Level 16: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 191/1,216 All the action was done and dusted when I got to the board reading . Aladin Mrkaljevic was counting out a huge double for Nico Pohl when Pohl’s pocket deuces turned quads to crush the pocket queens for Mrkaljevic. It wasn’t quite death by quads as Mrkaljevic had a…
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 210/1,216 Stewart Kirby made it 8,000 to go from the cutoff, and it folded around to big blind Angelo Morrone, who shoved a smaller stack. Kirby snapped it off and was way ahead with ace-king against nine-four of hearts. The board of missed both players so the big slick held…
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 256/1,216 Sefano Casciello opened early to 6,000 and it folded around to Franca Luana Bonsignore on the cutoff. She asked for a count, then shoved a bigger stack. Casciello called quickly and it was a race between pocket nines for Bonsignore against for Casciello. The board of was clean for…
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 272/1,216 The flop was already dealt showing and Giuseppe Di Bella bet 10k after a couple of checks. Simone Salis called from the cutoff before Steve Conti shoved all in from the big blind. Everyone folded except for Salis, who called with a gutshot holding five-three. Conti’s hand was mucked…
We just confirmed with the tournament director that blinds will roll back to start tomorrow’s Day 2 to 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante. This is due to Day 1a ending on this blind level. Blinds also increase to one hour in length to provide an even deeper structure the rest of the way.
Antoine Stackowiak Ovidiu Dorin Barna Ovidiu Dorin Barna Giuseppe Domicoli Rafael Wadl Rafael Wadl Ovidiu Dorin Barna Antoine Stackowiak Rafael Wadl
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 294/1,216 Name Chips BB Toni Zengovski 335,000 112 Thomas Pearn 265,000 88 Alberto Cigliano 230,000 77 Marco Macis 225,000 75 Peter Brackley 215,000 72 Ludovich Geilich 215,000 72 Franca Bonsignore 200,000 67 Antoine Stackowiak 200,000 67 MIchael Altena 180,000 60 Roderick Macneil 165,000 55
Late registration is closed for the turbo Day 1e flight. An impressive total of 279 entries got into the mix with 39 of those players slated to head into tomorrow’s Day 2 already in the money. This isn’t the last chance saloon as that takes place tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. with the final opening…
Players are on a 30-minute break instead of the usual 20-minute break. This is due to the fact that there are so many players and a chip race for the 100-denominated chips will take place during the break. Blinds will increase to 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante when the action resumes.