Julen Lijo Leads Final 9 in WPT Madrid Championship

The WPT Prime Madrid Championship has now seen a field of 396 grind down to the final nine as Day 2 has come to a close. Julen Lijo dubbed Ivan Murtov the official final table bubble boy to end the night, a pot that also earned him the title of chipleader headed into the final day.

WPT Prime Madrid Championship Final Table

Seat 1. Antonio Alfaia – 1,025,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2. Juan Gonzalo Ares – 1,000,000 (20 bb)
Seat 3. Jourdan Denis – 515,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4. Jean Carlos Chacon – 1,360,000 (27 bb)
Seat 5. Ji Yang – 925,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6. Julen Lijo – 2,840,000 (57 bb)
Seat 7. Robert Francois – 910,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8. Alvaro Paniagua – 730,000 (15 bb)
Seat 9. Oscar Gironella – 2,635,000 (53 bb)

Remaining payouts up for grabs

1st – $79,399
2nd – $50,815
3rd – $37,688
4th – $28,044
5th – $21,173
6th – $16,091
7th – $12,386
8th – $9,634
9th – $7,516

The final nine will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to crown a winner and action will pick up with blinds of 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante. Levels will remain 60-minutes in length and play will not halt until a champion has been crowned. This is a live-streamed final table that WPT.com will coincide coverage with on a 30-minute delay, so stay tuned right here for all the updates.