Day 1a of the €600 Main Event attracted 285 entries. Below are the chip counts of those 43 who made it through to Day 2. Position Name Chips 1 Athony Hughes 1,168,000 2 Nicola Karl 965,000 3 Herli Olop 913,000 4 Luis Marthino 742,000 5 Pablo De Heredia 665,000 6 Jorge Gomez 645,000 7 Pablo…
DetailsLevel 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…
DetailsLevel 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…
DetailsLevel 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…
DetailsLevel 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,…
DetailsLevel 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…
DetailsLevel 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…
DetailsLevel 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…
DetailsLevel 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.…
DetailsLevel 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
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