PartyPoker patch was eliminated in fifty-ninth place for €1,100. “You almost stacked me,” Georgiev told Garcia as Bromley exited the tournament area. “I had something decent, but my spider senses were tingling.”

Pablo Garcia: 507,000
Natalie Bromley: 0

The remaining players in the €500 Main Event have survived the first pay jump. Amongst those claiming the €1,000 min-cash are PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Daniel Garcia and 2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition) £500 Main Event champion Thomas Sanderson. Below is the first batch of casualties.

Position	Player	Country	Prize
62	Manuel Goncalves	Spain	€1,100
63	Thomas Sanderson	United Kingdom	€1,100
64	James Fowler	United Kingdom	€1,000
65	Drazen Koros	Croatia	€1,000
66	Daniel Garcia	Spain	€1,000
67	Miguel De Leyva	Spain	€1,000
68	Pablo Sanchez	Spain	€1,000
69	Alejandro Valdes	Spain	€1,000
70	Diego Lopez	Spain	€1,000
71	Vito Pizzitola	Italy	€1,000
72	Cristian Moratalla	Spain	€1,000
73	Junda Zhu	Spain	€1,000
74	Irene Semedo	Portugal	€1,000
75	Juan Castejon	Spain	€1,000
76	Alba Jimenez	Spain	€1,000
77	Manuel Lopez	Spain	€1,000
78	Cameron Atwell	United Kingdom	€1,000
79	Henrique Oliveira	Brazil	€1,000

Pablo Garcia opened to 25,000 from the Lo-jack. Jose Tome made it 55,000 from the Hi-jack, and short-stacked PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Natalie Bromley moved all in for 30,000. Garcia called to make it three-ways to the flop.

Garcia check-folded to a 60,000 bet from Tome on 10♦7♠7♣; Tome and Bromley tabled their holdings.

Natalie Bromley: A♠A♦
Jose Tome: Q♠Q♣

The 10♣10♠ runout granted Bromley a full triple-up.

Pablo Garcia: 485,000
Jose Tome: 340,000
Natalie Bromley: 120,000

It’s another break. Below are some of the biggest stacks as of right now.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Hugo De Brites	Portugal	1,480,000	123
Alfonso Benitez	Spain	1,042,000	87
David Penly	United Kingdom	740,000	62
Pal Fjulsrud	Norway	738,000	62
Alejandro Rubio	Spain	730,000	61
Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	700,000	58
Ni Liangce	Spain	640,000	53

Cristian Moratalla opened to 20,000 from the Hi-jack. Jose Valverde (Cut-off) and 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event champion Deniz Orhan (Big Blind) both made the call.

All three players checked the A♣J♥Q♥ flop. After an initial check from Orhan on the Q♠ turn, Moratalla bet 30,000. Valverde folded before Orhan made the call.

Orhan then claimed the driver’s seat with a 78,000 bet on the 2♦ river. Moratalla then decided to move all in for 192,000, which had Orhan troubled. He monologued for a minute or two before slamming down the chips and making the call.

Cristian Moratalla: 4♣4♠
Deniz Orhan: Q♣2♥

Orhan was good with the full house, and he received a big double-up just before the break.

Deniz Orhan: 615,000
Cristian Moratalla: 0

In the year-and-a-half-long history of the PartyPoker Tour, there hasn’t been a twofold Main Event winner. That could potentially change, seeing as 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event champion Deniz Orhan and 2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition) £500 Main Event champion Thomas Sanderson are both still in the mix.

The bubble has burst in the €500 Main Event, and the remaining 77 players are all in the money. They are guaranteed a €1,000 min-cash, but they all have their eyes on the €45,000 first-place payout.

During hand-for-hand play, there were two all-ins at the same time, at two different tables. At Table 3, Jacinto Reyes moved all in UTG for 74,000. Action folded all the way to Ignacio Tabnanera, who made the call from the Big Blind.

Jacinto Reyes: A♦10♠
Ignacio Tabnanera: A♠K♦

The 2♣8♠7♦3♦9♥ offered a clean runout for big slick, and Reyes became one of the bubble people. The other person to stone bubble was sitting at the featured table, so that hand will not be posted at the poker.pro live blog; we don’t like spoilers.

PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend Niall “Firaldo” Farrell has been eliminated from the €500 Main Event. He joins other ambassadors (Barny Boatman and Glenn Brown) on the rail, as well as PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples. Daniel Garcia and Natalie Bromley are still in the mix.

The bubble is approaching, and the atmosphere of the room has gone more quiet and focused.

Seated UTG, prominent Irish player David Penly opened to 13,000. PartyPoker Tour regular Stefan Stroffek made the call from UTG+1, and Juan Castejon joined in on the fun from the Big Blind.

Action was checked to Stroffek on the 8♣6♣Q♥ flop, who bet 14,000. Castejon made the call before Penly completed a check-raise move to 60,000. Stroffek spent three minutes in the tank before folding, and Castejon needed a similar amount of time before also mucking.

David Penly: 315,000
Stefan Stroffek: 244,000
Juan Castejon: 197,000

Play has resumed after the dinner break, and about 10 minutes in, Alberto Martinez opened to 12,000. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend Niall “Firaldo” Farrell three-bet to 27,000 from the Hi-jack, and Martinez made the call.

Martinez check-called a 15,000 continuation bet from Firaldo on the 6♣6♥8♣ flop. Both players then checked the 2♥ turn and the J♦ river.

First to show, Martinez tabled A♣9♦. Firaldo sighed, mucked, and took a zip of his mysterious drink.

Alberto Martinez: 385,000
Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 78,000

It’s the first break of the day, and it’s a 40-minute one. Below are the eight biggest stacks in the room at this stage.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Ni Liangce	Spain	900,000	150
Martin Peralta	Brazil	900,000	150
Mikel Alonso	Spain	716,000	119
Hugo De Brites	Portugal	633,000	106
Daniel Garcia	Spain	627,000	105
Alfonso Benitez	Spain	610,000	102
Karima Barka	Spain	560,000	93
David Sayago	Spain	490,000	82

James Grogan, who’s a PartyPoker Tour regular, opened to 11,000 from the Cut-off. Abraham Gil defended his Big Blind and checked in the dark.

Grogan checked back the 8♠3♥10♥ flop, and the dealer revealed the 7♥ turn. Gil bet 12,000, and Grogan made the call. Gil continued on the aggressive path with another 12,000 on the 4♥ river, then mucked to a 35,000 Grogan raise.

James Grogan: 265,000
Abraham Gil: 240,000

PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Glenn Brown open-shoved 29,000 UTG. Jorge Ojeda made the call from the Hi-jack, and the two contestants were soon heads-up to the flop.

Glenn Brown: 10♦10♣
Jorge Ojeda: A♣K♦

Brown’s pocket pair managed to hold as the board spelled out 5♦5♣8♣2♠2♦, and he received a full double-up.

Jorde Ojeda: 150,000
Glenn Brown: 70,000

On the TV table, Alexey Neofitov opened to 8,000 from UTG+1. Junda Zhu made the call from the Ji-jack, before PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples moved all in for 66,000 from the Cut-off. Action eventually folded back to Zhu, who made the call.

Jaime Staples: A♥J♥
Junda Zhu: A♣Q♠

Unfortunate spot for Staples. Zhu maintained his lead on the 4♦10♣10♦ flop, then improved to two-pair on the Q♥ turn. Staples was hoping for a river cowboy to hit a straight, but the 2♦ ultimately ended his fate. As such, he became the first one wearing the PartyPoker patch to bid farewell in Day 2. The various PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors are still in the mix, when Daniel Garcia having a very healthy stack.

Daniel Garcia: 737,000
Junda Zhu: 350,000
Jaime Staples: 0

The board read 7♠9♥8♣9♦3♠. Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev (Hi-jack) was faced with a 30,000 bet from Edin Hrnjic (Big Blind), and was contemplating his decision. “Do you have a nine?” Georgiev asked his opponent. No answer, and Georgiev ultimately decided to make the call.

Hrnjic instantly mucked his hand, and Georgiev revealed A♦K♥ for a decent call.

