300 Entries and Counting

Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 230/300 Players are beginning to file back from the break. However, during the break, the magically 300th entry got into the mix. We will be updating some of the bigger stacks shortly as the action continues for three more levels before a 75-minute dinner break.

The Sviten Has Started

The first non-Hold’em offering of the Festival is now underway. Like all the non-Hold’em events the buy-in is €300+€30 and there are ten levels for late registration. Players start with 30,000 chips. One question which is probably on the minds of a few players reading this is “what the heck is Sviten?”  Sviten Special, to…

Second Break

The field size is approaching 300 entries for Day 1a. This might be passed soon as players are about to head on their second 20-minute break of the day. Blinds will increase to 300/600 with a 600 big blind ante when the action resumes. We will update some of the bigger stacks from around the…

Another Set for Ribatallada

Level 6: 200/500 (500) Entries: 231/292 Jordi Ruiz Ribatallada earlier won a big hand with a set and now won another hand recently with another set. Ribatallada fired out for 25,000 with a bit more in the pot with the on the board. Lessa Ferreira Uribarri Soares Rui called and paid off Ribatallada after his…

Nuts for Lindqwist

Level 6: 200/400 (500) Entries: 232/283 Table 17 is an interesting one with Josef Gulas, Shawn Decesare, Matthew Vella, Pawel Wakuluk, and Erik Lindqwist all battling for pots and chips. Wakuluk had a bet in front of him with the on the board when Lindqwist jammed for 15,900. Wakuluk made the call and said “nice…

Morale Runs Into Ribatallada’s Set

Level 5: 200/400 (400) Entries: 222/270 Jordi Ruiz Ribatallada checked the flop before Eirik Presterud bet 5,000. Marco Morale jammed for about 20,000. Ribatallada tanked before he called while Presterud got out of the way. Marco Morale: Jordi Ruiz Ribatallada: Morale needed help but was drawing dead on the turn. The river finished things off…

“You Scared Me”

Level 5: 200/400 (400) Entries: 210/242 Some tables were already playing on Level 5 when the following hand was taking place to close out Level 4 on Table 23. There were more than 25,000 in the pot on the river with the on the board when Valentin Imperatore and Hani Bamasood checked. Luca Tonarelli opted…

Mystery Siege of Malta Warming Up

The second starting day of the €450 (€210+€200+€40) Mystery Siege of Malta takes place today, getting underway at 16.00. The first starting day was on Tuesday evening, which got the festival underway with 210 players taking their seats for the first time this week.  The tournament had a €100,000 guarantee and that looks like it…