Big Slick for Blokdijk

Level 36: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 14/5,799 Hendrik Blokdijk jammed for 3.9 million from the hijack. Cosme Gomez Martinez came in for a bit more with a three-bet shove of his own from the small blind and the cards were tabled after Kyriakos Papadopoulos folded from the big blind. Hendrik Blokdijk: Cosme Gomez Martinez: Ace-king held…

Martinez Doubles Straight Back From Break

Level 36: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 14/5,799 Players are back from break and there were already fireworks at the feature table. Cosme Gomez Martinez opened the button for 800,000. Vasileios Zisis three-bet to 2 million from the small blind. Martinez went into the tank for more than a minute before he jammed for 4.9 million and…

Updated Chip Counts at Dinner Break

Level 36: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 14/5,799 It’s déjà vu at the Battle of Malta Main Event as the defending champion Vasileios Zisis is cruising along once again and held the chip lead over the final 14 players at the dinner break. Meanwhile, Alessandro Siena has also been red hot and is just 100,000 behind Zisis.…

Dinner Break in the Main Event

The Battle of Malta Main Event is now on a 75-minute dinner break.  Full chip counts of the 14 remaining players will be updated shortly. When they return, the blinds will be 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 big blind ante. Breaking News… In the very last hand before the break, Ionut Arvatu was eliminated in 15th.…

Cowboys for Siena to Double Through Eftimov

Level 35: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 16/5,799 Alessandro Siena min-raised from under the gun before Ivaylo Eftimov three-bet to 1.25 million from the small blind. Siena four-bet to 3.5 million and Eftimov called. Eftimov checked the flop. Siena fired out for 3 million. Eftimov jammed for the more than 8,150,000 Siena had behind. Siena snap-called and…

Two Tables Left in the Main Event

Level 35: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 16/5,799 After Anthony Ouillon was eliminated in 17th place, table 23 was broken and there are now 16 players left in with a chance of scooping the €300,800 first prize.  Sadly for those who exited in 17th-23rd their chance at a monster pay day is over and they will have…