Even though the Main Event has long since ended for the day, three of today’s four side events are still ongoing at Casino Malta and the Intercontinental Hotel in St Julians. The one event that has been completed was the final Pot Limit Omaha event, with a €220 buy-in. It attracted a field of 20…
DetailsDay 4 of the Battle of Malta is now history. After Gabriele Carro’s exit, courtesy of Rasmus Lundstroem, play was adjourned. The final table will begin at 2pm on Wednesday 9th April, when the Grateful Eight will return for the final skirmish of the Spring Edition. Grateful, not hateful, there’s only positive vibes at this…
DetailsLevel 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000) Entries: 8/1,542 Roughly 15 minutes into the 9-handed unofficial final table, Gabriele Carro opened to 300,000 from the Cut-off. Seated in the Big Blind, Rasmus Lundström decided to call. The flop came . Lundström checked to Carro, who continued for 325,000. Lundström made the call, and the dealer dealt the on…
DetailsThe final table of nine has now been reached, but play will continue until one more player falls by the wayside, as tomorrow’s TV final table is eight-handed. Here are the chip counts and the seat draw. Play is about to resume, with 64 minutes left in the level. Pos Player Name Chips Table/Seat 1…
DetailsLevel 30: 100,000/150,000 (150,000) Entries: 9/1,542 Having lost the majority of his stack against Adrian Zeimichod, Eftimov was left with just 650,000. He moved all-in under the gun and was called by Robert Perelman in the big blnd. Eftimov: Perelman: It was all but over on a flop of and the on the turn made…
DetailsLevel 30: 100,000/150,000 (150,000) Entries: 10/1,542 Adrian Ziemichod opened to 300,000 from UTG, and Big Blind-player Ivaylo Eftimov was the sole caller. On the flop , Eftimov checked to Ziemichod, who continued for 300,000. Eftimov snap-raised to 1,100,000 and Ziemichod decided to call. Action went check-check on the turn. The…
DetailsIt seems to becoming a two tier event, with a gap beginning to grow between the chip rich and the chip poor. While Adrian Ziemichod and Rasmus Lundstroem are chip aristocrats, Azerro and Szucs are paupers and the rest occupy a burgeoned middle class. Will this chip imbalance bring the day to end in the…
DetailsThe final ten players in the Battle of Malta Spring Edition have now gone on a 15-minute break. Meanwhile the tournament staff are colouring up and updating the chip counts, which are coming shortly.
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 10/1,542 Action folded to Jannik Bengtsen, who opened to 240,000 from the Button. Adrian Ziemichod, seated next to Bengtsen in the Big Blind, forced Bengtsen all in for 2,040,000. Bengtsen snap-called. Adrian Ziemichod: Jannik Bengtsen: Two ladies on the hand, but no lady luck on the board for Bengtsen, as…
DetailsLevel 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 11/1,542 Adrian Ziemichod opened to 240,000 from the Button. Short-stacked Attila Szucs raised to 620,000, leaving only 150,000 behind. Ziemichod forced Zsucs all in, and naturally, he made the call. Adrian Ziemichod: Attila Szucs: went all in for 770,000 The runout secured a crucial double up for Szucs. Adrian Ziemichod:…
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