Domenico Postorino Spikes a Lucky Double Up

Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 187/1,992 Let’s talk about the luck factor once more. Let’s ask Domenico Postorino about it! Over at table 12 Postorino raised from middle position to 13k and in the big blind Marios Stefani moved all-in for effectively 120k. Postorino needed a long time to make his decision but eventually, he…

Field Day 2

We’re Under 200

Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 198/1,992 By now the Main Event is down to less than 200 players with 40 minutes left in the 17th level. After that level there will be a break of 20 minutes and the remaining players will come back for the next five levels of the day.

Amir Assal Gets it in Good, Busts Regardless

Level 16: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 258/1,992 Poker is simple and sometimes brutal. Amir Assal just got rivered out of the tournament. The hand began with some player opening from late position and Federico Petruzzelli re-raising to 50k from the small blind. Behind him, Amir Assal, who had only 40k left, called the re-raise, and the…

Robert Pirie Back in Business

Level 16: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 275/1,992 Robert Pirie was among the chip leaders for quite a while during Day 1b, but only bagged an average amount of chips. We just saw him win a substantial pot against David Keuftedjian. With 70k in the middle, the board read and Keuftedjian had bet out 25k. Pirie moved…

299 Players Returning

We have 299 players left. All are in the money, albeit the exact payout will only be available in a few minutes. Shortly past 7pm we will start Day 2 with the Shuffle Up and Deal. Today we’re playing seven levels, each one hour, starting with 2,500 / 5,000 blinds. Every two levels, players will…