EPT Warsaw winner Joao Barbosa has picked up a nice little pot after finding himself looking at a flop in position. Online qualifier Danilo Donnini checked from the small blind to Martin Jacobson under the gun, who bet 1,050. Barbosa called behind, Donnini called too, and they all three saw the turn.
The turn in question was the and this time it checked around to Barbosa who bet 2,500. Donnini called, Jacobson folded, and they went heads up to the river. It didn't go to showdown, though - Donnini checked for a third time, and when Barbosa bet again, he decided that he didn't like his hand that much after all and gave it up.
Barbosa is doing rather well now, on around 43,000. Jacobson by the by is in increasing trouble on around 14,000.
It's been a pretty good day for Portugal so far - not only is Joao Barbosa doing rather nicely, his fellow countryman Renato Almeida is now up to over 45,000 after Santiago Nadal shoved for around 4,500 from the button with . Almeida called from the big blind with , spiked on the turn of the board, and that was the end of Nadal.
There is an interesting trio of exceptional players grouped together on table 36. Alessio Isaia has the number 8 seat, Filippo Candio the number 9 seat and Maksim Kolosov the number 10 seat. Here is a hand featuring the two Italians:
Isaia, sporting a strange new-looking hairstyle (dyed half blond-half purple!), raised to 500 and Candio three-bet to 1,100. The action folded around to Robert Lux who was sat in the small blind and he couldn't wait to put his chips into the middle when he made a swift four-bet of 3,600.
Isaia was spinning a chip in his hand when he motioned for Lux to move aside so he could see his stack. Lux dutifully obliged and Isaia folded. Next up was Candio and he made the call.
Flop:
Lux was again very quick in betting and it was 4,200. In an identical performance Candio motioned for Lux to move out of the way, he eyed up his stack, and then folded his hand.
Today's field numbered 438 at the belated start of play; of those, 390 remain at this time. Given that Day 1b is traditionally much bigger than Day 1a, we're probably going to be a little down on last year's numbers - but not that much, all things considered. Good work, San Remo.
Mayu Roca lives in Colombia and he has done a lot of European travel in the past few months. It has been a worthwhile experience as well with a 2nd place finish at WPT Bratislava and 86th finish at EPT Berlin netting him $120,000. Here he is doing what he does best which is accumulating chips.
Lucille Cailly raised to 575 from early position and the action folded around to Roca who three-bet to 1,200 and Cailly sitting on a stack of 18,050 folded.
Then Jean Charles Depoterre raised to 800 from middle position before Roca three-bet to 2,100 on the button. The two of them had the largest stacks on the table and it got interesting when Depoterre four-bet to 5,800. Roca made the call and we saw a flop. Both players checked the flop. The turn was the , Depoterre bet 2,800 and the bet was called by Roca. The river was the , Depoterre bet 9,000 and Roca quickly called.
JP Kelly raised to 750 in the cut-off and the player in the small blind three-bet to 2,200. Kelly had 17,700 behind and he made the call.
Flop:
The small blind bet 2,500 and JP Kelly called. Both players checked the turn of and the dealer gave us a on the river. The small blind bet 5,000 and Kelly moved all-in for 13,000. The small blind screwed up a sigh expression on his face before folding his hand.
EPT Berlin runner up Max Heinzelmann has taken a smallish hit and is back below his starting stack as a result. Dave "Doc" Sands meanwhile is up to double his starting stack.
We caught the hand on the turn, the board reading and three players still with cards. Filippo Mucci checked from under the gun and Heinzelmann bet 2,500. In the cutoff Dave Sands called, Mucci did too, and they all three continued to the river.
The river came down a nothing-y and this time it checked around to Sands. He bet 8,750, and it was enough to push both his opponents off the pot.
Anton Wigg has doubled up his shortish stack of 7,750 after picking up at the same time that Team PokerStars Pro Vadim Markushevski turned over . The board came changing nothing and last year's Copenhagen winner doubled up to about 16,000.
flop in position. Online qualifier Danilo Donnini checked from the small blind to Martin Jacobson under the gun, who bet 1,050. Barbosa called behind, Donnini called too, and they all three saw the turn.
and this time it checked around to Barbosa who bet 2,500. Donnini called, Jacobson folded, and they went heads up to the river. It didn't go to showdown, though - Donnini checked for a third time, and when Barbosa bet again, he decided that he didn't like his hand that much after all and gave it up.
. Almeida called from the big blind with 
, spiked on the turn of the 
board, and that was the end of Nadal.
flop. The turn was the 
, Depoterre bet 2,800 and the bet was called by Roca. The river was the 
, Depoterre bet 9,000 and Roca quickly called.
and the dealer gave us a 
on the river. The small blind bet 5,000 and Kelly moved all-in for 13,000. The small blind screwed up a sigh expression on his face before folding his hand.
and this time it checked around to Sands. He bet 8,750, and it was enough to push both his opponents off the pot.
