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Italian Poker Tour - Season 3
Next stop will be Nova Gorica, March 1-5, 2012. Satellites are running now. To register, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’ & ‘Special’.
The PokerStars Italian Poker Tour is back for Season 3. Italy’s biggest and best series of live poker tournaments returns with visits to new locations, and IPT Malta starts the tour in style, May 26-30. Each event will see the world’s greatest poker players take their seats to battle it out for huge sums of cash at Italy’s hottest poker destinations, including Malta and Campione. This is the live tournament series that keeps going from strength to strength, and you can be a part of it now.
Don’t miss your chance to become the next Italian Poker Tour Champion. See below for the event schedule.
Season 3 Event Schedule
Please note that the following information is subject to change, and keep checking back for more events to be added.
| TOURNAMENT | VENUE | CITY | DATES | BUY-IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPT Malta | Portomaso Casino | Malta | May 26-30, 2011 | €2,000 + €200 |
| IPT Campione | Campione Casino | Campione d’Italia | June 23-27 2011 | €2,000 + €200 |
| IPT San Remo | San Remo Casino | San Remo | July 28-August 1, 2011 | €2,000 + €200 |
| IPT Nova Gorica | Perla Casino | Nova Gorica, Slovenia | September 1-5, 2011 | €2,000 + €200 |
| Mini IPT San Marino | Giochi del Titano Poker | San Marino | September 29-October 3, 2011 | €360 + €40 |
| IPT Campione | Campione Casino | Campione d'Italia | November 24-28, 2011 | €2,000 + €200 |
| Mini IPT Nova Gorica | Perla Casino | Nova Gorica | December 15-19 2011 | €360 + €40 |
| IPT San Remo | San Remo Casino | San Remo | January 26-30, 2012 | €2,000 + €200 |
| IPT Nova Gorica | Perla Casino | Nova Gorica | March 1-5, 2012 | €2,000 + €200 |
Check out the Italian Poker Tour site for more information on each event.
Season 3 Highlights
San Remo | 350 players | €679,000 prize pool | 1st: Oleksii Kovalchuk (€175,000)
San Remo played host to the IPT for the second time in Season 3, and 350 players turned out for the Main Event, creating a combined prize pool of €679,000. It was Ukraine’s Oleksii Kovalchuk who took his second IPT title and first place prize money of €175,000. Kovalchuk beat PokerStars Qualifier Andrea Vitale in the heads-up final, with Vitale locking up €110,500 for second.
Campione | 482 players | CHF1,136,122 prize pool | 1st: Danilo Donnini (CHF272,000)
The prize pool for IPT Season 3’s second visit to Campione topped out at just over CHF1,000,000 as 482 players registered for the Main Event. It was the biggest field of the season so far, and the winner was Italian player Danilo Donnini, who scooped CHF272,000 for first. The end came when his 3-4 rivered a straight against the J-7 of Serbia’s Mikica Mitrovic.
Nova Gorica | 284 players | €556,780 prize pool | 1st: Oleksii Kovalchuk (€150,000)
A total of 284 players turned out for the IPT’s visit to Nova Gorica in Slovenia, creating a combined prize pool of €556,780. The winner was Ukraine’s Oleksii Kovalchuk, who adds this IPT title to previous tournament wins at the Russian Poker Series and 2011 World Series. He beat Team PokerStars Online's Luca Moschitta in the heads-up to collect €150,000 in prize money.
San Remo | 426 players | €826,440 prize pool | 1st: Luca Pagano (€210,000)
The third stop of Season 3 of the IPT had a hugely popular winner in San Remo, as Italian poker legend Luca Pagano won the Main Event, collecting €210,000 in first place prize money. Pagano already has a long list achievements in poker, including the most EPT cashes by any player, and he added his first IPT title when his A-Q crushed heads-up opponent Dan Murariu’s Q-9.
Campione | 391 players | CHF 898,870 prize pool | 1st: Domenico Cordi (CHF 230,000)
The Italian Poker Tour visited the stunning destination of Campione d’Italia for the second event of Season 3. A total of 391 players registered for the Main Event, creating a combined prize pool of CHF 898,870. Italian player Domenico Cordi booked the win when he snapped off heads-up opponent Maurizio Musso’s deuces with pocket tens.
Malta | 131 players | €254,140 prize pool | 1st: Marco Figuccia (€82,000)
The opening event of Season 3 of the Italian Poker Tour saw history made, as the first ever two-time winner was crowned. Italian Marco Figuccia was the player in question, who played through a field of 131 runners to add the IPT Malta title to the one he won in Nova Gorica in Season 2. The end came when his J-7 out-kicked heads-opponent Joeri Rick Van Der Sman’s J-3.
For more details, including the results from all events, check out the PokerStars Blog and PokerStars.tv.
Please contact ipt@pokerstars.it if you have questions about the PokerStars.it Italian Poker Tour.
