Third Break

Players are on their third 20-minute break. Blinds will increase to 500/1,000 along with a 1,000 big blind ante when the action resumes. The battle will continue for two more blind levels after the break. After this, a 75-minute dinner break will take place with late registration closed before the start of Level 11

“Not THAT Jack, Please”

Level 8: 400/800 (800) Entries: 76/150 It was all in before the flop when Ahmad Kheil limped early to start things off before Jianyi Liu raised to 2,000 from the middle. Small blind Ian Tabone shoved for 9,200 which pushed Kheil off his hand while Liu called it off with more. Liu was in good…

Ace-Queen No Good for Rodoplu

Level 8: 400/800 (800) Entries: 82/145 Tomas Martini checked after the came on the flop before Tayfun Rodoplu fired out for 3,500 into a pot of around 7,000. Martini raised to 10,500 and Rodoplu called. Martini jammed for nearly 19,000 on the turn. Rodoplu had a few chips more and found a quick call. Tomas…

Calleja Doubles Through Talvard

Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 82/144 Local hero Brian Calleja bet 4,000 into a pot of around 10,000 with the on the board after the turn and was called by French poker beast Antoine Talvard. The river completed the board and Calleja jammed for 13,100. Talvard went into the tank for about 20 seconds before…

Simone Hits 200,000

Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 82/145 Alfonso Simone looks to be the big stack still and is up to around 200k now after sending Killian Desnos to the rail. Taras Khilko started things off with a bet to 1,500, and he was called by Desnos on the button and Frederick Vesterby in the small blind…

Szopinski Flops the Nut Flush

Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 85/143 Dawid Szopinski fired out on all three streets on the board including a large bet of 20,500 on the river and was called down the entire way by Amjad Nader. Szopinski turned over the for the flopped nut flush. Nader could have mucked but instead showed the table he…

Various Big Stacks at Break

Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 84/142 Alfonso Simone looks to be the chip leader at the break before Level 7 with a bit more than 160k. 2018 Battle of Malta winner Julien Stropoli is in second with about 145k right now. Player Chips Blinds Alfonso Simone 161,000 268 Julien Stropoli 145,000 242 Daniel Stackowiak 70,000…