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La Notte Degli Assi concluded in Venice after nine days of poker action at Casino di Venezia, the world’s oldest casino. The festival’s Main Event drew 2,630 entries and surpassed its €1,000,000 guarantee, running from October 11 to October 19.

The tournament, which carried a buy-in between €400 and €600, was ultimately won by Italian player Lorenzo Sabato, who collected €114,500 after a heads-up deal with his final opponent.

Sabato entered the last day of play as a commanding chip leader with 83.6 million chips, well ahead of Enrico Esposito and Marino Focarelli. He maintained that lead throughout the day, eliminating multiple opponents at the final table including Emilio Izvira and Sabrina Corrias, the tournament’s last remaining woman.

Esposito fell in third place after his pocket nines held against Sabato’s hand, setting up a heads-up confrontation. With the remaining payouts set at €130,000 and €82,000, Sabato and runner-up Emanuele Biscaro agreed to a deal, locking up €109,500 and €98,500 respectively before playing for the title and an additional €5,000.

Sabato closed out the win after his Q♥J♦ outdrew Biscaro’s K♥6♥ on a 10♦6♣J♥A♣9♥ board. Poland’s Mariusz Czech was the only non-Italian at the final table, finishing seventh for €13,200.

The event featured ten starting flights with unlimited re-entries, allowing players to carry their best stack forward to Day 2, with any busted stack still guaranteeing a minimum €900 payout.