“Thank You Very Much”

Level 5: 200/400 (400) Entries: 98/129 Roberto Barone jammed for 3,900 into a pot of close to 20,000 with the on the board after the turn. Ahmed Kheil called before Pavle Pecelj raised to 22,000. Kheil called before he checked the river. Pecelj jammed for about 35,000. Kheil, who had about the same behind paused…

Time to Crown a Knight

The €150 White Knight just kicked off its action with 32 entries early on Level 1. Players start off with a healthy stack of 15,000 in chips with blinds increasing every 20 minutes. Late registration will be open for some time as it won’t close until the start of Level 11. So if you are…

Pirn Picks Off Bluff by Archontakis

Level 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 102/128 Grigorios Archontakis checked the river with the 9s] on the board before Mati Pirn bet 3,500 into a pot of around 12,000. Archontakis went into the tank for close to a minute before he raised to 13,500. Pirn paused for about 30 seconds before he made the call. Archontakis…

Babatie Flips Navello to the Rail

Level 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 103/126 Andrei Babatie opened for 1,100 from middle position before Arthur Navello three-bet to 2,200 from the hijack. Babatie jacked it up to a little more than 13,000 before Navello jammed for a little bit more. Babatie found the call and a race was on with Navello at risk. Arthur…

Dietrich Takes One Out

Level 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 102/126 I arrived for the action with the flop already out reading with four players in action. Luca Lentini put out a bet of 500 that pushed a couple of people out of the hand, but Philippe Dietrich raised enough to put Lentini all in. He made the call with…

Chips Just Before Break

Level 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 98/114 Among the players with stacks just before the first break is Josef Gulas Jr., winner of the 2021 WSOP Europe Main Event. He’s sitting with about 70k which looks to be the second biggest right now, though the numbers below are only estimates. Pavle Pecelj is the leader with…

Break Time

It’s time to get up and stretch as Day 1a is on its first 20-minute break. Blinds will increase to 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante when the action resumes. We will update shortly with some of the bigger stacks from around the room.

Stiedl Loses Short Stack to Deigner

Level 3: 100/200 (200) Entries: 96/103 Yvonne Stiedl and Marian Zemanek both checked with the on the board after the turn before Dominik Deigner bet 1,500 into a pot of 2,700. Stiedl called and Zemanek folded before the river completed the board. Stiedl checked again. Deigner jammed for more than the 5,500 Stiedl had behind.…

Barone In the House

Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 92/95 Among the players in action today is Dario Barone, winner of the Battle of Malta back in the spring of this year. He’s been in the action from the start of the day today and is still sitting around his starting stack. He took down the spring event with…