💍 WSOPc Main Event ✍️ LIVE BLOG

We may have missed the opening week of action, but we’re fully on board for the second half of the WSOP Circuit stop here in Sanremo, where the schedule is now entering its most intense phase and the Main Event, structured as a Colossus for this edition, is already underway.

Alongside the marquee event, the High Roller is also on the program, with several side events continuing to drive the pace inside the poker room.

We’ll be providing consistent coverage across all ongoing tournaments, delivering accurate, real-time updates directly from the floor.

Stay tuned on our channels for chip counts, daily progress, and official results throughout the week.

Report Day1 A - CLICK HERE

Report Day1 B - CLICK HERE

Report Day1 C - CLICK HERE

Report Day1 D - CLICK HERE

Report Day2 - CLICK HERE

Mon 1 - 15:00 - The final table is set!

The final-table lineup is now official after the elimination of Alessandro Confalone, who closes his run in ninth place following the hand that sealed his exit. Action began with an open from the lowjack; from the hijack, Luca Bernardi chose to flat-call holding A♦J♦, while Confalone defended his big blind with 10♠6♠.

The flop came J – J – 6, giving Bernardi trips and bottom pair to Confalone. The original raiser checked, Bernardi c-bet, and Confalone moved all-in directly over the top. The opener folded immediately, and Luca snap-called with the trips, locking up the hand. No help arrived for Confalone, who was eliminated in 9th place, setting the stage for the official final table.

Below you’ll find the updated chip counts, while above you can hit “play” to follow the live stream with Italian commentary by Jack Bonora and Cesare Antonini.

1. Luca Bernardi – 13,825,000

2. Alessandro Orsi – 8,475,000

3. Fabien Motte – 8,075,000

4. Alexandre Doyer – 4,350,000

5. Gregory Grech – 3,800,000

6. Hassan Halil – 2,375,000

7. Claudio Daffinà – 1,275,000

8. Alone Zagury – 1,250,000

Mon 1 - 15:00 - Unofficial Final Table!

Live update from Casino Sanremo, where the Final Day of the WSOP Circuit Main Event has reached the 9-left stage. Two eliminations have already taken place, the most recent being Vladimir Politovski, who moved all-in for six big blinds and found the call in the big blind from L Forza Inter, Luca Bernardi. Bernardi called with A♦J♦ and completed a flush on the runout, sealing the knockout.

All players have now been moved to a single table, although the official final table will begin at 8 players. The clock is currently paused at 75,000/150,000, ante 150,000, with an average stack of 4,800,000 chips.

Among the Italians, the spotlight is on Luca Bernardi, who has surged into the chip lead with over 11.5 million chips. Strong comeback as well for Alessandro Orsi, who started the day with just over ten big blinds and is now sitting on about 7 million.

Drop in momentum instead for Claudio Daffinà: after starting with more than 4.8 million, he is now down to around 2 million. Steady stack for Alessandro Confalone, who currently holds 2.5 million chips.

Mon 1 - 02:00 - Gregory Grech is Day 2 chip leader!

After a stunning performance with huge value bets and funky bluffs - ask Luca Bernardi - Gregory Grech tops the count with 11 players left. All details on our daily report at THIS LINK

Mon 1 - 00:00 - 15 left on Day 2, Deepstack with almost 300 entries!

Live update from Casino Sanremo, where the Main Event has reached Level 15 and play is scheduled to continue until 1:30 a.m., which means we should get very close to the final table bubble — if not actually reach it. Blinds are now 40,000/80,000, ante 80,000, and several players have been trading the top spot, although the one currently standing out is the Day 1C chip leader, the French-Tunisian Grech, who is working with more than 5 million chips, while the average sits around 3 million.

The stacks are extremely flat and the structure has changed significantly compared to a few hours ago, when the average represented about 60 big blinds; now we are just above 30, so eliminations could start coming quickly.

