Level 21: 10,000/15,000 (15,000) Entries: 67/1,992 There is a famous saying from the iconic HBO series The Sopranos, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” This saying applies to the following hand between Dusan Bartak and Guilio Di Salvo. Dusan Bartak jammed for less than five big blinds from the…
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 (12,000) Entries: 95/1,992 Itay Cahana was among the recent players to hit the rail. He got it in good but sometimes this doesn’t matter, especially in this case when his opponent Victor Fryda had tons of equity. Cahana checked the flop before Fryda fired out for 45,000 into a pot of a…
Players are on their second break of Day 2. We will update the chip counts of the big stacks at the break. Blinds will increase to 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 big blind ante when the action resumes in 20 minutes.
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 115/1,992 We learned that Khalil Ameed doubled up with a straight to soar past 2 million in chips. Shortly after, he gave a few back. Samuel Marseiler got his last 120,000 into the pot and was up against Ameed. Samuel Marseiler: Khalil Ameed: Marseiller improved to two pair on the…
Day 2 players are on their first break of the day. We will update some of the bigger stacks from around the room during the break and then make another quick appearance at the party on the 19th floor of the InterContental Malta where all players are invited to chill and have some fun.
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 179/1,992 A big pot was developing on Table 1. While the hand didn’t have a showdown, it took close to 10 minutes to play out. We caught up with the hand when Karol Bogusz three-bet to 43,000 from the small blind and was facing a four-bet by Stavros Markovis-Taskas from…
It is party time at the Battle of Malta with a casual atmosphere on the 19th floor of the InterContinental Malta at the SKYHIGH Bar and Restaurant. We just headed to the party to check out the vibe (and also to have a free drink) and enjoyed the company, the casual music, and the panoramic…
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 241/1,992 Vito La Barbera came in today with one of the biggest stacks. He still has a big stack but has bled some of it off to Assaf Zeharia after the following hand. We caught up with the action with a bet of 22,500 in front of La Barbera with…
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 267/1,992 Domenico Gala opened for a min-raise from the button. Po Yi Wu jammed for about 80,000 from the small blind. Gala found no need to ask for a count and quickly called after Cosimo De Gennaro folded from the big blind. Po Yi Wu: Domenico Gala: Wu was far…
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 292/1,992 Many players traveled from the small Baltic country of Lithuania where this author also lives to play in the Battle of Malta. Unfortunately, Michailis Miserkejevas was unable to run out his short stack and was among the first players to head out the door to the cashier for a…