Belfast's Angela Rogan leads Day 1B with 823,000 in €50,000 GTD Mini Main Event at the PartyPoker Tour Madrid

Belfast’s Angela Rogan leads Day 1B with 823,000 in €50,000 GTD Mini Main Event at the PartyPoker Tour Madrid

Wednesday, May 13th, 8:00pm

We have the pleasure of getting updates from Natalie Bromley who has arrived in Madrid for the PartyPoker Tour Madrid –

The Casino Gran Via almost felt a little like the famous Cibeles Fountain yesterday. The majestic sculpture, sitting proudly beside the Cibeles Palace, comes with one of Madrid’s best-known legends. Rumour has it that if somebody ever attempted to break into the Bank of Spain’s gold chamber, the fountain could be used to flood it completely.

Well, if there was any flooding happening yesterday, it was certainly inside Casino Gran Via, with players pouring in from far and wide for another huge day of the PartyPoker Tour Madrid.

At 4pm, Day 1B of the €50,000 GTD Mini Main Event got underway and attracted an impressive 314 entries, with 47 players successfully making it through to Day 2.

Familiar faces in the field included PartyPoker Tour Team member Joe “The Hendon Mob Co-Founder” Beevers and PartyPoker Tour regular Steffan Stroffek, both safely navigating their way into Day 2. Less fortunate on this occasion were PartyPoker Tour Team member Niall “firaldo” Farrell and Franky Green, although with plenty still to come in Madrid, there is definitely no need to panic just yet.

Leading the way in Day 1B was Irish player Angela Rogan, bagging an impressive 823,000 chips. She was followed by Germany’s Fred Wulff with and loca686,000l player Jose Miguel Del Olmo with 663,000.

Then, at 9pm, the turbo lovers took their seats as Day 1C Turbo kicked off.

The faster-paced flight attracted a further 148 entries, with 22 players advancing to Day 2. Nan Min finished as chip leader with 569,000, followed by Ruben Garcia Martin on 499,000 and Marc Vigo Gaitan with 476,000.

One thing became very clear yesterday: Madrid is absolutely hungry for poker.

With the atmosphere inside Casino Gran Via building by the hour and players continuing to flood through the doors, the Spanish capital once again proved why this stop was so highly anticipated.

So, let’s take a quick look at what is coming up today:

Time	#	Event		Buy-In	Chips	Clock	Late Reg
		Wednesday 13th May
13:00	1	Mini Main Event €50,000 Gtd – Day 1D Hyper	150 €	€125+€25	40,000	15 Min	9 Levels
16:00	2	PLO Masters High Roller 6-Max	1,000 €	€900+€100	40,000	25 Min	8 Levels
18:00	3	NLH KO	200 €	€120+€50+€30	25,000	20 Min	8 Levels
19:00	1	Mini Main Event €50,000 Gtd – Day 2				30 Min
22:00	4	NLH Hyper – 3 x €500 Main Event Tickets Added	30 €	€25+€5	20,000	10 Min	9 levels

Poker.PRO will be providing live coverage in English from the very start of the festival with our wonderful Christoffer Karlén and our friends at Poker Red will be providing live coverage in Spanish from 14th May until the end of the Festival.

For chip counts, seat draws, and results of all events you can go to Poker Lens. Thanks to the excellent Tournament Team at Poker Staff Network.

We will be back with our Live Stream, kicking off on Thursday 14th May at 4:00pm with an Invitational Sit and Go and a 30-minute delay. Our friends, SantiJota, Alvaro Aspas and MaxMaestro , over at Poker Red will be providing commentary in Spanish, so it will be available across Poker Red’s Twitch and YouTube channels, as well as the official PartyPoker YouTube Channel. As you can see we have got you covered.

If you are looking ahead, you can find the full tournament schedule here.

Throughout the Week

Tournament Highlights

Mini Event
€150 buy-in, €50,000 GTD

Main Event
€500 buy-in, €100,000 GTD

PLO Masters
€250 buy-in

Poker.PRO branded tournaments are also back, including Thursday Party Madness Red River NLH Bounty and Friday Party Madness Crazy Pineapple Bounty.

Tournament fee structures and prize pool deductions vary across events, often making it difficult for players to assess true value. PartyPoker Tour operates a fully transparent model with no prize pool deductions or hidden fees, meaning 100% of the advertised prize pool is paid out, so what is shown is exactly what is played for.

But let’s be honest, did you seriously think that there would be nothing else, well think again.

PartyPoker Tour Madrid is adding something a little different this time around.

Players who open a new account on partypoker.es during the Madrid stop will receive access to an exclusive Player Experience Menu, designed to improve both the live and online experience throughout the festival.

Alongside the standard online welcome offer, players will be able to choose from a range of added experiences including tournament tickets, private poker tables, food experiences inside Casino Gran Vía, massages, feature table photoshoots, training subscriptions, merchandise and more.

The initiative forms part of PartyPoker Tour’s ongoing “Putting Players First” campaign, centred around accessible buy-ins, transparent structures and creating a festival experience aimed at everyday players, not just high rollers and professionals.

New Discord Channel
PartyPoker Tour now has its own Discord channel for any questions or queries.

Live Stream Schedule

The live stream is back and again our Spanish friends from Poker Red will be keeping us entertained throughout. Remember, you can follow all the action on the Official PartyPoker YouTube Channel. All the streams are running on a 30 minute delay and are provided in Spanish, there will be no English commentary.

Thursday 14th | Invitational Sit and Go | Start of Play: 4:00PM | Start of Stream: 4:30PM
Thursday 14th | Mini Main Event Final Table | Start of Play: 7:00PM | Start of Stream: 7:30PM
Friday 15th | Main Event Day 1B | Start of Play: 6:00PM | Start of Stream: 6:30PM
Saturday 16th | Main Event Day 2 | Start of Play: 6:00PM | Start of Stream: 6:30PM
Sunday 17th | Main Event Final Day | Start of Play: 3:00PM | Start of Stream: 3:30PM