Recchi Cracks Aces

Level 9: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 156/344 Ugo Gasparini fired out for 5,900 into a pot of 15,000 after the landed on the flop. The action paused on Juri Recchi who less than a minute later shoved for about 15,000. Gasparini called and shook his head in frustration when he saw how behind he was. Juri…

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Fabian Rolli Leads the Pack

During the break, we did some more rough chip counting and from the looks of it, Fabian Rolli has the most of them right now. Name Chips Big Blinds Table Seat Fabian Rolli 160,000 267 22 8 Daniel Ryder 135,000 225 15 7 Joel Ylismaki 130,000 217 8 1 Matteo Intiso 120,000 200 19 4…

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Third Break

Players are on their third short break. This means that we will be updating the biggest stacks from around the room on Day 1b. Blinds will increase to 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante before progressing to 600/1,200 with a 1,200 big blind ante. Players will then enjoy a 75-minute dinner break after these…

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Gilboa Calling for a Deuce

Level 8: 400/800 (800) Entries: 176/336 Wesley Peinen three-bet jammed for around 20 big blinds before Uri Gilboa four-bet shoved for a lot more. Dimitros Kilintaris, who called Gilboa’s initial bet folded and players turned over their cards before shouting what they were looking for. Wesley Peinen: Uri Gilboa: “Jack!” Peinen begged. “Maybe two jacks!”…

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Freeze-Out Starting in 5 Minutes

Get ready, poker enthusiasts! A thrilling side event is about to kick off here at the Battle of Malta. Brace yourselves for intense Texas No Limit Hold’em action, where skill, strategy, and nerves of steel will be put to the ultimate test! Here’s what you need to know about this exciting side event: Time: 7…

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Theo Baldanza Open Folds Two Pair

Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 204/315 Over at Table 10, the French player Theo Baldanza was left wondering about his actions when he was in a big pot against Elhanan Torgeman. We arrived at the table with the board reading and 12k in the middle. Torgeman open-shoved roughly 14k and Theo Baldanza needed quite some…

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“You Fold, I Show.. You Call, I Show”

Level 7: 300/600 (600) Entries: 204/312 Peter Kaspar fired out for 8,500 into a pot of around 20,000 with the on the board. Dimitrios Kilintaris went into the tank for a few minutes with both players remaining quiet at first. “Ace-king?” asked Kilintaris to Kaspar. “You call, I show,” responded Kaspar before adding. “If you…

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