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Banker cashes in at first Italian Poker Tour event

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Thumbnail image for ps_news_thn.jpgStefano Puccilli, a 37-year old banker, has become the first PokerStars Italian Poker Tour (IPT) champion after fighting through more than 250 people and winning the inaugural event event in San Remo.

Twenty-two players made it to Day 3 to fight for the lion's share of the nearly 500,000 Euro prize pool. It took nine and half hours to make it down to the eight-handed final table. The only Team PokerStars Italy Pro remaing in the field, Nicola Fedeli, exited in 10th place.

It took another six hours to see the final hand. Puccilli got it all-in preflop with pocket eights versus a naked ace, only to see a [Jc] [Ah] [Qc] flop. Then the [9d] popped up on the turn and opened up a few more outs for Puccilli. The the miracle: the [10s] fell on the river and the game was Puccilli's. The banker banked 120,000 Euros for the win.

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Puccilli has only been playing poker for four years and learned the game after watching televised poker with friends. He eventually outgrew games with friends and started playing on PokerStars. A satellite qualifier led him straight to San Remo and glory.

If you'd like to play in the next IPT event, you might want to wax up your gondola. Venice, Italy will host the next IPT tournament on these rescheduled dates - July 27-August 2 for the main event, and a High Roller which runs August 2-3.


Watch the final stages of the Italian Poker Tour… live

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

ps_news_thn.jpgWhile all this excitement is happening at the World Series, with two Team PokerStars Pros in with a shout at grabbing a bracelet, there's another important final going on in Italy.

The final of the PokerStars Italian Poker Tour event in San Remo - home of the Italian leg of the EPT - is playing out now, and they're down to just five players.

And the good news? You can watch it happening this very moment on our special live feed. Now, your Italian may not be that good, so you might not understand what the commentators are saying*, but all the action in moving pictures will jump out at you from your computer screen.

Of course, if you happen to be able to read Italian, you can follow the action on our Italian blog, where the chip counts will also be updated regularly.

* Although there's something endearing about listening to excitable Italians.