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Italian Poker Tour - Season 1
Next stop will be IPT San Remo 4, December 10-14, 2009. Satellites are running now. To register, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’ & ‘Special’.
PokerStars is pleased to introduce the Italian Poker Tour - Italy’s biggest and best series of live poker tournaments. Each event will see the world’s greatest poker players take their seats to battle it out for huge sums of cash in Italy’s best locations. As an added bonus, the tour also includes a stop in Nova Gorica in Slovenia.
Don’t miss your chance to become the next Italian Poker Tour Champion. See below for the event schedule, and look out for more being announced soon.
IPT Season 1 – The story so far
IPT Nova Gorica | 332 players | €664,000 prize pool | 1st: Marco Figuccia (€160,000)
The IPT broke new territory when it staged its first tournament in Nova Gorica, across the border in Slovenia. After a marathon final table lasting nine hours and thirty minutes, Marco Figuccia, who started the day as chip leader, emerged victorious. He beat another Marco, Marco Pistilli, when his Q-J flopped a Queen to beat Pistilli’s A-7. Figuccia takes home the title and (€160,000) for the win.
PokerStars Blog | PokerStars.tv
IPT San Remo 2 | 368 players | €713,920 prize pool | 1st: Ramzi Jelassi (€170,000)
August saw the return of the IPT to San Remo, and it was Swedish pro and EPT regular Ramzi Jelassi who emerged as the latest Champion. Local player Andrea Sapere finished in second place, cashing for an impressive €100,000. Big names who took part included Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano, who held the chip lead for a while on Day 1B, but failed to make it to the final table.
PokerStars Blog | PokerStars.tv
IPT Venice | 439 players | €851,660 prize pool | 1st: Matt Perrins (€200,000)
The tour moved on to Venice in July, with UK-based player Matt Perrins taking home the title. The field included a host of well-known faces, including Team PokerStars Pros Vanessa Rousso, Chad Brown and Marcel Luske. The final hand saw all the money go into the middle with Perrins holding K-T and runner-up Johannes Sodastrom pockets fours. A board of 8-K-K-2-3 sealed the victory for Perrins.
PokerStars Blog | PokerStars.tv
IPT San Remo | 254 players | €508,000 prize pool | 1st: Stefano Puccilli (€120,000)
After three days of intense poker action, it was 37-year old banker Stefano Puccilli who had the honour of being crowned the first ever IPT Champion. He was able to claim victory when his pocket eights made a miracle straight against the paired Ace of his heads-up opponent. Team PokerStars Italy Pro Nicola Fedeli finished in tenth place, but it was Puccilli who celebrated the win.
PokerStars Blog | PokerStars.tv
Season 1 Event Schedule
| TOURNAMENT | VENUE | CITY | DATES | BUY-IN | CAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPT SANREMO | San Remo Casino | San Remo | June 5-7, 2009 | €2,000 + €200 | 500 |
| IPT VENICE | Casino of Venice | Venice | July 30-August 2, 2009 | €2,000 + €200 | 500 |
| IPT SANREMO 2 | San Remo Casino | San Remo | August 27-31, 2009 | €2,000 + €200 | 400 |
| IPT NOVA GORICA | Perla Casino | Nova Gorica, Slovenia | October 8-12, 2009 | €2,000 + €200 | 500 |
| IPT SANREMO 3 | San Remo Casino | San Remo | November 12-16, 2009 | €2,000 + €200 | TBC |
| IPT SANREMO 4 | San Remo Casino | San Remo | December 10-14, 2009 | €2,000 + €200 | TBC |
Check out the Italian Poker Tour site for more information on each event.
Please contact ipt@pokerstars.it if you have questions about the PokerStars.it Italian Poker Tour.
