The 53rd edition of the Italian Poker Sport, with a guaranteed €1 million prize pool, couldn’t have started under better circumstances, as the Main Event of the World Series of Poker Europe is taking place as we write this.
In the last edition, Israeli player Ran Shahar triumphed (CLICK HERE for the full report), taking home €208,500 plus a ticket for the WSOPE Main Event. Who will take home the Eurorounders’ Flower this time around? Let’s find out together!
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Report Day1 A - CLICK HERE
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Report Day1 E - CLICK HERE
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Report Day1 I - CLICK HERE
Report Day2 - CLICK HERE
14 Oct - 18:30 - It's final table time!
At the end of the 32nd level of play, we're down to 9 players on IPS Main Event Final Day! Despite the name, only one Italian player made it to the final table, Alberto Mennone, while Vito Branciforte went out in 11th place after something that looks like a preflop cooler: Vito opens with J-J from the BTN with 18BB, Big Blind defended with 3♠️ 5♠️ and the flop ran J♠️ 9♠️ 6♠️. Check-raise all-in for the Big Blind and call. The board didn't pair, and Vito went out in 11th place.
At the resume, blinds will increase to 200K/400K/400K with a 16.4M average stack. Here's the list of list eliminations before the final table is set:
10. 🇷🇴 Cristian Dinu Cirja – €18,930 (Incl. Ticket)
11. 🇮🇹 Vito Branciforte (Nonno1) – €18,930 (Incl. Ticket)
12. 🇷🇴 Renato Alberto Ardelean – €18,025 (Incl. Ticket)
13. 🇲🇩 Artiom Poddubnii – €7,675
14. 🇨🇿 Josef Šnejberg – €6,850
15. 🇹🇷 Egemen Orhan – €6,850
16. 🇳🇱 Edwin Jonkman – €6,025
And here's the list of all 9 finalists with their respective stacks:
Pos 1. 🇭🇺 Attila Janos Almasi – 11,100,000
Pos 2. 🇩🇪 Martin Johannes Kristeller (Shakkal) – 6,625,000
Pos 3. 🇸🇮 Toni Ravnak – 21,875,000
Pos 4. 🇲🇰 Srdan Martonoski – 20,000,000
Pos 5. 🇹🇷 Serkan Kuru – 12,400,000
Pos 6. 🇮🇹 Alberto Mennone – 17,400,000
Pos 7. 🇸🇰 Juraj Palatinus – 11,725,000
Pos 8. 🇺🇦 Vasyl Pidhrushnyi – 20,625,000
Pos 9. 🇨🇿 Jakub Sterba – 25,675,000
14 Oct - 16:00 - Seat redraw at 16 players left!
After less than two hours of play, the field was reduced to 16 players split into two tables. Michael Hayat was the first eliminated player, followed by all the others, with 5 Italians busted out of 7 left.
We're now ending the 30th level of play with blinds 125K/250K, ante 250K at a 10 million chips average stack (around 40 bigs deep). Here's the list of all eliminations with money prizes:
17. 🇮🇹 Franco Cozzula – 6,025€
18. 🇮🇹 Eugenio Piana – 5,200€
19. 🇨🇿 Lukas Pribyl – 5,200€
20. 🇮🇹 Remo Sterza – 5,200€
21. 🇩🇪 Marco Antonio Natalino – 4,401€
22. 🇮🇹 Giovanni Giudice – 4,401€
23. 🇭🇷 David Sosic – 4,401€
24. 🇮🇹 Domenico Panunzio – 3,625€
25. 🇨🇱 Alfredo Vega Meister – 3,625€
26. 🇮🇱 Michael Hayat – 3,625€
14 Oct - 14:00 - IPS Final Day begins!
14 Oct - 09:00 - Ron Jeda wins IPS High Roller!
The €1,000 buy-in High Roller tournament wrapped up in the early hours of the morning. 122 entries generated 13 paid positions, with a minimum cash prize of €2,087.
Israeli player Ron Jeda is taking the spotlight, who pocketed €38,049, finishing ahead of Germany’s Ahmad Hiyasi, who took second place for €19,249. Below is the full list of all the paid positions.
14 Oct - 03:15 - Artiom Poddubnii is Day2 chip leader!
Day 2 of the IPS Main Event has ended, with many dramatic turnarounds in the final moments. Several key players, mentioned in earlier updates, could not reach the Final Day, including Profiler910 and Abracadabra, the latter having led the chip count at the feature table for much of the tournament.
