2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville

Level 32:	200,000/400,000 (400,000)
Entries:	1/653
Prizes:	€84,000

After eliminating Jonas Araujo in second place, Juan Anguas is now the winner of the €150 Mini Main Event. He takes home €9,770 and the coveted trophy.

That’s a wrap for today’s live coverage on poker.pro. A longer recap of today’s action will be uploaded tomorrow, which will also include the results from the €150 PLO Masters 4/5/6 and the chip counts for Day 1a of the €500 Main Event.

€150 Mini Main Event Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Juan Anguas	€9,770*
2	Jonas Arujo	€8,150*
3	Carlos Gomez	€6,900*
4	Gilberto Lopez	€7,135*
5	Rodriguez	€6,190*
6	Fernando Banda	€5,170*
7	Peggy Crawford	€1,780
8	Niall “Firaldo” Farrell	€1,430
9	Hady Sirbu	€1,120
10	Jose Maria Lozano Granjo	€880
11	Alberto Simon	€880
12	Manuel Salamanca	€720
13	Juanmi Cubero	€720
14	Francisco Huelva Caro	€590
15	Dillan Patel	€590
16	Daniele Barbera	€520
17	Linda Iwaniak	€520
18	Carlos Herrador	€520
19	Raymond Masters	€520
20	Adrian Casado Lopez	€520
21	Kevin Ferrer	€460
22	David Fabriel De Moras	€460
23	Carmen Lopez Cubero	€460
24	Markus Mortensen	€460
25	Guillermo Montero	€460
26	Mario De La Rosa	€460
27	Sergey	€460
28	Ryana Kritzer	€400
29	Alvaro Casso	€400
30	Francisco Gordillo	€400
31	Francisco Manuel Martin	€400
32	Victor Aubeso	€400
33	Carlos Macedo	€400
34	David Lebron	€400
35	Manuel Sanchez	€400
36	Miguel Gomez Parraga	€360
37	Gabriel Barba	€360
38	Pedro Ruas	€360
39	Jose Antonio Guerrero	€360
40	Matt Staples	€360
41	Nicholas Georgian	€360
42	Con Sullivan	€360
43	Jonathan Nogales	€360
44	Jesus Jimenez	€360
45	Matteo Fritz	€360
46	Javier Galan	€360
47	Antonio Olalla	€360
48	Federico Torres	€360
49	Miguel Barajas	€360
50	Felix Reina Campos	€360
51	Liam Johnston	€360
52	Marci Jackowski	€360
53	Paul Walsh	€360
54	Manuel Gonzalez Vaz	€360
55	Gary Kane	€360
56	Neil GilChrist	€330
57	Leandro Etmeksian	€330
58	Robert Clarke	€330
59	Jorge Casares	€330
60	Antonio Parejas	€330
61	Carlos Simon	€330
62	Vakhtang Chikuindze	€330
63	Fernando Exposito	€330
64	Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera	€330
65	A.J. Alcantara	€330
66	Tony Martins	€330
67	David McConache	€330
68	Raul Guerrero	€330
69	David Frutos Pozo	€330
70	Jorge Vega Rivas	€330
71	Sam Acheampong	€330
72	Luis Aspera Arce	€300
73	Alfonso Benitez	€300
74	Juan Sanchez	€300
75	Minuydas Kesulis	€300
76	Pablo Lopez	€300
77	Carlos Mejias Muaoz	€300
78	Salvelio Ramirez	€300
79	Alberto Del Valle	€300
80	Jorge Guerrero	€300
81	Pablo Franco	€300
82	Antonio Entrena Garcia	€300
83	Antonio Hurtado	€300
84	Daniel Aragon	€300
85	Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez	€300
86	Joseph Preca	€300
87	Jack Sanbrook	€300
88	Jaime Martins	€300
89	Christopher Lamb	€300
90	Javier Pedrote Morales	€300
91	Joaquin Loma Campos	€300
92	Jose Bolufer	€300
93	Fernando Hernandez Carrillo	€300
94	Zal Camimeri	€300
95	Eloy Cordoba	€300
96	Thiago De Almeida	€300
97	Alberto Lopez	€300
98	Rodrigo Araujo	€300

*Denotes a six-way deal.

Level 32:	200,000/400,000 (400,000)
Entries:	1/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Jonas Araujo moved all in for 12,475,000 from the Button. Juan Anguas made the call from the Big Blind.

Jonas Araujo: J♦9♦
Juan Anguas: K♠10♥

Araujo had a pretty hand, but he didn’t manage to connect on the 8♣6♣2♦Q♠K♥ board. As such, Araujo was eliminated in second place for €8,150.

Juan Anguas: 26,475,000
Jonas Araujo: 0

Level 30:	125,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries:	2/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Carlos Gomez moved all in for 2,455,000 from the Button. Jonas Araujo made the call from the Big Blind.

Carlos Gomez: K♥2♥
Jonas Araujo: K♦8♦

Gomez was in rough shape, and as the board spelled out J♦7♣4♣Q♥9♠, he bid farewell in third place for 6,900. As such, the stage is now set for a heads-up showdown between Araujo and Juan Anguas.

Jonas Araujo: 17,230,000
Juan Anguas: 8,870,000
Carlos Gomez: 0

Level 30:	125,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries:	3/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Gilberto Lopez open-shoved 4,260,000 UTG. Jonas Araujo re-shoved from the Small Blind, and the two were soon heads-up to the flop.

Gilberto Lopez: K♥10♠
Jonas Araujo: A♥9♥

No dice for Lopez on the J♠7♦8♣5♣7♣ board, and he was eliminated in fourth place for €7,135.

Level 29:	100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries:	4/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Action folded to Oscar Rodriguez, who moved all in for 2,700,000 from the Small Blind. Jonas Araujo made the call from the Big Blind.

Oscar Rodriguez: K♥Q♠
Jonas Araujo: J♦10♣

Rodriguez maintained his lead on the 8♦4♠4♥ flop, but the 10♦ brought a momentum switch. Rodriguez didn’t reclaim the driver’s seat on the A♦ river, and as such, he was eliminated in fifth place for €6,190.

Jonas Araujo: 7,520,000
Oscar Rodriguez: 0

Level 29:	100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries:	5/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Action folded to Fernando Banda, who open-shoved for 2,645,000 from the Button. Jonas Anguas comfortably made the call from the Big Blind.

Fernando Banda: A♥8♣
Jonas Anguas: A♠K♥

Anguas was way ahead, and as the board spelled out A♦2♣6♣7♦3♦, he eliminated Banda in sixth place for €5,170.

Jonas Anguas: 9,630,000
Fernando Banda: 0

Level 29:	100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries:	6/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Gilberto Lopez opened to 450,000 from the Cut-off and was then faced with a 1,350,000 three-bet from Jonas Anguas. Lopez forced his opponent all in for 3,195,000 in total, and Anguas made the call.

Gilberto Lopez: A♠K♥
Jonas Anguas: 9♠9♦

It was a classic coin flip situation, but Anguas didn’t make it too exciting on the 9♣3♠6♠ flop. The board completed with 4♥2♥, and Anguas doubled up.

Jonas Anguas: 6,890,000
Gilberto Lopez: 1,840,000

Level 29:	100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries:	6/653
Prizes:	€84,000

After Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford’s exit in seventh place, the remaining six Spanish players have agreed to an ICM deal. Below are the amounts locked up; the winner will get an extra €4,000.

Player	Country	Prize
Jonas Araujo	Spain	€8,150
Gilberto Lopez	Spain	€7,135
Carlos Gomez	Spain	€6,900
Oscar Rodriguez	Spain	€6,190
Juan Anguas	Spain	€5,770
Fernando Banda	Spain	€5,170

Level 29:	100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries:	6/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Jonas Araujo	Spain	6,700,000	34
2	Gilberto Lopez	Spain	5,035,000	25
3	Carlos Gomez	Spain	4,725,000	24
4	Oscar Rodriguez	Spain	3,700,000	19
5	Juan Anguas	Spain	3,295,000	16
6	Fernando Banda	Spain	2645000	13

Level 29:	100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries:	6/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford open-shoved for 1,430,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Jonas Anguas made the call.

Peggy Crawford: K♦Q♣
Jonas Anguas: A♠10♥

Anguas improved his lead significantly on the A♥7♠3♣ flop. The 10♠ turn saw Crawford picking up a straight draw, but the Q♠ river ultimately ended her tournament life. For her seventh-place finish, Crawford was awarded €1,780.

Jonas Anguas: 3,290,000
Peggy Crawford: 0

Level 29:	100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries:	7/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford min-raised to 400,000 from the Cut-off. Jonas Araujo decided to defend his Big Blind.

Action went check-check on the 5♥6♥5♣ flop. Araujo bet 865,000 on the 10♥ turn before Crawford forced her opponent all in for 2,600,000 in total. Araujo made the call faster than the speed of lightning.

Peggy Crawford: K♥Q♦
Jonas Araujo: 9♥7♥

Araujo had turned a flush, and Crawford didn’t improve to a superior one on the 10♠ river. A visibly happy Araujo doubled through Crawford.

Jonas Araujo: 6,300,000
Peggy Crawford: 1,730,000

Level 29:	100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries:	7/653
Prizes:	€84,000

UTG+1, PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell committed 1,440,000 of his stack to a pre-flop raise, leaving himself with a mere 40,000 behind. Oscar Rodriguez made the call from the Big Blind.

First to act, Rodriguez forced Firaldo all-in on the 9♣K♦Q♦ flop. Naturally, Firaldo made the call.

