Early Star Casualty: Filippo Candio Eliminated

It has taken just three hands for Filippo Candio’s star to be extinguished here at WPT Venice. Given the fact he has only been here for three hands we believe he should ask for a re-entry!

In his first hand Candio opens for 275 and his opponent in the small blind calls. The flop is [Kc] [Qs] [Ts] and both players check. The turn is the [8h] and the small blind bets 350, Candio raises to 1,350 and the small blind calls. On the river we see the [3s] and the small blind bets 2,000 forcing Candio to fold. Candio later told us that he held ace-king.

As we were writing this hand up Candio appeared behind us.

"Are you out?" We asked.

"Si," replied Candio.

Here is the end in Candio’s broken English.

Candio lost 7,000 when he had hit the nut flush on a board of [Kx] [Tx] [5x] [Tx] [6x] and his opponent held [Tx] [5x]. Then with 17,000 remaining Candio four-bet with [Ax] [4x] and received one caller. The flop was [Ax] [4x] [3x] and Candio’s opponent held [Ax] [Ax] and that we the end of that.