Loizos Loses Short Stack

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 41/1,814 Anargyros Loizos was one of the handful of Greek players still remaining. While his friend, Fotios Ntamaris found a double-up recently, the fate was far different from a smiling Loizos who hit the rail in 45th place before several others followed him in quick succession. Loizos three-bet jammed his…

A step towards the chip lead for Antonino Calabrò

Livello 10.000/25.000/25.000 45/101 player Apre Tonino Calabrò della Montecarlo Poker House da hijack per 50.000 chips e chiama Antonino Arigò dal big blind. Flop: bet Arigò e call Calabró Turn: bet ancora e call River: alza la posta Arigò e punta 115.000 chips. Calabrò calcola la size e rilancia a 300.000 chips. Tank e call…

The Ladies Should Not Be Slowed Down

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 45/1,814 Giuseppe Rosa opened from under the gun and Jakub Bosko re-raised to 130,000 on the cutoff. Sebastian Vincendeau decided to flat from the small blind and Rosa completed the action. The flop was checked by all three players, the turn too and the river completed a six to ten…

Ntamaris Fades Hearts to Double

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 45/1,814 Modestas Kryzanauskas opened for 50,000 chips on the button and Fotios Ntamaris defended his big blind. Ntamaris then check-raised all-in on the flop for 365,000 chips and Kryzanauskas called it off. Fotios Ntamaris: Modestas Kryzanauskas: Ntamaris’ straight remained the best hand as Kryzanauskas’ flush draw bricked on the runout,…

Pace Hero Calls for Tournament Life

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 45/1,814 Luke Pace limped in from the small blind and Filippo Busatto checked his option in the big blind. Pace then check-called Busatto’s 25,000 bet on the flop, as well as the 30,000 bet on the turn. On the river Busatto put Pace all-in for his final 145,000 chips and…

A Case of Mistaken Identity

Lithuanian poker players are a well traveled bunch and they roam in packs. It’s rare to see just one or two Lithuanians at an overseas poker event, if you see one there’s probably at least a dozen of them in the event. The Battle of Malta is a popular event with players from northern Europe,…

Zisis Adds To His Stack

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 45/1,814 Vasileios Zisis started day 3 as the chip leader with a 1,6 million stack. He opened yet another pot and Mariusz Janczarski flatted from the small blind. Janczarski check-raised the 65,000 bet to 180,000 on the flop and got a call from Zisis. The turn was another diamond which…

Antoine Talvard Exerting Confidence

France’s Antoine Talvard is once again running deep in the Battle of Malta Main Event. One year ago, he took 18th place in the 2023 Battle of Malta Spring Edition €600 Main Event for €5,430. He also had a deep run during the 2023 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition €600 Main Event, before bowing out…

Zube Doubles Against Big Stack

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 45/1,814 Egidijus Zube got in his stack of 305,000 chips from the small blind against start-of-day chipleader Vasileios Zisis on the button. Egidijus Zube: Vasileios Zisis: Zube flopped top set on , but the turn brought Zisis some outs. The river failed to bring in Broadway, however, and Zube happily…

Stepping Puts Chips to Use

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 46/1,814 Francesco Tino raised to 60,000 from middle position and Jan-Joost van den Bogert made the call from the cutoff. Chipleader Rasmus Stepping then squeezed to 280,000 from the small blind. Tino took a minute or so before he folded, after which Van den Bogert quickly followed suit. When asked…