Gaines Eventually Gets Eliminated

Level 17: 2,000/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 136/747 Glen Gaines had three-bet jammed in the cutoff for 51,000 over the 13,000-chip open-raise of Damian Bugai in middle position. Bugai took some moments to think the situation over before committing a call with the covering stack. Glen Gaines: Damian Bugai: No face cards appeared on the board and…

Barone Bets Nuts

Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 147/747 Claudio Barone in early position and Massimiliano Platania in the next seat over had created a pot of 130,000 chips when they checked through the turn of . The river then fell and Barone made a bet of 45,000. Platania mulled it over for a bit before making the…

Pontos Can Only Laugh

Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 150/747 With a completed board of on the table, Beniamino Ciotta made a bet of 20,000 chips out of the big blind into a pot of 73,000 chips. His opponent was Panteleimon Pontos, who threw in a call from under the gun and was shown for a rivered two pair.…

Peluso Puts Pressure on Gaines

Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 158/747 A modest pot of 23,000 had been brewed between Fabio Peluso in the big blind and Glen Gaines on the button. The board had been dealt up until the turn and read when Peluso checked and Gaines made a bet of 13,000. Peluso then raised to 36,000 and Gaines…

Massari resurrection: from 18k to 2 times average

Livello 2.000/4.000/4.000 164/747 entries Sale da 18.000 a 260.000 chips (l’average è 136.000) nel giro di un paio di livelli Marco “Il Pro” Massari che sceso vertiginosamente di stack dopo quel colpaccio preso al river che abbiamo raccontato i primi livelli è stato praticamente card dead. “Cercavo di rubare qualche buio ma ricevevo 3bet o…

Grigonis Survives Late-Night Flip

Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 162/747 Audrius Grigonis open-shoved for 53,000 chips from early position and was called by Erik Eisen in the big blind. Audrius Grigonis: Erik Eisen: Eisen’s jacks held strong on the flop, but the turn saw Grigonis take a gigantic lead with top pair. No jack came on the river, resulting…

Saieva out, Padula flight around 500k chips!

Livello 1.000/2.500/2.500 Entries 166/747 Apre Cristian Padula da hijack e Maurizio Saieva con 20x dietro 3betta e trova il call dell’original raiser. Flop: 8-K-A, cbet Padula e call Saieva Turn: 9, jam Padula e chiama ormai corto Saieva. Saieva: 10-8 Padula: A10 River 2 e Saieva deve lasciare il torneo mentre vola sulle 500.000 chip…

Perra Piles In Chips

Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 173/747 Domenico Casamassima opened for 6,500 chips from the hijack before Enrico Perra jammed all-in for 34,500 on the button. Big blind Mindaugas Kriauciunas then four-bet shoved over the top, which forced Casamassima out of the pot and led to a heads-up showdown. Enrico Perra: Mindaugas Kriauciunas: Perra hit a…