Boban Stevanovic Lucks Out Against Liron Kroani

Level 16: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 61/353 At Table 11 Liron Kroani moved all-in from middle position for roughly 60,000 – 10 big blinds. After it was folded to Boban Stevanovic in the big blind, he called the all-in. Showdown: Liron Kroani: Boban Stevanovic: Board: Despite being the underdog, Stevanovic hit a full house and eliminated…

Suck! Re-Suck! Caruso Crippled.

Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 64/353 The hand started with Alberto Cigliano raising to 8k from middle position. Behind him, Andrius Janca moved all-in for 59,500. In the big blind Sebastiano Caruso mulled over his options and eventually called. After Cigliano folded, the hands were revealed. Andrius Janca: Sebastiano Caruso: The board fell – giving…

Uri Gilboa Takes Out Two With One Strike

Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 66/353 Rain Moelderkivi went all-in for 33k (a tad over 8 big blinds) from middle position and in the small blind Uri Gilboa called. Behind him in the big blind Alexandru Borcan only had half a big blind left and also called the all-in. Showdown: Rain Moelderkivi: Uri Gilboa: Alexandru…

Michele Iracani Takes Out Jan Maciej

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 73/353 Over at Table 8, Michele Iracani just managed to eliminate Jan Maciej. The two were all-in before the flop for roughly 12 big blinds each. Iracani hat while Maciej was on the come with . The board improved both players’ holdings: and with his set, Iracani won the pot…

Big Slick Good for Lazauninkas

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 75/353 Gytis Lazauninkas came from Lithuania to the Battle of Malta with more than two dozen Lithuanians he has in his long-term staking stable. Lazauninkas wasn’t able to get much going on Day 1a and had a rough start today when he lost his first bullet. His second Day 1b…

Ryder Cracks Aces

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 78/353 Balazs Onodi bet 8,000 into a multiway limped pot after the flop before Daniel Ryder jacked it up to 25,000. By this time the other players were out of the way and Onodi jammed for around 70,000. Ryder called and the cards were turned over. Balazs Onodi: Daniel Ryder:…

“Ciao Bello”

Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 81/353 Roberto Lollio three-bet jammed for around a starting stack and was called by Sebastiano Caruso. Roberto Lollio: Sebastiano Caruso: Lollio was one pair behind and was unable to buck the odds to stay alive on Day 1b after no love came on the board to hit the rail. “Ciao…

Fabian Rolli Leads During the Last Break

We counted some more chips during the recent break and from our eyeballing, Fabian Rolli is back in the lead for now. Name Chips Big Blinds Table Seat Fabian Rolli 340,000 113 13 8 Elhanan Torgeman 305,000 102 10 5 Lennart Dijkkamp 270,000 90 6 8 Daniel Ryder 255,000 85 11 4 Gytis Lazauninkas 230,000…