€1,100 Main Event | 2025 PokerStars Open Campione

03-16-2025 17:20 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Putz	7,500,000 250,000	250,000
Salvatore Russo	6,600,000 1,425,000	1,425,000
Gaspare Sposato	5,300,000 900,000	900,000
Barnaba Perone	4,550,000 165,000	165,000
Petre Ionescu	4,200,000 940,000	940,000
Mykhailo Demydenko	2,270,000 470,000	470,000
Giorgio Soceanu	2,000,000 345,000	345,000
Stephen Barnes	1,200,000 1,730,000	1,730,000

Perone Shows Big Bluff

Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Barnaba Perone raised to 250,000 in the cutoff and was called by Gaspare Sposato and Salvatore Russo in the blinds. The Q♠7♠9♦ flop was checked to Perone, who continued for 350,000.

Sposato called, and Russo folded before the 10♦ hit the turn. Perone sized up to 675,000, seeing Sposato check-call again.

Sposato checked for a third time on the 3♣ river. Perone loaded up 1,175,000 chips and fired them in the middle. Perone made a quick fold, and Perone tabled A♥K♦ for just ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salvatore Russo	6,250,000 350,000	350,000
Barnaba Perone	6,175,000 1,625,000	1,625,000
Gaspare Sposato	4,025,000 1,275,000	1,275,000

Tags: Barnaba Perone Gaspare Sposato Salvatore Russo

03-16-2025 17:43 UTC+1

Soceanu Spikes Ace to Double Up

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Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Giorgio Soceanu had gotten his 1,830,000 chips in preflop from the hijack and was up against Andreas Putz on the button.

Giorgio Soceanu: A♥J♦ All in
Andreas Putz: K♥K♦

Soceanu celebrated loudly as the 7♣5♣2♦A♦ hit the turn. The 6♠ river did not see Putz rebink, as his kings were cracked by Soceanu's ace-jack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Putz	5,125,000 2,625,000	2,625,000
Giorgio Soceanu	3,910,000 2,255,000	2,255,000

Tags: Andreas Putz Giorgio Soceanu

Level: 33

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

03-16-2025 18:11 UTC+1

Russo Leads Thrice, Shows Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Petre Ionescu raised his button to 260,000 and was called by Salvatore Russo in the big blind. Russo then led out for 250,000 on the 5♦3♠2♥ flop, which Ionescu called after using a time bank.

The Q♥ turn saw Russo size up to 375,000. Ionescu made another call, seeing Russo shove all in on the 10♠ river.

Ionescu's stack of 2,300,000 was covered, and he folded after some thinking time. Russo flipped over K♦7♦ for a pure bluff as he stacked up his newly aquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salvatore Russo	8,000,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Petre Ionescu	2,300,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Petre Ionescu Salvatore Russo

03-16-2025 18:28 UTC+1

Stephen Barnes Eliminated in 15th Place (€17,820)

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Stephen Barnes open-shoved his final 700,000 on the button, and Petre Ionescu made a quick call in the big blind.

Stephen Barnes: K♠7♠ All in
Petre Ionescu: Q♠Q♣

Barnes hit top pair on the K♣J♣10♣ flop, but Ionescu had plenty of outs to contend with. The A♠ turn was one of them, making him a straight. The 5♦ river did not chop up the pot, seeing Barnes leave in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petre Ionescu	2,400,000 100,000	100,000
Stephen Barnes	Busted

Tags: Petre Ionescu Stephen Barnes

03-16-2025 18:36 UTC+1

Daniele Casino Eliminated in 14th Place (€17,820)

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Manel Montalban raised to 250,000 under the gun. It folded to Daniele Casino on the button, who went all in for 1,405,000.

The action went back to Montalban, who asked for a count and made a quick call once he received it.

Daniele Casino: Q♠Q♣ All in
Manel Montalban: K♥10♣

Montalban turned trip tens on 10♥A♠9♦10♦, with the 5♥ river being of no use to either player. Montalban expanded his huge stack even further while Casino had no choice but to head to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manel Montalban	14,865,000 4,615,000	4,615,000

Daniele Casino	Busted

Tags: Daniele Casino Manel Montalban

03-16-2025 18:42 UTC+1

Ionescu Four-Bet Jams

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Petre Ionescu raised to 300,000 in the small blind, and Gaspare Sposato three-bet to 800,000 in the big blind.

Ionescu quickly jammed all in for 2,800,000 was rewarded with a quick fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petre Ionescu	3,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Gaspare Sposato	2,700,000 1,325,000	1,325,000

Tags: Gaspare Sposato Petre Ionescu

03-16-2025 18:50 UTC+1

Putz Profits Off Russo's Misclick

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Andreas Putz raised to 250,000 under the gun. It folded to Salvatore Russo on the button, who had not seen Putz's raise and announced a raise to 250,000.

Russo was forced to make the minimum raise to 380,000, which Putz quickly four-bet to 1,150,000.

Russo instantly mucked his cards, sending the pot to Putz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salvatore Russo	7,025,000 975,000	975,000
Andreas Putz	6,600,000 1,475,000	1,475,000

Tags: Andreas Putz Salvatore Russo

03-16-2025 19:02 UTC+1

Mykhailo Demydenko Eliminated in 13th Place (€21,380)

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Gaspare Sposato raised to 360,000 in the cutoff. It folded to Mykhailo Demydenko in the big blind, who shoved in his stack of 1,765,000.

Sposato made a quick call, and the cards were tabled.

Mykhailo Demydenko: 10♥10♦ All in
Gaspare Sposato: A♥Q♣

Sposato Added a flush draw to his outs on the 8♣4♣3♣ flop. The 7♦ turn did nothing for either player, but the Q♥ river gave Sposato a pair of queens to take down the pot and eliminate Demydenko.