You might not know it to look at him now, but the man watching Carlo Citrone play poker this afternoon is a four-time Mr Universe, who once did battle with Arnold Schwarzenegger. PokerStars Blog finds out more.
Nir Levy is the latest player to follow success on one of PokerStars’ regional tours with a deep run on the EPT, but it’s landed him in a spot of bother with his girlfriend. As the PokerStars Blog discovered.
Javier Gomez Zapatero opened to 45,000 and Niccolo Ceccarelli called from one seat over before Fedor Holz three-bet out of the hijack for 150,000 in total, only receiving a call from the Italian. On the 
flop Ceccarelli check-called a bet of 130,000 and did so again for 214,000 on the 
turn.
The 
river saw a check of Ceccarelli and Holz moved all in for 404,000 in total. The Italian tanked for minutes and then eventually tossed his cards into the middle of the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,475,000 | 155,000 |
|
595,000 | -155,000 |
Manuel Zapf was at risk for 114,000 chips only with 
from the button and Rudolf Wilhelm Zintel snap-called from one seat over with 
. The 
flop provided a hit for both players while the 
turn gave Zapf trips. The 
river bricked and the Austrian sat back down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,010,000 | 6,000 |
|
260,000 | 130,000 |
In a battle of Scandinavians, Jorma Nuutinen was at risk for 516,000 and Alexander Ivarsson looked him up in a button versus big blind showdown for half his stack with 
. Nuutinen was at risk with 
and did get there on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000 | 460,000 |
|
520,000 | -580,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000 | 500,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | 150,000 |
|
750,000 | -150,000 |
|
600,000 | -175,000 |
|
600,000 | -445,000 |
|
|
590,000 | -10,000 |
|
300,000 | -330,000 |
|
280,000 | 35,000 |
Bruno Volkmann opened for 45,000 and action folded to Manuel Zapf, who shoved all in from the big blind. Volkmann quickly called off for 445,000 total and the cards were tabled.
Zapf: 
Volkmann:
Zapf was looking for a high five, but the dealer didn't hook him up and instead ran the board out a dry 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000 | 490,000 |
|
|
130,000 | -585,000 |
After a three-bet pot preflop, Antonin Duda check-raised the flop from 101,000 to 290,000 and Nir Levy on the cutoff called. The 
turn saw a bet of Duda for 330,000 and that won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,880,000 | 370,000 |
|
870,000 | -50,000 |
A short-stacked Jannick Wrang moved all in under the gun for 198,000 and Fedor Holz, who was to his direct left, made the call. The rest of the field got out of the way and the cards were turned up.
Holz: 
Wrang: 
Wrang was way behind, but not after the 
flop delivered him a set. Neither the turn nor river gave Holz a set, and Wrang lived to fight another hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,320,000 | -200,000 |
|
440,000 | 242,000 |
Fedor Holz opened to 48,000 from the cutoff and Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz three-bet to 150,000 from one seat over. Sergio Aido put out his hammer and four-bet to 335,000 in the small blind. This shut down all further action and the Spaniard increased his stack without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000 | 250,000 |
|
940,000 | -260,000 |
