Nov 17, 20233 min read

🇮🇹IPO Master - Day1A: Action Flo is in the lead, Rainer Bertsch leads 23 left at IPO Regressive

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It was a sizzling Thursday that just passed in the parts of the GC Poker Room in Bendern, Liechtenstein, where the IPO festival has just reached the halfway mark and is getting ready for the grand finale with the 1,100CHF buy-in IPO Master.

Coinciding with the flagship event was also Day1B of the IPO Regressive, which guarantees the first 10 qualifiers entry to the IPO Master, to be joined by the 30 from the IPO Main Event (thanks to the "chip leaders prize" valid in the first two Day1 qualifiers).

IPO Master Day1A

After about eight hours of play, the first to stand out at the IPO Master is the player pictured below, "Action Flo" his nickname, and 410,000 chips accumulated at the end of Day.

"It was a great Day1, I only have one regret in a spot where I prefer to fold preflop with A-Q on shove and re-shove some short-stack. On cards seen, I could have won a huge pot but otherwise, I can't complain!"

The Top 5

If Action Flo takes the cover by the 410,000 chips he bagged, Italy's Cevat Inan (photo below) with his 352,000 chips was certainly not to be outdone and takes second place in the provisional count.

Third place went to Swiss Giuseppe Di Santo (286,000), followed by Austrian Boeschi Badger at 272,000 and Italian Fabian Egger (264,000). Of note in 12th position is Andrea Galan with (128,000). Following is the full end-of-day count with all 16 qualifiers.

Unofficial Chipcount

ACTION FLO 410.000
CEVAT INAN IT 352.000
GIUSEPPE DI SANTO CH 286.000
BOESCHI HONEY BADGER AT 272.000
FABIAN EGGER IT 264.000
MICHAEL VONMOOS 254.000
DANIELE LUNARIO IT 236.000
MARCUS SCHILLING CH 235.000
SAID EL YOUSFI ELY CH 220.000
ZH 216.000
GASSMANN GASSI17 CH 151.000
ANDREA GALAN IT 128.000
BLERON MALIQI CH 126.000
ADRIAN KÖRMÖCZY HU 106.000
BRUNO KELLER 84.000
MARCO MEISSER CH 63.000

IPO Regressive Day1B

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Fifty showed up at the starting ribbons and, thanks to 22 re-entries, brought the entry count to 72, with 16 able to make it to the next step, the final day, scheduled to start at 18:00.

In total, the IPO Regressive totaled 111 entries (including re-entries) with 23 players qualifying for the final stage, generating a prize pool of 23,310CHF far exceeding the guaranteed amount.

The Top 5

The best of the troop, as well as chip leader in the overall count, you can see in the photo above: his name is Rainer Bertsch, from Switzerland, and he will bring to the final day a 547,300-chip stack, almost twice as many as his direct pursuer, Claudio Piceci, second at 288,100 and third in the overall count.

Today's third position belongs to Thomas Hardt with 280,000 chips (4th in the overall count), followed by "Cheba" at 240,000 (7th overall) and Germany's "Risto" at 224,500 (9th overall).

Below is the unofficial chip count at the end of Day1B, with the list of 16 qualifiers. Further down is the full count with players from both qualification flights.

Unofficial Chipcount

RAINER BERTSCH CH 547.300
CLAUDIO PICECI CH 288.100
THOMAS HARDT 280.000
CHEBA 240.000
RISTO DE 224.500
DRITAN KALECI 210.000
MARIO HEISSMANN 160.000
DINO 46 IT 152.900
MARCO CANTELE CH 150.000
ANTONIO CAMODECA IT 132.000
HENRI D. 110.300
ROSENKRANZSPOKJE23 99.200
MARTIN RAPP 97.700
THEODOR STEIMER CH 83.000
UMBERTO SORRENTINO IT 71.200
MARTIN GRAZ AT 42.000

Chipcount overall (Day1A + Day1B)

RAINER BERTSCH CH 547.300
ALAIN FERRARI CH 309.500
CLAUDIO PICECI CH 288.100
THOMAS HARDT 280.000
JAKUB KRAWINSKI PL 242.700
NOKIA 3310 CH 241.000
CHEBA 240.000
MARCO MEISSER CH 236.600
RISTO DE 224.500
DRITAN KALECI 210.000
MARCUS SCHILLING CH 188.000
VEDA IT 185.500
MARIO HEISSMANN 160.000
IKARUS AT 157.000
DINO 46 IT 152.900
MARCO CANTELE CH 150.000
ANTONIO CAMODECA IT 132.000
HENRI D. 110.300
ROSENKRANZSPOKJE23 99.200
MARTIN RAPP 97.700
THEODOR STEIMER CH 83.000
UMBERTO SORRENTINO IT 71.200
MARTIN GRAZ AT 42.000

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