Defending champion Vasileios Zisis is back and well in the mix, sitting in 4th place with 11.55m chips at the start of the day. Characteristically, he jumped into his seat jus as play was about to begin and I didn’t have much time to catch up with him before the cards were in the air.…
Day 3 of the Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Main Event saw the field reduced from 290 to just 36 after a long day in which 9 x 75-minute levels were played. It’s a record breaking event, with both the 5,799 entries and the €2,578,172 prize pool setting new heights for the 12-year old event.…
At the beginning of the day there were 290 players, now there are just 36 left. This is the full list of Day 3 payouts. Position Player Payout 37 Giuseppe Nacci €5,880 38 Nils Jarifjall €5,880 39 Angelo Onorato €5,880 40 Emmanouil Zografakis €5,440 41 Gabriele Pischedda €5,440 42 Krzysztof Mielnik €7,440 43 Aristeidis Giannatos…
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 39/5,799 It’s the final level the day and players are still dropping, but not as fast as proverbial flies. The pace of exits is now similar to that of Maltese traffic at rush hour in central St Julians, i.e pretty slow. Nevertheless, the pace was still too fast for the…
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 42/5,799 The Main Event is now on the final break of the day and there’s just one more level to play before the day draws to a close. There are 42 players left, including our defending Champion, who significantly increased his stack during the last session of play. There had…
Even though play has slowed down, occasionally there’s a quick-fire spate of exits and after the last pay jump, the next five players busted out quickly. It then took quite some time before the next exits to occur, but we are now down to 47 players and the payout will jump again for the next…
The €150 Ladies event is now on the final table and they are playing it out on the TV table, but sadly without cameras. We did manage to get a few pics before the final started. These are the Flip November Nine, but which one will win the imaginary bracelet? Dana Acharya Daiva Byrne Ann-Roos…
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 (100,000) Entries: 55/5,799 Its beginning to get serious in the Main Event with just 55 of the 5,799 players who started left in with a shot at the €300,800 first prize. The following players who finished in positions 56-71 all received €4,650. The next player out will get €5,050. Position Player Payout…
Today’s FLIP Ladies Event, which had a sizeable field of 121 starters, has just reached the in-the-money stage, with the remaining 17 players all guaranteed a min cash of at least €250. First prize is €3,860. Fantastic Ladies in Poker founder Daiva Byrne who is hosting the event, is still in, as is Gia Carnestrom,…
The first event to come to a conclusion today was the €400 NLH IPC Deepstack. There were a total of 96 entries, which was won by Jakub Szczotka from Poland for €8,430. This is the third victory by a Pole at the Battle of Malta Autumn edition. Christian Christandl from Italy was second, with Nikola…