Maksym Sheingart Dents Dario Minieri’s Stack

Level 24: 15,000/30,000 (30,000) Entries: 36/1,992 Maksym Sheingart opened from middle position to 60k and Dario Minieri reraised to 160k right behind him. It folded back to Sheingart who called. Flop: – Sheingart checked, Minieri bet 165k and now Sheingart raised to 335k Minieri called the check-raise. Turn: – Sheingart checked again and once more…

Andrea Dominici Doubles Through Edgaras Kausinis

Level 23: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 38/1,992 Italian Andrea Dominici was working with a rather small stack for the last hour, but he just managed to score a double-up against Kausinis Edgaras. Dominici was all-in with Nines against Dominici’s Ace-Jack and spiked a nine on the board to double up to 700k – still below average,…

Dario Minieri takes out Dumitru Sandu

Level 23: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 40/1,992 Dumitru Sandu was down to a handful of big blinds and was all-in against Dario Minieri before the flop. Dumitru Sandu showed and Minieri had him crushed with . The board didn’t help Sandu as it fell , sending him packing. Dario Minieri – 1,600,000 Dumitru Sandu – 0

Roch Wins Pivotal Hand Against Di Salvo

Level 23: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 44/1,992 With the players getting closer to big payout jumps, the play has slowed down considerably. Maybe the players need a few more coffees, to get up to speed. We just witnessed a hand that took more than ten minutes. It began with Giulio Di Salvo raising from the button.…

Day 3 Seat Draw

The seat draw for today is below Name Chips Big Blinds Table Seat Nicolaj D’Antoni 1,140,000 46 14 1 Egidijus Digrys 2,140,000 86 14 2 Ameed Khalil 1,675,000 67 14 3 Maksym Sheingart 1,605,000 64 14 4 Mikhael Busiashvili 1,710,000 68 14 5 Traian-Niko Gemanariu 560,000 22 14 6 Massimo Centola 880,000 35 14 7…

Day 3 Showdown: Victor Fryda Leads the Pack

The Battle of Malta Poker Tournament enters its thrilling Day 3 as anticipation fills the air. At exactly 1 pm, 48 players will take their seats, determined to outwit, outplay, and outlast their opponents in this intense battle for poker supremacy. These 48 players have risen above the rest, surviving the trials and tribulations of…

Time is Almost up

With less than 15 minutes on the clock, Day 2 of the Battle of Malta Main Event is almost over. The remaining players will return tomorrow at 1 pm after a short night and play Day 3. We will be back with full (and accurate) chip counts in a little while and update you on…