Live Tournament Updates
Casey Kastle Interview
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Slovenia pro, Casey Kastle, busted out before the dinner break but was still kind enough to give the WPT an interview.
09:46 PM, 07/20/11
Dinner Time
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Everyone is now on a 60 minute dinner break. Join us in 60 minutes when we will be back reporting all of the action, albeit with slightly fully bellies and satisfied appetites!
08:45 PM, 07/20/11
Speranza Busts
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Gianluca Speranza started the day as chip leader and now he is on the rail before the money.
He moved all in with K
10 and was looked up by Johannes Korsar with A
8. No help from the board and he has now been eliminated.
08:42 PM, 07/20/11
Ciorabi Doubles Before Dinner
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Ferdi Ciorabai has just doubled up on the very last hand before the dinner break. Vincenzo Natale opened to 15,100 from the button and Ciorabai three-bet all in for 150,000.
Ciorabai: T
9
Natale: AT
Board: 593Q4
08:41 PM, 07/20/11
Speranza In Freefall
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Gianluca Speranza cannot seem to stop giving away chips and now finds himself 16/17 with just 155,000 chips.
Can the man who started the day with the chip lead stop the rot or will he do the unthinkable and bust out before the bubble has burst? Only time will tell.
08:29 PM, 07/20/11
Super Tight
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
With only three players until the bubble bursts, coupled with the fact there are only 20 minutes until the dinner break, play has become extremely tight.
A player who shall remain nameless has just folded AK to a shove despite getting almost four-to-one.
Hopefully the new dealers can put some cooler hands out there for you ladies and gentlemen to enjoy!
08:23 PM, 07/20/11
Travnik Recovers In Spectacular Fashion
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Local player Miha Travnik has gone from zero to hero in the past half hour, turning his 10 big blind stack into 312,000!
He had already doubled up to 120,000 and must have thought all of his Christmas' had come at once when he looked down at KK
and saw Vincenzo Natale raise to 15,000 from under the gun and then Fausto Cheli three-bet to 41,500.
Travnik moved all in for 120,000 and only Lelli called.
Travnik: KK
Cheli: AK
The final board read 510247 and the Slovenian now finds himself armed with 312,000 chips. An amazing comeback.
08:02 PM, 07/20/11
Speranza's Swings Continue
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Gianluca Speranza's stack continues to swing from high to low points, and the 244,000 he finds himself armed with is now his low point for the day.
He opened to 12,000 from middle position and Florin Pandilica three-bet from the small blind to 28,000. With the action back on Speranza he moved a tower of red 5,000 chips totalling 100,000 into the middle of the table and after a brief pause Pandilica moved all in for what turned out to be 156,500. Speranza made the call and the cards were put onto their backs.
Speranza: A10
Pandilica: AQ
Board: 74596
07:57 PM, 07/20/11
Korsar Keeps Up The Aggression
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Johannes Korsar is continuing his climb up the chip counts and Romanian Florin Pandilica is the latest player to pay him off.
On a flop reading 79K Korsar check-raised Pandilica's 14,000 bet to 35,000 and the Romanian called. The turn was the 5 and was met with checks from both players. On the arrival of the 6 on the river saw Korsar bet 51,000 which was enough to fold out Pandilica, though he did take close to three minutes to fold.
07:40 PM, 07/20/11
We Are Back
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Blinds are now 3,000/6,000/500a
07:13 PM, 07/20/11
