First Break
Day 1b players are on their first break. We will update with the biggest stacks around the room during all of the breaks today including this one. Blinds will increase to 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante when the action resumes.
Ostrovskij Couldn’t Get Dvorkin to Lay Down Jacks
Level 3: 100/200 (200) Entries: 196/214 Albert Ostrovskij fired out for 6,500 into a pot of a bit more with the on the board after the river. Mary Dvorkin didn’t waste more than five seconds before she called. Ostrovskij turned over and was likely betting to push Dvorkin off something better. This didn’t work for…
Domicoli Rivers a Flush
Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 173/185 Giuseppe Domicoli fired out for 4,600 into a pot of 7,000 with the on the board after the river. Domenico Condo tanked for about 30 seconds before he called. Domicoli turned over the for a rivered flush. Condo didn’t have anything better as he mucked his hand and Domicoli…
Set of Fish Hooks for Vaqnin
Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 156/162 Meir Vaqnin fired out for 6,500 into a pot of 15,000 with the on the board after the river. Marco D’Amico went into the tank for about a minute before he called. Vaqnin immediately turned over the for a set of jacks to win an early pot, while D’Amico…
Five Players Out on Day 1b
Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 151/156 The Day 1b field has grown to 156 entries at the start of Level 2. Five players surprisingly hit the rail on the very first level of the day including Nimi Cohen, Rawal Manesh, Mantas Ungulaitis, Gediminas Dirmantas, and Uri Gilboa. Cohen fired four bullets on Day 1a before…
Casino Jams a Wheel
Level 1: 100/100 Entries: 117/117 Matteo Liparulo check-called a bet of 2,500 by Daniele Casino into a pot of 4,000 with the on the board after the turn before the river completed the board. Liparulo checked before Casino went into the tank for about a minute. Casino eventually jammed for 22,000. Liparulo and Casino were…
Antoine Talvard & Dario Minieri Bag the Most on Day 1a
The 2023 Battle of Malta Spring Edition €600 Main Event kicked off its first of five opening flights with a bang with 273 entries getting into the mix. It seems based on this alone that the €500,000 guarantee will be decimated but time will tell by how much. The day ended Antoine Talvard parlayed his…
Rockets for Minieri to Oust Tralla
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 42/273 Karev Tralla had a stack of around 300,000 at one point. His stack has vanished with a good part of it going to old-school Italian poker legend Dario Minieri. Tralla opened for 8,000 from middle position. Minieiri three-bet to 26,500 from the small blind. Tralla jammed for around 160,000…
Amit Cohen Wins the PLO Side Event
Four-card enthusiasts had some fun earlier today with 41 entries creating a €6,816 prize pool in the €200 PLO Side Event. Six players finished in the money before Amit Cohen and Doron Peretz agreed to a heads-up deal with both players collecting an equal prize of €2,080. However, Cohen will go down in Battle of…
Players in the Money in the MAS Side Event
The €200 MAS Side Event attracted a field of 31 entries for a €5,006 prize pool. The action is down to the money with the final five players guaranteed at least a €400 payout. The winner will go home with a bigger top prize of €2,005. Michael Cauchi, Dario Nittolo, Simone Gatto, Emir Jusuframic, and…