Alexander Georgiev: 320,000

Seated UTG, Ricardo Moran min-raised to 8,000. Manuel O’Shea made the call from the Big Blind.

O’shea check-called a 6,000 bet from Moran on the 5♦7♠2♥ flop. Action repeated itself on the 10♠ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Moran now was 26,000. O’Shea completed the check trifecta on the J♦ river, and Moran bet 80,000, leaving himself with 66,000 behind. After spending some time in the tank, O’Shea mucked. All in all, the hand took about eight minutes, reminding of thick gravy on a Sunday steak.

Ricardo Moran: 308,000
Manuel O’Shea: 303,000

David Sayago opened to 6,000 from the Hi-jack. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Glenn Brown made the call from the Small Blind, and Sergio Moron joined the fun from the Big Blind.

All three players checked the K♣A♠Q♣ flop. It was brown who bet 6,000 on the Q♦ turn; Moron swiftly mcked before Sayago made the call. Brown put out another 6,000 on the 6♦ river, and then called a 20,000 raise from Sayago.

Sayago tabled Q♠J♣, and Brown acknowledged the winning hand. As Sayago collected the pot, Brown revealed to this poker.pro live reporter that he had A♣3♣. Quite the flop, but no improvement.

David Sayago: 215,000
Glenn Brown: 27,000

Through the player above, you can watch the live-streamed TV table with a 30-minute delay. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Daniel Garcia and PartyPoker Team Pro are both seated at the table.

Norwegian Cato Vonheim opened to 6,000 from the Lo-jack. Marcos Thielke made the call from the Button, and Marti Bosch decided to defend his Big Blind.

Bosch checked it over to Vonheim on the A♥3♦5♥ flop, who continued for 8,000. Thielke made the call before Bosch got out of the way. Vonheim slowed down and checked on the 4♣ turn, then called 38,000 from Thielke. Another check from Vonheim on the 8♦ river was followed by an 85,000 bet from Thielke. Vonheim made the call after one minute’s worth of consideration.

Thilke tabled 2♣2♦ for a turned straight, and he claimed the considerable pot. At the same time at a nearby table, PartyPoker Tour Ambassador/poker legend Niall “Firaldo” Farrell lost a big pot, as he made a call on the river and was shown a flush.

Marcios Thielke: 385,000
Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 118,000
Cato Vonheim: 30,000

Below are the payouts. Up top is a juicy €45,000 first-place prize.

Day 2 of the €500 Main Event has just kicked off, and the first hand is currently being dealt. Today, play will conclude once the final table is reached, or when Level 12 concludes (approximately 2:35 a.m.

