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…of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND CHIPS in EPT London. But still in the tournament, in the money and only 127 playerst left to beat. Ramzi is marching on!

He´s not among the chipleaders right now, but we´ve heard that this is just a strategic move and eventually Ramzi plans to have ALL the chips and ALL THE MONEYZ!

Hi everyone!

I have returned from LasVegas, from Dextor tournament at Hard Rock Café, a tournament that offered me a lot of emotions. I was playing all day long at the table that was shown on TV. However the destiny played a bad joke upon me, when during a decisive hand the goddess of Fortune turned against me decisively.

A super-aggressive player (not to call him mad) calls out of position, and I raise 3X the BB, in dealer position, with AK suited (clubs), all fold, and he calls, after having thought for a while. The flop shows Q-9-3, I am in…He checks and I bet, he thinks again and then calls. Turn shows a 6 and 2 clubs on the table. He checks again, in this position I calculate my odds and then I bet the value of the pot, he thinks for a while and calls in a mad call, and with cards on the table he shows Q-10 non suited. Given that the table is shown on TV and the pot is important, 2 long minutes pass till the River is shown… and in the meantime the goddess of Fortune went off for a coffee…the River shows a 10!!! I remain short stacked, and I go out a bit after, with K-K against 5-6 suited. It was definitely a well played tournament, but unfortunate… See you next time!

Sivio Crisari

Bellow the article in Italian about his evolution:

Tornato ora da Las vegas, il Dextor tournament all’ Hard Rock Cafe’ ha regalato piu’ di un emozione, sono stato tutto il giorno al tavolo televisivo giocando un gran torneo, purtroppo il destino pero’ ha giocato un brutto scherzo quando in una mano decisiva la dea bendata si e’ decisamente voltata.

Un giocatore super-aggressive (per non dire folle) apre fuori posizione ed io sul bottone con Q-A suited (fiori) raiso X 3, tutti fold e lui dopo averci pensato qualche istante fa call. Il flop e’ Q-9-3 rainbow. Lui check ed io bet, lui ci pensa di nuovo e fa call. Il turn e’ un 6 (due cuori a tavola) e lui check di nuovo, io a questo punto gli tolgo le odds nel caso avesse cuori e punto piatto, lui ci pensa un bel po’ ed a carte scoperte fa un call decisamente folle ….. le sue carte sono Q-10 off, visto che il
tavolo e’ televisivo ed il piatto importante passano 2 minuti lunghissimi per girare il river e qui la dea bendata e’ andata a prendere un caffe’….. IL RIVER E’ UN 10!!!!!! Rimango corto ed esco poco dopo con KK scoppiato da 56suited…..decisamente un torneo ben giocato ma sfortunato….sara’ per la
prossima!

IPT Venice….Day1 passed, with 40.8K, average chips 40K, 38th on 100 players left

I play a lot of hands, the last hand I entered was at level 9, antes 100 blinds 400/800. All fold, I receive A-Q in cutoff position, and I raise 1800 (my stack: 24k), the dealer re-raises 3x for 4100, SB & BB fold, and I call.
Flop A-7-3, I check, he bets 5.500 and I call, turn 10. I check again, he checks, river 4, I check, he bets 11.500 and I call. He shows pocket K-K and I take a nice pot. Tomorrow starts Day1b, for this I have a day to rest, cause on Saturday I play Day2.

See you soon…

ITALIAN ARTICLE:

IPT Venezia: superato il day1 con 40,8K con l’ average a 40K, 38esimo su 100 players left.
Gioco molte mani, scelgo di raccontare l’ ultimo colpo dove entro, livello 9, ante 100 buy 400/800, tutti fold io sul cutoff spillo A-Q off e raiso 1800 (il mio stack era 24.000), il bottone tribetta per 4.100, small e big
blind foldano ed io faccio call. Flop A-7-3 rainbow, io check, lui 5.500 ed io call, turn 10, io check lui check, river 4, io check, lui bet 11.500 ed io call. Lui mostra K-K ed io prendo un bel pot.
Domani si giochera’ il day1b per cui un giorno di riposo per me e sabato giochero’ il day2.
A presto!!!

