Italian Poker Tour
IPT Saint Vincent provides fairy tale ending for Elefante
It turns out that the people of Valle D'Aosta speak three languages. Italian and French are the official ones (the area is tucked up against Italy's border with France and Switzerland), while more than half the population speak Valdôtain, the local dialect. This week though a fourth language was int...more
Balazs Somodi wins IPT Grand Final crown
The Italian Poker Tour Grand wrapped up its seventh season in Saint Vincent this week, with a Grand Final event won by Hungarian Balazs Somodi. Somodi topped a field of 308 players to earn a first prize of €70,000 from a combined prize pool of €298,760. Balazs SomodiSomodi, who has earned more than ...more
Natan Chauskin wins IPT7 Malta2 Main Event from the front
Natan Chauskin - the winnerA total of 947 players turned up a few days ago to play the IPT Main Event, and here on a Sunday evening, just one man was left standing. Natan Chauskin defeated Govert Metaal in a relatively short heads up battle to claim the trophy and €149,560. Chauskin entered the day...more
IPT7 Malta2: Italian Poker Tour kicks off another bumper festival
The PokerStars festival liner has sailed back into Saint Julian's Bay, Malta for a second time this year. The stop proved so popular back in March that there was very little chance of leaving it off the schedule, this time around. The European Poker Tour Main Event kicks off in few days time leaving...more
Matteo Mutti bests IPT crowd in Nova Gorica
Two hundred sixty-five players crowded into Casino Perla this week for the Italian Poker Tour's first Season 7 stop in Nova Gorica. One of them, Matteo Mutti, walked away with the title and lion's share of the €257,050 prize pool.Mutti's win earned him €60,000 and Nova Gorica crown.Heads-up against ...more
Alessandro Adinolfo wins IPT Saint Vincent Main Event
Italian Alessandro Adinolfo beat a field of 390 players to win the IPT Saint Vincent Main event this week, earning a first prize of €80,000. The field amassed a prize pool of €378,300, paying the top 55 players. Adinolfo's defeated Giuseppe Caridi heads-up, with Caridi collecting €45,000 for second ...more
IPT Malta: Georgios Zisimopoulos wins IPT Malta and €142,205!
The final table of IPT Malta had it all, crazy bluffs, big suck-outs, and above all, some wonderfully skilful displays from those involved. Greek PokerStars player Georgios Zisimopoulos deservedly took the title after playing nearly perfectly, particularly after the tournament went short-handed.Geor...more
IPT Malta: Level 33-34 updates (125,000/250,000/25,000)
For updates from level 29 to 32 please click here8.34pm: Georgios Zisimopoulos wins IPT Malta for €142,205; Jaroslaw Sikora eliminated in 2nd place (€97,975)Jaroslaw Sikora moved in for 3 million preflop and Georgios Zisimopoulos asked for a count."Ok, I call," said the Greek player.Zisimopoulos: [A...more
IPT Malta: Level 29-32 updates (80,000/160,000/20,000)
5.01pm: Break timePlayers are now on a 20-minute break. The remainder of the final table update will take place on a new thread here.4.56pm: Di Carlo finds acesGeorgios Zisimopoulos raised to 360,000 from under-the-gun with 6♣6♥. Nicolini di Carlo made it 875,000 holding A♦A♣ from the small ...more
IPT Malta: Final table profiles
Seat 1: Michael Feil, 27, Munich, Germany - PokerStars player - 3,305,000 Feil considers himself as an "interim" professional player. He finished University last year and is now trying to get a job in engineering. In the meantime, he is playing poker full time, mainly online. Feil plays cash games M...more
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