€1,100 Main Event
Day 1ab Started
2025 PokerStars Open Campione
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
2025 PokerStars Open Campione
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,326,080
Entries
2,423
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
807
Players Left
249
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A new era of PokerStars events has arrived as Day 1a of the PokerStars Open (PSO) Campione seven-figure guaranteed €1,100 Main Event will get going at Casinò di Campione at 1 p.m. local time, marking the return of a PokerStars event in Italy after a six-year break.
The PokerStars Open is a new tournament series for 2025, replacing the previous regional tours of PokerStars, such as Estrellas and Eureka. Much will remain the same, with a well-structured €1,100 Main Event highlighting each stop, but the new tour provides a €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool for its Main Events, enticing poker players across the continent to join the battle for large sums of cash.
PSO Campione also marks the debut of the new PokerStars Live League, an exciting addition to the 2025 European schedule. This leaderboard feature allows players to earn points across three different tiers based on event buy-ins at European PokerStars tournaments throughout the year, with Campione serving as the first opportunity to accumulate points. Over €150,000 in buy-ins are up for grabs in the PokerStars League, as well as the opportunity to become the newest member of PokerStars Team Pro.
Day 1a is the first of four starting flights of the PSO Campione Main Event, with two taking place each day, one at 1 p.m. and one at 7 p.m. The coverage will focus on the flights that start during the day, but the chip counts of the fast-paced evening flights will also be posted at the end of the day. Each Day 1 plays ten levels, with late registration remaining open until the start of Level 13 on Day 2, at which point a starting stack will be worth 20 big blinds.
Day 1a has levels of 60 minutes, and each player starts with 30,000 chips. The blinds start at 100/100 (100), providing a very deep stack for those who register on time. A break is scheduled after every two levels, with a dinner break of 75 minutes after Level 6, around 7:40 p.m. local time.
PSO Campione Day 1a Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 min | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 60 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| Break | 20 min | |||
| 3 | 60 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 4 | 60 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| Break | 20 min | |||
| 5 | 60 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 6 | 60 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| Dinner Break | 75 min | |||
| 7 | 60 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 60 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| Break | 20 min | |||
| 9 | 60 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 10 | 60 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
A deep run in the PSO Campione Main Event will give players a head start on the PokerStars League leaderboard, so stay tuned to find out who seizes the opportunity as PokerNews will provide a live report throughout the entire Main Event.
Due to an overwhelming interest, long lines have formed at the registration desks.
The start of the tournament has been delayed to 1:30 p.m. local time to seat more players before the cards go in the air.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
After a short delay, the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal on Day 1a of the PokerStars Open Campione Main Event.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
A massive pot of roughly 18,000 was in the middle when small blind Nicola Spicher and Francesco Zappala under the gun arrived on a 5♥7♠9♠J♠10♥ river.
Spicher then made a bet of 7,000, which Zappala quickly raised all-in for a starting stack.
Spicher found a quick fold as he surrendered the pot of 250 big blinds to Zappala.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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46,200
46,200
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46,200 |
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14,000
14,000
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14,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Stefano Latini had opened from the hijack and called when Lukas Zaskodny three-bet to 1,100 from the big blind.
Zaskodny continued for 1,500 on the 7♦J♥6♠ flop and received a call from Latini. The K♦ turn slowed Zaskodny down as he checked over to his opponent.
Latini fired a bet of 1,800, which was quickly called by Zaskodny. Latini sized up to 4,200 on the 10♥ river, seeing Zaskodny check-call after tanking a bit.
Latini showed down K♥J♦ for top two pair. Zaskodny nodded his head and sent his cards into the muck in defeat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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53,300
53,300
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53,300 |
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23,500
23,500
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23,500 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Catching the action on a turn of A♦9♣7♥Q♥, Alessandro Vadacca checked from early position to Marco Gazzoni on the button. Gazzoni then fired 2,500 into the pot of 5,000, which Vadacca called.
The 2♠ fell on the river and saw Vadacca check again. Gazzoni weighed his options for a minute or so before deciding on a bet of 5,000. Vadacca quickly mucked his cards as the pot was shipped to Gazzoni.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,700 | |
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27,300 |
