Chip Protector Squid

First Break, First Counts

During the first break, we eyeballed all the big stacks. This is our list of the players with the most chips after the first three levels: Name Chips Big Blinds Table Seat Amir Assal 85,000 283 4 4 Moni Azoulay 70,000 233 17 2 Stephen Connor 65,000 217 15 4 Dario Minieri 65,000 217 14…

First Break

Level 3: 100/200 (200) Entries: 153/173 Players are on their first break with 20 entries not making it through the first three blind levels despite the deep stacks in play. Blinds will increase to 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante when the action resumes in 20 minutes. We will update some of the biggest…

Set of Cowboys for Sileikis

Level 3: 100/200 (200) Entries: 155/171 Kazimieras Sileikis jammed for 17,000 into a pot of slightly more with the on the board after the river. William Gritz went into the tank for a few moments before he called. Sileikis turned over the for a set of cowboys. Gritz attempted to muck his hand but Yvonne…

Zacharakis Rivers a Straight

Level 3: 100/200 (200) Entries: 153/163 There was more than 5,000 in the pot when Andrea Agnoletto bet 3,300 with the on the board after the turn. Nikolaos Zacharakis called and the river completed the board. Agnoletto quickly checked. Zacharakis bet 5,000 and Agnoletto tanked for about a minute before he called. Zacharakis turned over…

Set of Sevens for Demosthenous

Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 148/155 The Day 1a field has already blossomed to 155 entries with 148 players in their seats a little more than midway through Level 2. Demos Demosthenous is one of the players off to a hot start after the following hand. Marco Basta opened for 400 from early position and…

BOM Tables Day 1A

Two Levels, Six Busts

Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 147/153 With a few more minutes on the clock in the 2nd level, we already lost 6 players. The players that have to re-enter if they want to continue in their quest to capture the trophy are Nimi Cohen Dario Nettolo Meir Shafian Mohamed Ramadan Lavi Haim Tanel Evert

King for a Day

Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 133/1142 Players are excited about the start of the €500,000 guaranteed €600 Main Event at Casino Malta. One player in Liran Derei Moshe is a self-proclaimed King for the day as he dressed to the part. One player nearby said that Moshe was the “King of the Burgers” perhaps referencing…

A Word About Today’s Structure

Today’s game is all about survival until only 15% of the field remains standing. It’s an intense battle where every player fights tooth and nail for a chance to secure a spot in the money and advance to Day 2. Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled ride as we go through approximately 16 to 19 levels,…

Aces Full for Castiglione

Level 1: 100/100 Entries: 114/117 Amir Assal bet 1,100 into a pot of around double this with the on the board after the turn and was called by both Meir Shafian and Stefano Castiglione. More action came after the river completed the board. Assal bet 2,500. Shafian called before Castiglione jammed for 22,000. Assal folded…

First Busts and Over 100

Level 1: 100/100 (100) Entries: 111/113 With the first minutes being played, we already have two players out the door – Tanel Evert and Lavi Haim Sorry, we didn’t catch the hands as we just got a coffee to get us started. But we’re happy to report that we have over 100 players in the…