Jay Hoebe Leads Nine-Handed WSOP Circuit Madrid Main Event Final Table
Hoebe holds 102 big blinds as a €207,000 first prize, Circuit ring and WSOP Paradise package remain in play.
- Jay Hoebe leads the nine remaining players with 12.26 million chips from a 918-entry field.
- Cesar Montanes Alonso and Tom-Aksel Bedell are Hoebe’s closest challengers by chip count.
- Nacho Barbero fell from the Day 2 chip lead to the final-table short stack, but recovered from fewer than 10 big blinds.
- The champion receives €207,000, a WSOP Circuit ring and a $5,000 WSOP Paradise package.
The WSOP Circuit Madrid Main Event has reached its nine-handed final table at Casino Gran Vía, with Jay Hoebe holding a commanding lead in the €1,500 event. The 918-entry field built a €1.16 million prize pool, and every remaining player has locked up €14,200.
Hoebe bagged 12.26 million chips, or 102 big blinds and roughly a quarter of all chips in play. Cesar Montanes Alonso sits second with 6.53 million, while Tom-Aksel Bedell is third on 5.52 million. The winner receives €207,000, a WSOP Circuit ring and a $5,000 WSOP Paradise package.
According to PokerNews’ live reporting, Hoebe took control late on Day 2 when he doubled through Luca Zapatero Martin after making a river full house against a straight. He added further pots afterward, while Zapatero finished the day with 4.45 million.
Fausto Munz returns with 5.17 million, followed by Zapatero, Aliaksandr Shylko on 3.74 million, Per Hildebrand on 3.16 million and Cristobal Ochoa Aguilera on 2.63 million. Shylko led for much of Day 2 but finished with about 30 big blinds.
Nacho Barbero, who began Day 2 as chip leader, is the short stack with 2.43 million, or about 20 big blinds. As we reported Saturday, Barbero had carried the overall lead into Day 2 after the four starting flights; he fell below 10 big blinds before a late double-up with a straight kept him alive.
The final table was scheduled to resume Sunday at Level 27, with 13 minutes left at 60,000/120,000 blinds and a 120,000 big blind ante. Levels were set at 60 minutes until a champion is decided, with the delayed livestream available in Spanish on PokerRed and in French on Texapoker.
The title will make its winner the first WSOP Circuit Main Event champion on Spanish soil. The Madrid festival, the Circuit’s first stop in Spain, runs through Nov. 2 and features 11 ring events.
Earlier coverage
- Nacho Barbero Takes 1.5 Million-Chip Lead Into WSOP Circuit Madrid Day 2 Oct 31, 2026
- Andoni Larrabe Sanchez Leads WSOP Circuit Madrid Main Event After Day 1a Oct 29, 2026
- Radoslaw Kopec Leads WSOP Circuit Malta Main Event Final Nine Oct 4, 2026
- WSOP Circuit Heads to Madrid for Its First Spanish Stop Oct 2, 2026
