BOM MOMENTS: BATTLE OF MALTA DAY1a PHOTO GALLERY SPRING 2025
BOM MOMENTS DAY1a Spring Edition 2025
Redemption for Pearson
Level 2: 200/400 (400) Entries: 419/496 After he first moved all in until he was called do to a side bet for charity, Philip Pearson found some redemption on his second bullet. At levels of 100/200 (200), action folded to Lorenzo Gatti who called from the small blind. Pearson raised to 1,300 and Gatti made…
Who’s Here for Day 1c?
Now that the Main Event is well underway, we’ve had a chance to take a glance and see who’s making hay. Amongst their number is Emmanouil Chalkiotis, the Grecian top earner in yesterday’s Mystery Siege of Malta. There are a lot of Greek players here today, but still no sign of Vasileios Zizis, last year’s…
Chip Leaders at the First Break
Player Chip Count Big Blind Kostadin Mihaylov 149,700 374 Maciej Kala 145,000 363 Olga Orlova 126,900 317 Johannes Engludh 125,900 315 Giuseppe Denaro 120,000 300 Gustav Andersson 119,600 299 Polykarpos Stryvakis 116,000 290 Daniel Samson 110,000 275 Massimo Arigo’ 108,000 270 Ioannis Souroukidis 107,000 268 Henrick Willen 100,000 250 Presiyan Tsvetanov 100,000 250
Over 430 in Day 1c at the First Break
It’s break time in the Main Event and already over 430 players have taken their seats to start their personal crusades to survive the squid-game like reality that is every poker tournament. There can be only one, only one player left with chips at the end of the fight, while the rest lie lifeless, their…
Emmanouil Chalkiotis Wins Mystery Siege of Malta for €23,600
The Mystery Siege of Malta was won by Emmanouil Chalkiotis from Greece. He defeated a field of 617 entries to claim €23,600 in prize money (including bounties). Greek players dominated the business end of the 2-day tournament, with three of the last four players standing being of Hellenic persuasion. They all earned good paydays, but…
Eights are Great for Di Lorenzo
Level 2: 100/200 (200) Entries: 319/337 Claudio Di Lorenzo raised to 400 from early position and received three calls. The flop came the and action checked around. After the turn peeled the , Both blinds and Di Lorenzo checked to Stevan Gvozdenovic in middle position. He fired for 3,900 and only Di Lorenzo made the…
More Than 300 Entries in the Field
Level 2: 100/200 (200) Entries: 306/322 Day 1c is booming with already more than 300 entries on Level 2. In addition to the prop-bet master Phil Pearson, FLIP founder and Ladies Event host Daiva Byrne, Sofia Madsen, Mark Attard, Optibet coach Matiss Celmins, Simon Dunevein, and Benoit Kuhn, Victoria Mcclurg, and Estonia’s finest Herli Olop…
An Exciting Start to the Day for Phil Pearson
Level 1: 100/100 Players: 154/155 Before the Day began, Phil Pearson came over to share a side bet he had going for the tournament. He explained that he would be going all in blind until he was called and either doubled or eliminated. The side bet was a two part deal. If he won, €600…
155 Players in Their Seat to Start Day 1c
Level 1: 100/100 Entries: 155/155 The crowd was silenced before Day 1c as the iconic Battle of Malta video was displayed on the wide screen spreading throughout the arena. Shortly after, cards were in the air with Battle of Malta Tournament Director Andy Tillman, Battle of Malta event manager Telly Bartolo, and Battle of Malta…