High Roller Day 2 News

Today’s High Roller begins its second day at 3pm and due to its regressive structure registration remains open for the first three levels of play. Registration is temporarily closed until the tournament restarts, when it will re-open. There is also an adjustment to the structure, as after registration closes, level 11 will be a repeat…

Main Event Prize Pool Calculations

There have been some questions as to how the €2,578,172 prize pool was derived. Below is all the info from the opening flights. There were 1,357 total players playing the half-priced flight. For these players they started with a 20,000 starting stack (half of the 40,000 in the €600 full priced opening flights) and played…

Moreno Runs Out of Gas

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000) Entries: 219/5,799 Francisco Moreno three-bet jammed the button for 300,000 and was called by Daniel Mendoza, who originally opened from the hijack. Francisco Moreno: Daniel Mendoza: Moreno was drawing dead on the turn after the   rolled out on the board. Daniel Mendoza – 1 million Francisco Moreno – 0

More Early Exits on Day 3

Level 23: 10,000/20,000 (20,000) Entries: 231/5,799 The next batch of former participants have now been ejected from the tournament, all picking up €2,380 for making it this far. It’s never nice to be dusted out of a big event, but I guess €2,380 is better than a kick in the nuts. The payouts have now…

Faerber Snags Pacelli’s Short Stack

Level 23: 10,000/20,000 (20,000) Entries: 233/5,799 Konstantin Faerber raised enough from the small blind to cover the half a dozen blinds left in Bruno Pacelli’s stack. Pacelli called and seemed to find a good spot to double and get back into the mix after the cards were tabled. Bruno Pacelli: Konstantin Faerber: Pacelli shook his…

First Eliminations of the Day

The third day of the Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Main Event started in the same vein as the end of Day 2, with players continuing to bust at a fast rate. The following players have now hung up their armour and headed to the payout desk. Position Player Payout (€) 256 Nicola Sasso €2,110…

Queen on Flop Saves Chillemi

Level 23: 10,000/20,000 (20,000) Entries: 244/5,799 Ivan Furniet Martinez jammed from early position before Salvatore Chillemi called off his short stack from middle position. Salvatore Chillemi: Ivan Furniet Martinez: Martinez was ahead but Chillemi instantly turned the tables after his queen connected on the flop. Neither the turn nor the river changed the outcome for…

Good River for Prior

Level 23: 10,000/20,000 (20,000) Entries: 277/5,799 A total of 13 players hit the rail in the first 15 minutes on Day 3. Daniel Prior nearly joined this crew but a fortuitous river saved the day. Prior jammed for 225,000 from late position and was looked up by Luca Sebastiani. Daniel Prior: Luca Sebastiani: Nines were…

Catalin Flops a Set

Level 23: 10,000/20,000 (20,000) Entries: 287/5,799 Luca Catalin jammed his stack of 285,000 from the cutoff and was looked up by Mathias Jordi from the button. Luca Catalin: Mathias Jordi: Both players would normally see the flop as a good one. However, despite flopping top pair, Jordi needed a pair of runners to eliminate Jordi…

Day 3 Begins

Level 23: 10,000/20,000 (20,000) Entries: 290/5,799 Day 3 just began with many eager players in their seats and ready to position themselves for Wednesday’s €300,800 top prize in the 2024 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Main Event. Players have already locked up €2,110 in prizes, with some already earning more due to the leaderboard bonuses…