Oscar Rodriguez: A♦8♥
Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: K♣J♣

Firaldo was still ahead with a pair of kings, but the 8♦ was one of the best cards in the decks for Rodriguez, and especially for the suspension. He improved to the nut flush on the 4♦, seeing Firaldo off in eighth for €1,430.

Oscar Rodriguez: 3,800,000
Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 0

Level 28:	80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries:	8/653
Prizes:	€84,000

PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell min-raised to 320,000 from UTG+1. Action folded to Juan Anguas, who moved all in for 950,000 from the Small Blind. When action came back to Firaldo, he made the call without the slightest hesitation.

Juan Anguas: A♥10♠
Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: K♠K♣

Firaldo was way ahead with the cowboys, but there’s always an ace, isn’t it? The board spelled out 2♥9♦J♥A♣4♠, awarding the pot and a full double-up to Anguas.

Juan Anguas: 2,220,000
Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 1,880,000

Level 28:	80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries:	9/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Seated in the Cut-off, Carlos Gomez opened to 325,000. The charismatic Hady Sirbu made the call from the Big Blind.

After an initial check from Sirbu on the Q♣K♥9♥ flop, Gomez continued for 275,000. “You’re very good,” Sirbu acknowledged his opponent’s skill set as he raised to 600,000. Gomez made the call.

Seconds before the dealer turned over the A♠ turn, Sirbu announced all-in in the dark for his last 1,160,000. Gomez made the call.

Hady Sirbu: K♦Q♠
Carlos Gomez: A♣10♠

Sirbu was an 80% favorite, but the Poker Gods were looking out for Gomez, who improved to a superior two-pair on the 10♥ river. As such, Sirbu became the first casualty of the final table, earning €1,120 for his ninth-place finish.

Carlos Gomez: 5,225,000
Hady Sirbu: 0

Level 28:	80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries:	9/653
Prizes:	€84,000

The €150 Mini Main Event is now down to the final table. Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford still has the chip lead; PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell is still in the mix. Below is the final table chip counts.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Peggy Crawford	England	4,755,000	30
2	Gilberto Lopez	Spain	4,435,000	28
3	Carlos Gomez	Spain	3,460,000	22
4	Niall “Firaldo” Farrell	Scotland	3,230,000	20
5	Jonas Araujo	Spain	3,200,000	20
6	Oscar Rodriguez	Spain	2,520,000	16
7	Fernando Banda	Spain	1,740,000	11
8	Hady Sirbu	England	1,445,000	9
9	Juan Anguas	Spain	1,270,000	8

Level 27:	60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries:	10/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Seated in the Cut-off, Alberto Simon open-shoved for 625,000. After receiving the count, Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford made the call from the Button.

Alberto Simon: K♠7♠
Peggy Crawford: 7♥7♣

A dream spot for Crawford to pick up additional chips, and as the board spelled out 3♠8♦9♦2♠7♦, she sent Simon to the rail, bringing the total number of players left down to 10.

Peggy Crawford: 4,800,000
Alberto Simon: 0

Level 27:	60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries:	11/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Action folded to Manuel Salamanca, who moved all in for 880,000 from the Cut-off. Fernando Banda made the call from the Big Blind.

Manuel Salamanca: K♥7♦
Fernando Banda: A♦Q♦

Banda was already ahead, and he improved his lead drastically on the 5♥Q♠2♠ flop. Salamanca didn’t manage to catch up on the 4♠8♠ runout, and he bid farewell in twelfth place for €720.

Fernando Banda: 2,100,000
Manuel Salamanca: 0

Level 27:	60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries:	12/653
Prizes:	€84,000

UTG, Juanmi Cubero opened to 250,000. Seated in the Small Blind, Gilberto Lopez was the sole caller.

Lopez check-called a 275,000 bet from Cubero on the A♣2♣4♥ flop. After another check from Lopez on the 10♥ turn, Cubero moved all in for 1,475,000. Lopez made the call without hesitation.

Juanmi Cubero: K♥Q♥
Gilberto Lopez: 4♠4♣

Not a half-shabby semi-bluff from Cubero, but Lopez was way ahead with a flopped set. Cubero didn’t hit any of his outs on the 5♣ river, and he was sent to the rail in thirteenth place for €720.

Gilberto Lopez: 4,465,000
Juanmi Cubero: 0

Level 27:	60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries:	13/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Action folded to short-stacked Manuel Salamanca, who moved all in for 320,000 from the Small Blind. It was a “Call with any two” scenario for Gilberto Lopez Manzanero, and, as such, he did make the call from the Big Blind.

Manuel Salamanca: 8♣7♦
Gilberto Lopez Manzanero: A♠J♥

Salamanca was trailing, but he was well alive. He immediately connected on the Q♥6♥8♠ flop, and as the board completed with 9♠5♣, he secured a full double-up.

Gilberto Lopez Manzanero: 2,225,000
Manuel Salamanca: 880,000

Level 26:	50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries:	14/653
Prizes:	€84,000

So far, there haven’t been any too bamboozling hands on the streamed table. The 14 players left in the €150 Mini Main Event are biding their time.

Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford, though, has utilized her chip lead to extend herself against the rest of the field. She is now up to 3,745,000

Level 25:	30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries:	14/653
Prizes:	€84,000

It’s 20:30, friends, and the final table of the €150 Mini Main Event has kicked off on the live stream.

Follow all the action through the stream above, or here on poker.pro.

Below are the chip counts of the €150 Mini Main Event going into Day 3. The players will resume play with Blinds 50,000/100,000, and a 100,000 Ante.

Position	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Peggy Crawford	2,995,000	30
2	Juanmi Cubero	2,925,000	29
3	Rodriguez Ialamonte	2,850,000	29
4	Jose Maria Lozano Granjo	2,645,000	26
5	Niall Farrel	2,490,000	25
6	Gilberto Lopez Manzanero	1,750,000	18
7	Fernando Banda	1,660,000	17
8	Alberto Simon	1,650,000	17
9	Jonas Araujo Carrasco	1,635,000	16
10	Hady Ahmey Marian	1,430,000	14
11	Francisco Huelva Caro	1,325,000	13
12	Juan Anguas	1,115,000	11
13	Manuel Salamanca	980,000	10
14	Carlos Gomez	675,000	7

Below are the remaining payouts.

Position	Payout
1	€15,920
2	€10,240
3	€7,030
4	€4,645
5	€3,230
6	€2,250
7	€1,780
8	€1,430
9	€1,120
10	€880
11	€880
12	€720
13	€720
14	€590

Level 26:	40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries:	14/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Level 26 has concluded, and that means that Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event has wrapped up. The 14 remaining players are bagging their chips, and they will return tomorrow at 20:00 to resume the hunt for the €15,920 first-place payout. The final day will feature a live-streamed table; the broadcast will start at 20:30 with a 30-minute delay.

That’s a wrap for today’s live coverage on poker.pro; thanks to everyone who’s been tuning in during the day. The poker.pro editorial office will soon return with the chip counts, and tomorrow’s blog will go live at 20:00, following the streamed table. When the final table is set, the blog will follow the stream delay. Tomorrow, around 14:00, a longer recap of today’s action will be posted on poker.pro.

Last but not least, here are all today’s eliminations.

Place	Player	Prize
15	Dillan Patel	€590
16	Daniele Barbera	€520
17	Linda Iwaniak	€520
18	Carlos Herrador	€520
19	Raymond Masters	€520
20	Adrian Casado Lopez	€520
21	Kevin Ferrer	€460
22	David Fabriel De Moras	€460
23	Carmen Lopez Cubero	€460
24	Markus Mortensen	€460
25	Guillermo Montero	€460
26	Mario De La Rosa	€460
27	Sergey	€460
28	Ryana Kritzer	€400
29	Alvaro Casso	€400
30	Francisco Gordillo	€400
31	Francisco Manuel Martin	€400
32	Victor Aubeso	€400
33	Carlos Macedo	€400
34	David Lebron	€400
35	Manuel Sanchez	€400
36	Miguel Gomez Parraga	€360
37	Gabriel Barba	€360
38	Pedro Ruas	€360
39	Jose Antonio Guerrero	€360
40	Matt Staples	€360
41	Nicholas Georgian	€360
42	Con Sullivan	€360
43	Jonathan Nogales	€360
44	Jesus Jimenez	€360
45	Matteo Fritz	€360
46	Javier Galan	€360
47	Antonio Olalla	€360
48	Federico Torres	€360
49	Miguel Barajas	€360
50	Felix Reina Campos	€360
51	Liam Johnston	€360
52	Marci Jackowski	€360
53	Paul Walsh	€360
54	Manuel Gonzalez Vaz	€360
55	Gary Kane	€360
56	Neil GilChrist	€330
57	Leandro Etmeksian	€330
58	Robert Clarke	€330
59	Jorge Casares	€330
60	Antonio Parejas	€330
61	Carlos Simon	€330
62	Vakhtang Chikuindze	€330
63	Fernando Exposito	€330
64	Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera	€330
65	A.J. Alcantara	€330
66	Tony Martins	€330
67	David McConache	€330
68	Raul Guerrero	€330
69	David Frutos Pozo	€330
70	Jorge Vega Rivas	€330
71	Sam Acheampong	€330
72	Luis Aspera Arce	€300
73	Alfonso Benitez	€300
74	Juan Sanchez	€300
75	Minuydas Kesulis	€300
76	Pablo Lopez	€300
77	Carlos Mejias Muaoz	€300
78	Salvelio Ramirez	€300
79	Alberto Del Valle	€300
80	Jorge Guerrero	€300
81	Pablo Franco	€300
82	Antonio Entrena Garcia	€300
83	Antonio Hurtado	€300
84	Daniel Aragon	€300
85	Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez	€300
86	Joseph Preca	€300
87	Jack Sanbrook	€300
88	Jaime Martins	€300
89	Cristopher Lamb	€300
90	Javier Pedrote Morales	€300
91	Joaquin Loma Campos	€300
92	Jose Bolufer	€300
93	Fernando Hernandez Carrillo	€300
94	Zal Camimeri	€300
95	Eloy Cordoba	€300
96	Thiago De Almeida	€300
97	Alberto Lopez	€300
98	Rodrigo Araujo	€300

Level 25:	30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries:	16/653
Prizes:	€84,000

The €150 Mini Main Event is now down to its final two tables. They’re either playing down to the nine-handed final table, or until the conclusion of Level 26; whatever comes first.

