Lions, Tigers, and Bears… Oh My!

Yesterday, we noticed Liran Derei Moshe playing the part of a king in the Main Event. While the King is gone (but not forgotten) today we didn’t notice him in the poker room. However, we did instead notice one of the kings of the jungle in play with Yair Orbach playing a Main Event satellite…

Two Pair Good for Ritano

Level 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 212/241 Sergio Ritano checked before Eliyahu Yamin bet 6,500 into a pot of 10,000 with the on the board after the turn. Ritano tanked for about a minute before he called. Both players checked the river. Yamin turned over the for the top pair. However, Ritano won the pot with…

Amir Assal in Front After First Break

During the first break, we eyeballed the biggest stack in the Main Event and by the looks of it, Amir Assal is in the lead with more than three times the starting stack. Those are the biggest stacks right now:   Name Chips Big Blinds Table Seat Amir Assal 90,000 300 4 2 Giuseppe Florio…

First Break

Day 1b players are on their first break. We will update with the biggest stacks around the room during all of the breaks today including this one. Blinds will increase to 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante when the action resumes.

Panarello Doubles With Kings Against Queens

Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 182/194 In the middle of the tournament area we just witnessed a substantial clash between Mario Panarello and Andrea Mussumarra. After three raises back and forth before the flop, there were 12k in the middle with the board showing . Mussumarra checked from the Small Blind and Panarello moved all-in…

Domicoli Rivers a Flush

Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 173/185 Giuseppe Domicoli fired out for 4,600 into a pot of 7,000 with the on the board after the river. Domenico Condo tanked for about 30 seconds before he called. Domicoli turned over the for a rivered flush. Condo didn’t have anything better as he mucked his hand and Domicoli…

Set of Fish Hooks for Vaqnin

Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 156/162 Meir Vaqnin fired out for 6,500 into a pot of 15,000 with the on the board after the river. Marco D’Amico went into the tank for about a minute before he called. Vaqnin immediately turned over the for a set of jacks to win an early pot, while D’Amico…