Day 1g Chip Counts

Day 1g attracted a staggering 1,990 entries. Below are the chip counts for those 298 who made it through to Day 2. Position Name Chips 1 Krisztian Mark Kis 1,293,000 2 Victor Segura Azanon 1,158,000 3 Battista Locati 1,012,000 4 Angelos Michael 967,000 5 Alexander Neumann 964,000 6 Lior Sahar 926,000 7 Luis Fernando Fontes…

That’s a Wrap; the Bubble has Burst

Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 299/1,990 After a somewhat surprising long hand-by-hand session (considering how many players were remaining), the bubble has now burst, sending the 299 survivors into Day 2. They’re all guaranteed a minimum cash amount; however, said amount won’t be determined until Day 2 starts. There were a few interesting spots during…

Good Evening, Ladies

Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000) Entries: 339/1,990 Players are busting at a rapid speed; it’ll only be a matter of minutes before hand-by-hand play commences. After an initial opening from Robert Dascalescu in the Hi-jack, Nicola Pezzullo moved all in for 70,000 from the Big Blind. Dascalescu snap-called. Nicola Pezzullo: Robert Dascalescu: Dascalescu was trailing, and…

Current State of Play

Below is the current state of play. Day 1g of the €600 Main Event is playing down to 299 players, while Day 1h will send 43 players to Day 2. The NLH Mas Event was won by Claus Spickermann, who secured €5,980 after a three-way deal. Paul Stewart won the Mystery Siege of Malta for…

Oren Not Awarded

Level 14: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 481/1,990 Action folded all the way to Ben Oren, who min-raised to 8,000 from the Button. Ben Miller then moved all in for 101,000 from the Big Blind. Oren, who perhaps played 95,000 in total, made the call after a couple minute’s worth of consideration. Ben Miller: Ben Oren: Oren…

Koopman’s Collaboration

Level 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 625/1,990 Tobias Hollerer min-raised to 6,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, Frank Koopman was the sole caller. Koopman check-called a 7,000 bet from Hollerer on the flop. Action went check-check on the turn, and on the river, Koopman fired a 13,000 bet. Hollerer made the call within…

Chip Counts

Level 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 657/1,990 The players have just returned from a 20-minute break. It has been announced that play will conclude when 299 remain. Below are some of the biggest stacks I was able to identify in the room. Player Chips Big Blinds Lior Sahar 556,000 185 Max Crespo 505,000 168 Evangelos Argyris…

Pumpkin Post

The Day of the Dead is nearly over and there have been countless tournament life deaths today, but none of their relatives visited the graves of the fallen. Its also my last post of this very long day, which still has a long way to go, but the blog will continue, authored by my esteemed…