We’re still 4 players away from the money ranks in the Main Event Day 1c. But the Turbo Flight Day 1d already commenced with 29 / 193 entries surviving the day. We will come back with chip counts for this flight in a bit.
We’re right before the bubble with 123 players left. 119 players will make Day 2 and be in the money. After the end of Level 16, the players embark on the last 20-minute break of the day.
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 129/799 In a rather unusual hand, we saw Nikolaos Zacharakis fold Ace King before the flop. The hand began with him raising from middle position. Behind him Johan Guilbert re-raised and the action was back on Zacharakis. He made it 55k. Without skipping a beat Guilbert moved all-in for 142.5k.…
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 144/799 The blinds are high, the stacks are shallow, and the actions sometimes are forced. One of those virtually forced actions was Desmond Farrell’s all-in with and 4.5 big blinds behind. Leonardo Romeo went along for the ride but had Farrell crushed with . Lady luck had other plans than…
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 172/799 Alvaro Da Silva opened to 6.5k from the button and behind him, Alaa Ganem moved all-in from the small blind for 115k. In the big blind Kevin Karenius thought for a little while and moved all-in as well. Da Silva quickly let go of his steal attempt and we…
Late registration is closed for the Turbo Day 1d flight with the field attracting 193 entries to bring the total up to 1,618 entries with still one turbo flight to go tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. The prize pool has grown to a whopping €814,663 to crush the €500,000 guarantee slapped on the 2023 Battle…
At the Battle of Malta, one of the exciting side events that concluded yesterday was the Mystery Bounty. This thrilling tournament attracted a total of 430 entries, making it a fiercely competitive affair. As the event unfolded, tension filled the air, with players vying for the opportunity to claim their share of the €76,100 prize…
We counted some more chips during the break. Currently, Cyril Vieira & Lior Sahar lead the pack. Name Chips Big Blinds Table Seat Cyril Vieira 405,000 135 3 5 Lior Sahar 390,000 130 23 7 Albert Keuftedjian 340,000 113 25 3 Ugo Gasparini 310,000 103 2 9 Christos Paparistodemou 310,000 103 14 9 Michal Anzulewicz…
Players are on a 20-minute break. The field is down to 192 players who will return to blinds at 1,500/3,000 along with a 3,000 big blind ante. Day 1c will conclude when the field is down to 120 players or less. So this might not be the last break but it will be the last…