Dutch Dominance: Janick Wrang Emerges as Chip Leader in Campione Poker Tournament

The buy-in for the main event of the Euro Poker Tour (EPT) in Campione, Italy, was 5,000 euros. The tournament attracted 570 participants with a prize pool exceeding 3.5 million dollars. The 88th place finisher received 7,500 euros.

The top chip leader at the end of the first day was local player Davide Andreoni with 175,100 chips. Grigoriy Orlov from Lithuania had the third-largest stack with 154,200 chips. Rocco Palumbo made a raise of 2,000, Orlov responded with a 3-bet to 15,500, and Palumbo went all-in with 33,000. Orlov showed Qx Qx, while Palumbo had As 7s, and Orlov's hand held up.

On the second day, Orlov eliminated Patrick Antonius in a similar manner, giving an overbet on a flop of Qs 6d 5h. Antonius went all-in with Qc 9c and lost to Orlov's kings. The second day saw 392 players, with Nicolas Chouity leading with 165,800 chips. Andrey Guliy finished the day with 138,000 chips. Janick Wrang and Fabrice Soule had strong stacks of 121,400 and 115,700 chips, respectively.