Isabel Zapateria moved all in from under the gun for a handful of blinds and was called by Beltran Garcia.
Isabel Zapateria: 
Beltran Garcia: 
The baord came 
and Zapateria was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
Busted |
Nils Memmi shoved for just 120,000 and Lukasz Fraczek three-bet all in, with the remaining players folded.
Nils Memmi: 
Lukasz Fraczek: 
The 
flop gave Memmi the lead. The turn was the but the river gave Fraczek a flush and eliminated Memmi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
Busted |
Josh Manley shoved for 255,000. Ricardo Seabra three-bet all in and Jose Cordobes called putting both players at risk.
"That's not good," said Manley tabling 
against the 
of Seabra and the 
of Cordobes.
The 
board saw Cordobes river a set and send both players �� including Stream Team member Josh Manley �� to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Daniel Lopez Ruiz was all in for 450,000 against Jonas Ten Cate.
Daniel Lopez Ruiz: 
Jonas Ten Cate:
The board ran out 
and Ruiz was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
Busted |
Beltran Garcia opened to 100,000 and called a shove from Carles Ferrer for his last 450,000.
Carles Ferrer: 
Beltran Garcia:
The 
just kept getting better for Ferrer, with an open-ended straight draw on the turn, but the ace on the river was enoguh and he stayed alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,850,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
900,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Jose Cordobes opened to 110,000 and Eduard Costa three-bet to 250,000. Cordobes shoved and Costa called all in for his last 710,000.
Eduardo Costa: 
Jose Cordobes:
The pocket pair was ahead and held ont he 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
|
|
1,350,000
-905,000
|
-905,000 |
Fermin Bjerke was all in for 275,000 and was ahead with 
against the of Beltran Garcia.
The flop 
changed nothing but the turn gave flush outs to Garcia. However the river was enough for him to send Bjerke to the rail. Also eliminated in the first 15 minutes of the day wsa David Rodriguez.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,250,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Alexandre Mantovani raised to 285,000 leaving himself 90,000 behind. Nils Memmi called in the next position and the remaining players all folded.
The flop came 
.
"All in blind?" asked Memmi.
"That's not a good flop for me," replied Mantovani, before putting the rest of his chips in. Memmi pulled a face but still called.
Alexandre Mantovani:
Nils Memmi: 
Memmi was ahead pre-flop, but Mantovani had flopped a pair. The turn 
and river 
bricked and Mantovani got off to the best possible start on Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
250,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
A winner will be crowned today in Madrid at the Casino Gran Via as the 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event plays down to a winner.
Just 39 players remain �� all in the money �� and they're all in with a chance of winning �92,000 and becoming the first 888poker LIVE champion of 2023.
Leading the way is Nicolae Suciu who is the only player over 3,000,000 in chips. In fact, he's close to 5,000,000 in chips after a late surge saw him bag 4,765,000 �� well clear of Antonio Vecino (2,900,000) and Adrian Garcia (2,860,000) who are his nearest rivals.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolae Suciu | 4,765,000 | 95 |
| 2 | Antonio Vecino | 2,900,000 | 58 |
| 3 | Adrian Garcia | 2,860,000 | 57 |
| 4 | Roberto Sanchez Trujillo | 2,635,000 | 53 |
| 5 | Jose Cordobes | 2,255,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Mario Ruiz Galan | 2,030,000 | 41 |
| 7 | Beltran Garcia | 1,950,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Jonas Ten Cate | 1,910,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Ricardo Seabra | 1,900,000 | 38 |
| 10 | Nacho Martin | 1,350,000 | 27 |
Four members of the 888poker team are still in on Day 3, the best-placed of which is Stream Team member Ricardo Mateus who bagged 1,090,000. 888poker Ambassador Lucia Navarro comes next with 850,000, with fellow Ambassador Alexandre Mantovani (375,000) and Stream Team's Josh Manley (380,000) both returning with less than ten big blinds.
Play will resume at 14:00 local time with blinds of 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante. The levels will continue to be 45 minutes, but will increase to 60 minutes once a final table is reached.
You can stay up to date with all the informatio nright here on the PokerNews updates, or by heading to the 888poker Twitch channel.
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