Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000) Entries: 13/1,992 Giorgio Bellanca opened for a min-raise from early position. Roberto Caprio called from the cutoff before Fabian Rolli jacked it up to 680,000 from the button. Bellanca four-bet jammed for a little more than 3 million. Caprio folded and Rolli called. Giorgio Bellanca: Fabian Rolli: Bellanca seemed disgusted and…
The poker action has been fantastic all week long. But for those looking to take a break, DomusBet has an old-school arcade machine with countless retro-games on it. Unlike most arcade machines, this one is free to play. Players have been enjoying it all day today. But if you wait around, you can get your…
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 (60,000) Entries: 19/1,992 David Lappin is one of the co-hosts and founders of The Chip Race podcast alongside Dara O’Kearney. If you haven’t checked it out, it is certainly worth a listen. Unfortunately, The Chip Race host won’t be at the final table, although it is possible he will join me in…
Players are on their second Day 3 break. Blinds will increase to 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante before moving up again to 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 big blind ante. A longer 75-minute dinner break will take place after these two blind levels. We will update all of the chip counts during the break.
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 22/1,992 Massimo Centola open-jammed for 670,000 from the small blind. Edikas Jurgutis asked for a count before he called. Massimo Centola: Edikas Jurgutis: Centola got up from his seat as if ready to leave. He sat back down after his ace connected with the board to double his stack through…
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 22/1,992 Edikas Jurgutis min-raised the button. Andrius Janca three-bet shoved for nearly 3 million. Lahire Roch called off his stack of 1.3 million and Jurgutis called off his stack of 1.1 million for a three-way showdown and two players at risk. Edikas Jurgutis: Lahire Roch: Andrius Janca: Jurgutis tripled up…
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 23/1,992 Giulio Di Salvo jammed for about 10 big blinds from early position before Jon Persent called off his stack of a little less from one seat over. Jon Persent: Giulio Di Salvo: Persent wasn’t able to push ahead on the board and exited the 2023 Battle of Malta Spring…
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 (40,000) Entries: 26/1,992 Rain Moelderkivi jammed from early position for about a dozen big blinds. This got through for a walk but then the next hand he jammed again, this time for 550,000 from under the gun. Victor Fryda called from one seat over and the rest of the table folded. Rain…
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 (40,000) Entries: 27/1,992 James Mercieca opened for 90,000 from middle position and was called by Jon Persent from the cutoff, Dario Minieri from the button, David Lappin from the small blind, and Junyu Liu from the big blind for five players to see the flop. The action was checked over to Merieca,…
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 (40,000) Entries: 29/1,992 Robert Shindler opened for a min-raise from the cutoff. Giorgio Bellanca three-bet to 280,000 from the big blind. Shindler four-bet jammed for nearly 800,000 and Bellanca snap-called. Robert Shindler: Giorgio Bellanca: Shindler was behind but he moved slightly ahead after his five found a friend on the flop. Bellanca…