Main Event Italian Championships: today day 3 with the bubble bursting

With the late registration closing, the main event of this second week of June also produced official numbers. There were 340 participants in the Main Event of the Italian Championships: today the bubble will burst at the start of day 3. Let’s see the situation

BRACELETS IN PARANOMASIA

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Yesterday, in the various side events, other bracelets were awarded. In the Italian Knockout Championship, the title went to Matteo Rinaldi after a three-way deal with Bettiga and Caruso. The final day of Hercules instead saw Federico Pozzi with a lot of chips in front of him when very few players remained. In the final head-to-head though Thomas Tomasini he turned the tables by taking home the bracelet. Another case of paranomasia (name and surname “similar”) comes from the 4-max tournament. A particular format where you need to be very active and have considerable reading skills. In fact, there are a maximum of four players at the table and the various ranges, opening and calling, must necessarily expand. A wait-and-see strategy doesn’t pay off in the long run. Federico Federici knows this very well (welcome back paranomasia) who has lined up his opponents. Federico, before sitting at the table, announced to his friends: “It’s 9.09pm and I tell you that I will win this tournament”. No sooner said than done

MAIN ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY3 WITH BUBBLE

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And let’s move on to the main event that sent to the archives the official numbers of the event that closes the season of the Italian Series of Poker. Day 2 of the Main Event still had three levels of late registration. In the end the number of this edition is 340: a very respectable figure considering that the event had no guaranteed prize money. Late at night there were 43 players left who will meet again today after lunch. There are still four to go before everyone else is in the money. In fact, the “bubble” will burst with the 40th elimination. The first prize does not only have an economic impact: the winner will also have added a package to fly to Las Vegas in the next few days. And in the Mecca of poker this month there are “only” the World Series. You see the ranking situation Fabio Figurella in the lead with 613,000 tokens. Next we find Guido Busti and Marcello Miniucchi. Of note is the provisional sixth place of Michael Uguccioni, defending champion. Uguccioni bagged 430k. There is one name still in play that has “moved over” to the table. Position number eight for Pier Paolo Fabretti. We are often used to hearing Pier Paolo comment on the most important final tables on the European circuit together with Giada Fang and Alberto Russo. For those who don’t know, Fabretti is also “skilled” at the table and this Main of the Italian Championships will also see him at the start of day 3