Level 5: 200/400 (400) Entries: 210/242 Some tables were already playing on Level 5 when the following hand was taking place to close out Level 4 on Table 23. There were more than 25,000 in the pot on the river with the on the board when Valentin Imperatore and Hani Bamasood checked. Luca Tonarelli opted…
Level 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 192/209 Giles Hartwell showed a bit of heart but will need to re-enter if he wishes to advance to Day 2 after the following hand against Stefan Fabian. There were around 9,000 already in the pot and the was already on the board after the turn when Hartwell check-raised from…
Level 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 192/209 You know it is going to be a fun day when two players chop up a pot where between the both they had no card higher than a four in the following hand: Daniel Munoz bet 3,100 from the blinds into a pot of 7,000 with the already on…
Level 4: 100/300 (300) Entries: 193/208 The Day 1a players are back from break and the field has grown past 200 entries before the action resumed. Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 11, at which time we will know how many of these players will advance to Sunday’s Day 2 already…
Day 1a is on its first break of the 2024 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Main Event. We will start updating the biggest stacks from around the room on the second break of the day. The field grew to 193 entries and could reach 200 entries by the time the action resumes in 20 minutes.…
Level 3: 100/200 (200) Entries: 172/184 Marflene Cricchiola called a three-bet by Peter Kamaras to bring around 5,000 into the pot before the flop. Cricciola check-called a bet of 1,800 before leading out himself for 2,500 on the turn. Kamaras called and the river completed the board. Cricchiola checked and Kamaras went into the tank…
Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 169/176 The field continues to grow and grow with the field already up to 176 entries. Hendrikus Postel and Nikola Krstevski were the latest to hit the rail near the end of Level 2. Meanwhile, Simone Picchianti chipped up against Kenny Burke, leaving his opponent short on chips. Burke bet…
Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 145/151 Day 1a has blossomed to more than 151 entries. Six players have already hit the rail including Nikola Krstevski and Erik Lindqwist, who was on the final table during the 2024 Battle of Malta Spring Edition before bowing out in eighth place for €11,900. Meanwhile, Massimo Bruno, who was…
Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 131/135 Level 2 just kicked off. It isn’t exactly de ja vu but it’s close with an opening stack still worth 400 big blinds. The main difference is that there is now an ante in play. Halil Gecaj, Ivane Khazaradze, and Simone Sintucci, joined the first casualty of the day…
Level 1: 100/100 Entries: 122/123 We already lost a player on the first blind level of the day. Umberto Zanni recapped the hand for us. Adrian Cazacu isolated from the button with a three-bet to 1,000. Zanni called and the original player in the hand folded. Cazacu fired out for 1,800 on the flop and…