Gino Alacqua Poker Tournament Updates

Gino Alacqua Busts

Feb 17, '09

Italian Gino Alacqua has hit the rail holding QQ and all in preflop when the board ran out  K524A. His opponent, Jani Sointula, bet the river forcing a third player who had limped and checked the flop and turn to fold before turning over 53 for a rivered straight.

Player Tags: Jani Sointula,   Gino Alacqua

Mamma Mia

Jan 21, '09

Gino Alacqua just tripled up. His pocket aces held up against A-K and Q-Q.

A-K got his coat and went home, and pocket queens had Alacqua covered.

He now has 70,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Gino Alacqua

Marty Smyth "Good Player"

Nov 17, '08

Roland De Wolfe referred, tongue-probably-in-cheek to pot-limit Omaha world champion Marty Smyth as "a good player" after he came from behind on the river with A-J vs Nico Behling's A-K. Smyth, who now has around 22,000 in chips, gleefully patted himself on the back before raking in the chips.

Elsewhere Gino Alacqua is out having pushed his remaining 2,900 chips into the middle with K J but failing to overcome A 9. Alex Kravchenko has also busted.

Some chip counts at the end of level 10:

Roland de Wolfe -- 87,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg -- 40,500
ElkY -- 11,000
Julien Lang Van -- 35,200
Dario Minieri -- 96,000
Josh Gould -- 66,000
Antony Lellouche -- 106,000
Arnaud Mattern -- 37,200
Andreas Krause -- 45,700
Katja Thater -- 13,400
Isabelle Mercier -- 33,000

Player Tags: Marty Smyth,   Nico Behling,   Gino Alacqua

Alacqua Making Waves

Oct 31, '08

William Fry bets 48000 preflop, Alacqua reraises all in, and Fry folds. Alacqua is determined to improve upon his short stack.

Player Tags: Gino Alacqua,   William Fry

First Big Pot

Oct 31, '08

Gino Alacqua shoves all in for 566,000 from the small blind with J9, and Martin Jacobson sitting on 277,000 calls from the big blind with KK.

The board falls:

Q10287

Alacqua's straight is beaten by Jacobson's King high flush and Jacobson doubles up. Alacqua loses a little less than half his stack.

Player Tags: Gino Alacqua,   Martin Jacobson

Alacqua Wins a Lotta Chips

Oct 31, '08

Gino Alacqua knocked out Bulgarian Simeon Tsonev with A3 versus Tsonev's pocket queens. The board fell AJ9109 and Alacqua doubled up to 250,000 to rapturous applause from his Italian supporters.

Player Tags: Gino Alacqua,   Simeon Tsonev

Marcel Luske is Gone

Oct 28, '08

Flying Dutchman Marcel Luske has busted from the tournamet. Frenchman Paul Testud has around 28,500 in chips, Arnaud Mattern is now up to 70,000, Sorel Mizzi and Benjamin Kang - seated beside each other all day - both have around 29,000 and Italian Gino Alacqua has 13,400.

Player Tags: Marcel Luske,   Sorel Mizzi,   Arnaud Mattern,   Benjamin Kang,   Testud Paul,   Gino Alacqua

Alacqua Making Waves

Oct 31, '08

William Fry bets 48000 preflop, Alacqua reraises all in, and Fry folds. Alacqua is determined to improve upon his short stack.

Player Tags: Gino Alacqua,   William Fry

First Big Pot

Oct 31, '08

Gino Alacqua shoves all in for 566,000 from the small blind with J9, and Martin Jacobson sitting on 277,000 calls from the big blind with KK.

The board falls:

Q10287

Alacqua's straight is beaten by Jacobson's King high flush and Jacobson doubles up. Alacqua loses a little less than half his stack.

Player Tags: Gino Alacqua,   Martin Jacobson

Alacqua Wins a Lotta Chips

Oct 31, '08

Gino Alacqua knocked out Bulgarian Simeon Tsonev with A3 versus Tsonev's pocket queens. The board fell AJ9109 and Alacqua doubled up to 250,000 to rapturous applause from his Italian supporters.

Player Tags: Gino Alacqua,   Simeon Tsonev

Marcel Luske is Gone

Oct 28, '08

Flying Dutchman Marcel Luske has busted from the tournamet. Frenchman Paul Testud has around 28,500 in chips, Arnaud Mattern is now up to 70,000, Sorel Mizzi and Benjamin Kang - seated beside each other all day - both have around 29,000 and Italian Gino Alacqua has 13,400.

Player Tags: Marcel Luske,   Sorel Mizzi,   Arnaud Mattern,   Benjamin Kang,   Testud Paul,   Gino Alacqua

Alacqua Making Waves

Oct 31, '08

William Fry bets 48000 preflop, Alacqua reraises all in, and Fry folds. Alacqua is determined to improve upon his short stack.

Player Tags: Gino Alacqua,   William Fry

First Big Pot

Oct 31, '08

Gino Alacqua shoves all in for 566,000 from the small blind with J9, and Martin Jacobson sitting on 277,000 calls from the big blind with KK.

The board falls:

Q10287

Alacqua's straight is beaten by Jacobson's King high flush and Jacobson doubles up. Alacqua loses a little less than half his stack.

Player Tags: Gino Alacqua,   Martin Jacobson

Alacqua Wins a Lotta Chips

Oct 31, '08

Gino Alacqua knocked out Bulgarian Simeon Tsonev with A3 versus Tsonev's pocket queens. The board fell AJ9109 and Alacqua doubled up to 250,000 to rapturous applause from his Italian supporters.

Player Tags: Gino Alacqua,   Simeon Tsonev

Marcel Luske is Gone

Oct 28, '08

Flying Dutchman Marcel Luske has busted from the tournamet. Frenchman Paul Testud has around 28,500 in chips, Arnaud Mattern is now up to 70,000, Sorel Mizzi and Benjamin Kang - seated beside each other all day - both have around 29,000 and Italian Gino Alacqua has 13,400.

Player Tags: Marcel Luske,   Sorel Mizzi,   Arnaud Mattern,   Benjamin Kang,   Testud Paul,   Gino Alacqua

Gino Alacqua Eliminated

Apr 14, '08

Gino Alacqua has busted out of the tournament on day 2. At least he will have a short trip home to his native country of Italy.

Player Tags: Gino Alacqua