Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 23/154 Mansour Diop was the unfortunate player to bubble Day 1a. Big stack Tayfun Rodoplu opened the hijack with a limp and he was called by both players in the blinds. The flop came and it checked to Rodoplu who bet 6,000. The small blind got out of the way,…
The action is down to just 24 players with the day ending with 23 players in the money. Check out the three-table Day 1a seat draw below with Tayfun Rudoplu holding the chip lead. Table Seat Player Chips Big Blinds 33 1 Tayfun Rodoplu 713,000 178 33 2 Alessandro D’amore 168,000 42 33 3 Julien…
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 29/154 The action was picked up on the flop reading with both players Cory Desmond and Cory Desmond to the turn. They checked again to the river where Hassan fired 27,000 and forced the fold from Desmond. Ori Hassan – 126,000 Cory Desmond – 110,000
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 29/154 Ulf Andersson jammed for about 10 big blinds from the hijack before Brian Calleja three-bet shoved the button for around 100,000. The action paused on Marian Ivanov, who eventually also got into the mix for his final 69,000. Ulf Andersson: Marian Ivanov: Brian Calleja: Andersson looked as if he…
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 30/154 Antonio Papa got things going with a bet to 6k from the button, and Oliver Said called from the big blind. The flop came and Said checked to Papa who bet 6,500 but then had to muck when Said shoved over the bet with a covering stack. Oliver Said…
Julien Stropoli held the chip lead at the break. Check out some of the biggest stacks from around the room among the final 31 Day 1a players. Player Chips Big Blinds Julien Stropoli 457,000 152 Marian Ivanov 382,500 128 Angelo Barone 213,000 71 Tayfun Rodoplu 179,000 60 Yvonne Stiedl 163,000 54 Oliver Said 152,000 51…
The final 31 players went on a 20-minute break. Whether or not this is the last one depends on whether eight more players will hit the rail in the two hours that follow after the break. Stacks are still deep despite the blinds will increase to 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. We will…
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 31/154 2018 Battle of Malta Main Event winner Julien Stropoli is hoping to become the first two-time winner and is off to a hot start to the event in Day 1a. Both Dan Sfarlea and Stropoli checked the flop before Stropoli checked again on the turn. Sfarlea bet 18,000 into a…