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Jan 17, 2026

De La Fuente Stuns Di Giacomo on the River

David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alberto De La Fuente raised to 4,000 under the gun, Claudio Di Giacomo three-bet to 12,000 in early position, and De La Fuente called.

The flop came J♦10♠7♣ and Di Giacomo continued for 8,000. De La Fuente called, and the 8♣ fell on the turn.

Di Giacomo then bet 15,000, but this time De La Fuente came back with an all-in shove. Di Giacomo snap-called for 60,000.

Di Giacomo showed A♠9♣ for a straight, while De La Fuente was on a draw holding K♥Q♥. The 9♥ river completed De La Fuente's straight, and Di Giacomo could only laugh as he left his chips behind and made his exit, leaving De La Fuente to reach over and grab them from his now-empty seat.

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Alberto De La Fuente

Jan 17, 2026

CasinORoyale Ends Friberg's Luck

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Erik Friberg had managed to build his stack up to around 280,000. "I feel lucky today," he told his tablemates.

"There's roulette upstairs," an opponent added.

CasinORoyale then raised to 5,000 in the cutoff and Friberg shoved from the small blind. "Am I the next one?" CasinORoyale said as he called for 53,700.

CasinORoyale: A♣K♠ All in
Erik Friberg: Q♦10♣

Friberg wouldn't have any luck on this hand, as CasinORoyale ended up with two pair on the A♦9♠3♠7♦K♦ board to earn the double up.

Tags: CasinORoyale Erik Friberg

Jan 17, 2026

Wu Stacks Big After Busting Iulian on the River

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alex Iulian moved all in for 25,000 in the cutoff, Daniel Wu grabbed some of his yellow 25,000 chips and splashed them in the pot from the button, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Alex Iulian: 6♠6♥ All in
Daniel Wu: A♦10♣

Iulian remained in the lead on the 7♣K♣J♠9♥ board, but Wu hit the 10♦ on the river to make a pair and send Iulian to the rail.

With that pot, Wu moved up past 300,000 and in contention for the chip lead.

Tags: Alex Iulian Daniel Wu

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Jan 17, 2026

Boboc Shoves on Marcos

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Javier Marcos three-bet to 12,000 in the big blind and was called by the button and Mihai Boboc in the small blind.

The flop came 10♣7♥4♥ and Marcos continued for 10,000. The button folded, but Boboc then raised to 27,000. Marcos called to see the 5♦ turn.

Boboc then moved all in for 45,000, and Marcos quickly folded.

Tags: Javier Marcos Mihai Boboc

Jan 17, 2026

Akerreta Busts His Savior

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Gorka Akerreta raised to 3,600 under the gun and Khossein Kokhestani called in early position. The big blind then shoved for 38,000, Akerreta reshoved, and Kokhestani got out of the way.

All-in Player: 9♣9♦ All in
Gorka Akerreta: Q♠Q♥

Akerreta had his opponent crushed with his queens, and the board ran out 7♠7♥4♠10♠4♦ to earn him the knockout.

"He saved you. I make a full house," Kokhestani told Akerreta, saying he had 10-7.

Tags: Gorka Akerreta Khossein Kokhestani

Jan 17, 2026

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jan 17, 2026

Botia Shoves Two Hands in a Row

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Khossein Kokhestani raised to 3,600 under the gun and an opponent in early position called. Jose Botia then moved all in for 26,800 in the hijack.

"The problem is I have a real hand," Kokhestani said as he took a few minutes. He eventually folded, while the early-position player quickly got out of the way.

The next hand, a player under the gun raised to 3,500, Botia three-bet to 10,000 in early position, and the under-the-gun player called.

Botia bet 5,500 on the J♦6♦6♥ flop and his opponent called. The 5♣ turn was checked through, and Botia then moved all in for 22,500 on the 2♦ river. His opponent folded, and Botia took down another pot.

Tags: Jose Botia Khossein Kokhestani

Jan 17, 2026

Vicente Hits a Miracle to Survive

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A player in middle position raised to 3,500 and Antonio Vicente called in the hijack, as did the button. The small blind then three-bet to 14,000, and only Vicente and the button called.

The small blind bet 15,000 on the K♦2♥5♠ flop, and only Vicente called. The turn was the Q♣ and the small blind moved all in. Vicente quickly splashed in his last 30,000 and turned over J♣J♠, but his opponent had K♠Q♠ for top two pair.

Vicente was drawing to only two outs to stay alive, and he hit one on the J♦ river to double up. He was still shaking his head in disbelief as the pot was pushed to him.

Tags: Antonio Vicente

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600