However, during the last minutes of Day 3 I get out of the tournament close to being ITM, there are a bit more than 1000 players (from 7319 entries)

The decisive hand was the following : one girl in the middle of the table raises, I - in Dealer position - I bet 3X with pocket AA, all of them fold and the woman calls. Flop A-2-2, she goes all-in (with a stack a bit lower than mine), I call instantly, she shows pocket 2s and her 4 of a kind beats my Full House. From 70.000 I’m down to 20.000 chips. I go up to 50.000 chips, to have after another bad beat, AK suited (me) against AQ suited, board showing Q-2-Q-10-4, and by chance I had more chips than him and I remain with 18k in front of me. I play my last hand after that, in BB position, with 4-5 suited hearts: with a limp from someone in the middle and limp in of the SB, Flop comes: K-K-4, with 1 K of hearts, check of the SB, I go all in, the player in the middle calls, SB folds, turn 2 of hearts, but
river 10 black… For me it was a implacable Day3

Greeting to all of you

Sivio

Out alla fine del day3

Purtroppo negli ultimi minuti del day3 esco dal torneo vicino ai premi, rimasti pochi piu’ di 1.000 (7319 entries)

La mano decisiva e’ stata la seguente: una donna in mezzo al tavolo raisa, io sul bottone tribetto pesante con AA, tutti fold tranne la donna che colla. Flop A-2-2, lei manda allin (non mi copre per poco) ed io istant call, lei mostra 22 ed il suo poker regge contro il mio full second nuts. da
70.000 scendo a 20.000 chips, risalgo a 50.000 senza fare double up per poi prendere una secondo brutto colpo AK suited io contro AQ suited, board Q-2-Q-10-4 e pre fortuna anche qui ne ho piu’ di lui ma resto con 18.000 davanti. Gioco poi la mia ultima mano sul BB dopo un limp in mezzo ed il
limp dels SB limpando anche io con 4-5 suited di cuori: Flop K-K-4 (con un K di cuori). Chech dello SB, io mando tutto, Call del giocatore in mezzo e fold del sb, lui mostra A-10 off, turn 2 di cuori ma purtroppo river 10 nero…. e’ stato secondo me un day3 imparabile! Un saluto a tutti

Silvio Crisari

I had a very difficult Day2, I had to play a lot of hands without good cards, only by taking advantage of the position and of knowing my opponents. The only 3 stakes I played with good cards had a negative outcome on the whole: 2 hands lost and 1 hand won.

1st hand

I get AK with A clubs, in the middle one player goes all-in for 12k, I call in Dealer position, with 65k. The BB is also shortstacked and calls. Flop turns 10-J-3, with 2 clubs, turn shows another club, I have plenty of odds to win, however river turns 8 hearts and the hand is lost.

2nd hand

I get AK hearts, in SB position, all players fold, I raise and BB goes all in for 24K, I have 55K and call. He shows K-Q, however the board shows implacable 10-3-Q-Q-4, not even one heart, hand lost again.

3rd hand

I get AA in the dealer position, all fold except for 3 players, who were out for stealing the blinds. I overbet to make them think I was trying to steal the blinds. The SB only calls, showing a weak hand, and BB realizing that goes all-in for 35K. I have almost his stack so I call instantly, SB folds, BB shoes 10-J. The flop comes a bit dangerous, 7-8-K, but the turn and the river show 3-J and I double my stack. Now a bit of rest and on Monday at noon (LasVegas time) I start playing Day3

Kind regards from Vegas,

Silvio

…and the article in Italian

Il day2 e’ stato superato raddoppiando lo stack, ho chiuso con 67.800 chips.

