Fifth Break
Players are on their fifth break of Day 1b. The blinds will increase to 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante when the action resumes.
Korobovs Takes Big One on Flop
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 77/310 Tebege Samuel tried to raise to 3,300, but Sergejs Korobovs pointed out the the raise had to be 4k. Samuel made it 4k only to face a raise to 12k from Korobovs. He called to see on the flop, but he check-folded to a bet of 11k from Korobovs.…
Meet Poker Journalist and Streamer Lyle Bateman From Canada
Lyle Bateman joined our reporting team at the Battle of Malta for the first time. He traveled quite far to get here from Western Canada and thus far has been enjoying his experience. Learn more about Lyle in his interview with Battle of Malta host Patricia Rimfire.
Trips Hold for Thevenet
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 78/310 Thibault Thevenet bet 10,000 into a pot of a bit more with the on the board after the turn. Martin Stoev raised to 22,000. Thevenet jammed over the top and Stoev quickly called for around 42,000 in total. Martin Stoev: Thibault Thevenet: Thevenet was ahead with his trips but…
Regonaschi and Vanoppen Take from Fabbri
Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 86/310 There were just two hands involving the table big stack at Table 31, Loris Fabbri. In the first hand, Marco Regonaschi raised to 3,500 and got called in two spots, including Fabbri on the button. On the flop the big blind checked to Regonaschi who fired 2,000. Fabbri called…
Aladdin’s Lamp for Aladin Mrkaljevic in the Mystery Siege of Malta Bounty
Aladin Mrkaljevic just pulled off some magic from Aladdin’s lamp. The €450 Mystery Siege of Malta Bounty is down to a final table of nine players. Telly Bartolo and Patricia Rimfire hosted a ceremony for those who didn’t select their envelopes from the tumbula. Mrkaljevic held three tokens. The first one awarded him €1,000. He…
Jennane Takes from Evangelista
Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 94/310 Yassine Jennane opened the betting to 2,500 from the cutoff and table big-stack Giacomo Evangelista called from the big blind. He check-called for 3,200 on the flop, but then check folded to a bet of 5,400 on the turn. Evangelista still has more than 200k while Jannane has chipped…
“Picasso” Paints a Picture on the River
Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 97/310 Scotland’s Andrew Hedley, known to old-school online grinders as “Picasso” is in the house. The experienced poker pro and commentator was off to a hot start off the dinner break and painted a picture on the river in the following hand. Vincenzo Popolo bet 15,000 into a pot of…
47 Players (or Less) to Advance From Day 1b
Day 1b officially attracted 310 entries. A total of 47 players are scheduled to advance from the flight for a balanced bubble as all Day 1b players will be in the money. This figure might be less for two reasons. First, Day 1b may witness two or more players hit the rail at the same…
Chop it Up
Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 104/310 Action opened with Xi Tran raising the button to 2,500 and Daniel Schwensen called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop and Schwensen check-called for 3,000 on the turn. Both players went back to checking on the river but they chopped the pot up as both players…