Talvard Adds to His Enormous Stack

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 60/273 Over at Table Four, Antoine Talvard has the chip lead in this flight so far. We just saw him increase his stack a wee bit against Bram Berkvens. Talvard opened from UTG to 4k and Berkvens made it 12k from the Button. Talvard called and the flop came down…

Players in the Money in the PLO Side Event

The €200 PLO Side Event attracted 41 entries to create a €6,816 prize pool. The action is in the money after Robert Zammit bubbled the tournament with the final six players guaranteed at least a €410 payout. Jonathan Seller quickly hit the rail after that with the final five locking up at least a €510…

D’Elia Doubles Through Sierke

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 66/273 Audrius Laimelis min-raised the button. Manfred Sierke called from the small blind before Andrea D’Elia three-bet jammed for 17,000 from the big blind. Lamelis folded and Sierke opted to call for a heads-up showdown with D’Elia at risk. Andrea D’Elia: Manfred Sierke: Neither player connected with the flop. D’Elia’s…

Modenese Races Out the Door

Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 67/273 Over at Table Eight, Gianluca Modenese was down to 13k and moved all-in from early position with . It was folded to Audrius Laimelis in the big blind who quickly called with . The board came – plenty of low cards and no help for Modenese’s Ace King in…

Garama Flips Savio Out of Day 1a

Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 72/273 Damir Savio opened from early position before Noam Garama three-bet to 10,500 from the button. A player cold-called from the blinds before Damir Savio four-bet jammed for 86,100. Garama asked for a count before he called, while the player in the blinds folded. Damir Savio: Noam Garama: Savio had…

Pontos Flushes Barone Out the Door

Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 77/273 With 10k in the middle after a raise and a call before the flop, the board showed . Panteleimon Pontos moved all-in with – a hopeful flush draw. Behind him, Dario Barone called with . Pontos had Barone barely covered and cheered the turn as it fell , giving…

Garama Soars With Rockets

Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 81/273 There was a massive pile of approximately 50,000 in the chips in the pot when Massimo Rizzoglio jammed over the top of a bet by Noam Garama for about 35,000 with the already on the board. Garama snap-called. “Aces?” Rizzoglio said. Rizzoglio was correct as Garama turned over the…

Table Laughs as Kastoriano Eats Yoram’s Crumbs

Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 91/273 Ben Simon Yoram jammed for 3,800 from the small blind. The action paused on Nir Kastoriano before he asked for a count. Yoram shrugged his shoulders to suggest it wasn’t much. The dealer counted Yoram’s stack and Kastoriano called shortly after. Ben Simon Yoram: Nir Kastoriano: Both players snagged…

Late Registration Closed

Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 94/273 Players are back from dinner break which means late registration has been closed on Day 1a of the Main Event. The flight attracted an action-packed field of 273 entries with 94 players coming back with hopefully full stomachs hoping to survive the day. Today’s Day 1a action will end…