Cowboys Hold for Aahlund

Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000) Entries: 146/5,799 We caught up in a hand where Daniel Heredi had his last 445,000 in the middle, as did Niklas Aahlund with his 1,010,000 stack. Nils Jarefjall was also involved and had both players covered. Daniel Heredi: Niklas Aahlund: Nils Jarefjall: Kings were good for Aahlund to double through Jarefjall…

Ladies Event Begins

The €150 FLIP (Fantastic Ladies in Poker) event has just begun in the Eden Arena, with 45 players seated when the clock was started. There were initially not enough tables to accommodate all the ladies who wanted to play and at least twenty were left waiting for more space to become available. After just a…

Brutal Ending for Decesare

Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000) Entries: 165/5,799 Shaun Decesare shared his brutal ending during the break. Decesare, who began the hand with 20 big blinds, broke down the betting action as follows: Decesare called a min-raise from the small blind with and flopped a full house on the flop. His opponent bet two big blinds and…

Adios, Aurevoir, Auf Wiedersehen, Tot Ziens, Addiju!

Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000) Entries: 167/5,799 More players have now become former participants of the Main Event, this next consignment, finishing 168th-199th all collect €2,950. The players who bust next (144th-167th) will receive €3,260 Position Player Payout (€) 168 James Paris €2,950 169 Domenico Fazio €2,950 170 Ashley Scott €2,950 171 Claudio Barone €2,950 172…

Shearing Busy Cheering on the Turn

Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000) Entries: 167/5,799 Tens proved to be fatal for Claudio Barone moments ago and tens just cost Ivan Furniet Martinez a chunk as he doubled up Robert Shearing as follows. Martinez opened to 60,000 from under the gun before Shearing three-bet jammed for 605,000 from middle position. Dawid Bartosz tanked for about…

Barone Runs Tens Into Norvock’s Jacks

Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000) Entries: 169/5,799 James Norvock started the day with one of the shorter stacks of 195,000 and has recently become a chip millionaire while sending Claudio Barone to the rail as follows: Norvock three-bet jammed for 680,000. Barone paused for less than a minute before he called off his stack of around…

No Phones On The Table!

The no phone on the table is being announced by the tournament floor before every event, but why is that so? The answer is that it is the result of new rules that the TDA (Tournament Directors’ Association) brought in recently, which is a measure being taken to improve game security.  There have been recent…

Jooijer Delivers Bad Beat to Dobos

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 183/5,799 Jozeph Dobos got his 10+ big blinds in good against Berend Jooijer. Jozeph Dobos: Berend Jooijer: Dobos’s cowboys were cracked and his stack headed over to Jooijer to his dismay after an ace showed it face on the runout. Berend Jooijer – 1.6 million Jozeph Dobos – 0