Action is also running in the Daily SuperStack 150, where 29 players remain out of 140 entries, with a first prize of just over €5,000 and blinds currently at 10,000/25,000, ante 25,000. In the adjacent room the €1,000 DeepStack continues with players fighting through the final minutes of the current level:

they are down to 84 players out of 286 total entries, chasing a first prize that will be announced soon. Since registration remains available tomorrow as well, the official payout structure will only be confirmed at the end of the next flight. The prize pool so far has reached €244,000, with four minutes left to play before the next break.

Sun 30 - 22:00 - 18 left with Perati ahead!

Live update from Casino Sanremo, where the Main Event is entering its crucial phase: play has moved onto three tables with 18 players remaining as we get close to the 16-left mark. Blinds are 25,000/50,000, ante 50,000, with an average stack of 2.4 million.

Alessandro Orsi continues to lead comfortably with 4.5 million chips, almost double the average, followed by a very solid Mario Perati on roughly 3.8 million. Matteo Ferrari is also pushing deep with more than 3.5 million, while both Mattia Confalone, chip leader of Day 1D, and Vladimir Politovski remain well in contention.

At the same time, the €1,000 DeepStack has reached Level 8 with blinds 1,000/1,600, ante 1,600, counting 260 entries, 144 players still active and an average stack of 91,000 chips; two more levels remain before late registration closes.

In the adjacent room, the SuperStack 150 is also on Level 8 with 144 entries, 70 players remaining, blinds 3,000/6,000, ante 6,000, and a prize pool of €16,000 as the evening session moves toward the next break.

Sun 30 - 19:30 - Dinner break!

Thirty minutes remain before the dinner break in the Main Event, with 21 players still battling. The field just hit the 24-left redraw, and two Italians are currently leading the pack: Alessandro Orsi with more than 4 million chips, and Mario Perati close behind on 3.5 million.

Strong numbers as well for Claudio Daffinà, also sitting around 3.5 million, together with the Day 1D chip leader from last night, Matteo Confalone

A slight drop instead for Matteo Ferrari (Pokermanzo), now at 1.5 million, still just under the average stack.

Average is sitting unusually high at 2 million, with blinds at 20,000/40,000, ante 40,000, for about 50 big blinds of depth.

Action continues for another half hour before the dinner break.

In the meantime, the €1,000 DeepStack is also on break. The event has reached 220 entries, with 140 players still in the field and an average stack of 78,000 chips. Late registration remains open for four more levels.

In the adjacent room, the €150 DeepStack has just entered its 1 hour and 15 minutes dinner break, with 87 players returning shortly to resume play out of a total of 120 entries.

Sun 30 - 18:00 - Back from the break, 28 left!

The Main Event players have returned to their seats for the next phase of Day 2. Twenty-eight remain, playing 15,000/30,000, ante 30,000, with an average stack of 155,000 chips.

We managed to gather the top stacks around the room — not the full field, but enough to outline how the race is shaping up. Further below you’ll find the updated Top 20 of the remaining contenders.

It’s over, unfortunately, for Giada Fang and for Claudio Di Giacomo, who came into Day 2 as the best-stacked Italian. Their deep runs end here, with no Day 3 hopes left.

Still going strong is Alessandro Orsi, now above the 2-million-chip mark and currently the leading Italian profile in the field.

Meanwhile, action is running on multiple fronts at Casino di Sanremo. The €1,000 DeepStack has reached 198 entries, with 156 players still active. Blinds sit at 500/1,000, ante 1,000, and the average stack has climbed to 63,000 from the 50,000 starting stack. Two levels remain before the next break.

In the adjacent room, the SuperStack 150 is also underway. The event counts 89 total entries, with 79 players still seated. Blinds are 500/1,000, ante 1,000, and the starting stack was 100,000 chips. The first level of the day is currently in play.

Below is the updated Top 20 chip recap from the Main Event.

