Pontos Can Only Laugh

Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 150/747 With a completed board of on the table, Beniamino Ciotta made a bet of 20,000 chips out of the big blind into a pot of 73,000 chips. His opponent was Panteleimon Pontos, who threw in a call from under the gun and was shown for a rivered two pair.…

Peluso Puts Pressure on Gaines

Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 158/747 A modest pot of 23,000 had been brewed between Fabio Peluso in the big blind and Glen Gaines on the button. The board had been dealt up until the turn and read when Peluso checked and Gaines made a bet of 13,000. Peluso then raised to 36,000 and Gaines…

Grigonis Survives Late-Night Flip

Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 162/747 Audrius Grigonis open-shoved for 53,000 chips from early position and was called by Erik Eisen in the big blind. Audrius Grigonis: Erik Eisen: Eisen’s jacks held strong on the flop, but the turn saw Grigonis take a gigantic lead with top pair. No jack came on the river, resulting…

Perra Piles In Chips

Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 173/747 Domenico Casamassima opened for 6,500 chips from the hijack before Enrico Perra jammed all-in for 34,500 on the button. Big blind Mindaugas Kriauciunas then four-bet shoved over the top, which forced Casamassima out of the pot and led to a heads-up showdown. Enrico Perra: Mindaugas Kriauciunas: Perra hit a…

Vella “Finally” Wins

Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 178/747 With 30,000 chips already in the middle, Ernestas Degtiariovas’ stack of 60,000 chips went in on a flop of from under the gun. His opponent was Mark Vella in middle position, who had the covering stack. Ernestas Degtiariovas: Mark Vella: It was nearly the best-case scenario for Degtiariovas, whose…

Thamotharam Finds Double at Last Second

Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 189/747 Varun Thamotharam jammed all-in from early position for 28,000 chips and the action folded to Adrian Panko in the big blind, who asked for a count and then made the call. Varun Thamotharam: Adrian Panko: Panko nodded his head as the runout saw Thamotharam win with top pair. He…

Day 1d Numbers Finalized

Day 1d Turbo was entered a total of 160 times, leaving 24 players to try and secure a bag and a min-cash at the end of the day. At the time of writing, 67 players are still enjoying their fast-paced poker adventure. Il Day 1d Turbo ha visto un totale di 160 iscrizioni, lasciando 24…

Abel-Kader Doubles Through Montagno

Level 14: 1,000/2,500 (2,500) Entries: 203/747 Gaetano Montagno and Mohamed Abdel-Kader arrived on a flop of . With some chips already in the pot, the stacks flew in the middle, with Abdel-Kader’s 92,000 chips being at risk. Mohamed Abdel-Kader: Gaetano Montagno: The turn left Montagno drawing dead against Abdel-Kader’s set of jacks, and the river…