Spidridon Shoves It All

Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000) Entries: 41/1,814 On a turn of , Nikolaou Spidridon made a small bet of 45,000 from the big blind. Nicola Ciraolo raised to 135,000 in the cutoff and Spidridon put in the call. The turn then rolled off, which saw Spidridon lead all-in for 365,000. Ciraolo mulled it over for a…

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Loizos Loses Short Stack

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 41/1,814 Anargyros Loizos was one of the handful of Greek players still remaining. While his friend, Fotios Ntamaris found a double-up recently, the fate was far different from a smiling Loizos who hit the rail in 45th place before several others followed him in quick succession. Loizos three-bet jammed his…

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Ntamaris Fades Hearts to Double

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 45/1,814 Modestas Kryzanauskas opened for 50,000 chips on the button and Fotios Ntamaris defended his big blind. Ntamaris then check-raised all-in on the flop for 365,000 chips and Kryzanauskas called it off. Fotios Ntamaris: Modestas Kryzanauskas: Ntamaris’ straight remained the best hand as Kryzanauskas’ flush draw bricked on the runout,…

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Pace Hero Calls for Tournament Life

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 45/1,814 Luke Pace limped in from the small blind and Filippo Busatto checked his option in the big blind. Pace then check-called Busatto’s 25,000 bet on the flop, as well as the 30,000 bet on the turn. On the river Busatto put Pace all-in for his final 145,000 chips and…

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A Case of Mistaken Identity

Lithuanian poker players are a well traveled bunch and they roam in packs. It’s rare to see just one or two Lithuanians at an overseas poker event, if you see one there’s probably at least a dozen of them in the event. The Battle of Malta is a popular event with players from northern Europe,…

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Zisis Adds To His Stack

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 45/1,814 Vasileios Zisis started day 3 as the chip leader with a 1,6 million stack. He opened yet another pot and Mariusz Janczarski flatted from the small blind. Janczarski check-raised the 65,000 bet to 180,000 on the flop and got a call from Zisis. The turn was another diamond which…

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Zube Doubles Against Big Stack

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 45/1,814 Egidijus Zube got in his stack of 305,000 chips from the small blind against start-of-day chipleader Vasileios Zisis on the button. Egidijus Zube: Vasileios Zisis: Zube flopped top set on , but the turn brought Zisis some outs. The river failed to bring in Broadway, however, and Zube happily…

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