Smith Sends Sokolovs Home

Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 310/740 Aleksejs Sokolovs had gotten his final 30,000 chips in from the big blind against Robert Smith in the hijack. Aleksejs Sokolovs: Robert Smith: The final ace came on the flop, leaving Sokolovs with only runner-runner Broadway outs. However, he was drawing dead when the turn appeared and he said…

Guerrero Makes Crazy Hero Call to Bust Di Marco

Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 315/737 On a completed board of , Antonio Guerrero checked to Giuseppe Di Marco on the button. With 26,000 chips in the middle, Di Marco shipped all-in for 29,500 chips. Guerrero thought long and hard with the covering stack, but after a few minutes, he tossed in a call to…

Ritano Rakes With Eights

Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 332/735 Sergio Ritano and Handra Luvaro were heads-up on a flop of . With 9,000 chips in the middle, Ritano checked to Luvaro, who made a bet of 4,500. Ritano made the call for the to appear on the turn. Luvaro sized up to 8,500, but Ritano still stuck around…

Gandolfo Gets Clock Called Preflop

Level 10: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 344/731 Kostadin Mihaylov raised to the minimum of 2,000 on the button before Sergio Gandolfo made it 7,300 to go in the small blind. Big blind Bo Liu then four-bet to 17,500, after which Mihaylov made a quick fold. Gandolfo was less quick, however, and spent several minutes before time…

Bougioukas Gets Full Value

Level 10: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 351/724 Picking up the action on a turn of , Stylianos Bougioukas made a bet of 10,000 into a pot of roughly 22,000 chips from the small blind. He received a call from Mirko Sepak under the gun, after which the river completed the board. Bougioukas shipped in his stack…

The Dark Knight Rises Again

The final side event to get underway on this busy Saturday at the Battle of Malta is the €220 Dark Knight, a turbo structured event, which runs on a 20-minute clock and gives players a 20,000 starting stack. This tournament is one of the favourites at the Battle of Malta and is scheduled on several…

Iannaco Back to Start

Level 10: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 361/719 Alex Ortega had opened from middle position when Davide Iannaco three-bet to 8,000 from the small blind. Ortega then four-bet jammed all-in, covering Iannaco’s stack of roughly 40 big blinds. Iannaco went deep into the tank but eventually took one final look at his cards and tossed them into…

Bellies Full, Action Underway

All Day 1c players have taken back their seats and cards are back in the air. In the meantime, the turbo flight of Day 1d has reached Level 4 with 80 entries on the clock. Tutti i giocatori del Day 1c hanno ripreso posto e le carte sono tornate a girare. Nel frattempo, il turbo…