Before is an updated list of all eliminations so far.

Place	Player	Prize
17	Linda Iwaniak	€520
18	Carlos Herrador	€520
19	Raymond Masters	€520
20	Adrian Casado Lopez	€520
21	Kevin Ferrer	€460
22	David Fabriel De Moras	€460
23	Carmen Lopez Cubero	€460
24	Markus Mortensen	€460
25	Guillermo Montero	€460
26	Mario De La Rosa	€460
27	Sergey	€460
28	Ryana Kritzer	€400
29	Alvaro Casso	€400
30	Francisco Gordillo	€400
31	Francisco Manuel Martin	€400
32	Victor Aubeso	€400
33	Carlos Macedo	€400
34	David Lebron	€400
35	Manuel Sanchez	€400
36	Miguel Gomez Parraga	€360
37	Gabriel Barba	€360
38	Pedro Ruas	€360
39	Jose Antonio Guerrero	€360
40	Matt Staples	€360
41	Nicholas Georgian	€360
42	Con Sullivan	€360
43	Jonathan Nogales	€360
44	Jesus Jimenez	€360
45	Matteo Fritz	€360
46	Javier Galan	€360
47	Antonio Olalla	€360
48	Federico Torres	€360
49	Miguel Barajas	€360
50	Felix Reina Campos	€360
51	Liam Johnston	€360
52	Marci Jackowski	€360
53	Paul Walsh	€360
54	Manuel Gonzalez Vaz	€360
55	Gary Kane	€360
56	Neil GilChrist	€330
57	Leandro Etmeksian	€330
58	Robert Clarke	€330
59	Jorge Casares	€330
60	Antonio Parejas	€330
61	Carlos Simon	€330
62	Vakhtang Chikuindze	€330
63	Fernando Exposito	€330
64	Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera	€330
65	A.J. Alcantara	€330
66	Tony Martins	€330
67	David McConache	€330
68	Raul Guerrero	€330
69	David Frutos Pozo	€330
70	Jorge Vega Rivas	€330
71	Sam Acheampong	€330
72	Luis Aspera Arce	€300
73	Alfonso Benitez	€300
74	Juan Sanchez	€300
75	Minuydas Kesulis	€300
76	Pablo Lopez	€300
77	Carlos Mejias Muaoz	€300
78	Salvelio Ramirez	€300
79	Alberto Del Valle	€300
80	Jorge Guerrero	€300
81	Pablo Franco	€300
82	Antonio Entrena Garcia	€300
83	Antonio Hurtado	€300
84	Daniel Aragon	€300
85	Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez	€300
86	Joseph Preca	€300
87	Jack Sanbrook	€300
88	Jaime Martins	€300
89	Cristopher Lamb	€300
90	Javier Pedrote Morales	€300
91	Joaquin Loma Campos	€300
92	Jose Bolufer	€300
93	Fernando Hernandez Carrillo	€300
94	Zal Camimeri	€300
95	Eloy Cordoba	€300
96	Thiago De Almeida	€300
97	Alberto Lopez	€300
98	Rodrigo Araujo	€300

Level 25:	30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries:	17/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Seated UTG, Jose Maria Lozano Granjo open-shoved for 685,000. After receiving the count, Daniele Barbera made the call from the Small Blind. The two of them were soon heads-up to the flop.

Jose Maria Lozano Granjo: 5♦5♥
Daniele Barbera: J♥10♥

Granjo’s small pocket pair stood the test of time, as the board spelled out 8♥A♦7♦5♣8♦. As Granjo doubled up, Barbera was left in critical condition.

Jose Maria Lozano Granjo: 1,490,000
Daniele Barbera: 60,000

Level 24:	25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries:	23/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Linda Iwaniak opened to 150,000 UTG. Action folded all the way to Dillan Patel, who defended his Big Blind.

After an initial check from Patel on the 3♥K♠7♣ flop, Iwaniak forced her opponent all in for 585,000. Patel wasted little time before making the call for his tournament life.

Linda Iwaniak: 5♠5♦
Dillan Patel: K♦J♦

A good scenario for Patel, and the runout didn’t see Iwaniak reclaim the lead. She lost the bigger chunk of her chips to Patel, but she’s still one of three women standing in the €150 Mini Main Event (together with Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford and Carmen Lopez Cubero).

Dillan Patel: 1,240,000
Linda Iwaniak: 225,000

Level 24:	25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries:	24/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Below is the updated list of eliminations.

Place	Player	Prize
25	Guillermo Montero	€460
26	Mario De La Rosa	€460
27	Sergey	€460
28	Ryana Kritzer	€400
29	Alvaro Casso	€400
30	Francisco Gordillo	€400
31	Francisco Manuel Martin	€400
32	Victor Aubeso	€400
33	Carlos Macedo	€400
34	David Lebron	€400
35	Manuel Sanchez	€400
36	Miguel Gomez Parraga	€360
37	Gabriel Barba	€360
38	Pedro Ruas	€360
39	Jose Antonio Guerrero	€360
40	Matt Staples	€360
41	Nicholas Georgian	€360
42	Con Sullivan	€360
43	Jonathan Nogales	€360
44	Jesus Jimenez	€360
45	Matteo Fritz	€360
46	Javier Galan	€360
47	Antonio Olalla	€360
48	Federico Torres	€360
49	Miguel Barajas	€360
50	Felix Reina Campos	€360
51	Liam Johnston	€360
52	Marci Jackowski	€360
53	Paul Walsh	€360
54	Manuel Gonzalez Vaz	€360
55	Gary Kane	€360
56	Neil GilChrist	€330
57	Leandro Etmeksian	€330
58	Robert Clarke	€330
59	Jorge Casares	€330
60	Antonio Parejas	€330
61	Carlos Simon	€330
62	Vakhtang Chikuindze	€330
63	Fernando Exposito	€330
64	Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera	€330
65	A.J. Alcantara	€330
66	Tony Martins	€330
67	David McConache	€330
68	Raul Guerrero	€330
69	David Frutos Pozo	€330
70	Jorge Vega Rivas	€330
71	Sam Acheampong	€330
72	Luis Aspera Arce	€300
73	Alfonso Benitez	€300
74	Juan Sanchez	€300
75	Minuydas Kesulis	€300
76	Pablo Lopez	€300
77	Carlos Mejias Muaoz	€300
78	Salvelio Ramirez	€300
79	Alberto Del Valle	€300
80	Jorge Guerrero	€300
81	Pablo Franco	€300
82	Antonio Entrena Garcia	€300
83	Antonio Hurtado	€300
84	Daniel Aragon	€300
85	Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez	€300
86	Joseph Preca	€300
87	Jack Sanbrook	€300
88	Jaime Martins	€300
89	Cristopher Lamb	€300
90	Javier Pedrote Morales	€300
91	Joaquin Loma Campos	€300
92	Jose Bolufer	€300
93	Fernando Hernandez Carrillo	€300
94	Zal Camimeri	€300
95	Eloy Cordoba	€300
96	Thiago De Almeida	€300
97	Alberto Lopez	€300
98	Rodrigo Araujo	€300

Level 24:	25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries:	24/653
Prizes:	€84,000

After winning a significant pot against Hady Sirbu, PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell now seems to have reclaimed the chip lead. He’s playing 2,450,000, and two seats to the right of him. Rodriguez Ialamonte has almost an identical stack. Those two are currently leading the field with three tables remaining.

Level 22:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	27/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Action folded to the charismatic Hady Sirbu, who opened to 75,000 from the Button. Markus Mortensen decided to defend his Big Blind.

Mortensen chose to donk bet 80,000 on the K♥A♠6♣ flop, and Sirbu made the call. Mortensen slowed down and proceeded to check-call a 50,000 bet from Sirbu on the 7♠ turn. The river was the A♦, pairing the board, and Mortensen now bet 225,000. This had Sirbu visibly troubled. “It doesn’t make sense,” he scratched his head. After perhaps two minutes’ worth of pondering, he decided to let his hand go.

“Show me,” Sirbu urged his opponent. “I’m not sure you want to see it,” Mortensen replied, as he revealed his J♦5♠ holdings. The table shared a laugh, and being a good sport, Sirbu bro-fisted his opponent.

Markus Mortensen: 1,600,000
Hady Sirbu: 1,250,000

Level 22:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	32/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Seated UTG, Mario De La Rosa open-shoved for 260,000. Sergey re-shoved from the Small Blind, and he was successful isolating himself with De La Rosa.

Mario De La Rosa: K♠J♠
Sergey: A♠Q♣

Sergey maintained the lead on the 8♥6♣3♦ flop, but momentum switched on the J♥ turn. The 2♦ river extended De La Rosa’s tournament life.

