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I was thrilled to witness the festivites at Table 69. Alessandro Marano opened to 2,300 from UTG+1, and Carmelo Contursi (Hi-jack), Ioannis Kritsotakis (Cut-off), Vincenzo Scarfogliero (Button), Taago Tamm (Small Blind), and Alessio Vichi (Big Blind) all made the call. “What a treat,” I was thinking to myself; six players to the flop meant we were in for some big action.

Action on the 8♦6♠Q♠ flop went check-check-check-check-check-check. Action on the K♣ went check-check-check-check-check-check. Action on the J♦ went check-check-check-check-fold-fold. “Nuts,” Tamm joked as he revealed his J♣5♣ holdings, which indeed were the best hand. I got to say, the hand didn’t live up to my expectations.

The initial reason why I visited this particular table was to greet Krzysztof Chmielowski. The Polack was the Day 1b chip leader during the 2025 Battle of Malta Spring Edition, and between then and now, he’s also managed to score a second-place finish in the 2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn €1,500 Main Event.

Krzysztof Chmielowski