€1,100 Main Event | 2025 PokerStars Open Campione

03-16-2025 19:48 UTC+1

Sposato Doubles, Ionescu Left Short

Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Petre Ionescu raised his button to 350,000. Gaspare Sposato sat in the small blind and three-bet to 1,050,000. Ionescu then jammed all in, and Sposato called with his stack of 3,650,000 being at risk.

Gaspare Sposato: Q♥Q♣ All in
Petre Ionescu: J♥J♦

Sposato's ladies faced no issues on the 9♠7♦5♠K♠5♥ runout, doubling him up and leaving ionescu with less than ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaspare Sposato	7,600,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Petre Ionescu	1,900,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

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03-16-2025 19:55 UTC+1

Petre Ionescu Eliminated in 11th Place (€25,650)

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Petre Ionescu had opened under the gun when Barnaba Perone defended his big blind. Ionescu's stack of 1,500,000 subsequently flew in on the 7♦3♦10♥ flop, with Perone looking him up.

Petre Ionescu: K♥10♣ All in
Barnaba Perone: K♦4♦

Perone completed his flush draw on the Q♦ turn, leaving Ionescu's top pair drawing dead. Ionescu said his goodbyes as the 10♠ river was dealt as he exited in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barnaba Perone	8,300,000 2,225,000	2,225,000
Petre Ionescu	Busted

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03-16-2025 19:55 UTC+1

Friedrich Raez Eliminated in 10th Place (€25,650)

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Adrian State raised to 300,000 in the cutoff. Friedrich Raez quickly moved in his stack of 1,250,000 on the button and was snapped off when it folded back to State.

Friedrich Raez: A♣Q♦ All in
Adrian State: Q♠Q♥

Raez was dominated and could not find an ace on the K♠9♥5♦9♣9♠ runout. Raez finished in tenth place as the last player to miss out on the unofficial final table of the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	13,950,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Friedrich Raez	Busted

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03-16-2025 20:44 UTC+1

Perone Five-Bet Jams Against Leader

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Manel Montalban looked at A♣Q♥ under the gun and raised to 300,000. A few spots over, Barnaba Perone clicked it back to 675,000 with K♠K♦, after which the action folded back to Montalban.

The Spaniard decided to four-bet to 1,800,000, and Perone instantly shipped in his stack of 7,725,000.

Montalban asked for a count but deemed the amount too much and folded his ace-queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manel Montalban	14,425,000 1,375,000	1,375,000

Barnaba Perone	9,825,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

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03-16-2025 21:03 UTC+1

Francesco Legnaro Eliminated in 9th Place (€33,320)

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Salvatore Russo raised to 400,000 in the hijack and snap-called once Francesco Legnaro had gone all in for 3,150,000 on the button.

Francesco Legnaro: 10♦10♣ All in
Salvatore Russo: K♠K♥

Russo made a flush on the 9♦9♥6♥7♥5♥ board to secure the elimination and set the official final table of eight in stone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salvatore Russo	8,750,000 3,150,000	3,150,000
Francesco Legnaro	Busted

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03-16-2025 21:19 UTC+1

Sposato and Soceanu Bluff Each Other, Four Bets Go In on Turn

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Gaspare Sposato raised to 400,000 in the hijack with Q♦J♦. Giorgio Soceanu called on the button with K♦7♦, and the pair went heads-up to a flop of 9♠4♣3♠, which they both checked.

The 4♦ turn is where things kicked off. Sposato bet 400,000, Soceanu raised to 900,000, and Sposato reraised to 2,000,000 after spending a time bank.

Soceanu did not stop the raising war there, however, as he had the final word with his all-in bet. Sposato quickly let go of his queen-high, leaving himself about 25 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgio Soceanu	12,725,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Gaspare Sposato	5,375,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

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03-16-2025 22:34 UTC+1

Andreas Putz Eliminated in 8th Place (€43,340)

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Adrian State put Andreas Putz all-in from the small blind, and the latter called off his stack of 2,975,000.

Andreas Putz: A♣5♦ All in
Adrian State: A♦10♥

State's ten kicker remained in play on the 2♠J♠7♥6♥4♣ runout, eliminating Putz shortly after the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	15,925,000 3,225,000	3,225,000
Andreas Putz	Busted

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03-16-2025 22:59 UTC+1

Gaspare Sposate Eliminated in 7th Place (€56,330)

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Giorgio Soceanu raised to 500,000 under the gun, and Barnaba Perone called on the button. Gaspare Sposato then three-bet to 4,100,000 in the small blind, leaving only a few chips behind.

Soceanu quickly called while Perone folded his 5♦5♣. The remainder of Sposato's chips went in on the 5♥10♦6♥ flop, and the cards were tabled.

Gaspare Sposato: A♦K♣ All in
Giorgio Soceanu: A♠A♥

Sposato needed runner-runner outs against the aces of Soceanu, but that dream died on the 6♠ turn. Sposato said his goodbyes as the meaningless 7♣ river completed the board, ending in 7th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barnaba Perone	16,650,000 350,000	350,000
Giorgio Soceanu	15,850,000 7,000,000	7,000,000
Gaspare Sposato	Busted

Tags: Barnaba Perone Gaspare Sposato Giorgio Soceanu

03-16-2025 23:03 UTC+1

Jakub Sterba Eliminated in 6th Place (€73,210)

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Adrian State opened to 500,000 under the gun before Jakub Sterba tossed in his remaining 1,400,000 from the small blind. State made a quick call, revealing the cards.

Jakub Sterba: K♥6♣ All in
Adrian State: K♦K♣

Sterba could not perform a miracle on the 3♠10♦8♥5♦10♥ runout, seeing State's kings hold to be eliminated in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	20,375,000 2,775,000	2,775,000
Jakub Sterba	Busted

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03-16-2025 23:09 UTC+1

Salvatore Russo Eliminated in 5th Place (€95,190)

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Salvatore Russo made it 525,000 on the button and was three-bet to 1,350,000 by Giorgio Soceanu in the big blind. Russo then put in his stack of 10,250,000, which Soceanu immediately called.

Salvatore Russo: 10♠10♥ All in
Giorgio Soceanu: A♦J♦

Russo did not want to hit a set after the 5♠K♠Q♠ flop, but that is exactly what happened on the 10♦ turn. The A♥ river did not bring him quads or a flush, and he was consequently eliminated in fifth place.

Meanwhile, Soceanu's Broadway won him the huge flip, ending the hand as the new chipleader, playing over 100 big blinds.