Sergey: 850,000
Mario De La Rosa: 620,000

Level 22:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	33/653
Prizes:	€84,000

The board read 5♦7♥2♠J♠ with 450,000 in the middle. Niall “Firaldo” Farrell (UTG) checked it over to Ryana Kritzer, who checked it back. On the 10♣ river, Firaldo put out a 350,000 bet, big enough to get a fold out of Kritzer.

It’s quite the interesting table with Firaldo, Kritzer (who is the fiancée of PartyPoker Team Pro Matt Staples), Day 1a chip leader Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford, and early-stages chip leader Jose Maria Lozano Granjo.

Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 1,700,000
Peggy Crawford: 1,160,000
Jose Maria Lozano Granjo: 700,000
Ryana Kritzer: 700,000

Level 22:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	33/653
Prizes:	€84,000

It’s a 15-minute break for the remaining 33 players in the €150 Mini Main Event. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador and poker legend Niall “Firaldo” Farrell is the current chip leader.

Position	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Niall Farrel	1,535,000	51
2	Francisco Huelva Caro	1,490,000	50
3	Rodriguez Ialamonte	1,405,000	47
4	Hady Ahmey Marian	1,195,000	40
5	Peggy Crawford	1,160,000	39
6	Juanmi Cubero	1,120,000	37
7	Markus Mortensen	1,060,000	35
8	Sergey	1,005,000	34
9	Jonas Araujo Carrasco	920,000	31
10	Carlos Gomez	915,000	31

Level 22:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	33/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Below are all eliminations from the €150 Mini Main Event so far.

Place	Player	Prize
34	David Lebron	€400
35	Manuel Sanchez	€400
36	Miguel Gomez Parraga	€360
37	Gabriel Barba	€360
38	Pedro Ruas	€360
39	Jose Antonio Guerrero	€360
40	Matt Staples	€360
41	Nicholas Georgian	€360
42	Con Sullivan	€360
43	Jonathan Nogales	€360
44	Jesus Jimenez	€360
45	Matteo Fritz	€360
46	Javier Galan	€360
47	Antonio Olalla	€360
48	Federico Torres	€360
49	Miguel Barajas	€360
50	Felix Reina Campos	€360
51	Liam Johnston	€360
52	Marci Jackowski	€360
53	Paul Walsh	€360
54	Manuel Gonzalez Vaz	€360
55	Gary Kane	€360
56	Neil GilChrist	€330
57	Leandro Etmeksian	€330
58	Robert Clarke	€330
59	Jorge Casares	€330
60	Antonio Parejas	€330
61	Carlos Simon	€330
62	Vakhtang Chikuindze	€330
63	Fernando Exposito	€330
64	Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera	€330
65	A.J. Alcantara	€330
66	Tony Martins	€330
67	David McConache	€330
68	Raul Guerrero	€330
69	David Frutos Pozo	€330
70	Jorge Vega Rivas	€330
71	Sam Acheampong	€330
72	Luis Aspera Arce	€300
73	Alfonso Benitez	€300
74	Juan Sanchez	€300
75	Minuydas Kesulis	€300
76	Pablo Lopez	€300
77	Carlos Mejias Muaoz	€300
78	Salvelio Ramirez	€300
79	Alberto Del Valle	€300
80	Jorge Guerrero	€300
81	Pablo Franco	€300
82	Antonio Entrena Garcia	€300
83	Antonio Hurtado	€300
84	Daniel Aragon	€300
85	Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez	€300
86	Joseph Preca	€300
87	Jack Sanbrook	€300
88	Jaime Martins	€300
89	Cristopher Lamb	€300
90	Javier Pedrote Morales	€300
91	Joaquin Loma Campos	€300
92	Jose Bolufer	€300
93	Fernando Hernandez Carrillo	€300
94	Zal Camimeri	€300
95	Eloy Cordoba	€300
96	Thiago De Almeida	€300
97	Alberto Lopez	€300
98	Rodrigo Araujo	€300

Level 21:	10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries:	39/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Seated UTG, Adrian Casado Lopez opened to 50,000. Action folded all the way to Gabriel Barba, who decided to defend his Big Blind.

Barba immediately moved all in for roughly 200,000 on the 2♠9♦8♦ flop, and Casado Lopez called just as fast.

Gabriel Barba: 10♥8♥
Adrian Casado Lopez: K♦K♠

“Again?!” This poker.pro live reporter was thinking, as pocket kings appeared for at least the fifth time tonight. No dice for Barba on the monotone runout, and all his chips went to Casado Lopez.

Seated on the same table is PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell, who is playing roughly 1,000,000.

Adrian Casado Lopez: 936,000
Gabriel Barba: 0

Level 20:	10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries:	39/653
Prizes:	€84,000

PartyPoker Team Pro Matt Staples was all in before the flop for what looked to be 200,000.

Matt Staples: A♠K♦
Opponent: 2♥2♠

Both players improved on the 2♣J♣10♥ flop, but Staples was in rough shape. The runout turned out to be quite the rollercoaster; Staples improved to a straight on the Q♠ turn, but the Q♥ river saw his opponent improving to a full house.

As such, Staples was eliminated in fortieth place for €360. That means that Niall “Firaldo” Farrell is the only one left wearing a PartyPoker patch. What’s worth mentioning, though, is that Staples’ fiancée, Ryana Kritzer, is still in the field. Not too shabby, considering it’s her first-ever live poker tournament.

Level 20:	10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries:	44/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Action folded to Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford, who min-raised to 40,000 from the Button. Matteo Fritz then moved all in for 155,000, and Miguel Gomez Parraga re-shoved for roughly 500,000 from the Big Blind. Crawford grimaced, “That’s unfortunate,” before folding her hand.

Matteo Fritz: A♣4♥
Miguel Gomez Parraga: K♦K♥

This is the fourth time today that this poker.pro live reporter sees pocket kings. The Q♣9♠Q♦ flop didn’t help Fritz, and he was drawing dead when Gomez Parraga improved to a full house on the K♣ turn. The dealer dealt the A♥ for ceremonial reasons, before pushing all the chips to Gomez Parraga.

Miguel Gomez Parraga: 675,000
Matteo Fritz: 0

Level 18:	6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries:	55/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Below is an updated list of all eliminations so far in the €150 Mini Main Event.

Place	Player	Prize
56	Neil Gilchrist	€330
57	Leandro Etmeksian	€330
58	Robert Clarke	€330
59	Jorge Casares	€330
60	Antonio Parejas	€330
61	Carlos Simon	€330
62	Vakhtang Chikuindze	€330
63	Fernando Exposito	€330
64	Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera	€330
65	A.J. Alcantara	€330
66	Tony Martins	€330
67	David McConache	€330
68	Raul Guerrero	€330
69	David Frutos Pozo	€330
70	Jorge Vega Rivas	€330
71	Sam Acheampong	€330
72	Luis Aspera Arce	€300
73	Alfonso Benitez	€300
74	Juan Sanchez	€300
75	Minuydas Kesulis	€300
76	Pablo Lopez	€300
77	Carlos Mejias Muaoz	€300
78	Salvelio Ramirez	€300
79	Alberto Del Valle	€300
80	Jorge Guerrero	€300
81	Pablo Franco	€300
82	Antonio Entrena Garcia	€300
83	Antonio Hurtado	€300
84	Daniel Aragon	€300
85	Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez	€300
86	Joseph Preca	€300
87	Jack Sanbrook	€300
88	Jaime Martins	€300
89	Cristopher Lamb	€300
90	Javier Pedrote Morales	€300
91	Joaquin Loma Campos	€300
92	Jose Bolufer	€300
93	Fernando Hernandez Carrillo	€300
94	Zal Camimeri	€300
95	Eloy Cordoba	€300
96	Thiago De Almeida	€300
97	Alberto Lopez	€300
98	Rodrigo Araujo	€300

Level 18:	6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries:	55/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Action folded to Manuel Sanchez, who opened to 24,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated right next to him, Carlos Herrador made it 60,000 from the Hi-jack. When it came back to Sanchez, he forced his opponent all in for 259,000 in total. Herrador made the call without hesitation.

Manuel Sanchez: Q♠Q♥
Carlos Herrador: K♣K♥

Sanchez was dominated, and no case queen or any other help as the board spelled out 4♠3♥4♦6♣10♥. As such, he lost a big part of his stack to Herrador.

Carlos Herrador: 548,000
Manuel Sanchez: 235,000

Level 18:	6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries:	61/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Seated UTG, Adrian Casado Lopez opened to 24,000. Jose Antonio Guerrero then fancied a three-bet to 55,000 from the Hi-jack. Once the action folded back to Lopez, he made the call.

Lopez check-called a 33,000 bet from Guerrero on the 6♦10♣9♥ flop. Both players checked the 6♥ turn, and the 7♥ river.

Adrian Casado Lopez: 8♥8♦
Jose Antonio Guerrero: A♥A♦

A rivered straight saw Lopez crack the pocket aces of Guerrero.

Adrian Casado Lopez: 660,000
Jose Antonio Guerrero: 527,000

Level 18:	6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries:	62/653
Prizes:	€84,000

The remaining 62 players in the €150 Mini Main Event are now on a 30-minute break; the remaining breaks in the tournament will be 15 minutes. They will soon return to Level 18 featuring Blinds 6,000/12,000, with a 12,000 Ante. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now. It’s currently Day 1a chip leader Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford steering the ship.

