With 1hr45mins left until registration closes in the final starting flight, a new participation record has been set! The previous best of 5,799 at last year’s event has now been surpassed, with the question now being, whether it will get to 6,000. The final number will be revealed at the start of level 11, at…
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Saturday’s Day 1 G was the biggest ever starting day in the history of the battle of Malta. It began with over 500 players, but this grew to over 900 within the first couple of levels of the flight. By level 2, the €1.5m guarantee on the event had been met and by the dinner…
DetailsDay 1h attracted 578 entries. Below are the chip counts for those 42 who made it through to Day 2. 1 Vasileios Zisis 1,194,000 2 Dennis Gilbert Stemmler 1,078,000 3 Richard Albertus Cornelis Van Wingerden 717,000 4 Macario Coglianese 600,000 5 Giovanni Capuano 524,000 6 Jonathan Daniel Stoeber 470,000 7 Nuno Miguel Rodrigues De Sales…
DetailsDay 1g attracted a staggering 1,990 entries. Below are the chip counts for those 298 who made it through to Day 2. Position Name Chips 1 Krisztian Mark Kis 1,293,000 2 Victor Segura Azanon 1,158,000 3 Battista Locati 1,012,000 4 Angelos Michael 967,000 5 Alexander Neumann 964,000 6 Lior Sahar 926,000 7 Luis Fernando Fontes…
DetailsLevel 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 299/1,990 After a somewhat surprising long hand-by-hand session (considering how many players were remaining), the bubble has now burst, sending the 299 survivors into Day 2. They’re all guaranteed a minimum cash amount; however, said amount won’t be determined until Day 2 starts. There were a few interesting spots during…
DetailsLevel 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000) Entries: 339/1,990 Players are busting at a rapid speed; it’ll only be a matter of minutes before hand-by-hand play commences. After an initial opening from Robert Dascalescu in the Hi-jack, Nicola Pezzullo moved all in for 70,000 from the Big Blind. Dascalescu snap-called. Nicola Pezzullo: Robert Dascalescu: Dascalescu was trailing, and…
DetailsLevel 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000) Entries: 400/1,990 Below are the biggest stacks at the third break. Player Chips Big Blinds Victor Azanon 690,000 86 Paolo Anselmo 690,000 86 Jaime Diaz 660,000 83 Max Crespo 630,000 79 Kacper Czapla 610,000 76
DetailsBelow is the current state of play. Day 1g of the €600 Main Event is playing down to 299 players, while Day 1h will send 43 players to Day 2. The NLH Mas Event was won by Claus Spickermann, who secured €5,980 after a three-way deal. Paul Stewart won the Mystery Siege of Malta for…
DetailsLevel 14: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 481/1,990 Action folded all the way to Ben Oren, who min-raised to 8,000 from the Button. Ben Miller then moved all in for 101,000 from the Big Blind. Oren, who perhaps played 95,000 in total, made the call after a couple minute’s worth of consideration. Ben Miller: Ben Oren: Oren…
DetailsLevel 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 625/1,990 Tobias Hollerer min-raised to 6,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, Frank Koopman was the sole caller. Koopman check-called a 7,000 bet from Hollerer on the flop. Action went check-check on the turn, and on the river, Koopman fired a 13,000 bet. Hollerer made the call within…
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