Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 80/285 The board read with roughly 45,000 in the middle, when Salvatore Salvino fired a big chunk of blue 5,000 chips, more or less enough to force his opponent, Javier Estivill, all-in for 72,000. “Sorry, guys,” Salvino apologized to his table-mates as he spent a few minutes in the tank.…
While the live blog will mostly focus on Day 1a, occasional updates from all starting-day flights (and chip counts, of course) will be delivered. Today’s Day 1b flight is more on the turbo side of things compared with 1a. Late registration recently closed with 113 entries, and we’re still waiting for the number of how…
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 97/285 Alejandro Ruiz raised to 4,000 from UTG+1. Florent Colin made the call from the Hi-jack, before experienced player Ofer Sisso made it 15,000 from the Big Blind. Both of his opponents decided to make the call. Action went check-check-check on the flop. After a check from Sisso on the…
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 107/285 The 107 players remaining in Day 1a will soon resume play on Level 13. Below are some of the biggest stacks in the room. Player Chips Big Blinds Davide Iannaco 281,000 141 Konstantinos Stroulis 266,500 133 Herli Olop 250,500 125 Jorge Gomez 246,000 123 Daniel Maunders 220,500 110 Adrian…
The Battle of Malta Podcast, which will be recorded live daily during the 2025 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition, debuted today with its first episode. In this premiere, hosts Glenn Brown and Jason Glatzer are joined by Battle of Malta Marketing & Event Manager Telly Bartolo. It’s a great listen; make sure to check the…
Level 12: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 110/285 I joined the action at Table 7 when the board read . Mary Galvin checked to Gustav Frigast, who bet 8,500. Then, Galvin completed a check-raise to 18,500. After some consideration, Frigast made the call. Frigast checked it over to Galvin on the river, who confidently threw in five…
Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 121/285 After I caught the last hand put in the blog, I started walking towards my computer to write it up. In the arena hallway, I ran into a good friend, Rasmus Lundström. Lundström, who finished fourth in the 2025 Battle of Malta Spring Edition, arrived to the casino roughly…
Level 11: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 121/285 Harald Redl opened to 3,000 from UTG+1. It takes two to tango, they say, but in this case, Francesco Piro (UTG+2), Davide Iannaco (Button), Francesco D’aniello (Small Blind), and Banedickt Wenzel (Big Blind) all wanted to swing their hips. Action was checked to Piro on the flop, who dipped…
Registration has now closed in the Main Event, with a total of 285 entries, 128 of whom are still in possession of chips. It’s been confirmed that they will continue until 43 players remain, but that will definitely not include Oliver Mihajlovski, Alfedo Cuti or Dylan Brandly, as they are their current chip counts are…