1. Lutke Gresh – 3,000,000

2. Claudio Daffinà – 2,000,000

3. Alessandro Orsi – 2,000,000

4. Luigi Soldati – 1,800,000

5. Andrea Dalbò – 1,800,000

6. Manuel Ferrari – 1,700,000

7. Alain Cognetti – 1,700,000

8. Mario Muhammad Perati – 1,600,000

9. Luca Bernardi – 1,500,000

10. Alexandre Doyer – 1,400,000

11. Valentin Pierre – 1,300,000

12. Quentin Oliver-Laut – 1,200,000

13. Simon Politovski – 1,200,000

14. Michele Manucci – 1,000,000

15. Alexi Sampirisi – 900,000

16. Vladimir Raffaele Einich – 900,000

17. Antoine-Jérôme Apicella – 750,000

18. Adrian Ziemichod – 700,000

19. Bastien-Gregory Salome – 600,000

20. Alone Zaguri – 600,000

Fri 28 - 16:30 - Grech still ahead, 39 left on Day2!

First update from Casino di Sanremo, where Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Main Event is underway. Blinds are now at 10,000/25,000, ante 25,000, with an average stack of 1.1 million chips.

The top of the payout has already been defined: €160,000 for first place, €107,200 for second, and €79,599 for third.

Action will continue for about 30 more minutes, until the end of the current level, followed by a 15-minute break: 38 players are remaining out of a total field of 271 entries, even though roughly 100 players returned at the start of the day.

Still dominating the tournament is Gregory Grech, the French–Tunisian chip leader, the only player currently above 3 million chips, maintaining his lead over the field.

A strong group of Italian players is still in contention, including Claudio Di Giacomo (best-stacked Italian at the start of Day 2), Giada Fang, Marco Bognanni, Alessandro Orsi, former champion Mario Muhammad Perati, Fabio Giamberardini, Claudio Daffinà, and Matteo Ferrari — all notable names still deep in the field.

Several foreign regulars are also navigating the late stages, including Adrian Ziemichod, who continues to feature among the most active players.

In the adjacent room, the €1,000 Salomon DeepStack is on its first break after the opening three levels. The event has reached 138 entries, with 119 players still at the tables. Play will resume in about ten minutes at 300/600, with the average stack only slightly above starting depth.

Stay tuned on our social channels for full coverage of this WSOP Circuit festival here in Sanremo.

Sun 30 - 04:00 - Gregory Grech destroyed Day1 C!

Gregory Grech moves to the top of the overall count, closing Day 1C with more than 1,400,000 chips. A dominant performance - especially in the bubble phase - that puts him ahead of the entire WSOP Circuit Sanremo field.

All details are available in our Daily Report at THIS LINK

Sun 30 - 02:30 - Alessandro Confalone is Day1 D chip leader!

Alessandro Confalone leads Day 1D with 565,000 chips. 🔥♠️ All details are available in our Daily Report at THIS LINK.

Sat 29 - 23:30 - 377 on Day1 C, late reg open on Day1 D!

Quick recap from Casino di Sanremo, where Main Event Day 1D, the second flight on today’s schedule, has now reached Level 10. Late registration is getting close to closing: there are still two levels remaining before the end of the late-reg period and the following break.

Blinds are 1,000/2,000, ante 2,000, with an average stack of 72,000 chips.

There are 78 players left in the field, while the entry counter has climbed to 113 total entries.

On the other side of the room, Day 1C — the standard-structure flight — is currently at Level 13, with blinds at 2,000/4,000, ante 4,000.

This flight has reached 377 total entries, which is the official final number, with 112 players still in action and an average stack of 170,000 chips.

Play will continue, as usual, deep into the night.

Sat 29 - 21:15 - Two flight underway!

The new level is underway here at Casino di Sanremo, where Day 1C of the WSOP Circuit Main Event has reached blinds 1,000/2,000, ante 2,000, with a starting stack of 25,000 chips.

