First break and first count of the chips. Currently, Gytis Lazauninkas leads the pack as the only player with over 1m chips. Name Chips Big Blinds Gytis Lazauninkas (3) 1,380,000 173 Giuseppe Dedoni (3) 980,000 123 Ameed Khalil (3) 950,000 119 Ilyaev Raul (5) 880,000 110 Junyu Liu 840,000 105 Antoine Talvard 820,000 103 Andrea…
Day 2 players are on their first break of the day. We will update some of the bigger stacks from around the room during the break and then make another quick appearance at the party on the 19th floor of the InterContental Malta where all players are invited to chill and have some fun.
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 179/1,992 A big pot was developing on Table 1. While the hand didn’t have a showdown, it took close to 10 minutes to play out. We caught up with the hand when Karol Bogusz three-bet to 43,000 from the small blind and was facing a four-bet by Stavros Markovis-Taskas from…
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 183/1,992 Massimo Centola just scored a big pot over at Table 19. In a button vs. big blind confrontation, he was involved against Mario Mancuso. Mancuso, who was on the button had raised before the flop and Centola reraised from the big blind. Mancuso called. The flop fell and Centola…
Starting at 9pm, players wll gather at the tournament venue, ready to put their skills to the test in this exciting competition. With a €200 buy-in, The Prestige side event promises to attract both seasoned professionals and aspiring poker enthusiasts, all vying for their share of the prize pool. Re-entries are allowed, giving players an…
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 187/1,992 Let’s talk about the luck factor once more. Let’s ask Domenico Postorino about it! Over at table 12 Postorino raised from middle position to 13k and in the big blind Marios Stefani moved all-in for effectively 120k. Postorino needed a long time to make his decision but eventually, he…
It is party time at the Battle of Malta with a casual atmosphere on the 19th floor of the InterContinental Malta at the SKYHIGH Bar and Restaurant. We just headed to the party to check out the vibe (and also to have a free drink) and enjoyed the company, the casual music, and the panoramic…
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 198/1,992 By now the Main Event is down to less than 200 players with 40 minutes left in the 17th level. After that level there will be a break of 20 minutes and the remaining players will come back for the next five levels of the day.
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 230/1,992 Ilyaev Raul is among the chip leaders and we think, we have an idea of how he got there. He had some luck! Well, of course, you have to have some luck to make a deep run in any tournament. But set over set lucky, that’s quite something. Over…
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 241/1,992 Vito La Barbera came in today with one of the biggest stacks. He still has a big stack but has bled some of it off to Assaf Zeharia after the following hand. We caught up with the action with a bet of 22,500 in front of La Barbera with…