Chip Leaders at the First Break

Player Chip Count Big Blind Kostadin Mihaylov 149,700 374 Maciej Kala 145,000 363 Olga Orlova 126,900 317 Johannes Engludh 125,900 315 Giuseppe Denaro 120,000 300 Gustav Andersson 119,600 299 Polykarpos Stryvakis 116,000 290 Daniel Samson 110,000 275 Massimo Arigo’ 108,000 270 Ioannis Souroukidis 107,000 268 Henrick Willen 100,000 250 Presiyan Tsvetanov 100,000 250

Over 430 in Day 1c at the First Break

It’s break time in the Main Event and already over 430 players have taken their seats to start their personal crusades to survive the squid-game like reality that is every poker tournament.  There can be only one, only one player left with chips at the end of the fight, while the rest lie lifeless, their…

Eights are Great for Di Lorenzo

Level 2: 100/200 (200) Entries: 319/337 Claudio Di Lorenzo raised to 400 from early position and received three calls. The flop came the and action checked around. After the turn peeled the , Both blinds and Di Lorenzo checked to Stevan Gvozdenovic in middle position. He fired for 3,900 and only Di Lorenzo made the…

More Than 300 Entries in the Field

Level 2: 100/200 (200) Entries: 306/322 Day 1c is booming with already more than 300 entries on Level 2. In addition to the prop-bet master Phil Pearson, FLIP founder and Ladies Event host Daiva Byrne, Sofia Madsen, Mark Attard, Optibet coach Matiss Celmins, Simon Dunevein, and Benoit Kuhn, Victoria Mcclurg, and Estonia’s finest Herli Olop…

155 Players in Their Seat to Start Day 1c

Level 1: 100/100 Entries: 155/155 The crowd was silenced before Day 1c as the iconic Battle of Malta video was displayed on the wide screen spreading throughout the arena. Shortly after, cards were in the air with Battle of Malta Tournament Director Andy Tillman, Battle of Malta event manager Telly Bartolo, and Battle of Malta…

Day 1b Recap: Chmielowski Leads the Way

It was a sunny Friday at Malta, and the atmosphere was absolutely electrifying at the Eden Arena & Casino Malta at the Intercontinental Hotel in St. Julians. Many players were eager when they walked through the gates around noon; today was Day 1b of the €600 Battle of Malta Main Event, and things would get…