The final event of the day is now in play with 21 players now taking part. This tournament really is a fast one as it has just ten minutes for every blind level. A quick glance at the player list reveals that at present, I don’t recognize any of the participants. However there is a…
Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 169/362 Andreas Katsanis was sitting on a healthy stack when he fired out a pot-sized bet of 21,000 with the on the board. Josef Gulas tanked for more than a minute before he opted to call. Katsanis turned over he and his trips with an ace-nine kicker were not good…
It’s not over yet, but it’s shaping up to be a busy first day at the Battle of Malta Autumn Edition 2024. So far just one of the day’s nine events has concluded. Seven others are still in play and there is one tournament yet to start, the €150 (€130+€20) No Limit Hold’em Hyperturbo, which…
Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 176/362 Late registration has closed for Day 1a of the Main Event with the field unofficially attracting 362 entries. Assuming there are no final adjustments after double and triple checking the numbers with the cashier, Day 1a will end when the action is down to 54 players or less, each…
Level 10: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 181/361 Lise Kristiansen bet 8,000 into a pot of around 20,000 with the on the board on the turn. Aleksandar Zuberovski called to see the river. Kristiansen led out for 18,000. Zuberovski went into the tank for more than three minutes, during which time he also counted his stack and…
Level 10: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 186/355 Georgios Gamelis min-raised from the cutoff before Tanel Evert three-bet shoved from the button for 9,500. Gamelis asked for a count before he called. Tanel Evert: Georgios Gamelis: The ran out on the board for Evert to get there with a flush. “You like six-three,” Laurynas Cerniauskas, who is…
Level 10: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 195/350 A handful of new players got into the mix during the dinner break to grow the Day 1a field to 350 entries. Players are back in their seats and ready for de ja vu for a repeat of the 500/1,000 (1,000) blind level. Meanwhile, Day 1b, boasting a €300…
Battle of Malta Opening Day Ceremony Opening Day Ceremony The White & Dark Knight So You’d like to play the Main Event? How much would you like to buy-in for sir? Massimo Bruno Marflene Cricchiola Giles Hartwell Simone Picchianti Sonia Fruti Sonia Fruti Sean Decesare BOM Main Event day 1a Jordi Ruiz Ribatallada Herli Olop…
Name Chips Big Blinds Martin Jorgensen 250,000 250 Michael Kim Falcon 240,000 240 Alexandar Tot 195,000 195 David Mcconachie 170,000 170 Emanuel Antonacci 167,000 167 Leonidas Alexopoulos 165,000 165 Victor-Dan Angelescu 160,000 160 Ben Miller 160,000 160 Cosmin-Ionut Nica 160,000 160 Yamen Ghanem 155,000 155 Nikolaos Mourotis 155,000 155 Nikola Krstevski 140,500 141 Jorge Luis…
Just as Day 1a of the Main Event is going on dinner break, the first of the half price starting days is getting underway. Play in Day 1b has just begun with 35 players in their seats as the dealers began their initial shuffle. It costs just €300 to enter, half the usual €600 buy-in,…