Below are the seat draw and chip counts for Day 2 of the €500 Main Event.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	1	Niall “Firaldo” Farrell	Scotland	277,000	92
1	2	Jose Lauz	Spain	65,000	22
1	3	Ryan Glendenning	United Kingdom	67,000	22
1	4	Sergio Garcia	Spain	118,000	39
1	5	Alberto Martin	Spain	289,000	96
1	6	James Fowler	United Kingdom	171,000	57
1	7	Alvaro Sanchez	Spain	76,000	25
1	8	Alberto Martinez	Spain	311,000	104
2	1	Pal Fjulsrud	Norway	211,000	70
2	2	Yi Hu	Spain	52,000	17
2	3	Juan Castejon	Spain	188,000	63
2	4	David Penly	United Kingdom	275,000	92
2	5	Stefan Stroffek	Slovakia	295,000	98
2	6	Fred Wulff	Germany	528,000	176
2	7	Axat Mawji	United Kingdom	210,000	70
2	8	Alvaro Baona Gomez	Spain	56,000	19
3	1	Daniel Monforte Ranchez	Spain	295,000	98
3	2	Glenn Brown	England	84,000	28
3	3	Sergio Moron	Spain	135,000	45
3	4	Rolando Giha	Spain	145,000	48
3	5	Jorge Ojeda	Spain	312,000	104
3	6	Jacinto Reyes	Spain	149,000	50
3	7	David Sayago	Spain	212,000	71
3	8	John Blanco	Spain	65,000	22
4	1	Alfonso Benitez	Spain	184,000	61
4	2	Gasperino Lolacono	Venezuela	134,000	45
4	3	Karmel Varas	Spain	273,000	91
4	4	Thomas Sanderson	United Kingdom	87,000	29
4	5	Pablo Lario	Spain	142,000	47
4	6	Miguel Lucignoli	Spain	265,000	88
4	7	Manuel Lopez	Spain	89,000	30
4	8	Iain Farrell	Scotland	94,000	31
5	1	Drazen Koros	Croatia	84,000	28
5	2	Neil Higgins	Ireland	127,000	42
5	3	Amber Sullivan	United Kingdom	172,000	57
5	4	Kurtis Ellesmere	Northern Ireland	191,000	64
5	5	Simon Marks	Spain	293,000	98
5	6	Cristian Moratalla	Spain	102,000	34
5	7	Jose Valverde	Spain	294,000	98
5	8	Harry Sandford	United Kingdom	80,000	27
6	1	Ni Liangce	Spain	50,000	17
6	2	William De Jesus	Brazil	382,000	127
6	3	Aydin Vahabov	Azerbaigian	150,000	50
6	4	Ranveer Arora	United Kingdom	38,000	13
6	5	David Cembrero	Spain	77,000	26
6	6	Dalai Dominguez	Spain	279,000	93
6	7	Martin Martinez Garcia	Spain	68,000	23
6	8	Cameron Atwell	United Kingdom	156,000	52
8	1	Agustin Tena	Spain	167,000	56
8	2	Nicolas Pernin	Argentina	107,000	36
8	3	Daniel Garcia	Spain	552,000	184
8	4	James Patterson	United Kingdom	112,000	37
8	5	Alexey Neofitov	Russia	599,000	200
8	6	Diego Lopez	Spain	174,000	58
8	7	Junda Zhu	Spain	288,000	96
8	8	Jaime Staples	Canada	169,000	56
9	1	Ricardo Moran	Spain	157,000	52
9	2	Abraham Gil	Spain	273,000	91
9	3	Pablo Garcia	Spain	370,000	123
9	4	Gary Kelleher	Ireland	77,000	26
9	5	Ignacio Lopez	Spain	191,000	64
9	6	Natalie Bromley	United Kingdom	77,000	26
9	7	James Grogan	Ireland	111,000	37
9	8	Manuel O’shea	Spain	352,000	117
11	1	Jose Tome	Spain	14,000	5
11	2	Diego Jimenez Corzo	Spain	116,000	39
11	3	Pablo Moreno	Spain	465,000	155
11	4	Mario Ramirez	Spain	263,000	88
11	5	Adel Abdella	Spain	68,000	23
11	6	Leo Santos	Brazil	379,000	126
11	7	Chen Yi	China	349,000	116
11	8	Nan Min	United States	134,000	45
12	1	Tyrell Soleyn	United Kingdom	56,000	19
12	2	David Rodriguez Lamas	Spain	398,000	133
12	3	Vito Pizzitola	Italy	115,000	38
12	4	Alejandro Valdes	Spain	281,000	94
12	5	Hugo Pereira	Spain	182,000	61
12	6	Benjamin Garcia	Spain	40,000	13
12	7	Gonzalo Mencia	Spain	167,000	56
12	8	Nicolas Le Floch	France	200,000	67
13	1	Jonathan Rees	United Kingdom	479,000	160
13	2	Francisco Vega	Spain	213,000	71
13	3	Ignacio Zavala	Spain	55,000	18
13	4	Yuanjie Chen	Spain	164,000	55
13	5	Mikel Alonso	Spain	665,000	222
13	6	Francisco Molina	Spain	56,000	19
13	7	Roberto Pavon	Spain	143,000	48
13	8	Irene Semedo	Portugal	70,000	23
14	1	Denis O’Riordan	Ireland	51,000	17
14	2	Edin Hrnjic	United Kingdom	81,000	27
14	3	Raph Assouli	Spain	78,000	26
14	4	Raphael Lenaerts	Portugal	140,000	47
14	5	Daniel Wu	China	359,000	120
14	6	Martin Peralta	Brazil	424,000	141
14	7	Ciaran Mccullagh	Ireland	395,000	132
14	8	Jorge Ruiz	Spain	369,000	123
16	1	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	258,000	86
16	2	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	250,000	83
16	3	Lynne Beaumont	England	124,000	41
16	4	Val Mccaul	Ireland	73,000	24
16	5	Andoni Sanchez	Spain	109,000	36
16	7	Muhammet Ekici	France	144,000	48
16	8	Daniel Ruiz	Spain	75,000	25
18	1	Jose Ferreras	Spain	29,000	10
18	2	Matheus Salomao	Brazil	209,000	70
18	3	Pablo Sanchez	Spain	185,000	62
18	5	Alvaro Gonzales	Spain	244,000	81
18	6	Manuel Goncalves	Spain	257,000	86
18	7	Dmitri Dudakov	Estonia	202,000	67
18	8	Ignacio Tabnanera	Spain	251,000	84
20	1	Alejandro Rubio	Spain	153,000	51
20	2	Henrique Oliveira	Brazil	99,000	33
20	3	C esar Montanes	Spain	93,000	31
20	4	Jorge Hernandez	Spain	98,000	33
20	5	Luis Bardales	Spain	168,000	56
20	7	Fernando Sedano	Spain	83,000	28
20	8	Javier Marcos	Spain	163,000	54
27	1	Antonio Ledo	Spain	421,000	140
27	2	Kristian Aksnes	Norway	126,000	42
27	3	Jack Sambrook	United Kingdom	229,000	76
27	4	Kilin Csaba	Spain	656,000	219
27	6	Marco Papili	Italy	194,000	65
27	7	Alba Jimenez	Spain	345,000	115
27	8	Hugo De Brites	Portugal	298,000	99
29	2	Marcos Thielke	Spain	203,000	68
29	3	Manuel Ledesma	Spain	194,000	65
29	4	Marti Bosch	Spain	103,000	34
29	5	Everth Avelino	Portugal	71,000	24
29	6	Cato Vonheim	Norway	163,000	54
29	7	Francisco Gonzalez Leon	Spain	108,000	36
29	8	Claudiu George	Romania	93,000	31
31	1	Francisco Fernandez Lomana	Spain	93,000	31
31	2	Mira Felice	United States	110,000	37
31	3	Miguel De Leyva	Spain	385,000	128
31	5	Barny Boatman	United Kingdom	132,000	44
31	6	Karima Barka	Spain	280,000	93
31	7	Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	119,000	40
31	8	Efrain Castro	Spain	38,000	13

