Madis Ormisson Adds to his Stack

Level 17: 4,000/8,000 (8,000) Entries: 144/1,992 Right after typing up the last hand, we returned to Table 15 and saw Madis Ormisson win the next hand. This one was only moderately spectaular. It began with him min-raising in the cut-off. Behind him Vitale Raffaele called. Flop: Ormisson bet 17k, Raffaele called. Turn: Ormisson bet 17k…

Gytis Lazauninkas Leads With Over 1M Chips

First break and first count of the chips. Currently, Gytis Lazauninkas leads the pack as the only player with over 1m chips. Name Chips Big Blinds Gytis Lazauninkas (3) 1,380,000 173 Giuseppe Dedoni (3) 980,000 123 Ameed Khalil (3) 950,000 119 Ilyaev Raul (5) 880,000 110 Junyu Liu 840,000 105 Antoine Talvard 820,000 103 Andrea…

Break Time

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.

“Do You Have Jacks or Kings?”

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…

Domenico Postorino Spikes a Lucky Double Up

Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 187/1,992 Let’s talk about the luck factor once more. Let’s ask Domenico Postorino about it! Over at table 12 Postorino raised from middle position to 13k and in the big blind Marios Stefani moved all-in for effectively 120k. Postorino needed a long time to make his decision but eventually, he…

Party, Party, Party!

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…

Field Day 2

We’re Under 200

Level 17: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 198/1,992 By now the Main Event is down to less than 200 players with 40 minutes left in the 17th level. After that level there will be a break of 20 minutes and the remaining players will come back for the next five levels of the day.