Andoni Larrabe Sanchez Leads WSOP Circuit Madrid Main Event After Day 1a
The opening flight drew 152 entries, put 23 players in the money and sent the €1,500 event into its second of four starting days.
- Day 1a of the €1,500 Madrid Main Event drew 152 entries and left 23 players in the money.
- Andoni Larrabe Sanchez bagged 764,000 after bursting the bubble with aces.
- Cesar Montanes Alonso, Youssef Aboussaad and Borja Camara were the next three players in the chip counts.
- Day 1b used 50,000 starting stacks and was scheduled to end once 15% of its field remained.
- All opening-flight qualifiers are due to combine for Day 2 on Saturday.
The €1,500 WSOP Circuit Madrid Main Event moved into Day 1b at Casino Gran Vía on Thursday, with Andoni Larrabe Sanchez leading the players who made it through the opening flight. Day 1a drew 152 entries and ended with 23 survivors, each of whom had secured a min-cash and a place in Day 2.
Larrabe Sanchez bagged 764,000 after bursting the money bubble with aces, according to PokerNews. Cesar Montanes Alonso finished close behind on 728,000, followed by Youssef Aboussaad with 677,000 and Borja Camara with 628,000.
Among the other Day 1a survivors, Marcus Stein bagged 356,000 and Tom-Aksel Bedell had 349,000. Antonios Onoufriou advanced with 171,000 after tripling up during the final level, while Ryan Plant had 182,000.
Day 1b is the second of four opening flights for WSOPC Event #7. It was scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. local time with 50,000 starting stacks, 40-minute levels, 100/200 blinds and a 200 big blind ante. Players could reenter without limit through the first 12 levels, with late registration due to close at about 10:20 p.m.
The flight was set to stop once 15% of its field remained, ensuring every qualifier a cash before the combined Day 2. The third starting flight uses the same 40-minute structure, while Friday’s final Day 1d uses 20-minute levels.
As we reported Oct. 23, the Madrid festival is the WSOP Circuit’s first stop in Spain. The Main Event is one of 11 ring events on the Casino Gran Vía schedule, and its four starting flights feed into Day 2 on Saturday before the first Spanish WSOP Circuit Main Event champion is due to be crowned Nov. 1.
