Straight for Cimbolas

Level 3: 100/200 (200) Entries: 115/124 There were 15,000 in chips in the pot when Bruno Massimo fired out 4,500 with the already on the board after the turn. Edas Cimbolas tanked for about 30 seconds before he called. Massimo tanked for about a minute before he checked the river. Cimbolas bet 7,000 about 30…

Strong Early Showing by Lithuanians

Level 2: 100/100 (100) Entries: 93/94 Lithuanians came out in big numbers for Day 1a of the Main Event. It has become a popular stop over the years with at least two dozen players enjoying the sunshine and hot poker action on Day 1a while the Spring is still heating up in the Baltics. Justina…

Today’s Schedule

There is plenty of action on Thursday at the 2024 Battle of Malta Spring Edition at the Eden Arena at the Intercontinental Hotel. This is in addition to the plethora of cash games running around the clock in the poker room at the luxurious Casino Malta. Check out today’s schedule below: Time Event 11 p.m.…

Where to Watch the Stream

The final table will kick off at 2 p.m. with the stream starting 20 minutes later broadcasted by poker media veteran Jason Glatzer and guests. You can check it out on the following channels: BattleOfMalta Twitch (Recommended if you want to chat with the commentator) BattleOfMalta YouTube (Recommended if you want to fast forward and rewind)…

Final Day Chip Counts

Place Player Country Chips Big Blinds 1 Raoul van Wersch Netherlands 22,525,000 56 2 Gabriele Re Italy 16,100,000 40 3 Alberto Cigliano Italy 10,100,000 25 4 Daniele Grasso Italy 10,100,000 25 5 Szymon Kuczerski Poland 9,200,000 23 6 Xavier Zuczkowski Italy 6,750,000 17 7 Christophe De Meulder Belgium 6,725,000 17 8 Herli Olop Estonia 4,450,000…

Luksa Out of Luck

Level 35: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 10/3,342 Daniele Grasso jammed a short stack from the small blind and was called Marko Luksa. Marko Luksa: Daniele Grasso: A king came on the flop and that is all it took for Grasso to claim Luksa’s stack to eliminate him in 11th place. Daniele Grasso – 9 million Marko…

Updated Chip Counts at Break

Player Chips Big Blinds Gabriele Re 21,700,000 72 Xavier Zuczkowski 16,275,000 54 Daniele Grasso 7,850,000 26 Alberto Cigliano 7,750,000 26 Raoul van Wersch 6,950,000 23 Christophe de Meulder 6,725,000 22 Ivan Picavet 4,450,000 15 Herli Olop 4,200,000 14 Marko Luksa 4,000,000 13 Szymon Kuczerski 3,500,000 12 Gerald Gradwohl 2,650,000 9