It was built on a moment of great fortune — but then again, what poker victories aren't?
When one of the more active players in the tournament shoved and Adrian Garcia looked down at pocket aces, he must have thought that it was his day. And so it was. Garcia topped a 514-entry field to win the 2023 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event for €92,000
He defeated Oleg Bystrenin heads-up at the Casino Gran Via. Meanwhile, it was also a case of so close and yet so far for 888poker Stream Team member Ricardo Mateus and 888poker Ambassador Lucia Navarro, who finished in third and fourth place, respectively.