In the end, the Macedonian player Artiom Poddubnii emerged victorious, the only player to surpass 10 million chips, thanks to the 12,850,000 chips he accumulated by the end of the day. For all the details, photos, interviews, and the seat redraw, you can find everything, as usual, in our daily report at THIS LINK.
14 Oct - 02:00 - Branciforte on fire, Abracadabra still ahead!
We are deep into the 26th level of play, the third-to-last level before the end of the day. With 48 players still at the tables, blinds are at 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante, and the average stack sits at 3 million chips. Since the last update, some shifts have been at the top of the chip count.
Abracadabra remains in the lead with 7.5 million, while Vito Branciforte pulls ahead, securing second place with 7.2 million chips. Below, you’ll find a recap of the hands that propelled him up the provisional rankings. Tatarka holds a solid position with 5 million chips, while Profiler910 has dropped slightly in rank but gained around half a million chips since the last update.
Here's the Top 5 at the moment:
1. 🇺🇦 Abracadabra - 7.5M
2. 🇮🇹 Vito Branciforte - 7.2M
3. 🇮🇹 Alberto Mennone - 5.5M
4. 🇺🇦 Vasyl Pidhrushnyi - 5M
5. 🇨🇿 Tatarka - 5M
6. 🇮🇹 Franco Cozzula - 5M
7. 🇮🇹 Profiler910 - 4M
And here's how Vito Branciforte went up in the count: he opens from the lo-jack with Aces, and the hijack calls with 5-6 suited. The flop comes 7-8-K with two hearts, and Vito holds the Ace of Hearts. The Italian checks, the hijack bets 2.5x, Vito raises to 5.5x, the opponent shoves all in, and Vito calls, holding strong.
On the very next hand, still with blinds at 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 ante, Vito opens the small blind flats, and the big blind goes all-in for 1.1 million with A-9 suited. Vito calls, they go to showdown, and once again, the pot goes to the Italian, who now boasts over 7 million chips.
14 Oct - 00:50 - Abracadabra takes the lead!
We have reached the twenty-fifth level of play here at the Main Poker Room of King’s Resort for Day 2, with 66 players battling at the tables and blinds at 40,000/80,000, ante 80,000. The average stack is now 2,200,000 chips, and in the past hour, the Day 1 chip leader, with the nickname ‘Abracadabra’ from Ukraine, has extended her lead and now holds around 6,000,000 chips.
Play will continue for about half an hour before the last 15-minute break of the day, followed by three more levels before bagging the chips.
In the EPSI Roller, there are 27 players left, and at the moment, there’s a short break for the seat redraw. The next level will be 10,000/20,000, ante 20,000, with an average stack of 450,000 chips, and 13 players will make it to the money
13 Oct - 23:15 - Profiler910 ahead after the break!
Play continues without interruption here at the Main Poker Room of King’s Resort, where we’ve reached the 23rd level of Day 2 of the IPS, with 102 players still in the race. Leading the chip count is Proflier 910, second in chips from Day 1A, with 3.6 million, followed closely by Bogdan Ionut Roman with 3,300,000.
We toured the tables to gather the current top 10. The average stack is around 1,500,000 chips, with blinds at 25K/50K and a 50K ante. Just outside the top 10, we note the presence of Austrian Michael Schmalnauer and Greek Stavros Papasotiriou, both with 2,100,000 chips. At the feature table, Ukrainian AbraKadrabra, the chip leader from Day 1A, is side by side with Italian Giovanni Giudice, as both have about 2,000,000 chips.
Top 10
1. 🇮🇹 Proflier910 - 3.6M (head pic)
2. 🇷🇴 Bogdan Ionut Roman - 3.3M
3. 🇭🇷 David Sosic - 2.7M
4. 🇷🇴 Andrei Alexandru Sasu - 2.8M
5. 🇨🇿 David Novotny - 2.6M
6. 🇷🇸 Milorad Stojisavljevic - 2.6M
7. 🇨🇿 Josef Šnejberg - 2.5M
8. 🇲🇦 Kamal Boughareb - 2.5M
9. 🇨🇿 Michal Skala - 2.5M
10. 🇮🇹 Eugenio Piana - 2.3M
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11. 🇦🇹 Michael Schmalnauer - 2.1M
12. 🇬🇷 Stavros Papasotiriou - 2.1M
13. 🇺🇦 Abracadabra - 2.0M
14. 🇮🇹 Giovanni Giudice - 2.0M
13 Oct - 22:15 - 116 left at the end of level 22!
It was the second break of the day for the 116 players still in the game out of 2,966 entries. We have reached level 22, and there will be a 15-minute break. The game will resume with blinds at 20,000/40,000, ante 40,000, and an average stack of 1,278,000 chips.
