Manuel Ledesma Wins 888poker LIVE Madrid!
The first month of 2024 has come to an end and it’s safe to say the live poker year kicked off in style. January saw many interesting poker tournament series online, but there’s also been a couple of interesting live events.
One of these was the first 888poker LIVE stop of the year. 888poker LIVE held its first event of the year in Madrid during the end of January, and many eyes were at the $888 Main Event. Let’s take a look who emerged the winner!
Manuel Ledesma Wins Big
A total of 435 entries were made in the $888 Main Event, and this generated a prize pool of £333.905. This meant that there were $58.000 for the winner, a hefty sum all players wanted to get their hands on.
When play in day two commenced, action was hot in Madrid and more than half of the remaining players busted out before the first break. Amongst these were Alexandre Mantovani and Ian Simpson, two 888poker ambassadors and very successful poker players. Presumably, a lot of the competition were thrilled to see these two players hitting the rail.
Players kept busting out and eventually only eight survivors found themselves at the final table. Spaniard Manuel Ledesma was one of these eight and when he entered the final table, he was dead last in chips. In fact, he started final table play with only 10 big blinds. Things were not looking too bright for Ledesma, but he was ready to put up a fight!
During the first two hours of Day 3 play (i.e. the final table), both George Chiriac and Carlos Perez-Dosio busted quickly, within two hours. Ledesma bid his time and doubled up his small stack time after time. Eventually, Greg Cambell busted out in 7th place and Mateo Calzoni as sixth.
Ledesma had made it into the top five, and he now found himself all in with A J against Guillermo Sanchez’s K K . Presumably, he wasn’t too happy when Sanchez turned over his kings, but maybe his mood changed when he flopped both a pair of aces and a flush draw. He hit the flush on the turn and doubled up. Now, Ledesma was cooking.
The Three Spaniards
After the pocket kings loss, Sanchez was bleeding and he eventually hit the rail in 5th. It didn’t take long before Borja Diaz joined him and there were now three players left, coincidentally all Spaniards: Ledesma, Juan Lyons and Ramon Fernandez.
Lyons eliminated Fernandez and it was now time for Heads Up between Lyons and Ledesma. At this point, the two made a deal: Lyons would get €52.000, Ledesma €47.000 and they would play for the remaining €11.000 and the trophy. Heads Up play didn’t last too long and eventually Ledesma won with a set of tens. Such, he had achieved an incredible comeback!
888poker LIVE Madrid 2024 – Final Table Results
| Position | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manuel Ledesma | €58.000 |
| 2. | Juan Lyons | €52.000 |
| 3. | Ramon Fernandez | €32.500 |
| 4. | Borja Diaz | €24.300 |
| 5. | Guillermo Sánchez | €18.205 |
| 6. | Mateo Calzoni | €13.700 |
| 7. | Greg Campbell | €10.000 |
| 8. | Carlos Pere’zDosio | €8.000 |
Overall, 888poker LIVE Madrid seems to have been a solid live poker event. Later this year, 888poker LIVE will be played in Bucharest and prior to that, the 888poker-powered UK Poker League will bring the action to Great Britain.
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