Position	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Peggy Crawford	1,071,000	89
2	Carlos Macedo	954,000	80
3	Raymond Muster	927,000	77
4	Juan Anguas	884,000	74
5	Francisco Huelva Caro	837,000	70
6	Niall Farrel	806,000	67
7	Rodriguez Ialamonte	737,000	61
8	Manuel Salamanca	716,000	60
9	Markus Mortensen	700,000	58
10	Sergey	671,000	56

Level 17:	5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries:	63/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Vakhtang Chikuindze opened to 22,000 from the Hi-jack. He got three callers in the forms of Francisco Huelva Caro (Cut-off), Manuel Sanchez, and A.J. Alcantara.

Action was checked to Caro on the 3♠7♦J♣ flop, who bet 40,000. After a fold from Sanchez, Alcantara moved all in for 106,000. Chikuindze got out of the way before Caro made the call.

A.J. Alcantara: 7♣5♠
Francisco Huelva Caro: Q♥Q♣

Alcantara was trailing and didn’t improve on the 6♦K♦ runout. He was eliminated, and Caro added chips to his already impressive stack.

Francisco Huelva Caro: 870,000
A.J. Alcantara: 0

Level 16:	4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:	69/653
Prizes:	€84,000

The remaining players in Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event have all secured the first pay jump. Below are all the results so far. One of the most recent casualties is PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong.

Place	Player	Prize
70	Jorge Vega Rivas	€330
71	Sam Acheampong	€330
72	Luis Aspera Arce	€300
73	Alfonso Benitez	€300
74	Juan Sanchez	€300
75	Minuydas Kesulis	€300
76	Pablo Lopez	€300
77	Carlos Mejias Muaoz	€300
78	Salvelio Ramirez	€300
79	Alberto Del Valle	€300
80	Jorge Guerrero	€300
81	Pablo Franco	€300
82	Antonio Entrena Garcia	€300
83	Antonio Hurtado	€300
84	Daniel Aragon	€300
85	Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez	€300
86	Joseph Preca	€300
87	Jack Sanbrook	€300
88	Jaime Martins	€300
89	Cristopher Lamb	€300
90	Javier Pedrote Morales	€300
91	Joaquin Loma Campos	€300
92	Jose Bolufer	€300
93	Fernando Hernandez Carrillo	€300
94	Zal Camimeri	€300
95	Eloy Cordoba	€300
96	Thiago De Almeida	€300
97	Alberto Lopez	€300
98	Rodrigo Araujo	€300

Level 16:	4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:	72/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Jose Antonio Guerrero opened to 16,000 from the Hi-jack. Francisco Manuel Martin made the call from the Cut-off, and Jose Maria Lozano Granjo (who most likely is the current chip leader) made the call from the Small Blind.

All three players checked the 3♥J♦A♦ flop. Action was checked to Martin on the 3♣ turn, who dipped his toes in the waters with a 25,000. Both of his opponents made the call.

The dealer revealed the 4♠ on the river. Action once again checked to Martin, who now bet 55,000. Granjo folded before Guerrero made the call.

Francisco Manuel Martin: 5♥5♦
Jose Antonio Guerrero: K♥K♦

It’s the second time this poker.pro live reporter sees pocket kings today, and, once again, it was the best hand.

Jose Maria Lozano Granjo: 865,000
Jose Antonio Guerrero: 490,000
Francisco Manuel Martin: 84,000

Level 15:	3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:	78/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Fernando Exposito fancied a min-raise to 12,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, David McConache made the call.

McConache check-called 15,000 from Exposito on the Q♣10♠3♦ flop. Another check from McConache prompted a 25,000 bet from Exposito on the 6♣ turn. McConache made the call, and both players then checked the 3♥ river.

David McConache: 10♥8♥
Fernando Exposito: K♠K♥

The Cowboys were good for Exposito, who claimed the pot.

David McConache: 388,000
Fernando Exposito: 380,000

Level 15:	3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:	84/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Action folded to Raymond Masters, who opened to 12,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated right next to him, PartyPoker Team Pro Matt Staples three-bet to 32,000. Alberto Del Valle cold-called from the Big Blind, before Masters swiftly folded.

Del Valle check-called a 25,000 continuation bet from Staples on the Q♣10♣J♥ flop. Action repeated itself on the K♥ turn, the only difference being that Staples now sized up to 80,000. Del Valle completed the check trifecta on the 2♦ river. Staples now pulled the trigger and moved all in for 138,000. This had Del Valle visibly confused; after spending a minute or two in the tank, he folded, and Staples added valuable chips to his stack.

Matt Staples: 440,000
Alberto Del Valle: 225,000

Level 14:	2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:	87/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Action folded to Carlos Simon, who moved all in for 63,000 from the Small Blind. One of the PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors still in the mix, Sam Acheampong, snap-called from the Big Blind.

Carlos Simon: K♠3♦
Sam Acheampong: A♥2♣

“Aiyaah,” Acheampong sighed as he saw the K♣4♥5♣ flop. He didn’t manage to catch up on the 6♣5♥ runout, and he lost a decent stack to Simon. “All I want to do is hold,” the London resident sighed.

Sam Acheampong: 197,000
Carlos Simon: 131,000

Level 14:	2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:	98/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Below are the payouts for the €150 Mini Main Event. All players are competing for a €15,920 first-place payout.

Position	Payout
1	€15,920
2	€10,240
3	€7,030
4	€4,645
5	€3,230
6	€2,250
7	€1,780
8	€1,430
9	€1,120
10-11	€880
12-13	€720
14-15	€590
16-20	€520
21-27	€460
28-35	€400
36-55	€360
56-71	€330
72-98	€300

Level 14:	2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:	98/653
Prizes:	€84,000

Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event has now kicked off. The initial plan is to play down to the nine-handed final table today.

Below is the Day 2 seat draw. The chip counts for those players who advanced from Day 1b are wrong due to a technical error, but the seating and all other chip counts are correct.

Table	Seat	Player	Chips
1	1	Raul Guerrero	183,000
1	2	Nicholas Georgion	310,000
1	3	Daniel Aragon	85,000
1	4	Gilberto Lopez Manzanero	514,000
1	5	Alberto Simon	303,000
1	6	Salvelio Ramirez	121,000
1	7	Jesus Jimenez	370,000
1	8	Carlos Macedo	296,000
2	1	Alvaro Casso	234,000
2	2	Juanmi Cubero	225,000
2	3	Cristopher Lamb	145,000
2	4	Peggy Crawford	652,000
2	5	Paul Walsh	222,000
2	6	Miguel Gomez Parraga	416,000
2	7	Antonio Hurtado	63,000
2	8	Zal Camimeri	52,000
3	1	Miguel Barajas	102,000
3	2	Carlos Simon	182,000
3	3	Sam Acheampong	305,000
3	4	Robert Clarke	238,000
3	5	Rodrigo Araujo	81,000
3	6	Antonio Parejas	356,000
3	8	M⪠Carmen Lopez Cubero	443,000
4	1	Alberto Lopez	21,000
4	2	Francisco Huelva Caro	448,000
4	3	David Frutos Pozo	124,000
4	4	Javier Galan	105,000
4	5	Manuel Sanchez	643,000
4	6	Antonio Entrena Garcia	203,000
4	7	Kevin Ferrer	424,000
4	8	Dillan Patel	536,000
5	1	Juan Sanchez	126,000
5	2	Jose Maria Lozano Granjo	903,000
5	3	Liam Johnston	223,000
5	4	Luis Aspera Arce	315,000
5	5	Adrian Casado Lopez	73,000
5	6	David Lebron	371,000
5	7	Jose Antonio Guerrero	301,000
5	8	Francisco Manuel Martin	214,000
6	1	Manuel Salamanca	328,000
6	2	Mario Nuã‘Ez De La Rosa	139,000
6	3	Fernando Exposito	280,000
6	4	Con Sullivan	77,000
6	5	Linda Iwaniak	107,000
6	6	Sergey	710,000
6	7	Victor Aubeso	571,000
6	8	David Mcconache	356,000
7	1	Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez	186,000
7	2	Jorge Casares	220,000
7	3	Leandro Etmeksian	306,000
7	5	Niall Farrel	437,000
7	6	Juan Anguas	531,000
7	7	Jack Sanbrook	193,000
7	8	Alfonso Benitez	206,000
8	1	Jorge Guerrero	162,000
8	2	Alberto Del Valle	554,000
8	3	Jose Bolufer	127,000
8	4	Ryana Kritzer	257,000
8	5	Pedro Ruas	400,000
8	7	Fernando Hernandez Carrillo	48,000
8	8	David Gabriel De Moras	149,000
9	1	Neil Gilchrist	58,000
9	2	Gabriel Barba	181,000
9	3	Hady Ahmey Marian	397,000
9	5	Fernando Banda	231,000
9	6	Manuel Gonzalez Vaz	46,000
9	7	Jorge Vega Rivas	115,000
9	8	Felix Reina Campos	495,000
10	1	Eloy Cordoba	29,000
10	2	Daniele Barbera	340,000
10	3	Antonio Olalla	473,000
10	4	Joseph Preca	127,000
10	6	Tony Martins	95,000
10	7	Javier Pedrote Morales	245,000
10	8	Rodriguez Ialamonte	490,000
11	1	Jonathan Nogales	135,000
11	2	Francisco Gordillo	150,000
11	3	Matteo Fritz	303,000
11	4	A.J Alcantara	185,000
11	5	Pablo Lopez	91,000
11	6	Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera	336,000
11	7	Gary Kane	200,000
11	8	Minuydas Kersulis	264,000
12	1	Matheus Staples	282,000
12	2	Pablo Franco	93,000
12	3	Thiago De Almeida	59,000
12	4	Guillermo Montero	468,000
12	5	Marci Jackowski	268,000
12	6	Federico Torres	561,000
12	7	Joaquin Loma Campos	39,000
12	8	Carlos Mejias Muã‘Oz	162,000
13	1	Jaime Martins	35,000
13	2	Vakhtang Chikuindze	210,000
13	4	Carlos Herrador	128,000
13	5	Jonas Araujo Carrasco	356,000
13	6	Carlos Gomez	139,000
13	7	Raymond Muster	296,000
13	8	Markus Mortensen	487,000

