The Plot Thickens

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 97/285 Alejandro Ruiz raised to 4,000 from UTG+1. Florent Colin made the call from the Hi-jack, before experienced player Ofer Sisso made it 15,000 from the Big Blind. Both of his opponents decided to make the call. Action went check-check-check on the flop. After a check from Sisso on the…

Chip Counts at the Break

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 107/285 The 107 players remaining in Day 1a will soon resume play on Level 13. Below are some of the biggest stacks in the room. Player Chips Big Blinds Davide Iannaco 281,000 141 Konstantinos Stroulis 266,500 133 Herli Olop 250,500 125 Jorge Gomez 246,000 123 Daniel Maunders 220,500 110 Adrian…

Frigast’s Feeling Free

Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 110/285 I joined the action at Table 7 when the board read . Mary Galvin checked to Gustav Frigast, who bet 8,500. Then, Galvin completed a check-raise to 18,500. After some consideration, Frigast made the call. Frigast checked it over to Galvin on the river, who confidently threw in five…

“Royal Flush, Baby!”

Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 121/285 After I caught the last hand put in the blog, I started walking towards my computer to write it up. In the arena hallway, I ran into a good friend, Rasmus Lundström. Lundström, who finished fourth in the 2025 Battle of Malta Spring Edition, arrived to the casino roughly…

Anticlimax

Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 121/285 Harald Redl opened to 3,000 from UTG+1. It takes two to tango, they say, but in this case, Francesco Piro (UTG+2), Davide Iannaco (Button), Francesco D’aniello (Small Blind), and Banedickt Wenzel (Big Blind) all wanted to swing their hips. Action was checked to Piro on the flop, who dipped…