45 Will Go On
Level 12: 1,000/2,500 (2,500) Entries: 93/297 The floor has announced that Day 1b will end when 45 players remain. Reminder: yesterday, 22 out of 146 entries bagged for Day 2, and the last level of play was 5,000/10,000.
Fisher Gone Fishing
Level 12: 1,000/2,500 (2,500) Entries: 95/297 Gary Fisher opened to 6,500 from the Lo-jack. Leonidas Georgopoulos called from the Button, and the two players headed to the flop. On , Fisher bet 8,500, and Georgopoulos made the call. The turn was the , and action went check-check. Fisher then proceeded to check on the turn…
Aces are Good
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 102/297 From the Cut-off, Patryk Gabrukiewicz opened to 4,000. Francesco Piro went all in from the Button for 37,000, and from the Small Blind, Antonino Caruso re-shoved for 85,000. Gabrukiewicz folded as Piro and Caruso turned over their cards. Francesco Piro: Antonino Caruso: The board had a little bit of…
Chatting About the Pokerz
Today’s talk show was recorded earlier this evening and is currently being edited. Today’s guests, joining Glen and Jason for a cosy chat and a game of Jenga were Greek player Fotios Ntamaris and the Battle of Malta’s Director of Staff (we’re not sure if this is his official title, but we’re running with it)…
Bas De Laat Takes Home The €220 H.O.R.S.E.
Level 17: 15,000/30,000 (5,000 Bring In) Entries: 1/22 Stud Hi/Lo After his whole cards showed , Bas De Laat bet 30,000 on 6th street and Soner Vanelderen moved all in for 42,000 showing . De Latt made he call and both players revealed their hands. Soner Vanelderen: Bas De Laat: De Latt caught a and…
Registration Closed in Main Event Day 1b
Registration has now closed on day one B of the main event. Today’s fight was over twice the size of day 1a with 297 players taking their seats in the €600 buy-in event. In total there have now been 443 entrants in the Main Event, with three starting days left to go. They will play…
First Mystery Bounties Drawn
During the first break in the Mystery Siege of Malta, 44 bounties were pulled. The first few players all drew small ones, but with just half a dozen players left to draw, Italian Carmelo Fangano spun the wheel, whipped out two tickets and walked away €11,000 better off, as he first pulled one of the…
Straight for Fakhro
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 120/297 The pot consisted of 12,000 when the flop read . Silwya Studniarz checked, Markus Loidl bet 5,000, and Imad Fakhro made the call before Studniarz folded. On the turn , Loidl bet 9,000. Then, Fakhro decided to raise to 20,000. Loidl made the call. The fell on the river…
Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 130/284 During the last level before late registration closes, a contender for “Hand of the Tournament” played out at Table 14. Alexander Goldin raised to 3,500 from UTG+1. Michael Ravn was seated in the Big Blind and was the only player to make the call. The flop came . Ravn…
Chip Leaders at the Dinner Break
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Alessandro Furneri 302,500 202 Claus Spieckermann 233,500 156 Luca Topazio 227,500 152 Christoph Tanner 220,000 147 Wilfred Verwoert 200,000 133 Waldemar Kopyl 197,500 132 Giuseppe Di Bella 195,000 130 Jochen Halfmann 190,500 127 Marco Venturi 190,000 127 Arnaud Cressent 182,000 121 Rocco Maiorana 168,500 112 Gary Fisher 165,000 110 Krysztof…