Level 14: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 34/146 Erik Lindqwist had a decent stack but took a few blows and was down to 23,000. He found himself all in for his last five and a half big blinds against Salvatore Caruso. Erik Lindqwist: Salvatore Caruso: It was bond to happen, wasn’t it; the board spelled out and…
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 37/146 The board read when Salvatore Spina went all in for 106,000. After a minute’s worth of consideration, Bartosz Gorski made the call. Salvatore Spina: Bartosz Gorski: When Spina turned over his set, Gorski attempted to fold his hand before the river even had been dealt, but the dealer turned…
After being left short stacked, Mark Attard moved all in for 48,000 and was called by Michal Janczarski. Both players revealed their holdings. Mark Attard: Michal Janczarski: The board ran out for Attard to hit the rail in 3rd place. After chips were exchanged through some all in and calls, Michal Janczarski and Robert…
Level 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 40/146 At Table 7, the full board read with roughly 100,000 in the middle. Stavros Passias bet 80,000, sending Massimo Rizzoglio deep in the tank. For minutes, he contemplated his next decision and finally made the call. Stavros Passias: Massimo Rizzoglio: An impressive call by Rizzoglio, which saw him winning…
Level 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 41/146 Johan Sundgren raised to 6,500 from the Cut-off. When action came to Salvatore Caruso in the Small Blind, he raised to 16,000. Sundgren decided to make the call. The flop came and Caruso bet 8,000. Sundgren decided to call, and the dealer presented the on the turn. Caruso now…
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Bartosz Gorski 343,000 114 Xhulio Kacka 330,000 110 Danilo Scevola 256,000 85 Manish Anilkumar Rawal 240,000 80 Giulio Di Salvo 220,000 73 Ioannis Souroukidis 199,000 66 Stavros Passias 189,000 63 Daniele Degennaro 178,000 59 Massimo Rizzoglio 177,000 59 Gaetano Martini 175,000 58
Level 12: 1,000/2,500 (2,500) Entries: 44/146 Late registration for Day 1a closed after Level 10 was finished. A total of 146 entries means that play will continue until only 22 players remain. These lucky players will then bag their chips for Day 2. It’s worth mentioning that all Day 1 flights will be played down…
Level 12: 1,000/2,500 (2,500) Entries: 48/146 From UTG, Fotios Ntamaris opened to 6,500. Erik Lindqwist was seated UTG+1 and decided to re-raise to 16,000. Action folded back to Ntamaris who made the call. Ntamaris was first to act on the flop and decided to check. Lindqwist continued for 10,000 and Ntamaris made the call. Action…
It’s that time of night when the blog team reduces by one, as my shift has now come to an end. But the Battle of Malta will not wait for sleepy heads like me and play will continue for many more hours. It’s not the end of the coverage though, as Chirs Karlen and Alek…
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 55/146 At Table 7, Milad Gami, Matthew Micallef, and Persico Manuel all clashed all in pre-flop. Milad Gami: Matthew Micallef: Persico Manuel: The board ran out , meaning Micallef won the large side pot with his set of tens and eliminated Manuel. Gami, however, survived. Matthew Micallef: 230,000 Milad Gami:…