Top of the Field at the Dinner Break

Player Chip Count Big Blinds Salvatore Spina 222,000 148 Andreas Mavromoustakis 220,000 147 Xhulio Kacka 216,000 144 Milad Gami 183,000 122 Indre Stanaityte 161,000 107 Salvatore Caruso 155,000 103 Georgios Karakousis 145,500 97 Giulio Di Salvo 144,000 96 Sergej Schuhmacher 143,500 96 Stavros Passias 130,500 87 Kostadin Mihaylov 123,500 82 Erik Lindqwist 122,500 82 Julian…

Lindqwist Eliminates Oeie

Level 9: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 68/136 Erik Lindqwist bet 4,000 on a flop. Vidar Oeie called, and the was dealt on the turn. Both players checked, which brought the . Oeie was first to act and shoved roughly 40,000 into the 20,000 pot. Lindqwist took a minute before making the call. Vidar Oeie: Erik Lindqwist:…

Mystery Bounty Day 1b Underway

The cards are now sliding across the table for Day 1b of the Mystery Siege of Malta. It looks set to be busier than the afternoon flight, with 84 entries so far, at the start of level 2. Taking his seat for the first time during this festival is Maltese Londoner Joe Grech. There were…

Mankevich Doubles Through Paris

Level 9: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 68/132 Under the Gun, James Paris opened to 3,200. Mitchell Foster called from the Hi-jack, and when action came to Palina Mankevich in the Small Blind, she went all in for 23,500. After receiving a count, Paris made the call. Foster mucked and it was time for showdown. Palina Mankevich:…

Souroukidis Wakes Up With a Monster

Stylianos Kollatos moved all in from under the gun for 21,700. Action folded to Ionannis Souroukidis who made the call. Both players revealed their hands. Stylianos Kollatos: Ionannis Souroukidis: The board ran clean for Souroukidis as it ran out to send Kollatos to the rail. Ionannis Souroukidis: 138,000 Stylianos Kollatos: 0

What’s Up?

So I woke up in the morning and I step outside And I take a deep breath, let my aces ride I shove my stack in the middle and scream “Is it gonna hold?” Upstairs Battle of Malta Main Event Day 1a They are now in level 8 600/1200 (1200) and there are 80 out…

Thevenet gets There

Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 75/131 In a Button VS Big Blind battle, Thibaut Mael Thevenet and Palina Mankevich clashed all in pre-flop, Thevenet being the player at risk with 25,000. Thibaut Mael Thevenet: Palina Mankevich: Mankevich was the favorite, but the board had other plans. Thevenet doubled up and took a chunk out of…

Kickin’ it

Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 76/131   With 10,000 in the middle, Nikolaos Valtatzis checked to Krzystof Radoslaw Cybulski on the flop, who continued for 6,000. Valtatzis called, and the revealed itself on the turn. Valtatzis check-called a 13,000 bet from Cybulski, and the fell on the river. Both players opted to check. Nikolaos Valtatzis:…

River to the Rescue

Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 81/130 From UTG+1, Erik Lindqwist opened to 2,400. Shaun Decesare made the call, prior to Antonio Caruso moving all in for 11,300. Lindqwist folded and Decesare made the call. Antonio Caruso: Shaun Decesare: Lucky river card for Caruso as the board spelled out and he doubled up his short stack…