Remember that six more levels are still to play before bagging the chips. Meanwhile, the High Roller is also in progress, with registrations closed at 122 entries and 56 players remaining.
The blinds are 3,000/6,000, ante 6,000, and the average stack is 220,000 chips. The winner will take home €27,699, with 13 places paid and a minimum cash prize of €2,087.
13 Oct - 20:15 - Dinner break!
Dinner Break for the 210 survivors at IPS Day2, after playing 19 levels. The blinds will go up to 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante and an average stack of 700,000 chips. The IPS High Roller is also underway with a €100,000 guarantee.
Currently, in the 6th level, there are 85 entries, 71 players remaining, and a starting stack of 120,000 chips from the initial 100,000. Remember that two more levels of late reg will open, including the current one.
13 Oct - 18:30 - The bubble burst on IPS Day2!
After a little waiting, the 305 survivors have reached the money for a minute. cash of 749€: Peter Heinrich Maerz is the last player who managed to squeeze in the money, below is the complete payout.
Payout
13 Oct - 16:00 - Taulos is Day1 I chip leader!
With a crazy three-way showdown, Taulos tripled his stack and passed the 1 million mark! Our daily report will show all the details, pictures, and the chip leader's interview at THIS LINK!
13 Oct - 15:00 - Last level of play!
“We are in the middle of the penultimate level of play here at King’s Resort for Day 1. The Turbo format is driven by a €1 million guarantee, with blinds at 5,000/10,000, ante-10,000, and an average stack of 200,000 chips.
A total of 445 entries, including re-entries, were recorded, and are still 111 players battling at the tables. Remember that the levels last 20 minutes, and the next level will be the last one: 6,000/12,000, ante-12,000.
At the end of this level, we will have the complete list of all players qualified for Day 2, which will start this afternoon at 5:30 PM.
13 Oct - 11:00 - Day1 I begins!
13 Oct - 03:15 - Martin Utikal is Day1 H chip leader!
After a huge coin flip for a million chips pot, Martin Utikal jumps ahead of the count and is Day1 H chip leader! All details, pics, chip leader's interview and much more are just one click away from you! CLICK HERE.
13 Oct - 02:00 - Two more levels on Day1 H!
We have reached the 14th level of play in Day 1H, Speed, with 30-minute levels here at the Main Poker Room of King’s Resort. Out of 587 entries, 115 players remain.
The average stack is 255,000 chips, with blinds at 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 ante. In the next level, blinds will increase to 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante, and play will continue for two more levels before the breaks.
The chip leader from Day 1G was the only one to surpass 1,500,000 chips—let’s see if anyone in this final flight can beat that score.
12 Oct - 23:30 - "Shakkal"atop on Day1 G!
With a nice river value-bet with Q-Q on Q-6-6-x-x "Shakkal"wins the last important pot of the day and consolidates his chip leading on Day1 G with over 1.5 million chips. All details, pics, chip leader's interview, and more will be shown on our daily report at THIS LINK.
12 Oct - 22:00 - Penultimate level on Day1 G!
The penultimate level of play is about to end at Day 1G of the IPS with a guaranteed one million euros, the first flight of today, as blinds have reached 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante.
There are still 101 players remaining out of a total of 741 entries, with an average stack of 370,000 chips. On the opposite side of the room, Day 1F has reached the seventh level of play, with one more level to go before the third break of the day.
At the level change, blinds will rise to 800,000/6,000 with a 1,600 ante and an average stack of around 80,000 chips.
The room is highly crowded today, so much so that some tables have been moved to the upper area, usually reserved for cash games or satellites.
12 Oct - 18:30 - Third break on Day1 G, Day1 F begin!
We have reached the final moments of level 10, the last one where registration is still open. However, late registration will remain open during the 15-minute break, which the 277 survivors of day 1G will enjoy soon.
When play resumes, the blinds will be 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante, and the average stack will be 132,000 chips. On the left side of the room, the day 1H speed event is underway, with 30-minute levels and 145 entries so far. The flight has just started, so stay tuned for all the updates.
12 Oct - 16:30 - Over 650 entries at the 7th level
The seventh level of play is about to conclude here at Day 1G of the IPS, with a €1 million guarantee. The entry count has reached 669, with 386 players still in the running.
The blinds are 800/1600 with a 1600 ante, and the average stack is 86,000 chips. After this level, players will enjoy the second break of the day. Additionally, we remind you that in about two hours, Day 1H will kick off, featuring 30-minute levels.
12 Oct - 13:30 - First break!
