€1,100 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 WPT Prime Sanremo

06-07-2024 22:35 UTC+1

Polizzotto Doubles via Grech

Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Natale Polizzotto moved all in for 75,000 from the cutoff and was called by Gregory Grech in the big blind.

Natale Polizzotto: Q♥4♥ All in
Gregory Grech: A♠8♠

Polizzotto was behind, but the 3♣K♦4♣ flop put him into the lead with a pair of fours. The 10♠ river was a brick, and Polizzotto was calling for a deuce on the river. Sure enough the 2♦ landed to send him the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Grech	630,000 309,000	309,000
Natale Polizzotto	170,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Gregory Grech Natale Polizzotto

06-07-2024 22:28 UTC+1

Iaculli Applies Pressure

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Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Florian Dos Santos Pires opened in early position and received calls from Gianfranco Iaculli in middle position, Laurent Michot in the cutoff and Mario Adinolfi in the big blind.

On the A♥J♠3♠ flop, Pires continued with a bet of 27,000, only to be faced with a raise to 75,000 from Iaculli. Michot and Adinolfi got out of the way, and Pires went into the tank.

After some thought, and with the bubble approaching, Pires mucked his hand. Pires asked his opponent to show one, but he politely declined.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Adinolfi	1,040,000 325,000	325,000
Laurent Michot	600,000 45,000	45,000
Gianfranco Iaculli	405,000 25,000	25,000
Florian Dos Santos Pires	225,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Florian Dos Santos Pires Gianfranco Iaculli Laurent Michot Mario Adinolfi

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

06-07-2024 22:14 UTC+1

Iaculli Doubles via Adinolfi

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Gianfranco Iaculli was raking in a double-up, having been all-in for 180,000 and at risk versus Mario Adinolfi.

Iaculli's A♣2♣ bested Adinolfi's A♥J♥ on 6♣3♣4♠2♦9♣, Iaculli ending up with the nut flush, although he had been ahead on the turn with a pair of twos.

Adinolfi's stack has come back towards the field after the last two hands saw him sustain some damage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Adinolfi	715,000 210,000	210,000
Gianfranco Iaculli	380,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Gianfranco Iaculli Mario Adinolfi

06-07-2024 22:05 UTC+1

Sardal Doubles via Adinolfi

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle on a board of A♥A♣8♦8♣, with Tal Sardal all-in for 132,000 and at risk versus big stack Mario Adinolfi.

Tal Sardal: A♠Q♣
Mario Adinolfi: 8♠4♠

Adinolfi was drawing to the last remaining eight, with his full house bettered by Sardal's, and it did not arrive on the 5♣ river, sending Sardal a timely double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Adinolfi	925,000 275,000	275,000
Tal Sardal	284,000 203,000	203,000

Tags: Mario Adinolfi Tal Sardal

06-07-2024 21:50 UTC+1

Hawkins Shows River Bluff

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mehdi Dhouimer opened to 12,000 in early position and was faced with a three-bet to 38,000 by Andrew Hawkins on the button. Action folded back to Dhouimer, who made the call.

On the 9♠6♠2♥ flop, Dhouimer check-called a bet of 27,000 from Hawkins.

The 10♠ rolled off on the turn, and Dhouimer again check-called versus a bet of 65,000 from Hawkins.

The J♠ river completed the board, and Dhouimer asked to see his opponent's stack, before checking. Hawkins immediately shipped his remaining 95,000 into the middle, and Dhouimer quickly folded.

Hawkins showed A♣K♥ for ace-high and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hawkins	470,000 211,500	211,500
Mehdi Dhouimer	425,000 94,000	94,000

Tags: Andrew Hawkins Mehdi Dhouimer

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

06-07-2024 21:35 UTC+1

Iaculli Takes Three-Bet Pot

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Richard Hayes

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Wei Tsai opened to 10,000 in early position and was met with a three-bet to 25,000 by Gianfranco Iaculli in the small blind. Action folded back to Tsai, who called.

On the A♣5♣J♥ flop, Iaculli continued with a bet of 15,000. Tsai called after a short period of thought.

The 3♣ rolled off on the turn, and Iaculli continued with the aggression, sliding out a bet of 40,000, leading to a quick fold from Tsai.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianfranco Iaculli	320,000 308,500	308,500
Wei Tsai	165,000

Tags: Gianfranco Iaculli Wei Tsai

06-07-2024 21:24 UTC+1

Yau Wins Battle of the Blinds

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Richard Hayes

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded to Franck Yau in the small blind, who raised to 15,000. Priamo Carta defended his big blind.

The 7♠6♣4♣ flop was checked through by both players.

On the 6♠ turn, Yau led out with a bet of 15,000 and Carta called.

The Q♠ river was checked by both players. Yau showed J♠4♦ for a pair of fours, and that was good enough to force Carta to muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franck Yau	161,000 12,000	12,000
Priamo Carta	115,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Franck Yau Priamo Carta

06-07-2024 21:13 UTC+1

Polito Busts Vedovelli

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Richard Hayes

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Laurent Polito opened to 12,000 under the gun and Ruben Vedovelli three-bet jammed for 25,000 in middle position. Action folded back to Polito who called.

Ruben Vedovelli: A♠J♦ All in
Laurent Polito: 3♣3♠

Vedovelli was behind in a race against Polito's pocket pair, and no help arrived on the Q♥8♣9♣8♠4♣ runout, sending him to the rail.