Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 234/612 A short-stacked Spase Stojanovski moved all in for 16,500 from UTG+1. Eugenio De Marco re-shoved from the Button, and the two were heads-up to the flop. Spase Stojanovski: Eugenio De Marco: Stojanovski was dominated, and the meant that his best chance to win the pot was by hitting a…
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 246/612 Clement Brunet-Manquat min-raised to 4,000 UTG. Action folded all the way to Alexandr Resko, who clicked it to 8,000 from the Big Blind. “Do misclicks still exist in 2025?” Brunet-Manquat joked before making the call. Brunet-Manquat check-called a 6,000 bet from Resko on the flop. The action repeated itself…
The final side event of the day has just begun, the €150 Hyperturbo. Last night 100 players rocked up for this one, but its a much busier day and by the time the first hand was played, over 60 players had ponied up the buy-in and were ready to rock ’n’ slowroll. With this final…
Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 255/612 I strolled by Table 11 to greet an acquaintance of mine, Jannik Bengtsen. Bengtsen finished eleventh in the 2025 Battle of Malta Spring Edition €600 Main Event, and now, he’s back for more. Bengtsen was only playing 10,000 when I visited him. Shervin Ghassemlou opened to 3,000 from UTG+2,…
Whether it’s the half-price flight or a satellite into the regular flights, a lot of people have an aversion to buying-in for the full price. In fact, 346 such people who would much rather only pay €70 for a shot at getting into the Main Event are currently engaged in the second satellite of the…
Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 281/574 Table 17 was given the honor of being the first table from which I caught a hand today. Upon my arrival, Merel Merdzhanov opened to 3,000 from the Lo-jack. The somewhat short-stacked Romeo Leonardo decided to defend his Big Blind. First to act, Leonardo checked the flop. Merdzhanov did…
The dinner break is now over for Day 1c and the remaining 280 of the 586 entrants (so far) have now retaken their seats for the next session of play. They are now on the final level for late entries and there’s an outside chance they will make it to 600 entries. Day 1d is…
Today’s Del Boy style half-price Main Event is now in play, with 88 players having entered by the start of level 2. Registration is now open in both Main Event flights, giving players a choice, pay €300 or €600 to try and book a seat in Day 2. Which would you choose? Meanwhile, the loudest…
Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 281/574 It’s time for the 75-minute dinner break, and this Swedish live reporter has joined Jonathan Raab in the live coverage booth. The action will resume on Level 10 around 21:00; below are some of the biggest stacks in the room. Player Chips Big Blinds Shaun Decesare 323,500 216 Massimiliano…
As was recently predicted, Day 1c of the Main Event is indeed now on its dinner break. We’ll have some updated chop counts coming shortly, but meanwhile, here’e the latest state of play at Casino Malta. Time Tournament Name Buy-in Status Entries/Remaining 11:00 Satellite One Shot to BOM €1.5m GTD €60+€10 Finished – 58…