Position	Player	Chips
1	Sergey	710,000
2	Rodriguez Ialamonte	490,000
3	Guillermo Montero	468,000
4	Francisco Huelva Caro	448,000
5	Hady Ahmey Marian	397,000
6	Alberto Simon	303,000
7	Jose Antonio Guerrero	301,000
8	Minuydas Kersulis	264,000
9	Vakhtang Chikuindze	210,000
10	Jack Sanbrook	193,000
11	Carlos Simon	182,000
12	Jorge Guerrero	162,000
13	Cristopher Lamb	145,000
14	Jonathan Nogales	135,000
15	Juan Sanchez	126,000
16	Salvelio Ramirez	121,000
17	Linda Iwaniak	107,000
18	Javier Galan	105,000
19	Pablo Franco	93,000

Welcome, all, to the third day of the poker.pro live coverage from the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville.

As of right now, Day 1d of the €150 Mini Main Event is on the stone bubble. The flight scored 124 entries, and 20 will make it through to Day 2. Considering how soon it can be over, Day 2 should start on time at 20:00.

Before then, poker.pro will post the Day 1d chip counts, as well as the Day 2 seat draw. See ya’ll soon!

Position	Player	Chips
1	Gilberto Lopez Manzanero	514,000
2	Markus Mortensen	487,000
3	Antonio Olalla	473,000
4	Jesus Jimenez	370,000
5	David Mcconache	356,000
6	Sam Acheampong	305,000
7	Matt Staples	282,000
8	Ryana Kritzer	257,000
9	Javier Pedrote Morales	245,000
10	Juanmi Cubero	225,000
11	Ciam Johnston	223,000
12	Gary Kane	200,000
13	Jose Luis Hurtado Sanchez	186,000
14	Carlos Herrador	128,000
15	David Frutos Pozo	124,000
16	Jorge Vega Rivas	115,000
17	Antonio Hurtado	63,000

Position	Player	Chips
1	Kevin Ferrer	903,000
2	Matteo Fritz	554,000
3	Jaime Martins	536,000
4	Rodrigo Araujo	531,000
5	Alfonso Benitez	424,000
6	Jonas Carrasco	416,000
7	Luis Aspera Arce	356,000
8	Neil Gilchrist	356,000
9	Juan Anguas	328,000
10	Jose Bolufer	315,000
11	Pablo Lopez	310,000
12	Miguel Barajas	306,000
13	Alberto Lopez	303,000
14	Fernando Exposito	280,000
15	Eloy Cordoba	268,000
16	Marci Jackowski	231,000
17	Paul Walsh	222,000
18	Nicholas Georgian	206,000
19	Dillian Patel	150,000
20	Leandro Etmeksian	127,000
21	Antonio Parejas	102,000
22	Manuel Salamanca	91,000
23	Francisco Gordillo	81,000
24	Alberto Del Valle	59,000
25	Thiago De Almeida	58,000
26	Miguel Gomez Parraga	35,000
27	Fernando Banda	29,000
28	Jose Granjo	21,000

The Day 1b players of the €150 Mini Main Event have now bagged their chips, which means today’s poker.pro live coverage has come to an end.

This was an absolute marathon of a day; the action was immense during the second day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville. The poker.pro editorial office will return with the Day 1b chip counts as soon as possible. That is also the case with Day 1c; worst case, that one will be posted in the morning.

A longer recap of today’s action will be posted tomorrow. Tomorrow’s live coverage will commence at 20:00, when Day 2 of the Mini Main Event kicks off. In other words, it’s going to be another busy day at Admiral Casino.

Thanks to everyone who’s been following along with today’s action, and see you tomorrow.

After an initial opening from Balise Bourgeois, Rebecca Hardisty got her 59,000 in the middle. “Good luck,” Bourgeois wished his opponent as he made the call.

Rebecca Hardisty: A♦9♣7♥5♥3♣
Blaise Bourgeois: J♣J♥9♠9♦6♣

As the board spelled out 7♠8♥Q♣K♦9♥, the best hand belonged to Bourgeois. Hardisty bid farewell in second place for €435, while Bourgeois claimed the €720 first-place payout and the coveted trophy. It was also the first-ever live poker PLO title for the WSOP Circuit Ring winner. He’ll be back tomorrow for his official winner’s photo.

€100 PLO Masters Big O – Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Blaise Bourgeois	United States	€720
2	Rebecca Hardisty	Canada	€435
3	Raymond Masters	Ireland	€290

Raymond Masters (who, by the way, bagged a decent stack from Day 1a of the €150 Mini Main Event) played 79,000 in the €100 PLO Masters Big O, and he got it all-in after some back-and-forth potting against Blaise Bourgeois.

Raymond Masters: Q♣J♦Q♦4♥4♣
Blaise Bourgeois: A♠K♠7♥6♠2♠

“Sixes are good,” Bourgeois declared as he witnessed the 6♦9♥6♣ flop. The board completed with 7♣6♥. No low on the board, and as Bourgeois scooped the pot, Masters was eliminated in third place for €290; roughly three hours after Sam Acheampong went out in fourth.

As such, the stage is now set for a heads-up showdown between Bourgeois and PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty. The current blind level is 8,000/16,000.

Blaise Bourgeois: 275,000
Rebecca Hardisty: 146,000
Raymond Masters: 0

Level 16:	4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:	30/188
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Only two more players will go out from Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event before the survivors will bag their chips for Day 2. Forty players are left in Day 1c out of the 113 entries, and, as previously hinted, 17 will make it through.

The chips are trading owners back and forth in the €100 PLO Masters Big O. It’s actually insane how long they’ve stayed three-handed.

The atmosphere is absolutely buzzing at Admiral Casino. What a great success the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is turning out to be.

Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event is down to 46 players, meaning 18 more will have to go before the survivors can bag for Day 2.

Late registration is closed for Day 1c with 113 entries. This poker.pro live reporter guesses that 17 players will make it through to Day 2. Glenn Brown, Jaime Staples, and Matt Staples are all still in the mix.

There are still three players left in the €100 PLO Masters Big O. Below are the current standings.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds	Projection
Blaise Bourgeois	United States	269,000	45	€720
Raymond Masters	Ireland	100,000	17	€435
Rebecca Hardisty	Canada	56,000	9	€290

Level 13:	2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries:	50/188
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Jaime Staples and Matt Staples have both been eliminated from the €150 Mini Main Event Day 1b flight. The Blinds are high, and so are the stakes; the number of players still in is decreasing rather swiftly, and it won’t be too long until only 28 players remain and bags for Day 2.

Meanwhile, the three remaining players in the €100 PLO Masters Big O are in the money, after PartyPoker Tour Ambassador bubbled in fourth place. They’re all guaranteed a €290 min-cash, and Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty is still in the field.

The €100 PLO Masters Big O is down to the last stretch. Four players are left in the field, and three of them will be paid. All in all, the tournament scored 17 entries, creating a €1,445 prize pool.

“Look at that, the four players that ordered drinks are the four players left,” Blaise Bourgeois declared, as he proposed a toast to his opponents. There are no Spanish players left in the field; perhaps, PLO is the UK residents’ game. Two PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors, Rebecca Hardisty and Sam Acheampong, are still in the mix.

Lisa McNamara came with PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Glenn Brown to the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield, and she’s currently in Day 1c of the €150 Mini Main Event. She qualified for the event online; it was her first-ever ticket won online, and she’s thrilled to be in sunny Spain.

Seated at Table 19, she had another PartyPoker Tour Ambassador, Bárbara Jiminez, to her immediate right. The two of them were heads-up on a [pcnTsQd3c2cAc][/pcn] board, with perhaps 15,000 in the middle. After a 7,000 bet from Jiminez, McNamara forced her opponent all in for 23,000 in total. Jiminez contemplated her decision for a minute or two, before making the call.

Lisa McNamara: K♣J♣
Bárbara Jiminez: 10♣6♣

An unfortunate scenario for Jiminez, who had the less superior flush. McNamara sent the ambassador to the rail, and time will tell whether she decides to rebuy.

Lisa McNamara: 147,000
Bárbara Jiminez: 0

Level 10:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	79/188
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Hady Sirbu is in Spain, enjoying the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville. He’s been a faithful visitor to the PartyPoker Tour ever since the first stop back in April 2024 (London). He just told this poker.pro live reporter about a cool hand he just played.

Player A opened, and Sirbu made the call with 7♣8♣. Player A continued for 6,000 on the 5♠6♦J♦ flop, and Sirbu made the call. Player A slowed down and checked the 5♦ turn, and Sirbu now decided to bet 20,000. Player A made the call.

The dealer revealed the K♥ on the river. Player A now reclaimed the driver’s seat with a 50,000 bet. After some pondering, Sirbu moved all in for 105,000. He was trying to engage his opponent in some table talk: “You’ve already bet 50,000, you can’t fold to this small raise,” he joked with his competitor. Player A eventually folded, and Sirbu proudly revealed his 8♣7♣ for the bluff.

