A Look at Today’s Schedule

Today promises to be an action-packed day filled with a variety of thrilling tournaments that will test the mettle of the players. So, fasten your seatbelts and join us as we explore the lineup of tournaments set to take place at the Battle of Malta today. 11pm: Mystery Bounty Day 1c Kicking off the day’s…

Day 1b Ignites the Battle of Malta

Welcome to the electrifying world of the highly acclaimed “Battle of Malta” tournament! Today, the spotlight shines brightly on Day 1b, where a fresh wave of players will descend upon the captivating battleground in pursuit of fame, fortune, and the ultimate poker triumph. At the stroke of 1 pm, the cards will take flight, signaling…

Official End of Day Counts

After all players bagged their chips, those are the official counts of the 41 surviving players: Name Chips Big Blinds Antoine Talvard 691,000 138 Dario Minieri 605,500 121 Pachalis Papadopoulos 459,500 92 Vitale Raffaele 373,000 75 Giulio Di Salvo 335,500 67 Francesco Ipogino 296,000 59 Rob Hendrikx 259,500 52 Fabio Peluso 253,500 51 Marcus Larsson…

Arbel Hason Bubbles in Brutal Fashion

Level 16: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 41/273 After a few hands in hand for hand mode Arbel Hason was the first bubble boy of the Battle of Malta Main Event. He was all-in with against Flaviano Cammisuli who was way behind with . But the dealer fanned , giving Cammisuli a set to beat Hason. All…

Rockets for Minieri to Oust Tralla

Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 42/273 Karev Tralla had a stack of around 300,000 at one point. His stack has vanished with a good part of it going to old-school Italian poker legend Dario Minieri. Tralla opened for 8,000 from middle position. Minieiri three-bet to 26,500 from the small blind. Tralla jammed for around 160,000…

Amit Cohen Wins the PLO Side Event

Four-card enthusiasts had some fun earlier today with 41 entries creating a €6,816 prize pool in the €200 PLO Side Event. Six players finished in the money before Amit Cohen and Doron Peretz agreed to a heads-up deal with both players collecting an equal prize of €2,080. However, Cohen will go down in Battle of…

Konstantinos Kertikidis Left Gobsmacked

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 45/273 We rarely report hands without a showdown, but we just witnessed a rather unusual fold by Konstantinos Kertikidis. We missed the action before and on the flop, but with 120k in the middle the board on the turn read . Konstantinos Kertikidis, who sat in the Small Blind, shoved…

Fours No Good for Levin

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 46/273 Day 1a is just five players away from ending after Sergei Levin hit the rail in 47th place as follows. Levin, who recently doubled through Karev Tralla before losing some of his stack soon after, jammed for 41,000 from under the gun. The action quickly folded around to James…