Sometimes, stepping out of one’s comfort zone can do wonders. Vasileios Zisis must have been thinking along the same lines, as the online Omaha cash professional took a shot at the 2024 Battle of Malta Spring Edition €600 Main Event and took it down in dominating fashion. He bested a field of 1,814 entries and…
Zisis Gets Showered
Level 38: 300,000/600,000 (600,000) Entries: 1/1,814 After five long days of poker, Greek Omaha cash grinder Vasileios Zisis proved he could do it in a whole different field of poker as he beat the 1,814-strong field of the Battle of Malta Spring Edition Main Event and took home the grand six-figure prize of €100,000. Stay…
Level 38: 300,000/600,000 (600,000) Entries: 1/1,814 After having tripled up on his first preflop all-in after being left with one big blind, Daniel Maunders got his 2,400,000 chips in the middle from the button and was called by Vasileios Zisis in the big blind. Daniel Maunders: Vasileios Zisis: It was looking like Maunders’ comeback would…
Level 38: 300,000/600,000 (600,000) Entries: 2/1,814 Daniel Maunders saw on the button and raised to 1,500,000 chips. Vasileios Zisis called in the big blind with before both players flopped trips on . Both players played it slow and checked for the turn to give Zisis a full house. He made a bet of 1,800,000 and…
Level 38: 300,000/600,000 (600,000) Entries: 2/1,814 Daniel Maunders raised to 1,900,000 on the button and faced a shove from Vasileios Zisis in the big blind. Maunders snap called as the first all-in and call of the heads-up took place. Daniel Maunders: Vasileios Zisis: Maunders had a commanding lead and improved to a set on the…
Level 38: 300,000/600,000 (600,000) Entries: 2/1,814 Vasileios Zisis raised to 1,500,000 on the button with and Daniel Maunders defended his big blind with . The subsequent flop of was checked through before Zisis fired 1,400,000 on the turn after another check from Maunders. Maunders then raised all-in for 9,600,000 and Zisis mucked his cards after…
Level 38: 300,000/600,000 (600,000) Entries: 2/1,814 Vasileios Zisis raised his button to 1,500,000 with and Daniel Maunders called in the big blind with . Maunders then check-called Zisis’ continuation-bet of 600,000 on the flop before check-raising all-in for 8,000,000 chips after Zisis bet 1,800,000 on the river. He took down the pot as Zisis quickly…
Level 37: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 2/1,814 Vasileios Zisis raised his button to 1,500,000 chips with , the second time he held pocket aces in the short span of the heads-up. Daniel Maunders then called in the big blind with and a flop of was dealt. Zisis continued for 1,100,000, but Maunders adventurously check-raised to 3,600,000.…
Level 37: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 2/1,814 Daniel Maunders raised to 1,500,000 on the button with and Vasileios Zisis defended his big blind with . The pair then checked through the flop and turn before Zisis check-folded to Maunders’ 1,500,000 river bet on the . Vasileios Zisis – 32,000,000 Daniel Maunders – 23,000,000 Daniel Maunders ha…