It's been a busy start to Day 1b, as the field reached 200 entries at the start of Level 3.
Players will complete nine levels today, with late registration open until the end of Level 14 on Day 2.
Level: 3
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Players have reached the first 15-minute break of the day.
Jorge Galiani opened from the cutoff and called when Cam Tibet three-bet to 2,900 on the button.
Both players checked the K♥9♥5♠ flop before the dealer revealed the A♦ turn. Galiani checked again, making the call after Tibet fired a bet of 3,500.
Galiani checked one last time on the 9♣ river, with Tibet sliding out 6,000. Galiani then check-raised to 16,000, taking down the pot as Tibet mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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104,000
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74,000
74,000
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74,000 |
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Milad Souderjani opened to 1,200 from middle position and found a call on his immediate left. Federico Fulciniti then three-bet from the small blind and Souderjani was the only caller.
The 4♥A♣3♦ flop saw Fulciniti lead out for 6,600, with Souderjani calling to see the J♣ turn. Both players checked through to the 7♠ river.
Fulciniti announced a bet of 34,000, sending Souderjani into the tank. After taking a few minutes, Souderjani slid out the call.
"Nice call," said Fulciniti as he showed 8♥7♥ for a pair of sevens. Souderjani tabled Q♠Q♣ to take down a sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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184,000
184,000
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184,000 |
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38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
Danesh Zargaran took down the $1,100 IPO Master title, outlasting a field of 937 entries to earn the top prize of $146,600.
“Actually, I ran really good. It was hard, but I think I played it well,” Zargaran said following his victory. “Two, three movements I had that it helped me to be the chip leader. I was lucky. You have to be lucky when you win the tournament. For sure you have to be lucky, and I’m very happy.”
The Iranian native has only had one recorded cash in the last decade. His previous best result was a win in a $500 event here at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in 2010 for $65,550. But he’s already thinking about what this win can mean for his career going forward.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danesh Zargaran | Iran | $146,600 |
| 2 | Candido Cappiello | Italy | $108,000 |
| 3 | Houman Sahafi | Iran | $66,600 |
| 4 | Francesco Canzonieri | Italy | $49,200 |
| 5 | Mohamed Ameur Hammi | Tunisia | $36,700 |
| 6 | Harout Ghazarian | Lebanon | $29,750 |
| 7 | Amir Saeid | Iran | $24,600 |
| 8 | Svetoslav Nikolov | Bulgaria | $19,600 |
Action was heads-up to the 9♠6♣8♠ flop, with Georgios Skarparis checking from the hijack.
Skarparis was quickly facing a bet of 4,000 from the cutoff, taking some time before tossing out a check-raise to 10,200. That was enough to take it down, as the cutoff slid his cards to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
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