Level 27: 20,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 95/5,799 The high attrition rate continues, with players still being sent to the rail in quick-fire fashion and there are now just 95 players left who are all still in with a chance of scooping the €300,800 first prize. The payout for the latest bustees is €3,920 and those who…
The story of the tournament is beginning to taking shape and big stacks are starting to emerge. Defending champ Vasilsios Zisis is still one of the chip leadersm having grown his stack to 3.9m, however the current chip leader is now Kryzstof Mielnik, who is the first player to build a stack over 5m. He…
Yes, there’s a lot going on at the Battle of Malta today, currently there are five other events in play. in addition to the Main. Here’s a roundup of the state of play in each of them at the moment. High Roller Current Level: 14 Players Left/Entries: 285/540 Registration Closed Full Tilt Catania Bounty Current Level:…
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 (40,000) Entries: 119/5,799 The latest spate of executions has now been completed and the following players have all had their tournament heads chopped off. This fresh batch of victims secured €3,580 paydays, with the exception of three players, who won a little more, thanks to winning starting day big stack bonuses. The…
The Full Tilt Catania High Roller is now in level 13 and all the alternates have been seated. The final number of entries was 540, creating a prize pool of €513,000! First prize is €100,000 and in total 79 players will be paid. It is scheduled to finish today, but it wouldn’t be surprising if…
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000) Entries: 143/5,799 The following players participation in the Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Main Event has now come to an end. This latest batch of rail recruits includes Humberto Galindo, the Day 1a chip leader. Apart from Humberto, Michael Howard and Nikolaos Oikonomou, whp also scored opening day bonus payouts, all…
The €150 FLIP (Fantastic Ladies in Poker) event has just begun in the Eden Arena, with 45 players seated when the clock was started. There were initially not enough tables to accommodate all the ladies who wanted to play and at least twenty were left waiting for more space to become available. After just a…
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000) Entries: 167/5,799 More players have now become former participants of the Main Event, this next consignment, finishing 168th-199th all collect €2,950. The players who bust next (144th-167th) will receive €3,260 Position Player Payout (€) 168 James Paris €2,950 169 Domenico Fazio €2,950 170 Ashley Scott €2,950 171 Claudio Barone €2,950 172…
First Break: 25 Mins Entries: 174/5,799 The first two levels of the day have now been completed and the players are on a 25-minute break. When they returnm the blinds will increase to 15,00/30,000 (30,000).
The no phone on the table is being announced by the tournament floor before every event, but why is that so? The answer is that it is the result of new rules that the TDA (Tournament Directors’ Association) brought in recently, which is a measure being taken to improve game security. There have been recent…