The field counts 174 players currently seated out of 367 total entries so far.

There are still two full levels to play — plus 10 minutes remaining in the current one — before late registration closes. The next break is therefore scheduled at the end of the late-registration period, roughly one hour and a half from now.

Meanwhile, action continues in the second flight of the day, Day 1D, now in its fourth level with blinds at 600/1,200, ante 1,200, and a total of 162 entries so far. Fifty-seven players remain in contention, with an average stack still close to starting depth.

Play will continue for one more hour, covering the rest of the current level plus two additional levels. This is a turbo flight, featuring 30-minute levels, followed by a 15-minute break.

Stay with us on our social channels and website for all updates from the WSOP Circuit Main Event, live from Sanremo.

Sat 29 - 19:30 - Dinner break!

Players in the Mini Event are now on their 1:15h dinner break, while Day 1D has just started according to today’s schedule. The new flight has already reached around fifty entries in its opening level.

Sat 29 - 17:00 - Over 300 entreis on Day1 C!

Same level still in play here at Casino di Sanremo, where Main Event Day 1C has now reached 310 entries. A total of 233 players are currently seated, with blinds at 500/1,000, ante 1,000, and an average stack of 66,000 chips. Action will continue for a few more minutes before the upcoming break, after which a new update will follow.

Also on today’s schedule is Day 1D, the second of the two flights running this evening, set to begin in 2 hours and 50 minutes, precisely at 8:00 PM.

Stay connected on our social channels for all real-time coverage from Sanremo.

Sat 29 - 02:30 - Antoine Berruel is Dy1 B chip leader!

With almost 1.2M, Antonie Berruel jumps atop the overall count! All details on our daily report at THIS LINK.

Sat 29 - 00:30 - Over 250 entries on Day1 B, 3-handed at the Colossus!

First update past midnight here at Casino di Sanremo, where the Daily DeepStack has now reached the 40-left stage out of a total of 231 entries. Players are battling for a €4,450 first prize, with the late-night action still running at full speed.

At the same time, the satellite for tomorrow’s Main Event Day 1C is approaching its final phase. The field has been reduced to 30 players out of 159 entries, all fighting for a seat in the next flight of the WSOP Circuit Main Event.

More updates to follow throughout the night from Sanremo.

Fri 28 - 22:25 - Over 250 entries on Day1 B, 3-handed at the Colossus!

The 12th level is now underway here at Casino di Sanremo, with 82 players still active in Day 1B of the WSOP Circuit Main Event. The field has reached 252 entries, but this is not the final number: late registration remains open until the end of this level — or more precisely, until the end of the break that follows.

The current blinds are 1,500/3,000, ante 3,000, and the average stack stands at 153,000 chips.

In the adjacent room, the Daily Super Stack has reached 231 total entries, a final number since late registration closed at the end of Level 9. There are 105 players still in the field, with an average stack of 88,000 chips and blinds at 1,500/3,000, ante 3,000. A break is scheduled at the end of the upcoming level.

Running alongside is also the satellite for the next Main Event flight: 100 entries, 89 players still in contention, and blinds at 300/600. Play will continue late into the night, with the tournament currently in Level 4.

Stay tuned on our social channels and on our website for all updates from this week’s WSOP Circuit festival in Sanremo.

Fri 28 - 19:30 - Dinner break, Mattia Mastronardi wins the HR!

Break time here at the WSOP Circuit Main Event Day 1B, where 118 players remain from a total of 233 entries. Players are now heading into a 75-minute break before returning to Level 10, with blinds at 1,000/2,000, ante 2,000.

The average stack sits just under 100,000 chips, and action will continue late into the night, with late registration closing at the end of Level 12.

Break as well across the other tournaments:

the Daily Deep Stack has reached 182 entries, with 129 players still in the field, while the Side Event that began yesterday is entering its final phase as players fight for the last seats at the final table, with €34,000 up top.

