Lorenzo Arduini opened to 21,000 under the gun, and was faced with a three-bet to 65,000 from Francesco Gambino in the cutoff.
Antonio Puccianello was in the big blind and he cold four-bet jammed for 115,000. Arduini folded and Gambino made the quick call.
Antonio Puccianello: A♥Q♦
Francesco Gambino: 8♥8♦
Puccianello was behind in a race and was almost drawing dead after the K♦8♣3♣ flop gave Gambino middle set, and the 4♠ turn and Q♥ river confirmed his exit.
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We are onto Day 2 of the €1,100 WPT Prime Sanremo Championship Event, which is due to kick off today, Sunday June 9, at the stunning Casino Sanremo at 1:00 p.m. local time.
Only 98 players remain from the field of 781 entrants, all of whom will be aiming to claim the largest slice of the €734,140 prize pool. All players are in the money and guaranteed a minimum payday of €1,880, while the champion will take home the first place prize of €124,700 (including a seat at the WPT World Championship worth €9,700).
Mohamed Mamouni (1,767,000) of France comes into Day 2 with a significant chip lead over the rest of the field, streaking over 600,000 clear of his nearest challengers, Slovakian Tomas Patka (1,144,000) and Lithuanian Vladas Burneikis (1,118,000).
Tomas Patka
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Mohamed Mamouni
France
1,767,000
176
2
Tomas Patka
Slovakia
1,144,000
114
3
Vladas Burneikis
Lithuania
1,118,000
111
4
Mario Perati
Italy
1,009,000
100
5
Mario Adinolfi
Italy
985,000
98
6
Paul Runcan
Romania
946,000
94
7
Antonio Iannei
France
931,000
93
8
Manuele Baldo
Italy
925,000
92
9
Roberto Armato
Italy
873,000
87
10
Chris Dowling
Ireland
842,000
84
Mario Adinolfi
Day 2 will feature 60-minute levels and the players will return with 38-minutes left of 5,000/10,000 blinds with a 10,000 big blind ante. Players will receive four additional time extensions, and will receive a further four at the three table redraw, with four more provided at the final table.
It is intended that the players will play down to a final table, with Day 3 due to commence Monday 10 June at 1 p.m. local time.
Stay with us at PokerNews for all your coverage as we get towards the nitty gritty of the tournament and to see who will be crowned the 2024 WPT Prime Sanremo Championship Event winner.
