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13 Dec 2025
Here's how the latest stop on the European EA Poker Tour went. The Milan leg drew over a thousand entries into the Main Event (with its complex phase system), and champion Marco Bognanni claimed over €50K.
The EAPT Milan festival ran at Imperium Room Casino from November 25 to December 8, attracting players from 15 countries including Argentina, Romania, Greece, Morocco, China, and Russia. It featured 8 championship trophies across buy-ins from €50 to €770. Early on, players could chase a trophy for just €50 in the warm-up EAPT Opening with a €50,000 guarantee.
"Early on" — because Milan majors offered varying buy-ins. Days 1A-1F cost €50 each, while direct entry to Day 2 (or re-entry) ran €190-€220. The opener collected 500 entries total, with top payouts to Guido Battistini (3rd, €3,530), Fabio Manfuso (2nd, €4,420), and champion Zhang Qingzhang (€6,310 + EAPT trophy).
The EAPT Milan Main Event had a standard €500 buy-in and €350,000 prize pool guarantee. Early flights let players enter for €100-€120 across 10 starters. Italian poker fans stormed it from day one, hitting 1,339 entries by late reg end.
So many players meant four Day 2s: 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D — all €500 entry/re-entry under TV cameras. Cheap early stacks paid off big; players arrived with massive chips for loose, creative play. Example: Abraham limped early with K 6 , called Giordano's isolating raise (A Q ) from the button. Flop Q 8 6 : aggressor bet half-pot, called. Turn 4 checked. River 6 gave Abraham sneaky trips; he got value for half-pot.
Soon after, Abraham defended 6 4 on big blind vs Meloni's cutoff open (K J ). Flop K 8 5 : Abraham led 1BB, called raise. Turn 2 : tanked a pot bet. River 7 completed straight — instant all-in shove. Meloni snap-called and busted, pot to Abraham.
Day 3 reduced to two tables; final day crowned the champ after 6+ hours, two on the final 9.
Fun fact: Bognanni's €54,365 payout nearly matches the first EAPT Milan champ in 2023 — Julio Anzelmo beat 1,500 foes for €54,500.
• High Roller (€770, €70K GTD): 90 entries, 7 paid. Russian Alexey Altynov spiced the Italian final (6th, €4K). Final day TV'd with hole cards. Heads-up: Giuliano Boellis vs Micky Blasi, even stacks. Decisive: Boellis shoved 15BB K 2 on turn 7 6 3 7 board. Blasi tank-called A 6 ; river 6 held. Boellis 2nd (€14,500).
High Roller Champ: Micky Blasi — €16,000 + trophy. Not his first: local titles, deep runs including WSOP Vegas.