Level 22: 10,000/15,000 (15,000) Entries: 43/285 After an absolutely ridiculous bubble (which has to be some kind of record), the 43 survivors have now bagged their chips for Day 2. It’s currently 06:28 when I’m writing this; I’m laughing, crying, and experiencing emotions I’ve never felt before. Let’s see if my brain still works as…
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 44/285 Below is a table displaying various activitíes, and how long they take on average. Activity Time Swin between Malta and Greece 15 days For paint to dry 1-2 weeks For me to solve Rubik’s Cube 3-4 weeks A good Whiskey to age 3-18 years For the bubble to burst…
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 45/285 A short-stacked Palina Mankevich moved all in for 51,000 UTG. After seven players folded, Luis Marthino snap-called from the Big Blind. Palina Makevich: Luis Marthino: Mankevich was trailing, but the brought some hope. Things looked even more likely on the turn. Sadly for her, though, it was a severe…
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 48/285 Seated UTG, John Jaffke clicked it to 12,000. Action then folded all the way to Francesco Piro, who moved all in for 122,000 from the Small Blind. After Jorge Gomez folded his Big Blind, Jaffke made the call. Francesco Piro: John Jaffke: It was a classic coin flip situation,…
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 51/285 Action folded all the way to Gustav Frigast, who min-raised to 12,000 from the Button. Seated in the Big Blind, Pablo Molina was the sole caller. Molina check-called a 10,000 bet from Frigast on the flop. Both players then checked the turn. Molina completed the check trifecta on the…
Level 17: 2,000/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 56/285 Action folded all the way to Anton Herrmann, who made it 13,000 from the Small Blind. Big Blind-player Attila Zab took a peek at his holdings before moving all in for roughly 100,000. Herrmann couldn’t have made the call any faster. Attila Zab: Anton Herrmann: Even though his queen…
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 59/285 Action folded all the way to Matthieu Van De Zande, who opened to 8,000 from the Cut-off. Then, seated on the Button, Mike Maas three-bet to 25,000. For good measure, Istvan Magyar four-bet to 82,000 from the Small Blind. “Not too much action,” Van De Zande thought, and moved…
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 70/285 Davide Iannaco opened to 10,000 UTG+1. Seated right next to him, Francesco D’aniello three-bet to 33,000 from the Lo-jack. Things would get even crazier as Pablo De Heredia moved all in from the Cut-off, putting both of his opponents at risk. Iannaco quickly folded before D’aniello made the call.…
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 70/285 Yet another break, yet another look around the room for the five biggest stacks. Play will soon resume on Level 16. Player Chips Big Blinds Athony Hughes 436,000 109 Christopher Barclay 329,000 82 Yamen Ghanem 322,000 81 Javier Estivill 307,000 77 Herli Olop 295,000 74
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 76/285 Hugo Da Silva moved all in for 27,000 from UTG+1, and Jean Muscat made the call from the Lo-jack. Then, short-stacked Salvatore Salvino moved all in for 22,000 from the Small Blind. Things didn’t stop there, as Javier Estivill re-shoved, effectively forcing Muscat all in for an additional 120,000.…