In a Different Universe

Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 255/612 Right off the bat, Luca Micalef opened to 7,000 UTG. Michal Wesolowski (UTG+1), Francesco Amendola (Hi-jack), and Pavlos Benakis (Big Blind) all made the call. The dealer was just about to deal the flop, but he accidentally pulled four cards from the top of the deck instead of the…

Ace Sends Spase to Space

Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 234/612 A short-stacked Spase Stojanovski moved all in for 16,500 from UTG+1. Eugenio De Marco re-shoved from the Button, and the two were heads-up to the flop. Spase Stojanovski: Eugenio De Marco: Stojanovski was dominated, and the meant that his best chance to win the pot was by hitting a…

The Modern Age

Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 246/612 Clement Brunet-Manquat min-raised to 4,000 UTG. Action folded all the way to Alexandr Resko, who clicked it to 8,000 from the Big Blind. “Do misclicks still exist in 2025?” Brunet-Manquat joked before making the call. Brunet-Manquat check-called a 6,000 bet from Resko on the flop. The action repeated itself…

The Magnificent Seven!

The final side event of the day has just begun, the €150 Hyperturbo. Last night 100 players rocked up for this one, but its a much busier day and by the time the first hand was played, over 60 players had ponied up the buy-in and were ready to rock ’n’ slowroll. With this final…

Bengtsen Survives (Feat. Gengar)

Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 255/612 I strolled by Table 11 to greet an acquaintance of mine, Jannik Bengtsen. Bengtsen finished eleventh in the 2025 Battle of Malta Spring Edition €600 Main Event, and now, he’s back for more. Bengtsen was only playing 10,000 when I visited him. Shervin Ghassemlou opened to 3,000 from UTG+2,…

Getting In For Less

Whether it’s the half-price flight or a satellite into the regular flights, a lot of people have an aversion to buying-in for the full price. In fact, 346 such people who would much rather only pay €70 for a shot at getting into the Main Event are currently engaged in the second satellite of the…