Level 38
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Adrian State and Giorgio Soceanu are taking a quick break before their heads-up battle begins.
2025 PokerStars Open Campione
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 PokerStars Open Campione
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,326,080
Entries
2,423
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
26
Players Left
1
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Level 38
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Small blind Adrian State put Barnaba Perone all-in in the big blind. Perone called off his last 2,775,000, and the cards hit their backs.
Barnaba Perone: 9♠2♦ 
Adrian State: K♥2♣
Perone could not find a nine on the 5♠7♥J♥7♦3♥ board and took his exit in third place. Meanwhile, Adrian State and Giorgio Soceanu prepared for their heads-up, which State would begin with a six-to-one lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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10,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted |
Level 38
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Adrian State limped in on the button with K♥8♥. Barnaba Perone followed suit in the small blind with J♥9♣, and Giorgio Soceanu checked his option in the big blind with 7♦5♥.
It was checked to State on the K♦8♣6♥ flop, and he put in a bet of 400,000. Perone quickly mucked, but Soceanu stuck around and called.
Soceanu then led out for 1,000,000 on the 2♠ turn, seeing State put in a quick call. Soceanu made a small increase to 1,500,000 on the J♠ river. S
State raised to 9,000,000, and Soceanu shook his head before folding his missed draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,000,000
7,000,000
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7,000,000 |
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11,000,000
6,000,000
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6,000,000 |
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3,200,000
400,000
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400,000 |
Level 38
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Adrian State raised his small blind to 1,000,000 and saw Barnaba Perone call in the big blind. Both players checked the 3♠A♥K♦ flop, and State did so too on the 10♥ turn.
Perone tossed in a bet of 600,000, being called by State. Perone sized up to 1,200,000 on the J♠ river, which State also check-called.
Perone gave State a thumbs up as he showed 9♦8♠ for nine-high. State had J♥J♣ for a set of jacks and took down yet another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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3,600,000
3,200,000
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3,200,000 |
Level: 38
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Level 37
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Giorgio Soceanu sat in the small blind and raised to 750,000. Adrian State defended his big blinds as the nemesi went off to the 7♣3♦J♥ flop.
Soceanu tossed in a bet of 500,000, which State quickly called. The 7♥ turn was checked to State, who made a sizable bet of 2,500,000.
State then over-bet the 4♠ river for 8,500,000. Soceanu shrugged and tossed in a calling chip for State to table 8♦7♠ for trip sevens. Frustrated, Soceanu showed K♣J♠ for a no-good pair of jacks.
State ended the hand with two-thirds of the chips in play, a dominant lead over the other two contenders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,000,000
12,000,000
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12,000,000 |
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17,000,000
13,000,000
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13,000,000 |
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6,800,000
600,000
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600,000 |
Level 37
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Adrian State raised to 1,000,000 in the small blind. Barnaba Perone called in the big blind before he raised State's bet of 600,000 to 1,600,000 on the 2♣A♥5♥ flop.
State called to the J♦ turn, where he check-called another bet of 1,600,000 by Perone. The K♥ river saw Perone put in a whopping 5,000,000 chips. State made a quick call and was shown 9♦7♣ for a pure bluff.
State tabled A♦7♥ for top pair, raking in the pot and once again claiming the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,000,000
10,000,000
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10,000,000 |
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6,200,000
10,450,000
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10,450,000 |
Level 37
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Giorgio Soceanu raised his small blind to 750,000, and Adrian State defended his big blind.
Soceanu continued for 500,000 on the 5♠6♠5♦ flop and was called by State. Soceanu slowed down on the 3♣ turn, checking to State before calling his bet of 2,000,000.
The K♦ river saw State size up to 3,000,000. Soceanu instantly tossed in a calling chip, and won the pot with his J♥jc] when State showed Q♥7♥ for the bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000,000
7,000,000
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7,000,000 |
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27,000,000
5,000,000
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5,000,000 |
Level 37
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Manel Montalban raised to 600,000 under the gun. It folded to Adrian State in the big blind, who defended. The 3♦9♥8♥ flop checked through to the Q♣ turn.
Sate checkec, Montalban tossed in 800,000, and State raised to 2,400,00. Montalban made the call, and the 7♣ river completed the board.
State pondered for a while before putting Montalban all-in for 4,600,000. Montalban spent several time banks while weighing his options. Eventually, he decided he could not fold and made the call for his tournament life.
State showed K♦Q♦ for top pair, pipping Montalban's Q♥J♦ to send the online qualifier out in fourth place. Montalban took home €123,760 for his efforts, being the first player to be rewarded with a six-figure payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000,000
8,000,000
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8,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 37
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Giorgio Soceanu raised his small blind to 750,000, seeing Adrian State call in the big blind. Sogeanu check-called State's bet of 500,000 on the 5♥7♥Q♣ flop before leading for 1,000,000 on the J♦ turn.
State tossed in a call to the 10♣ river, where the players checked to showdown. Sogeanu tabled A♣Q♠ for top pair, and State sent his outkicked Q♦4♥ into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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23,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
