“This Time I Had a Flush”

  Level 8: 400/800 (800) Entries: 147/252 Hassan Nima four-bet to 12,000 from the cutoff and was called by Antoine Talvard from the big blind. Talvard check-called a bet of 5,500 on the flop by Nima before both players opted to check the turn. Talvard paused for a few moments after the river paired the…

Set of Treys for Cilia

Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 156/250 Stanislovas Vinicenka effectively jammed into a pot of more than 20,000 with the on the board. Roberto Cilia paused for about 25 seconds before he called off his stack of 16,800. Vinicenka turned over the for top two pair. Despite being a strong hand, it wasn’t strong enough as…

Second Break

Players are on a second 20-minute break. Blinds will increase to 300/600 with a big blind ante of 600 before progressing to 400/800 with a big blind ante of 800. There will be another 20-minute break after these two levels. Then two more blind levels will be played before players will head on a 75-minute…

Beg Busts Kokoszka

Level 6: 200/500 (500) Entries: 153/232 Tomasz Kokoszka jammed for about 10,000 into a pot of a bit more with the on the board after the river. Apostol Beg quickly called and the cards were turned over. Kokoszka turned over the for a bricked flush draw and two pair with nines over fives. His stack…

Jacks Better Than Tens for Micallef

Level 6: 300/600 (600) Entries: 160/227 Matthew Micallef jammed for 13,5000 over the open by Leonardo Berti. Raul Ilyaev cold-called before Berti folded. Matthew Micallef: Raul Ilyaev: Micallef’s tens held up on the runout to double his stack instead of hitting the rail. Matthew Micallef – 35,000 Raul Ilyaev – 20,000

Ladies Good for Kertikidis

Level 5: 200/400 (400) Entries: 168/219 Stephen Connor check-called a bet of 6,500 by Konstantinos Kertikidis into a pot of around 13,000 and the on the board after the turn. Both players checked after the river brought three clubs on the board. Connor turned over the . “Nice hand,” Connor said to Kertikidis as he…

Paris’ Two Pair Counterfeited

Level 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 166/207 James Paris checked with the on the board before Traian-Niko Gemanariu bet 6,500 into a pot of around 13,000. Paris jammed for 16,500 and Germanariu tanked for two minutes before he called. Paris turned over the for a flopped two pair. However, his two pair was counterfeited on the…

More Than 200 Entries!

Level 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 167/202 The Day 1a field has grown to more than 200 entries and counting with late registration not closing for a while until the start of Level 11. A total of 35 of those players already found the rail including Nimi Cohen is already on his fourth bullet of the…

Zitelli Bricks His Flush Draw

Level 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 160/182 Massimo Bruno check-called a bet of around half the pot of 3,500 by Vincenzo Zitelli with the on the board after the turn. The river completed the board and Bruno checked again. Zitelli jammed for 3,500 and Bruno snap-called. Bruno turned over the for the top pair. This got…