E’ stato un day2 sofferto, ho dovuto giocare moltissimi colpi senza carte solamente sfruttando posizione e conoscenza degli avversari, gli unici 3 piatti giocati con le carte hanno avuto un bilancio negativo (2 colpi persi ed 1 solo vinto) queste le 3 mani:

1 mano
Io AK con un fiori, in mezzo un tizio manda all in per 12k, io sul bottone ho 65k e faccio call, il BB anche e’ corto (10K) e fa call anche lui. Flop 10-J-3 con 2 fiori, turn 3 fiori, a questo punto ho una tutti i fiori, Q-K ed A, purtroppo il river e’ un 8 di cuori e colpo perso

2 mano
Io AKs (cuori) sullo SB dopo tutti fold faccio raise ed il BB va all in per 24k, io ho 55K e faccio call, lui mostra KQo, purtroppo pero’ il board e’ inesorabile 10-3-Q-Q-4 (senza nemmeno un cuori) e colpo perso

3 mano
Io AA sul bottone, tutti fold ed io visto che erano tre mani che r”rubavo” i bui faccio una overbet per far credere di voler rubare anche questi bui, lo SB consapevole di questo fa solo call mostrando segnale di non molta forza ed il BB che questo l’ ha capito manda i resti in allin per 35K, io ho
esattamente il suo stack e molto felice faccio istant call, lo SB folda ed il BB mostra 10-J off, nonostante un flop un po’ pericoloso (7-8-K) il finale e’ lieto perche’ turn e river sono esattamente 3-J consentendomi un bel double up.

Ora un po’ di riposo e lunedi a mezzogiorno (orario di Las Vegas) si giochera’ il Day3

Un saluto grande

Silvio Crisari

Silvio is in Day 2 of the WSOP main event.

Bellow his article for the blog:

ENGLISH

Day 1 passed!

A main event really difficult, played 5 levels of 2 hours each, and I finish Day1 with a stack of 30.5K , a bit under the average but still in a good position.

The 2 most important hands of the day:

At the end of 3rd level, I get KQ diamonds, in dealer position. 2 players limp in, I raise 3x, the 1st folds, the second calls. Flop K-Q-8. He bets again, I call only. The turn shows K and in this moment I have the nuts and try to get all his chips. He overbets, remaining with only 7k. If I raise I risk that he folds, so I only check. River shows a 10 and he goes all-in with Q-10, I call instantly for a pot of 23k, so I am up to 55K now…

After the 4th level, I get pocket queens QQ, UTG limps in, and so does another one in the middle… I bet 3.5X the BB, UTG folds and the middle one calls. Flop: J-10-9. I bet, he bet 3X, I call. Turn: A. I check, he bets, I
call, river shows a 4. He bets again, I call, btu I lose the pot, against A-Q. A pot of around 16K

Now 3 days to rest, (there will be Day1b, Day1c, Day1d) and on Friday I play Day2.

Greetings from Vegas,

Silvio

ITALIAN

Day 1 superato !!!!

Main event con un field super impegnativo, giocati 5 livelli da 2 ore l’ uno, al termine dei quali concludo con 30,5K un po’ sotto average ma comunque in ottima posizione.

Le due mani piu’ importanti della giornata

Alla fine del terzo livello sul bottone spillo KQ diamond, due persone fanno limp in mezzo ed io raiso X3, il primo folda il secondo colla. Flop K-Q-8. Il tizio in mezzo betta ed io faccio solo call. Turn K il tizio overbetta ed io a questo punto sono Nuts e voglio portargli via tutte le chips, rimane
dietro con 7k se raiso rischio che lui folda ed allora faccio solo check. River 10 lui va all in (con Q-10) ed io instant call per un pot di 23K circa che mi portano a 55K.

Meta’ quarto livello, UTG limpa, uno in mezzo limpa ed io sul BB Bet X3.5 con QQ, fold del limp e call del mezzo. Flop J-10-9. Io Bet lui tri-bet io call turn A io check lui bet io call river 4 io check lui bet io call e lo
trovo pieno con A-Q, pot perso di circa 16K

Ora 3 giorni di riposo (giocheranno il Day1b, Day1c, Day1d) e venerdi si gioca il Day2.

