Table Impressed by Schembri’s Hero Call

Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 433/764 Emanuele Schembre checked with about 30,000 in the pot and the on the board. His opponent jammed for around 15,000. Schembre tanked for a few moments before he called. Schembre’s opponent tried to toss his hand without showing it into the muck but the dealer fished it out and…

Something Better Than Ace-Queen for Pirie

Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 464/737 We caught up with the action with Ignazio Cugliandro having a three-bet for 4,900 in front of him. Grant Pirie four-bet to 12,000. Cugliandro tanked for a few moments before he called. Cugliano checked the flop before Pirie jammed for his six-figure stack. “Ace-queen?” asked Cugliandro. Pirie shrugged his…

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Romeo & Agnoletto in Front (Most Likely)

While at the break, we tried to count the biggest stacks. No guarantees, as there are way too many tables to accurately assess all stacks. But those should be the biggest stacks in the room: Name Chips Big Blinds Table Seat Leonardo Romeo 125,000 208 10 7 Andrea Agnoletto 125,000 208 49 9 Grant Pirie…

Break Time

Players are on their second break of Day 1c. We will have an assorted big stack update during the break as usual. Blinds will increase to 300/600 with a 600 big blinds ante before moving onto 400/800 with an 800 big blind ante. Another break will take place after both of these 40-minute blind levels.

Friendly River for Cristiano

Level 6: 200/500 (500) Entries: 466/721 Salvatore Cristiano opened for 1,500 from early position and was called by Ricardo Lukauskas before Oded Glam three-bet jammed for 6,300. Yaniv Tomsis flat-called before Cristiano four-bet shoved for 10,200. Lukauskas folded and Tomsis called having his two opponents at risk. Oded Glam: Salvatore Cristiano: Yaniv Tomsis: Glam and…

Zuczkowski Flips Out

Level 6: 200/500 (500) Entries: 484/709 Over at Table Eight, Xavier Zuczkowski just lost his last flip on his second bullet today. The action was folded to Yiftach Atia in the small blind and he opened up with a raise. Zuczkowski moved all-in for 7,300 and after some deliberation Atia made the call. Showdown. Xavier…

Deuces Sometimes Loses

Level 6: 200/500 (500) Entries: 502/694 There is a saying in poker that deuces never loses. Now between us, we know this isn’t always the case or even usually the case. But what if you flop a set of deuces? Typically you would expect them to never lose as well but that wasn’t the case…