Bo Hoebe Wins WSOP Circuit Madrid Main Event
Bo Hoebe won the 2026 WSOP Circuit Madrid €1,500 Main Event, defeating Jose “Nacho” Barbero heads-up to claim his second WSOPC gold ring.
The €1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event at the 2026 World Series of Poker Circuit Madrid drew 918 entries and generated a prize pool worth more than $1.3 million. The final table was set on 31 October at the Casino Gran Via Madrid.
Main Event results
The top 140 finishers received prize money. Bo Hoebe of the Netherlands won €207,000 (US$231,840), his second WSOPC gold ring and 912 Card Player Player-of-the-Year points. Jose “Nacho” Barbero of Argentina finished runner-up for $145,600 and earned 760 POY points.
Barbero doubled up early with pocket aces against Luca Martin’s pocket kings. He then eliminated Fausto Munz with pocket aces against A-Q, Alonso with pocket aces against A♣K♣, and Per Hildebrand with pocket aces against J♠J♣. Barbero was dealt pocket aces five times in roughly 1.5 hours of final-table play.
Hoebe’s first knockout of the day was Martin, who finished ninth for $15,904. Hoebe made top two pair. He later doubled with pocket queens to eliminate Tom-Aksel Bedell, who finished third for $100,800.
Hoebe and Barbero began heads-up play with Barbero holding approximately five chips for every four in Hoebe’s stack. In the final hand, Hoebe held Q♠10♠ against Barbero’s K♠2♣. The board was A♥Q♦2♦, and the Q♥ river gave Hoebe the winning hand.
Final-table standings
- 1st: Bo Hoebe (Netherlands), €207,000 (US$231,840)
- 2nd: Jose “Nacho” Barbero (Argentina), $145,600
- 3rd: Tom-Aksel Bedell (Norway), $100,800
- 4th: Cristóbal Aguilera, $70,560
- 5th: Per Hildebrand (Sweden), $50,400
- 6th: Aliaksandr Shylko (Belarus), $36,960
- 7th: Alonso, $26,880
- 8th: Fausto Munz, $20,384
- 9th: Luca Martin, $15,904
Hoebe previously won a WSOPC gold ring at the 2023 WSOP International Circuit Netherlands stop. Barbero has more than $30 million in career cashes, including six seven-figure cashes and 62 six-figure cashes.