Petrou Holds With Cowboys

Level 29: 40,000/80,000 (80,000) Entries: 56/5,799 Berend Hooijer opened for 200,000 from middle position before Panagiotis Petrou called from one seat over. Benoit Kuhn three-bet to 625,000 from the hijack. Hooijer paused for a few moments before he folded, while Petrou opted to jam for 1,160,000. Kuhn snap-called and wished his opponent good luck. Panagiotis…

Bubble Bursts in Ladies Event

Today’s FLIP Ladies Event, which had a sizeable field of 121 starters, has just reached the in-the-money stage, with the remaining 17 players all guaranteed a min cash of at least €250. First prize is €3,860. Fantastic Ladies in Poker founder Daiva Byrne who is hosting the event, is still in, as is Gia Carnestrom,…

Straight for Khazaradze

Level 29: 40,000/80,000 (80,000) Entries: 57/5,799 Ivane Khazaradze bet 800,000 into a pot of a bit more with the on the board after the turn. Lorenzo Arduini check-called and checked again after the river completed the board. Khazaradze jammed for 990,000. Adruini quickly called and tabled the before quickly turning them upside down. Khazardadze tabled…

Jakub Szczotka Wins IPC Deepstack

The first event to come to a conclusion today was the €400 NLH IPC Deepstack. There were a total of 96 entries, which was won by Jakub Szczotka from Poland for €8,430. This is the third victory by a Pole at the Battle of Malta Autumn edition. Christian Christandl from Italy was second, with Nikola…

Rieti Triples With Ace-Queen

Level 29: 40,000/80,000 (80,000) Entries: 60/5,799 Luigi Rieti jammed his short stack and before a side pot was created by Konstantinos Karkanidis and Alexandru Farcasanu. Karkanidis checked the eight-high flop before Farcasanu jammed for well more than the 1.8 million Karkanidis had behind. Karkanidis folded and then slammed the table in perceived frustration after the…

“Nice Flop” Doesn’t Lead to Results

Level 29: 40,000/80,000 (80,000) Entries: 63/5,799 Antonio Mirabile jammed his short stack of seven big blinds from the cutoff and was called by Clement Kerrien from the big blind. Antonio Mirabile: Clement Kerrien: “Nice flop,” said Kerrien with a smile with Mirabile with a flush draw on the flop. “Nice turn,” said another player at…