Uri Gilboa Takes Out Two With One Strike

Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 66/353 Rain Moelderkivi went all-in for 33k (a tad over 8 big blinds) from middle position and in the small blind Uri Gilboa called. Behind him in the big blind Alexandru Borcan only had half a big blind left and also called the all-in. Showdown: Rain Moelderkivi: Uri Gilboa: Alexandru…

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Michele Iracani Takes Out Jan Maciej

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 73/353 Over at Table 8, Michele Iracani just managed to eliminate Jan Maciej. The two were all-in before the flop for roughly 12 big blinds each. Iracani hat while Maciej was on the come with . The board improved both players’ holdings: and with his set, Iracani won the pot…

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Big Slick Good for Lazauninkas

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 75/353 Gytis Lazauninkas came from Lithuania to the Battle of Malta with more than two dozen Lithuanians he has in his long-term staking stable. Lazauninkas wasn’t able to get much going on Day 1a and had a rough start today when he lost his first bullet. His second Day 1b…

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Ryder Cracks Aces

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 78/353 Balazs Onodi bet 8,000 into a multiway limped pot after the flop before Daniel Ryder jacked it up to 25,000. By this time the other players were out of the way and Onodi jammed for around 70,000. Ryder called and the cards were turned over. Balazs Onodi: Daniel Ryder:…

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“Ciao Bello”

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 81/353 Roberto Lollio three-bet jammed for around a starting stack and was called by Sebastiano Caruso. Roberto Lollio: Sebastiano Caruso: Lollio was one pair behind and was unable to buck the odds to stay alive on Day 1b after no love came on the board to hit the rail. “Ciao…

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Time to Stretch

Players are on a 20-minute break. This could in theory be the final one of the day with 83 players remaining and 53 (or less) players advancing to Sunday’s Day 2 through the Day 1b field with at least a min-cash in hand. We will be updating the biggest stacks from around the room during…

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Karakausis Folds to Roch’s Pressure

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 89/353 At Table 13 Georgios Karakausis opened from the cutoff to 4,000 and in the small blind Alexis Roch called. The flop came down rather monotonously: . After a check, Karakausis bet 7,000, and Roch called. On the turn Roch came out betting 13,000 and Karakausis quickly called. The river…

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