Hady Sirbu: 200,000

Level 10:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	79/188
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

One-hundred-eighty-eight entries have been confirmed in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event. All starting-day flights are playing down to 15% of the field; this poker.pro live reporter is guessing that 28 players will make it through to Day 2. However, that is only a guess; the official number should be communicated by the floor shortly.

Level 10:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	89/188
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event has resumed after the 60-minute dinner break. One of those utilizing the final window of late registration was PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples, joining his brother Matt Staples in the field.

Meanwhile, PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors Glenn Brown and Bárbara Jiminez are in the 1c turbo flight.

While the Day 1b players of the €150 Mini Main Event are still on the dinner break, this poker.pro live reporter took a stroll by the €100 PLO Masters Big O. The board read Q♣J♥3♥9♥, and PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong was all-in. It was a three-way pot, and after Acheampong’s shove, Player A re-raised all in, and Player B made the call. Acheampong was hoping to win the 57,400 main pot as the players turned over their hole cards.

Sam Acheampong: A♥6♥7♦4♣5♦
Player A: 10♥8♥10♦8♣5♠
Player B: 3♦3♣8♣K♣A♦A♠

“Hooooooold!” Acheampong roared his catch phrase across the room, urging the Poker Gods to let his nut flush be the best hand after the river. They heard his prayers, and the 6♦ saw him scooping the pot, seeing as there was no low on the board. A moment of confusion followed as Player B – and everyone else – realised he had six cards in his hand, instead of five. An honest mistake which, in the end, didn’t matter. Player A won the side pot, while Acheampong received the full triple-up. With 57,400, he now plays an average stack.

Level 10:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	99/185
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Just like that, the €50,000 guarantee for the €150 Mini Main Event has been surpassed, as 40 1c players are currently battling it out during Level 1, while the 1b players are enjoying their dinner break. The current prize pool reads €51,625, and considering 1c has barely just begun (and with tomorrow’s hyper-turbo 1d flight in mind), it’s destined to grow even bigger.

It’s been said before, but it’s worth saying again: the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is off to a stellar start.

Level 10:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	99/185
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

No player names, sadly, but below are the five biggest stacks on the dinner break.

Chips	Big Blinds
220,500	110
204,000	102
198,000	99
195,000	98
194,500	97

Level 10:	1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:	99/185
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

It’s time for the 60-minute dinner break for the players in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event. While they are seeking to enjoy a Black Angus burger or similar, the Day 1c players are getting ready to take their seats in the turbo flight, which kicks off at 21:00.

Late registration for the €100 PLO Masters Big O is open for roughly two more hours. There are currently nine players in out of the 13 total entries. Actually, make that 10 out of 14, as PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong just walked past this reporter, ticket in hand.

Level 8:	600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries:	114/170
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event is in full flare. In roughly 30 minutes, the players will go on a 60-minute dinner break. After that, late registration will be closed. Rumors have it PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples will take full advantage of late registration and join his dear brother Matt Staples in the mix.

Meanwhile, PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty has jumped into the €100 PLO Masters Big O, bringing the current number of entries up to 12. Fellow Ambassador Sam Acheampong is allegedly to join the action soon, along with some other UK residents.

The James Bond of poker media, Glenn Brown, is also set to arrive at Admiral Casino soon. God knows what he’ll be playing.

Last year, PartyPoker made its much-anticipated return to the live poker scene, as the 2025 PartyPoker Tour was born. The tour consisted of five stops (all in the UK), and the successful first year is why the tour is expanding to Spain this year.

The second stop of the 2025 tour was held at the picturesque Manchester235 Casino in Manchester. The £500 Main Event attracted 257 entries, generating a £107,248 prize pool. Deniz Orhan managed to conquer the field, taking home £19,843 after making a deal.

• Read more: 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester Day 6: Orhan Wins the £500 Main Event for £19,843

The £150 Mini Main Event win was claimed by Ion Oprea. He maneuvered his way through the field that consisted of 418 entries, ultimately claiming the £8,885 first-place prize, which was the biggest slice of the £52,710 prize pool. Oprea followed up his Mini Main Event win with a third-place finish in the Main Event.

• Read more: 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester Day 4: Oprea Claims Maiden Title as he Ships £150 Mini Main Event

Below is the first batch of photos from Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event by Nunzia Esposito. If you see the photographer on the floor, make sure to wish her a happy birthday.

Level 6:	400/800 (800)
Entries:	115/157
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

The number of entries in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event is going up at a rapid pace. €48,125 has already been collected towards the €50,000 guarantee.

Yesterday, PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples was in Day 1a, but he didn’t manage to secure a Day 2 bag. While he’s yet to arrive at Casino Admiral today, his brother Matt Staples (also a PartyPoker Team Pro) has just entered Day 1b. Time will tell if any PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors join him.

Level 5:	300/600 (600)
Entries:	123/135
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

The players in Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event are currently enjoying their first 20-minute break of the day. The second starting-day flight already has 135 entries, on a good pace to reach similar numbers to the 228 registered during yesterday’s Day 1a flight.

Sadly, the poker.pro editorial office doesn’t have proper access to tracking players, and won’t have that until Day 2. That being said, here are what appear to be the five biggest stacks in the room at this point.

Chips	Big Blinds
156,800	261
154,000	257
128,400	214
124,800	208
116,500	194

Level 4:	100/300 (300)
Entries:	105/115
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Below is a breakdown of all the £150 Mini Main Events during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour, which was solely played in the UK. Considering last night’s Day 1a flight here in Seville, there should be a big one to add to the list in a couple of days.

Dates	Festival	Venue	Event	Winner	Country	First-Place Payout	Entries	Prize Pool
April 19-27, 2025	2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Spring Edition)	Genting Casino Stratford (Formerly known as Aspers)	£150 Mini Main Event	Dost Ghrabie	Afghanistan	£17,170	866	£109,200
June 17-22, 2025	2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester	Manchester235 Casino	£150 Mini Main Event	Ion Oprea	Romania	£8,885	418	£52,710
August 12-17, 2025	2025 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow	Alea Casino	£150 Mini Main Event	Christian Watt	Scotland	£10,260	468	£57,966
October 11-19, 2025	2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham	Genting Resorts World Birmingham	£150 Mini Main Event	Robert Douras	England	£14,370	660	£82,500
December 14-21, 2025	2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition)	Genting Casino Stratford (Formerly known as Aspers)	£150 Mini Main Event	André Emerenciano	Portugal	£14,530	726	£90,750
January 27-February 1, 2026	2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield	Genting Club Sheffield	£150 Mini Main Event	John Leslie	England	£9,240	476	£59,500

Level 3:	100/300 (300)
Entries:	100/110
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

There are several famous people from Seville, and although not at Casino Admiral, partaking in the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville, this poker.pro live reporter thought it’d be fun to name-drop, especially for those from the UK who’ve made their way to sunny Spain.

Name	Famous For
Diego Velázquez	One of the greatest painters in Western art history. Famous for his masterpiece “Las Meninas”
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo	Painter known for religious work combining a soft and luminous style
Sergio Ramos	Footballer, former captain of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, winning multiple Champions League titles and the 2010 World Cup
Antonio Canales	Flamenco dancer and choreographer, played a vital part in making traditional Andalusian dance international
Isabel Pantoja	Painter known for religious work, combining a soft and luminous style

Level 3:	100/300 (300)
Entries:	95/105
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

This poker.pro live reporter has mentioned the PartyPoker Team Ambassadors frequently in the coverage. The fact is that it’s a joyful bunch of players who’re all spreading good vibes around the tables. Click the link below to learn more about the Ambassadors. Apart from those listed below, there are also the two Spanish Ambassadors, Daniel García and Bárbara Jiminez.

Read more: Hardisty Joins Ambassadors Team For the 2026 PartyPoker Tour

While the two flights of the €150 Mini Main Event might be the highlights on today’s tournament schedule, there is also some four-card action available in the form of the €100 PLO Masters Big O, which kicks off at 19:00.

The PLO Masters is the concept created by UK poker legend JJ Hazan, and it’s basically a series of PLO tournaments that he runs in conjunction with various tours; the PartyPoker Tour in particular, as the PLO Masters was a part of the majority of the stops during the 2025 tour.

Click the link below to read more about the PLO Masters.

• Read more: JJ Hazan and the PLO Masters

Level 2:	100/200 (200)
Entries:	74/75
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

One of the most notable names in the field thus far is Franky Green. Green recently won the £300 NLH during the 2026 Grosvenor G300, Reading. Just a week before that, she claimed a WSOP Circuit Ring after winning the درهم 5,000 NLH Ladies’ Event during the 2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakesh.

Level 2:	100/200 (200)
Entries:	74/75
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

The ongoing 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is the first time the tour, which was founded last year, makes its appearance in Seville (and in Spain overall). However, PartyPoker did play a crucial part at an event in this very city a few years ago.

Roughly seven years ago, the 2019 Spanish Poker Tour (SPF) Sevilla Presented by partypoker took over the Admiral Casino, the very same place we’re inside right now. The week-long festival featured six unique events, headlined by a €300 Main Event. A total of 215 entries smashed the €30,000 guarantee, creating a €53,411 prize pool. When the dust settled, it was Jose Lopez who claimed the win and the €12,313 first-place payout.

