Break Time
Players are on their first 20-minute break of Day 1b. Blinds will increase to 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante when the action resumes. We will update a few of the bigger stacks from around the room during the break.
Kwasniewicz’s Nines are Good
Level 3: 100/200 (200) Entries: 165/180 Martin Greizinger raised to 600 early but small blind Mariusz Kwasniewicz raised it to 2,100. Greizinger made the call and they both saw a flop of . Kwasniewicz led out for 1,700 and got a call, and then they both checked through the turn and river. Kwasniewicz showed pocket…
White Knight (Part II) Begins
The €150 NLH White Knight proved to be popular yesterday and thus far has already attracted 55 entries in the opening moments for today’s version. Players are battling it out with a starting stack of 15,000 with blinds increasing every 20 minutes until a winner is crowned. Late registration will be open for quite some…
Andrea Tucci Wins €350 PLO 4 & 5 Cards (€4,100)
The €350 PLO 4 & 5 Cards attracted 37 Omaha enthusiasts on Wednesday to create a €11,070 prize pool. The top five players collected at least triple the buy-in. Italy’s Andrea Tucci won the trophy after defeating United Kingdom’s Albert Sapiano heads-up for the title and the €4,100 top prize. Sapiano didn’t have much luck…
Capannoli Raises Turn
Level 3: 100/200 (200) Entries: 152/162 Antonio Ieraci limped in from the middle, then called when button Andrea Capannoli raised it to 700. Both players checked the flop, but Ieraci led for 600 on the turn. Capannoli raised to 2,500 and got the fold. Andrea Capannoli – 12,000 Antonio Ieraci – 20,000
Day 1b Continues to Grow
Level 3: 100/200 (200) Entries: 150/159 Day 1b already blossomed to 159 entries near the start of Level 3 with 150 players remaining. This makes it already bigger than the 154 entries attracted during yesterday’s Day 1a and the flight hasn’t even reached its first break of the day! We reported hands involving Benjamin Dunevein…
Egon Keeps Firing
Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 146/152 The action was picked up on the flop with the board reading and after a check from both blinds, Holdhus Egon bet 200. Small blind Antonio La Rana called while the big blind folded. The turn came and La Rana check-called for 300. The river was and La Rana…
Nader Doubles Through Mael
Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 140/146 Thevenet Mael jammed a big stack into a pot of around 15,000 with the on the board. Amjad Nader, who hit the rail on his first bullet in the Main Event during Level 7 on Day 1a, snap-called off his stack of 12,300. Mael turned over the for the…
River Raise Takes it for Dempsey
Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 126/129 Sally Stephens opened from the middle to 300, and Shane Dempsey called from her left to see on the flop. Both players checked to the turn where Stephens fired out a bet of 1,200. Dempsey flatted to see on the river and Stephens led out again, this time for…
Vasyl Laba Wins First Trophy in €150 NLH White Knight
Ukraine’s Vasyl Laba won the first trophy of the 2023 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition on Wednesday after agreeing to a heads-up deal with Croaita’s Kristian Previsic in the €150 NLH White Knight. The event attracted 87 entries for a healthy €10,740 prize pool with the top 11 players claiming at least a €270 min-cash…