Early Double-up for Negrescu

Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000) Entries: 213/1,542 Daniele Degennaro opened to 16,000 from the Cut-off, and Marius Negrescu, seated in the Big Blind, was the sole caller. The flop came , and Negrescu checked to Degennaro, who continued for 20,000. Then, Negrescu went all in for 94,000. Degennaro was visibly uncomfortable and contemplated his decision for…

Shuffle Up And Battle!

The clock has now been restarted for Day 2, with all 233 remaining players now back in action. But it won’t stay that way for long, as they are expected to start hitting the rail right from the start. Before play began there was another screening of the welcome video, after which Glenn Brown warmed…

Day 2 Seat Draw

Table Seat Player Chip Count Big Blinds 1 1 Federico Cirillo 565,000 71 1 2 Kakha Khazaradze 196,000 25 1 3 Giovanni Palma 498,000 62 1 4 Gaetano Morra 206,000 26 1 5 Felix Vu 99,000 12 1 6 Jannik Bengtsen 547,000 68 1 7 Giorgio Sorbo 421,000 53 1 8 Massimo Rizzoglio 177,000 22…

Top 10 Chip Counts Main Event Day 2

Position Player Chip Count Blinds 1 Shai Biner 931,000 116 2 Daniel Poluk 922,000 115 3 Ceri Rees 845,000 106 4 Claus Spieckermann 823,000 103 5 Clement Kerrien 815,000 102 6 Antonino Scarpaci 756,000 95 7 Krzysztof Chmielowski 741,000 93 8 Nicolaj D’antoni 697,000 87 9 Benoit Kuhn 675,000 84 10 Ingird Vos 662,000 83

Novibet Ultradeep In Play

The Novibet Ultradeep is now in the fifth level of the day with 116 of 127 players remaining. As the name suggests, it’s a deepstack and contestants begin with 40,000 chips each. With a buy-in of €240 (€220+€20) it’s a very good value event, with the lowest rake of any at the festival. Late registration…

1,542 in Battle of Malta Main Event

Registration has now closed for the fifth and final starting day at Casino Malta and the total number of entries has been confirmed as 1,542.  The total prize pool is €776,397 and the breakdown will be revealed before Day 2 begins at 7pm. Day 1e is currently still in progress with 91 of the 242…