Alexey Neofitov won the PartyPoker Tour Madrid €500 Main Event, taking home €43,250. Mazzarella also triumphed in the Mini Main Event, bringing the series to over 3,000 entries.
Alexey Neofitov swiftly claimed a record-breaking victory in the PartyPoker Tour Madrid Main Event on Sunday. He defeated a massive field of 535 players at the Gran Via casino in the Spanish capital, winning €43,250.
Neofitov entered the final table as the chip leader and secured the biggest live tournament prize of his career. He reached a heads-up deal with Hugo Caldeira for €7,500 and the coveted PartyPoker Main Event trophy, finishing the match in less than two hours.
Neofitov will face a stellar final table lineup, including 2024 WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Triana Ruiz, 2013 WSOP Main Event 35th place finisher Nicolas Le Floch, and several other tournament champions.
Nevertheless, it was still a day for Neofitov. He took home the largest share of the €238,075 prize pool during the PartyPoker Tour's successful visit to Spain this year, along with the title of "PartyPoker Tour Madrid Main Event Champion."
2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid – €500 Main Event Final Table Results
| Ranking | player | bonus |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexey Neofitov | €43,250 |
| 2 | Hugo Caldeira De Brites | €31,750 |
| 3 | Daniel Ruiz Triana | €20,000 |
| 4 | Raphael Lenaerts | €14,000 |
| 5 | Nicolas Le Floch | €10,000 |
| 6 | Alejandro Rubio | €8,000 |
| 7 | David Lamas | €6,625 |
| 8 | Ashley Brown | €5,500 |
| 9 | Jorge Ruiz | €4,500 |
Mazzarella finished strong, winning the "non-mini" mini-main event.
The Madrid Mini Main Event was anything but "mini." Federico Estrada Mazzarella emerged victorious from a field of 918 entries, winning €16,550. The total prize pool far exceeded the €50,000 guarantee, ultimately reaching a staggering €114,750.
Mazzarella brilliantly won this record-breaking title at a final table dominated by Spanish players (seven out of nine finalists), setting the tone for a recurring theme throughout the series, both in the Main Event and the entire Carnival.
According to Poker.Pro The report states that the decisive hand occurred just 15 minutes into heads-up play against Jon Baraiazarra. Mazzarella went all-in with 6♥6♦ against Baraiazarra's K♦10♦, winning the coin toss and ultimately completing a straight on the river, turning his €150 buy-in into a substantial sum.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid – €150 Mini Main Event Final Table Results
| Ranking | player | bonus |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federico Estrada Mazzarella | €16,550 |
| 2 | Jon Baraiazarra | €11,100 |
| 3 | Kevin Lezcano | €12,200 |
| 4 | Mykhaylo Hrytsyk | €5,750 |
| 5 | Alexander Georgiev | €4,000 |
| 6 | Alberto Area Martinez | €3,100 |
| 7 | Pedro Timiraos | €2,500 |
| 8 | Joaquin Ortiz Rico | €2,000 |
| 9 | David Aviles | €1,600 |
Full results of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid event.
Total number of participants (including satellite races): 3,051
Total prize pool (including satellite tournaments): €567,210
| Event Name | champion | bonus | Total prize pool | Number of participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: €150 Mini Main Event | Federico Estrada | €16,550 | €114,750 | 918 |
| Event #2: €1,000 PLO Masters High Roller 6-Handed | David Sierra | €11,860 | €29,700 | 33 |
| Event #3: €200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Elimination Tournament | Pal Fjulsrud | €2,860 | €11,640 | 97 |
| Event #4: €30 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Super Turbo | Karima Barka | €750 | €3,450 | 138 |
| Event #5: €500 Main Event | Alexey Nifotov | €43,250 | €238,075 | 535 |
| Tournament #6: €150 PLO Masters 4/5/6 | Lirong Hu Yu | €2,850 | €9,250 | 74 |
| €60 poker.pro Thursday Party Extravaganza Red River No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | Javier Dito | €745 | €3,175 | 127 |
| Event #8: €100 No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Sponsored by MTTDB) | David Santiago Rodriguez | €1,830 | €8,925 | 105 |
| Event #9: €250 PLO Masters Main Event | Leon Bennett | €4,650 | €22,575 | 105 |
| Tournament #10: €60 poker.pro Friday Party Crazy Pineapple Bounty Race | Grzegorz Adam Staniszewski | €750 | €3,050 | 122 |
| Event #11: €150 No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Sponsored by Faded Spade) | Rogan Darach | €1,985 | €5,375 | 43 |
| Event #12: €250 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Elimination Tournament | Marcos Pitarch | €3,090 | €10,465 | 91 |
| Event #13: €30 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Super Turbo | Edward Cherrie | €700 | €3,575 | 143 |
| Event #14: €250 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Mystery Bounty | Angela Rogan | €1,915 | €7,130 | 62 |
| Event #15: €1,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em High Roller 7-Max | Bernardino Hernandez | €16,500 | €72,000 | 80 |
| Event #16: €150 PLO Masters No-Limit Texas Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max | Flavien Mullet | €2,175 | €7,375 | 59 |
| Event #17: €60 Sunday's Last Chance to Celebrate No-Limit Texas Hold'em Double Board Tournament | Dani Garcia | €990 | €3,550 | 71 |
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