Kirby’s Ace-King Holds

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…

Bonsignore Wins the Race

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…

Some Big Stacks from Break

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  

39 Advance Through Turbo Day 1e

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…

30-Minute Break

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.

Bozza Finds His Ten

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 324/1216 Luciano Chiavaro opened the betting to 4,000 from the hijack before Alessandro Spata shoved from the cutoff for 23,500. Francesco Bozza was in the small blind and asked for a count before flat-calling to leave about 10k behind. Chiavaro mucked his hand, and Spata looked good for the double…