Set the Tone With a Set

Level 14: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 128/612 Georgios Karakousis fancied an opening to 8,000 UTG. Mariusz Zakowicz decided to see a flop from UTG+1, and Marko Cosic joined the party from the Big Blind. Cosic checked it over to Karakousis on the flop, and Karakousis put out a 25,000 continuation-bet. Within a split second, Zakowicz moved…

Major Hand for Majorino

Level 14: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 132/612 Players are busting left and right; it feels like the bubble is approaching at a rapid speed. Scott Majorino opened to 8,000 UTG. Seated in the Cut-off, Aristotelis Karanasios was the sole caller. Majorino continued the pre-flop aggression with a 10,000 continuation-bet on the flop. Quickly, Karanasios moved all…

The Pinnacle of Brutal Scenarios

Level 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 148/612 Seated UTG, Danilo Bartone min-raised to 6,000. Nicholas Katovsky then three-bet to 18,000 from the Lo-jack. When it came back to Bartone, he announced all in for perhaps 80,000 in total. Bartone nodded and snap-called. Danilo Bartone: Nicholas Katovsky: What a brutal scenario, and the disappointment in Bartone’s eyes…

Knock on Wood

Level 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 154/612 Thomas Woodman opened to 7,000 UTG. Merel Merdzhanov made the call from the Lo-jack before Ib Djervil moved all in for 61,000 from the Button. After receiving the count, Woodman re-shoved, and Merdzhanov folded faster than the speed of light. Ib Djervil: Thomas Woodman: Djervil was way behind, but…

Current State of Play

Below follows a fresh state of play. It’s worth mentioning that the Beer Poker Tour tournament is on the bubble. Time Tournament Name Buy-in Status Entries/Remaining 11:00 Satellite One Shot to BOM €1.5M GTD €60+€10 Finished – 58 tickets awarded 0/582 13:00 BOM Main Event Day 1C 15% into Day 2 €530+€70 In Play –…

Big Stacks at the Break

Level 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 178/612 The remaining 178 players have just returned from a 20-minute break, and they are ready to continue the battle. Roughly half the field has to be eliminated before the top 92 players can bag for Day 2. Below are three of the biggest stacks in the room at this…

In a Different Universe

Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 255/612 Right off the bat, Luca Micalef opened to 7,000 UTG. Michal Wesolowski (UTG+1), Francesco Amendola (Hi-jack), and Pavlos Benakis (Big Blind) all made the call. The dealer was just about to deal the flop, but he accidentally pulled four cards from the top of the deck instead of the…