We have also just interviewed the winner of the €2,500 High Roller — the full interview is now available on our Instagram page.

Fri 28 - 16:30 - Over 180 entries on Day1 B, 5 let on the HR!

Reporting from Casino di Sanremo, where another full day of action is underway at the WSOP Circuit. The Main Event has now reached 181 entries, with 140 players still in the field. They are currently playing the ongoing level, after which one more level will be played before the next scheduled break.

The late afternoon also features the closing stages of two other tournaments: the DeepStack and the High Roller.

The DeepStack is down to 20 players, all already in the money and chasing a €34,000 first prize. The event is now in Level 23, with blinds at 20,000/40,000, ante 40,000, and an average stack of roughly 33 big blinds.

As for the High Roller, the final stretch is underway with 5 players remaining competing for a €67,000 top prize. Current blinds are 50,000/125,000, ante 125,000, and the average stack sits around 7 million chips, leaving plenty of room for deep-stack play in this decisive phase.

More updates to follow throughout the day from Sanremo.

Fri 28 - 02:00 - Samir Taouint is Day1 A chip leader!

🇫🇷 Samir Taouint leads Day 1A with roughly 800,000 chips. 🔥♠️ A strong performance from start to finish puts the Frenchman on top of the first flight of the WSOP Circuit Main Event here in Sanremo.

📌 All details are available in our Daily Report at THIS LINK.

Fri 28 - 00:00 - Bubble on HR, 19 left on the Main!

Quick update from Casino di Sanremo, where Day 1A of the WSOP Circuit Main Event has reached the late phase of Level 14. Blinds are 3,600/6,000 with a 6,000 ante, and the average stack is 223,000 chips out of a total of 85 entries. Play will continue until the end of Level 16, leaving a bit more action before players seal their bags.

Across the room, the Daily Super Stack is down to 13 players battling for a €2,377 first prize. The event counted 77 entries, and the current level is 15,000/30,000, ante 30,000 — the final table is approaching rapidly.

The iRoller remains deep in the money with 24 players left, but the field hasn’t moved much in the last orbits, with the bubble holding firm.

Back in the main hall, Colossus Day 1A has reached Level 17, with 44 players still in action from a final total of 350 entries. Blinds are 5,000/10,000, ante 10,000, and the average stack stands at 244,000 chips. A break is scheduled at the end of the next level.

Thu 27 - 22:00 - Approaching the new break!

Quick update from Casino di Sanremo, where the Main Event has reached Level 11 with blinds at 1,000/2,500, ante 2,500. There are still 30 players in the field out of 82 entries so far. The average stack sits at 136,000 chips, and the next break is scheduled at the end of the upcoming level — one hour from now.

Action continues as well in the WSOP Circuit Daily Super Stack, now on Level 8, with 76 entries and 53 players remaining. Blinds are 3,000/6,000, ante 6,000.

In the Essenze Room, the High Roller Final Phase is ongoing with 29 players left at Level 15. Blinds are 15,000/30,000, ante 30,000, with an average stack of 1,100,000 chips. There are 20 paid positions for a €291,000 prize pool, including €67,000 for the winner.

To close the round of updates, the largest room of the Casino is hosting the Colossus Day 1E, now on Level 13, with 84 players still in action out of 359 entries. Blinds are at 2,000/4,000, ante 4,000, and the session will continue for another 1 hour and 28 minutes before the next break.

Thu 27 - 19:30 - Dinner break!

Break time here in the main hall of the Casino di Sanremo, where 34 players remain in the race for a Day-2 seat out of a total of 72 entries. This marks the end of Level 9.

Registration remains open until 11:00 PM, which corresponds to the end of Level 11.

Players are competing with a starting stack of 105,000 chips, and are now on a 75-minute break, which applies to all three active events: the Colossus Day 1, the €2,200 High Roller, and the ongoing side action.

---

Next Events