Level 28: 30,000/60,000 (60,000) Entries: 73/5,799 Alessio Scarano already had his stack committed from the big blind. The side pot wasn’t big between the under the gun player Alexander Luciani and the player on the button in Marius Iftimia. Luciani check-folded facing a bet of 125,000 by Iftimia on the flop and Scarano and Iftimia…
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 (60,000) Entries: 80/5,799 Marton Lugosi opened for 125,000 from early position before Cosme Martinez three-bet to 355,000 from middle position. Berend Hooijer cold-called from the cutoff and Lugosi opted to get out of the way before the landed on the flop. Martinez, who had one of the bigger stacks from around the…
It’s now deep into the day and there’s still lots going on at Casino Malta. One piece of breaking news is that the satellite to the Luxon Pay Super High Roller has been canceled. It was due to start at 9pm. But there are still several other side events in play and some are still…
Level 27: 20,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 90/5,799 The action is getting exciting with under 100 players remaining in the Main Event. While the anticipation of who will advance to Day 4 and beyond will continue to build what we can tell you is that Mario Menicanin won’t be among the players that make it any further.…
Level 27: 20,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 95/5,799 The high attrition rate continues, with players still being sent to the rail in quick-fire fashion and there are now just 95 players left who are all still in with a chance of scooping the €300,800 first prize. The payout for the latest bustees is €3,920 and those who…
Level 27: 20,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 103/5,799 Herli Olop, who finished in eighth place during the 2023 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Main Event, was on line to collect his 104th place prize of €3,920 when he shared the nitty-gritty of how he lost his stack. Olop shared he was card dead and folding for an…
Level 27: 20,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 104/5,799 Francesco Vitale jammed for 530,000 from middle position. Davide Iannaco asked for a count from the cutoff before he called. The rest of the table folded and the hands were tabled. Francesco Vitale: Davide Iannaco: Jacks not only held but Iannaco hit a jack on the flop to improve…
Level 27: 20,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 110/5,799 Cristian Mihu min-raised from under the gun and was called by Manuel Licata from one seat over. Luka Lerga three-bet shoved for 1.25 million. Mihu came over the top for about 1.5 million and Licata accidentally exposed his before Licata acted. Licata tanked for a bit before he folded…
The story of the tournament is beginning to taking shape and big stacks are starting to emerge. Defending champ Vasilsios Zisis is still one of the chip leadersm having grown his stack to 3.9m, however the current chip leader is now Kryzstof Mielnik, who is the first player to build a stack over 5m. He…
Level 27: 20,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 113/5,799 Players are on a 25-minute break. Blinds will increase to 20,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante when the action resumes.