Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 172/799 Alvaro Da Silva opened to 6.5k from the button and behind him, Alaa Ganem moved all-in from the small blind for 115k. In the big blind Kevin Karenius thought for a little while and moved all-in as well. Da Silva quickly let go of his steal attempt and we…
Late registration is closed for the Turbo Day 1d flight with the field attracting 193 entries to bring the total up to 1,618 entries with still one turbo flight to go tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. The prize pool has grown to a whopping €814,663 to crush the €500,000 guarantee slapped on the 2023 Battle…
At the Battle of Malta, one of the exciting side events that concluded yesterday was the Mystery Bounty. This thrilling tournament attracted a total of 430 entries, making it a fiercely competitive affair. As the event unfolded, tension filled the air, with players vying for the opportunity to claim their share of the €76,100 prize…
We counted some more chips during the break. Currently, Cyril Vieira & Lior Sahar lead the pack. Name Chips Big Blinds Table Seat Cyril Vieira 405,000 135 3 5 Lior Sahar 390,000 130 23 7 Albert Keuftedjian 340,000 113 25 3 Ugo Gasparini 310,000 103 2 9 Christos Paparistodemou 310,000 103 14 9 Michal Anzulewicz…
Players are on a 20-minute break. The field is down to 192 players who will return to blinds at 1,500/3,000 along with a 3,000 big blind ante. Day 1c will conclude when the field is down to 120 players or less. So this might not be the last break but it will be the last…
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 213/799 Some hands just play themselves without much strategy and thinking. One of those hands is aces versus kings. One of those hands we just witnessed over at Table 10. It began with Alaa Ganem raising and Hassan Nima reraising. Gaspare Sposato was caught in the middle and caught the…
Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 220/799 Giovanni Russo jammed for 3,700 from middle position. The action paused on Jukka Vainio from the button. However, Alessandro Spata likely didn’t see this from the small blind and appeared prepared to act. “How much is it?” asked Spata. He reached for his chips soon after but the dealer…
Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 232/799 There was a bit of betting going with not much in the pot preflop on the flop when we caught up with the hand with Mateusz Pawlowski committed his stack of 24,000 against Henriques Pereira. Mateusz Pawlowski: Henriques Pereira: Pawlowski was miles ahead but Pereira still had slim hopes…
Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 235/799 With the blinds ever increasing, the action becomes faster and faster and we are seeing all-ins virtually every minute. Yigal Shafian just eliminated his countryman Assaf Cabra in one of those all-ins. Both had all their chips in the middle before the flop with Assaf Cabra being minimally ahead…
Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 252/799 Watching poker and playing poker doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive. Over at Table 13, Marco Labate spent most of the day watching poker episodes on his phone. We just witnessed him increase his stack significantly while watching other people play poker on his phone. We arrived at his…