The final 31 players went on a 20-minute break. Whether or not this is the last one depends on whether eight more players will hit the rail in the two hours that follow after the break. Stacks are still deep despite the blinds will increase to 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. We will…
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 31/154 2018 Battle of Malta Main Event winner Julien Stropoli is hoping to become the first two-time winner and is off to a hot start to the event in Day 1a. Both Dan Sfarlea and Stropoli checked the flop before Stropoli checked again on the turn. Sfarlea bet 18,000 into a…
Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 33/154 Antonio Papa opened to 3,200 from the middle before Bruno Massimo shoved 12,500. Yvonne Stiedl was in the hijack next to act and she hit the tank for a bit before raising to 21,000. That pushed Papa out leaving her heads up against Massimo. It started as a classic…
Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 37/152 Dawid Slopinski opened from the middle to 3,000 and got calls from Tomas Martinicky on the button as well as Dan Sfarlea in the big blind. They all checked the flop but when it checked to Martinicky on the turn, he fired 6,700 into the pot and got two…
Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 38/154 Angelo Barone quickly checked the river with the on the board before Yvonne Stiedl bet 21,000 into a pot north of 65,000. Barone snap-called and Stiedl showed her for a pair of queens. This wasn’t nearly enough as Barone won the hand with a flopped two pair after showing…
Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 44/154 Erwann Pechaux opened before he four-bet jammed for around 20 big blinds over the three-bet by Ulf Andersson. Andersson called and Pechaux was in great shape to double his stack after the cards were turned over. Erwann Pechaux: Ulf Andersson: Both players bricked the board for Pechaux to double…
Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 50/154 Moritz Nedden was nearly three strikes and out on his third bullet but won a hand against Matthew Micallef to gain some breathing room. First, from the big blind, Nedden managed to get a three-bet squeeze through against a late position opener and caller. The next hand, Matthew Micallef…
Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 51/154 Samuel Lindholm opened early to 3,000 and Erwann Pecheux called from the button. They went heads up to the flop of and Lindholm fired 3.500. Pacheux called to the turn and both players checked. The river came and Lindholm checked again only to face a bet of 15,000 from…
Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 53/154 Late registration is now closed for Day 1d with 154 entries officially getting into the action with 53 players still in action. Day 1a will conclude when there are just 23 players or less remaining, each of which will advance to Day 2 already in the money. Stay tuned…
The €450 Mystery Siege of Malta Bounty has been a massive success with already 236 entries in the mix on Day 1a to smash the €100,000 guarantee with still one opening flight to go tomorrow before the start of the final day. It is now a matter of how big this gets with more excitement…