While the Main Event is our main focus on this blog, we also like to keep you informed about what else is going down here at the Battle of Malta Autumn Edition. The Quoi Gioco €1,100 High Roller started recently and is now in the second level of the day, with over 170 entries so…
DetailsLevel 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 588/6,039 Prize Pool: €2,728,970 Krzysztof Iszczuk made it 20,000 from the Hi-jack. Sweden’s Erik Johansson then moved all in for 147,000 from the Small Blind. Iszczuk did some quick maths before calling. Erik Johansson: Krzysztof Iszczuk: Johansson took a solid lead on the flop, and he never looked back on…
DetailsLevel 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 619/6,039 Prize Pool: €2,728,970 Wandering the tournament area, I ran into an acquaintance, Argiris Loizos. We chatted for a minute, and he told me he was looking for his friend, Theodoros Ampelikiotis. I opened up PokerLens and tried to help him locate Ampelikiotis; funny enough, he was seated five metres…
DetailsLevel 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 622/6,039 The blinds have just gone up and almost a quarter of those who started the day are now fallen soldiers on the battlefield floor. Here’s the next batch of losers. Position Name Payout 650 Domenico Di Vito € 1,100 651 Dimitrios Orfanidis € 1,100 652 Morten Lampe € 1,100…
DetailsWith players falling at fast rate, there’s a quite a queue of players at the payout desk. It’s snaking all the way past the media area and into the adjoining corridor. This is probably going to be the situation for a while. I have just one thing to say to the hordes of people standing…
DetailsThere’s over €250,000 up top and a min-cash is worth €900. Pos. Prize 1 €254,070 2 €153,450 3 €110,150 4 €83,800 5 €63,700 6 €48,450 7 €36,850 8 €28,000 9 €21,300 10–11 €16,250 12–13 €13,700 14–16 €11,600 17–20 €9,300 21–23 €8,400 24–27 €7,600 28–31 €6,900 32–39 €6,200 40–55 €5,550 56–71 €5,000 72–95 €4,500 96–119 €4,050…
DetailsLevel 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000) Entries: 673/6,039 Prize Pool: €2,728,970 Christophe Cordeille opened to 16,000 from UTG+3. Nico Diperna made it 60,000 from the Hi-jack, before George Georgiou moved all in for 145,000 from the Small Blind. Cordeille folded swiftly before Diperna made the call. George Georgiou: Nico Diperna: Not ideal for Georgiou, and the runout…
DetailsLevel 16: 4,000/8,000 Entries: 757/6,039 Former BOM runner up Daniel Maunders had the 3rd shortest chip stack at the start of the day with only 9,000 to his name. He was in seat 10 and with the button drawn to be on seat 5, he had only 4 hands before he would be on the…
DetailsLevel 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000) Entries: 811/6,039 Prize Pool: €2,728,970 After an amazing ceremony, Day 2 is now underway. The 811 players are all competing for the €254,070 first-place payout.
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