€1,100 Main Event Day 1cd | 2025 PokerStars Open Campione

03-13-2025 13:59 UTC+1

Giai Rivers Quads to Knock Out Fabretti

Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

After several raises, small blind Federico Giai had gone all in for 23,100 on a turn of 2♥K♦5♥9♠, which covered the stack of Pier Fabretti in the big blind. Fabretti made a quick call for his tournament life, and the cards went face-up.

Pier Fabretti: K♠9♣ All in
Federico Giai: 2♦2♣

Giai had a big lead with his set. The 2♠ river upgraded him to four of a kind, sending his neighbour out during the first level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Federico Giai	50,000
Pier Fabretti	Busted

Tags: Federico Giai Pier Fabretti

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

03-13-2025 14:03 UTC+1

Entering the Fray

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Schneiders	30,000 30,000	30,000
Simon Brandstrom	30,000

Adrian State	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mathias Siljander	30,000
Kai Lehto	30,000

03-13-2025 14:14 UTC+1

Clack Binks Set Three-Way

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Lorenzo Dantimi raised to 700 in the hijack, receiving a call from Thomas Clack on the button. Uri Reichenstein then three-bet to 3,300 from the small blind, seeing both opponents put in a call.

The 10♣8♣6♠ flop checked to Clack, who bet 2,500. Reichenstein quickly vacated the pot before Dantimi tossed in a call. The 7♦ turn was checked to the 2♦ river, where Dantimi fired a bet of 7,200.

Clack swiftly flicked in a calling chip. Dantimi tabled Q♥Q♦ for an overpair, but it was no good against the 10♥10♦ of Clack, who raked in the pot with his set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Clack	43,500 43,500	43,500
Uri Reichenstein	36,500 6,500	6,500
Lorenzo Dantimi	21,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Lorenzo Dantimi Thomas Clack Uri Reichenstein

03-13-2025 14:30 UTC+1

Pitruzzella Builds Further With Nines

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Angelo Fiorentino squeezed a three-bet to 2,300 into four players from the big blind. Button Luca Pitruzzella was the only caller, and the pair headed to a flop of 4♠2♥2♦.

Fiorentino continued for 2,200, which Pitruzzella quickly called. Pitruzzella had a more difficult decision on the 8♥ turn, taking a minute or so before calling Fiorentino's bet of 5,000.

The 5♦ river was checked to showdown. Fiorentino tabled A♦Q♣ for ace-high. Pitruzzella won the pot with his 9♥9♦ as he neared two starting stacks in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Pitruzzella	55,000
Angelo Fiorentino	16,200

Tags: Angelo Fiorentino Luca Pitruzzella

03-13-2025 14:44 UTC+1

Vrakas Eliminates Nahum With Early Momentum

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Danilo Colomba raised to 500 and was three-bet to 1,800 by Tal Nahum. Georgios Vrakas then made it 4,300, folding out Colomba.

Nahum quickly put in his stack of 10,000, which Vrakas snap-called.

Tal Nahum: A♦Q♦ All in
Georgios Vrakas: K♠K♥

Vrakas' Kings comfortably held on the 3♥7♥J♠2♦9♥ runout. He busted Nahum and soared over two starting stacks in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Vrakas	72,000 72,000	72,000
Danilo Colomba	22,500 22,500	22,500
Tal Nahum	Busted

Tags: Danilo Colomba Georgios Vrakas Tal Nahum

03-13-2025 14:57 UTC+1

Favale Runs Hot With Cold-Call

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Micky Blasi put in 500 chips under the gun, which Esteban Ismailov three-bet to 1,700 from the cutoff. Vincenzo Favale tossed in a call from the small blind, after which Blasi also came along to the J♥10♥J♠ flop.

The three players checked around to the 2♣ turn, where Favale tossed in a quick bet of 3,200. Blasi let go of his cards, but Ismailov stuck around and called.

Both players knuckled the table on the 7♠ river. Favale tabled 10♦9♦ for jacks and tens, taking down the pot when Ismailov added his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincenzo Favale	41,500
Micky Blasi	35,000
Esteban Ismailov	24,400

Tags: Esteban Ismailov Micky Blasi Vincenzo Favale

03-13-2025 15:00 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Embattled Poker Pro Brad Booth Vows to Make Amends

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 25th episode, Connor speaks with embattled poker pro Brad Booth about learning poker from his grandfather, climbing up stakes in Canada, living at the Bellagio and playing in Bobby's Room, bluffing Phil Ivey and getting cheated on Ultimate Bet.

Booth, who the poker community hasn't heard from for several years, opened up about his absence and going missing in 2020, as well as his gambling addiction and various poker debts to players like Doug Polk that he says he plans to make right.

"I got caught up in all of it and all I can try and do is make right now," he told PokerNews of his poker debts.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Brad Booth by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

03-13-2025 15:01 UTC+1

More Joining

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	30,000

Rory Jennings	30,000

Adam McKola	30,000

Alex Romero	30,000

Ankit Ahuja	30,000 30,000	30,000
Dominik Panka	30,000 30,000	30,000
Timothy Friese	30,000
Andrei Spataru	30,000
Istvan Toth	30,000

03-13-2025 15:02 UTC+1

Break Time

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The players have been sent on a 25-minute break.