While it may not be compared to their engagement in the ongoing tour, the aforementioned event plays a vital part in PartyPoker’s history. Now, seven years later, they’re back in Seville and Admiral Casino, writing new chapters in the poker history books.

Level 1:	100/200
Entries:	64/65
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Day 1a of the €150 Mini Main Event kicked off at 18:00 yesterday, and it became the biggest-ever starting-day flight of the Mini Main Event during the PartyPoker Tour with 228 entries. The 43 players (i.e., 15%) who made it through to Day 2 bagged their chips around 02:30, meaning the flight lasted roughly eight-and-a-half hours. Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford secured the chip lead.

Click the link below to catch up on all of yesterday’s action, which also includes the full chip counts from Day 1a.

• Read more: 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville Day 1: Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford Secures €150 Mini Main Event Day 1a Chip Lead

Level 1:	100/200
Entries:	45/45
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Yesterday’s starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event saw PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors Rebecca Hardisty, Bárbara Jiminez, and Niall “Firaldo” Farrell partaking in the fun, alongside PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples. Out of the four, Firaldo was the only one who made it through to Day 2. Perhaps, the other three will take a shot at redemption today.

Two other PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors who are arriving in Seville today are Glenn Brown and Sam Acheampong. To be fair, they’re both already in the city, but have yet to make their way to Admiral Casino. Rumors has it Acheampong will tangle in the €100 PLO Masters Big O, while Brown is determined to give the Mini Main Event a shot.

Level 1:	100/200
Entries:	45/45
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Day 1b of the €150 Mini Main Event is officially underway. Forty-five players are in from the get-go, and only time will tell if this flight scored similar numbers to the 228 registered in yesterday’s Day 1a.

It’s another sunny day in Spain, and it’s Day 2 of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville.

Yesterday saw the festival go off to a great start, with the biggest-ever starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event. Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford secured the chip lead, navigating her way through the field that consisted of 228 entries. Today’s schedule features two starting-day flights of the Mini Main Event, a €30 Target Stack Satellite to the same tournament, and the €100 PLO Masters Big O.

2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville – Tuesday, March 17 Schedule

Time	Event
16:00	Event #1: €150 Mini Main Event Day 1b
18:00	€30 Target Stack Satellite to €150 Mini Main Event (Three Tickets Guaranteed)
19:00	Event #2: €100 PLO Masters Big O
21:00	Event #1: €150 Mini Main Event Day 1c (Turbo)

Today’s coverage here on poker.pro will follow Day 1b of the Mini Main Event. Of course, the chip counts from Day 1c will also be uploaded as soon as possible.

The blog will go live at 16:00 when cards are in the air.

It’s safe to say that the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is off to a great start. The first starting-day flight of the €150 Mini Main Event became the biggest one ever on the PartyPoker Tour with 228 entries, meaning €28,500 was collected towards the €50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

As is the case with all starting-day flights for this specific tournament, Day 1a played down to 15% of the field, which translated to 34 players. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Niall “Firaldo” Farrell made it through, but the chip lead belongs to Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford.

2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville – €150 Mini Main Event Day 1a Chip Counts.

Position	Player	Chips
1	Peggy Crawford	652,000
2	Manuel Sanchez	643,000
3	Victor Aubeso	571,000
4	Federico Torres	561,000
5	Felix Reina Campos	495,000
6	Mª Carmen Lopez Cubero	443,000
7	Niall Farrell	437,000
8	Pedro Ruas	400,000
9	David Lebron	371,000
10	Daniele Barbera	340,000
11	Hermenegildo Mateo Cabrera	336,000
12	Raymond Masters	296,000
13	Carlos Macedo	296,000
14	Robert Clarke	238,000
15	Alvaro Casso	234,000
16	Jorge Casares	220,000
17	Francisco Manuel Martin	214,000
18	Antonio Entrena Garcia	203,000
19	A.J Alcantara	185,000
20	Raul Guerrero	183,000
21	Gabriel Barba	181,000
22	Carlos Mejias Muñoz	162,000
23	David Gabriel De Moras	149,000
24	Carlos Gomez	139,000
25	Mario Nuñez De La Rosa	139,000
26	Joseph Preca	127,000
27	Tony Martins	95,000
28	Daniel Aragon	85,000
29	Con Sullivan	77,000
30	Adrian Casado Lopez	73,000
31	Zal Camimeri	52,000
32	Fernando Hernandez Carrillo	48,000
33	Manuel Gonzalez Vaz	46,000
34	Joaquin Loma Campos	39,000

All in all, it was a great first day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville. Tomorrow, the party resumes at 16:00, with Day 1b of the Mini Main Event. The schedule also features Day 1c (which is a turbo flight with 20-minute levels instead of 30), a €30 Target Stack Satellite with three Mini Main Event tickets guaranteed, and the €100 PLO Masters Big O for the Omaha enthusiasts. It’s become evident that the live poker scene is hot in Seville, and it’s an educated guess that Admiral Casino will only get busier and busier. For example, more PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors, such as Glenn Brown and Barry Carter, are confirmed to join the action tomorrow.

2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville – Tuesday, March 17 Tournament Schedule

Time	Event
16:00	Event #1: €150 Mini Main Event Day 1b
18:00	€30 Target Stack Satellite to €150 Mini Main Event (Three Tickets Guaranteed)
19:00	Event #2: €100 PLO Masters Big O
21:00	Event #1: €150 Mini Main Event Day 1c (Turbo)

Thanks to everyone who’s been following along with today’s coverage; this poker.pro live reporter will see you all tomorrow at 16:00.

Level 16:	4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:	34/228
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

With 35 players remaining, the floor asked the dealers to hold off before dealing the next hand, so that they could announce hand-for-hand. However, there was still action going on at one of the tables. The flop read 3♣A♥5♣, and the remaining chips between the two players went in the middle.

Player A: 3♥3♦
Player B: A♦10♠

Player A was the player at risk, but he was looking good to receive a full double-up. He maintained his lead on the 2♠ turn. When the A♠ came on the river, Player B celebrated, thinking he had the winning hand with a better three-of-a-kind. Eventually, he realised his opponent had improved to a full house, and that he, in fact, became the unfortunate bubble boy.

That’s a wrap for today’s live coverage here on poker.pro, and the first day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville is now done and dusted. The chip counts for Day 1a of the €150 Mini Main Event will be uploaded as fast as possible. Tomorrow morning, a longer recap of today’s action will be posted on poker.pro.

Thanks to everyone who’s been following along with the live coverage today. The blog will go live tomorrow at 16:00 for Day 1b; then, the poker.pro will have better access to player tracking, which means the live coverage will be elevated to another level.

Level 16:	4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:	35/228
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Niall “Firaldo” Farrell min-raised to 16,000 UTG, and the Cut-off eventually moved all in for 54,000. “How much is that? Please tell me it’s a lot,” Farrell asked the dealer, hoping he wouldn’t be mathematically forced to make the call. After receiving the number, he wished his opponent good luck before putting the chips in.

Opponent: Q♠Q♣
Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 4♦4♥

Firaldo was in rough shape, but he took a solid lead on the 4♠10♣3♥ flop. His opponent wasn’t able to catch up on the 7♦9♥ runout. Firaldo added chips to his already impressive stack.

Niall “Firaldo” Farrell: 485,000

Level 15:	3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:	40/228
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Between hands, this poker.pro live reporter had a small chat with Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford and Blaise Bourgeois. Crawford is playing 560,000, which could be the biggest stack in the room at this stage. She showed us the video of her securing a massive pot, and it was quite the rollercoaster of a hand.

From the video, it looks like Crawford opened to 12,000 UTG. Player A then moved all in for 35,000 from the Button. Player B re-shoved for 200,000 from the Small Blind. Having both players covered, Crawford made the call.

Player A: A♠J♣
Player B: A♣Q♠
Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford: K♠K♥

Crawford was ahead, but she was not a big fan of the 8♥A♥10♠ flop. The Poker Gods were looking out for the WSOP Circuit Ring winner, though; the board completed with 2♥5♥, and Crawford secured the massive pot after hitting the runner-runner nut flush.

Only six more players will go out before the survivors will bag for Day 2. It’ll be interesting to see if Crawford can keep the momentum going and bag a top-three stack.

Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford: 560,000

Level 14:	2,500/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:	51/228
Prizes:	€50,000 GTD

Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford is one of the 51 players remaining in Day 1a of the €150 Mini Main Event. This poker.pro journalist took a stroll by her table, and estimated roughly 36,000 brewing in the middle on a Q♦5♥J♦A♥A♣ board. The Big Blind checked before Pocket Peg bet 22,000. The Cut-off made the call before the Big Blind mucked his hand.

Pocket Peg revealed her A♠9♦ holdings and was awarded the pot with trip aces.

Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford: 283,000

Level 18:	6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries:	62/653
Prizes:	€84,000

The remaining 62 players in the €150 Mini Main Event are now on a 30-minute break; the remaining breaks in the tournament will be 15 minutes. They will soon return to Level 18 featuring Blinds 6,000/12,000, with a 12,000 Ante. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now. It’s currently Day 1a chip leader Peggy “Pocket Peg” Crawford steering the ship.

Position	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Peggy Crawford	1,071,000	89
2	Carlos Macedo	954,000	80
3	Raymond Muster	927,000	77
4	Juan Anguas	884,000	74
5	Francisco Huelva Caro	837,000	70
6	Niall Farrel	806,000	67
7	Rodriguez Ialamonte	737,000	61
8	Manuel Salamanca	716,000	60
9	Markus Mortensen	700,000	58
10	Sergey	671,000	56