Bo Hoebe Wins Inaugural WSOP Circuit Madrid Main Event for Second Ring and €207,000
Bo Hoebe won the first WSOP Circuit Madrid Main Event, beating Nacho Barbero heads-up for his second ring, €207,000, and a $5,000 Paradise package from 918 entries. The event produced a €1.16 million prize pool and featured a volatile final table. Additional European stops are set for Belgium and Italy before year-end.
SCCG Take — The successful Spanish debut and scheduled follow-on stops signal steady operator demand for WSOP-branded live events across Europe.
Bo Hoebe defeated Nacho Barbero heads-up to win the €1,500 WSOP Circuit Madrid Main Event at Casino Gran Vía. The Dutch player claimed his second WSOP Circuit ring, the top prize of €207,000, and a $5,000 package for WSOP Paradise from a field of 918 entries that generated a €1,164,942 prize pool. Hoebe began the final table with 25% of the chips in play but faced a sharp challenge as Barbero surged from last in chips.
According to reporting by PokerNews, Barbero started the final day with 2,430,000 chips yet quickly doubled with ace-queen and then ran hot with multiple premium hands. He eliminated several opponents using aces and kings before the heads-up match produced more than an hour of even stacks and repeated lead changes. Hoebe prevailed on the final hand after both players flopped a pair, Barbero turned trips, and Hoebe rivered a superior full house.
Final Table Eliminations and Payouts
Nine players reached the final table. Luca Zapatero Martin finished ninth for €14,200. Fausto Munz placed eighth for €18,200, Cesar Montanes Alonso seventh for €24,000, Aliaksandr Shylko sixth for €33,000, and Per Hildebrand fifth for €45,000. Cristobal Ochoa Aguilera took fourth for €63,000, while Tom-Aksel Bedell finished third for €90,000. The payouts and key hands, including multiple doubles and eliminations with aces over kings, trace directly to the PokerNews account of the day's action.
Hoebe's Background and Plans After the Win
Hoebe described the result as "a dream come true" and recounted his path: watching family home games at age ten, a school presentation on Phil Ivey at age 12, and a decision after his bachelor's degree to pursue poker full-time. His first WSOP Circuit ring came in 2023 for €36,999. After a subsequent nine-month break from the game, he returned without expectations and won on his second bullet in Madrid. He now plans trips to Prague and the Bahamas, citing the fresh bankroll and package as enabling factors.
This concludes the first WSOP Circuit stop in Spain. Texapoker has scheduled the next events in Middelkerke, Belgium, from November 6-15, followed by Sanremo, Italy, from November 20-30.
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