Level 9: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 152/265 Konstantinos Stroulis opened to 2,200 UTG. Nuni Sequiera then moved all in for 13,000 from the Cut-off. Action folded back to Stroulis, who made the call in a heartbeat. Konstantinos Stroulis: Nuni Sequiera: “Sixes again!” Table mate Valentin Sandu said, which caused the table to collectively share a laugh,…
Level 8: 400/800 (800) Entries: 158/263 Seated in the Hi-jack, Jorge Geraldes limped for 800. Filippo Intravaia (Button) and Kristian Dahl (Small Blind) both made the call before Sweden’s Johan Sundgren raised to 4,200. Geraldes was the sole caller. Sundgren continued his pre-flop aggression with a 3,300 bet on the , a bet that Geraldes…
Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 164/250 Quite the hand went down at Table 2 roughly 10 minutes ago. The player seated UTG opened to 1,800. Two players called before the 2023 Battle of Malta Main Event Final Tableist Herli Olop made it 9,000. One of Olop’s opponents decided to make the call, leaving himself with…
Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 171/244 Throughout the years, the Battle of Malta has attracted some of the most prominent years in the industry. This year will be no different, and there will for sure be some big names in the field this year. Georgios Skarparis is one of the 171 players currently in Day…
The first of the No Limit Hold’em single-day side events has just begun, in the Eden Arena. Its the Dark Knight, a Battle of Malta stalwart, with a €170+€30 buy-in. It began with six tables and just over 30 entrants and has 10 x 20 minute levels for late registration. Current State of Play Start…
Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 175/240 I took my first stroll between the tables in the arena, and I decided to stop by Table 18 and follow along with the action in one hand, just to make sure I still got it. Seated in the Lo-jack, Petros Daktylidis decided to limp the 600 Big Blind.…
Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 169/234 As the Day 1a players are returning from the second 20-minute break of the day, I, Christoffer Karlén, have joined the brilliant Jonathan Raab in the live reporter’s corner. For a few hours, the two of us will compose what hopefully will be a live coverage dream team. Considering…
Level : 2nd Break Entries: 168/233 The players in Day 1a of the Main Event are now on the second break of the day. The field has risen to 233, of which 168 have their tournament lives intact. Daniel Maunder, the 2023 Spring Edition runner-up, is amongst those to have already found the rail, but…
The first Pot Limit Omaha event of the week has just begun. Like all the non-Hold’em tournaments on the schedule, it has a €300+€30 buy-in. It’s run on a 25-minute clock and played start with 30,000 chips. There’s three more PLO tournaments still to come, over the course of the next few days. Date Time…
The first satellite of the day has now reached its conclusion, with 28 x €600 BOM Main Event tickets awarded. For those who missed out on this one, fear not, there’s another taking place tonight at 9pm, with a €60+€10 buy-in. There’s also several more Main Event satellites scheduled over the next few days. Main…