Level 36: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 13/5,799 Ivaylo Eftimov opened for 800,000 under the gun. Maruen Zormati, who got a pair of three-bet jams through this orbit, three-bet shoved for 6.1 million from the small blind. Eftimov asked for a count before he called. Maruen Zormati: Ivaylo Eftimov: It was looking like another short-stacked double until…
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 14/5,799 The clock was paused on all of the tournaments so the dealers, floor, and directors could be honored. While this amazing event couldn’t have happened with all of the enthusiastic players, the same is true for the staff, many of which have worked more than 16 hours a day…
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 14/5,799 Shervin Ghassemlou three-bet jammed from the small blind for 4 million over the min-raise by Alexandru Farcasanu from the small blind. Shervin Ghassemlou: Alexandru Farcasanu: Ace-king was good with Ghassemlou doubling with top pair after the ran out on the board. Alexandru Farcasanu – 21 million Shervin Ghassemlou –…
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 14/5,799 Ivaylo Eftimov jammed for around a dozen big blinds from the button and was called by Davide Iannaco from the small blind. Ivaylo Eftimov: Davide Iannaco: This time it was Eftimov’s turn to celebrate as his sevens won the flip on the runout to double his stack instead of…
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 14/5,799 Ivaylo Eftimov fired out for 1,700,000 into a pot of around 5 million with the on the board after the turn. Davide Iannaco tanked before he called. Eftimov jammed the river. Iannaco snap-called and celebrated when his for a full house got paid with Eftimov tabling the for the…
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 14/5,799 Hendrik Blokdijk jammed for 3.9 million from the hijack. Cosme Gomez Martinez came in for a bit more with a three-bet shove of his own from the small blind and the cards were tabled after Kyriakos Papadopoulos folded from the big blind. Hendrik Blokdijk: Cosme Gomez Martinez: Ace-king held…
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 14/5,799 Players are back from break and there were already fireworks at the feature table. Cosme Gomez Martinez opened the button for 800,000. Vasileios Zisis three-bet to 2 million from the small blind. Martinez went into the tank for more than a minute before he jammed for 4.9 million and…
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 14/5,799 It’s déjà vu at the Battle of Malta Main Event as the defending champion Vasileios Zisis is cruising along once again and held the chip lead over the final 14 players at the dinner break. Meanwhile, Alessandro Siena has also been red hot and is just 100,000 behind Zisis.…
Level 35: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 15/5,799 Cristian Mihu jammed the river in what turned out to be a pivotal pot with the on the board. Alessandro Siena snap-called. Mihu was bluffing with and got his hand caught in the cookie jar with Siena taking the chip lead after tabling the for a full house. Meanwhile,…
Level 35: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 16/5,799 Hendrik Blokdijk jammed for 1.7 million under the gun. Ionut Arvatu looked down at his cards from the big blind before he announced a call. Hendrik Blokdijk: Ionut Arvatu: The flop gave Arvatu tons of outs to a straight and with outs for a pair or better. The turn…