Giorgio Medici Poker Tournament Updates

Barry Shulman Eliminated By Giorgio Medici

Jul 14, '13

We caught up with the action on a flop of J 8 7. Barry Shulman checked, Giorgio Medici checked and a third player in the hand bet 600.

Both opponents called and the turn was the 10. Everyone checked and the river was the A. Shulman bet 5,000 and Medici moved all in. The third player folded and Shulman called off his last 6,000 or so.

Shulman showed pocket nines for a straight, but Medici’s K Q made broadway sending the Card Player publisher to the rail. Medici now has 42,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Barry Shulman,   Giorgio Medici

Giorgio Medici Eliminated

Jul 16, '13

Daniele Cocchi called from the small blind and Giorgio Medici moved all in for his last 55,000. Cocchi called and showed A 9 and was dominated by Medici’s A J.

The board ran out Q 9 7 5 6, however, and Medici was eliminated.

“It’s just not my day,” Medici said as he gathered his belongings. We are now one elimination away from the bubble.

Player Tags: Giorgio Medici,   Daniele Cocchi

Uzan Shoves on Medici

Jul 16, '13

The flop rolled out 1064 when the small blind checked to Patrick Uzan who bet 13,500. Giorgio Medici decided to raise it up to 37,700 and the small blind folded right away.

Uzan did not hesitate too long before he decided to move all in. His shove was worth around 125,000 and Medici tanked for about 10 seconds and then decided on folding.

Medici has 180,000 chips left while Uzan has 210,000 out in front of him.

Player Tags: Giorgio Medici

Barry Shulman Eliminated By Giorgio Medici

Jul 14, '13

We caught up with the action on a flop of J 8 7. Barry Shulman checked, Giorgio Medici checked and a third player in the hand bet 600.

Both opponents called and the turn was the 10. Everyone checked and the river was the A. Shulman bet 5,000 and Medici moved all in. The third player folded and Shulman called off his last 6,000 or so.

Shulman showed pocket nines for a straight, but Medici’s K Q made broadway sending the Card Player publisher to the rail. Medici now has 42,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Barry Shulman,   Giorgio Medici

Giorgio Medici Eliminated

Jul 16, '13

Daniele Cocchi called from the small blind and Giorgio Medici moved all in for his last 55,000. Cocchi called and showed A 9 and was dominated by Medici’s A J.

The board ran out Q 9 7 5 6, however, and Medici was eliminated.

“It’s just not my day,” Medici said as he gathered his belongings. We are now one elimination away from the bubble.

Player Tags: Giorgio Medici,   Daniele Cocchi

Uzan Shoves on Medici

Jul 16, '13

The flop rolled out 1064 when the small blind checked to Patrick Uzan who bet 13,500. Giorgio Medici decided to raise it up to 37,700 and the small blind folded right away.

Uzan did not hesitate too long before he decided to move all in. His shove was worth around 125,000 and Medici tanked for about 10 seconds and then decided on folding.

Medici has 180,000 chips left while Uzan has 210,000 out in front of him.

Player Tags: Giorgio Medici

Medici and Parker Chop It Up

Mar 18, '13

From under the gun Giorgio Medici limps into the pot and Brock Parker raises to 400 from the cutoff. Medici calls and the two see a flop of 755.

Medici checks, Parker tosses 700 into the middle and Medici calls. The turn is the 5 and both players check. The river is the K and Medici fires out 1,000. Parker raises to 3,000 and Medici calls.

Medici shows K10 for a full house-fives full of Kings and Parker reveals KQ for the same, a full house-fives full of Kings.

The dealer chops the pot and Medici is sitting with about 27,500 while Parker is down to around 15,300.

Player Tags: Brock Parker,   Giorgio Medici