Ilyaev Raul Rivers a Flush

Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 156/252 Ilyaev Raul opened from MP to 1,600. In the CO Leonardo Berti called and on the Button Stanislas Fridman called as well. The flop came down and after the initial raiser checked, Berti bet out 2.6. Fridman folded and Raul called the bet. The turn was checked by Raul…

Card Protector

Beg Leads at Second Break

We counted the big stacks during the break. Apostol Beg is the current chip leader with over 115k chips. Name Chips Big Blinds Table Seat Apostol Beg 115,000 383 1 7 Damir Savio 95,000 317 13 2 Giuseppe Grimaldi 95,000 317 5 4 Vladimir Minarik 95,000 317 20 4 Itamar Nachshon 95,000 317 7 6…

Water BOM

A Surprisingly Sober Battle of Malta

As we strolled around the tables, we meticulously kept track of the beverages the players were enjoying. And here’s what our tally revealed: Coffees: a whopping 11 Waters: an impressive 41 Pepsi: a modest 3 Red Bull: a mere 2 Pineapple Juice: a solitary 1 Beer: can you believe it, just 1! Only one beer,…

Chip Protector Squid

First Break, First Counts

During the first break, we eyeballed all the big stacks. This is our list of the players with the most chips after the first three levels: Name Chips Big Blinds Table Seat Amir Assal 85,000 283 4 4 Moni Azoulay 70,000 233 17 2 Stephen Connor 65,000 217 15 4 Dario Minieri 65,000 217 14…

BOM Tables Day 1A

Two Levels, Six Busts

Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 147/153 With a few more minutes on the clock in the 2nd level, we already lost 6 players. The players that have to re-enter if they want to continue in their quest to capture the trophy are Nimi Cohen Dario Nettolo Meir Shafian Mohamed Ramadan Lavi Haim Tanel Evert

A Word About Today’s Structure

Today’s game is all about survival until only 15% of the field remains standing. It’s an intense battle where every player fights tooth and nail for a chance to secure a spot in the money and advance to Day 2. Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled ride as we go through approximately 16 to 19 levels,…

First Busts and Over 100

Level 1: 100/100 (100) Entries: 111/113 With the first minutes being played, we already have two players out the door – Tanel Evert and Lavi Haim Sorry, we didn’t catch the hands as we just got a coffee to get us started. But we’re happy to report that we have over 100 players in the…