We’ll Never Know What he Had

Level 7: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 85/130 The board read with roughly 22,000 in the middle when Kostadin Mihaylov bet 25,000. Ioannis Souroukidis twisted and turned, before making the call. When the fell on the turn, Mihaylov went all in for 100,000-ish. This sent Souroukidis deep into the tank. “Pocket tens?”, he asked Mihaylov who sat…

Party Time!

No, it’s not party time yet, but we thought it would be a good idea to get the message out early. Here are all the details you need if you want to join the festivities at the Battle of Malta players party. When: 9pm Where: The Eden (Bowling and Video Games Arcade situated jusr across…

Burke sets Standard

Level 7: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 83/124 Kenny Burke opened to 3,000 from the Lo-jack, and Danielle Degennaro decided to call from the Cut-off. Then, from the Small Blind, William Sylvain Gritz went all in for roughly 17,000. Big-stacked Burke then moved all in himself and managed to isolate Degennaro, who made the fold. William Sylvain…

Assorted Big Stacks of the Second Break

Player Chip Count Big Blinds Salvatore Spina 200,000 200 Kenny Burke 138,000 138 Massimo Rizzoglio 124,000 124 Serena Rosetti 123,400 123 Kostadin Mihaylov 121,000 121 Milad Gami 112,000 112 Michael Kim Falcon Ravn 110,000 110 Xhulio Kacka 107,600 108 Salvatore Caruso 104,500 105 Alessio Vanni 104,000 104

Triple-up with for Mayet

Level 6: 400/800 Entries: 79/117 After an initial opening from Ioannis Souroukidis from the Cut-off, Matthew Micallef put in a raise from the Small Blind. Then, from the Big Blind, Samuel Mayet went all in for 32,000. Souroukidis then smooth-called – and so did Micallef. In other words, there was a 100,000-ish pot at stake.…

Second Break of the Day

The Main Event is now on its second break of the day, with 80 players remaining from 116 entries (so far). Estimated chip counts of the two largest stacks on each table are now being counted and verified and will bring you the results of this unofficial chip counting session shortly.  

A Rare Scenario

Level 6: 400/800 Entries: 87/113 Gia Carneström opened to 1,800 and was called by Theo Schmitt (Small Blind) and Fotios Ntamaris (Big Blind). On the flop, it was Checked to Carneström who bet 3,300. Then, Schmitt raised to 8,800 and Ntamaris smooth-called. Carneström smelled something and decided to fold. On the turn, Schmitt and Ntamaris…