Un saluto da Vegas

Silvio

Muchos me conoceréis del Starcraft-Broodwar como SuKeR, de hecho grandes amigos de aquel juego están haciéndolo muy bien en el Poker, un juego muy parecido por su contenido en estrategia, pero más complicado y quizás menos divertido, su habilidad está más en la mente que en las manos. Aquí se me conoce como Elvividor, y son ya más de 3 años los que llevo dedicándome a esto de forma profesional, pues vivo de ello. La gran mayoría de las manos que he jugado a lo largo de mi carrera han sido en RedKings, donde en apenas dos años acumulé una gran cantidad de dinero jugando límites medios (nl0.5/1, nl1/2 nl2/4). No he jugado en mesas superiores porque para hacer honor a mi nombre, he derrochado a lo grande para darme la gran vida, aunque también he invertido en una casa, un coche, y un negocio de comunicación y marketing que intento que no me quite mucho tiempo. Se puede decir que decidí ser conservador en ese aspecto, con más prisa por estudiar y mejorar que por jugar en mesas de más dinero.
Ahora doy un salto lanzándome al poker en vivo, y por supuesto también enfocaré mi carrera en cash hacia esas mesas que nunca he querido pisar. Lo voy a hacer de la mano de RedKings, donde formo parte de un grupo excelente, y donde espero mejorar y conseguir exitosamente mis objetivos rodeándome de estupendos jugadores y compañeros.

Saludos.

English:

Better known as “SuKer” amongst the Starcraft-Broodwar aficionados, many Starcraft players play poker very well due to the similarities in the strategy. In the poker world he is better known as Elvividor, for 3 years he has been playing as a professional poker player. He has played most of his hands at the RedKings tables where only in one year he managed to accumulate a large sum playing in medium limits tables (nl0.5/1, nl1/2 nl2/4). To honour his nick name “ El vividor “ has wasted money and enjoyed himself as well as managed to buy a house, car and a business .
He is joining now the live poker scene, but he will still play at the cash tables. He hopes to have a lot of success playing side to side with his Team mates and Redkings.

Our Team RedKings Italian member Silvio Crosari has qualified for the WSOP Main Event. He qualified for the main event through a satellite. He came first in the satellite out of 70 players, so he will add some italian colours in the WSOP main event.

In Italian,

Ti do un’ altra grande notizia! Ieri ho vinto il satellite per il main
event!!! Sono arrivato primo su 70 players e quindi il main event lo
giochero’ !!!!!!

GRANDE SILVIO E GRANDE REDKINGS!!!!!

Sicuramente non posso giocare perche’ sono in America, mi dispiace perche’
fino al 20 lugliio non mi vedete giocare sul sito ma tornero’ e recuperero’

Ora avanti tutta!!!!!!!!

Silvio

WSOP: Event 36: $1.000 no-limit hold’em

Day 1: 3500 players

Bad start… I get pocket kings KK against a player who was short stacked
and goes all-in with 7 -8 suited, I lose 1,5K , because of the table
showing: 7-7-J-Q-A. Then I knock out the famous Tom Durrr Dwan with QQ: he
raises pre-flop, I re-raise, he goes all-in and I call, for a 4,6k pot. He
shows 9-9, but my queens resist and Durrr is out.
At the end of Day1, a bit under the average stack I raise UTG 3 times the
BB, with KK, all fold except BB who goes all-in, his stack just above mine.
I cannot fold the pocket kings and call. The worst nightmare comes out, my
opponent showing AA. However the flop gives me some chances: 10-J-Q, but the
turn and the river don’t help me (2 -3) and I’m out, 500th…

Italian article:

Inizio male scoppiato KK contro un player corto che va all-in con 7-8
suited, perdo 1,5K (meta’ stack iniziale) colpa di un board 7-7-J-Q-A, poi
elimino il grandissmo Tom Durrr Dwan con QQ, lui raisa preflop, io re-raise
lui all-in io call per un pot di 4,6K. Lui mostra 9-9 le mie donne tengono e
Durr e’ Player out.
Purtroppo alla fine del day1 leggermente sotto average Raiso fuori posizione
(UTG) 3 volte e mezzo il BB con KK, tutti fold tranne il BB che va all-in
per una cifra che mi copre seppur di poco. Io non riesco proprio a foldare i
KK e faccio istant call. Lui pero’ purtroppo come il peggiore degli incubi
mostra AA e nonostante il flop mi dia parecchi out (10-J-Q) turn e River non
mi aiutano (2-3) e sono fuori. Esco 500esimo con una mano che difficilmente
ti grazia.