Okay, ladies and gentlemen, things are about to get real. It’s the penultimate day of 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid, and Day 2 of the prestigious €500 Main Event.

Day 1d (which was a hyper turbo) was the fourth and final chance for players to get into Day 2. Said flight wrapped up about one hour ago, sending another 20 players into Day 2 (Day 1d scored 63 entries in total). All and all, this is the biggest-ever Main Event during the PartyPoker Tour’s one-and-a-half-year-long history, with a whopping 535 entries. The prize pool reads €238,075; it’s safe to say PartyPoker made quick work of the €100,000 guarantee.

The Day 2 contestants are not yet in the money; it’s going to be a very exciting first levels today. The clock has rolled back to Level 12 with Blinds 1,500/3,000, which is something the shorter stacks should appriciate. Mikel Alonso is the current chip leader with 665,000, but it won’t be a walk in the park. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Daniel Garcia is fourth with 552,000; other ambassadors still in the mix are Glenn Brown, Natalie Bromley, Barny Boatman, and Niall “Firaldo” Farrell. PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples is also still in the mix, as is the case with 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event winner Deniz Orhan, 2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition) £500 Main Event winner Thomas Sanderson, and 2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard winner Alexander “Wishiper96” Georgiev.

Day 2 will kick off in roughly 30 minutes; it’s going to be a heck of a show, and poker.pro Christoffer Karlén is on-site at Casino Gran Via, ready to cover every knook and cranny of today’s action.