It’s such a busy day today, that it’s hard to keep up with everything going on. So here’s a quick snapshot of what’s happening right now at Casino Malta and the Eden Arena. Main Event Day 1e Registration is still open in this flight for another 45 minutes and so far 880 entries have been…
Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 424/878 The players are roughly halfway into the 75-minute dinner break, and the floor managed to identify two of the biggest stacks in the room. Is it a coincidence that they’re both repping the Swedish flag? Player Chips Big Blinds Philip Cole 331,500 221 Marcus Borg 253,500 169
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 438/877 Being a Swede, I couldn’t help myself but taking a look how my fellow Scandinavians are doing in Day 1e. Player Chips Big Blinds Achievements Niklas Åhlund 43,000 29 Philip Cole 250,000 167 Dennis Berglin 38,000 25 Third-place Finisher in the 2020 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event Marcus…
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 488/870 Vincent De Luca opened to 2,500 UTG. Ovidiu-Dorin Barna (Button) and Ran Shahar (Big Blind) both made the call. After an initial check from Shahar on the flop. De Luca fired a 4,000 continuation bet. Both of his opponents made the call, and the dealer revealed the on the…
Only eleven more exits to go before the end of the final starting day of the record breaking Mystery Siege of Malta. Late entrant Vasileios Zizis is still in contention as is Sascha Manns and Daragh Davey. Depending on how long it takes for the remaining 11 players to bust, we might not get chip…
Today’s Omaha was due to take place in the downstairs poker room in the Intercontinental Hotel. However, due to the huge turnout that is expected in the 9pm satellite, it’s been moved to the poker room within the Casino, situated in the basement of the hotel. It’s a 4-5 card round of each format today…
It’s quite apt that on All Hallow’s Eve, there’s a tournament called The Dark Knight. It’s one of the Battle of Malta traditions and it began at 6pm. It’s €170+€30 to enter and so far 132 players have done just that!
Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 537/848 Andrei Piatrushchanka opened to 2,500 from UTG+1. Then, Francisco Ares put in a raise to 7,000 from the Hi-jack. Action folded back to Piatrushchanka, who four-bet to 18,000. After a minute’s worth of consideration, Ares moved all in for just shy of 50,000. Piatrushchanka made the call faster than…
Level 7: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 561/831 Sweden’s Robin Wikemar opened to 2,200 UTG. Andreas Mavromoustakis made the call from UTG+1, before Raul Ganea moved all in for 11,300 from the Lo-jack. Wikemar and Mavromoustakis both made the call. Wikemar and Mavromoustakis both checked the flop, and they did the same moves on the turn. Wikemarn…
We reported earlier about the special Halloween themed opening ceremony today, but words don’t do it justice. Take a look for yourself!