Day 1fghi

€400 Main Event Day 1i
Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 9/78
Prize Pool: €400,000

Nine players qualified from Day 1i from 78 entrants, led by ‘Bubo’ (547,000), with the full counts detailed below:

Deniz Surucu

Card Casino Samorin was again a hive of activity on September 12, as three starting flights of the €400 Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event were completed.

When the dust settled, Deniz Surucu of Turkey (960,000), David Urban of Slovakia (970,000) and Vihren Manolov of Bulgaria (695,000) rose to the stop of the standings in Days 1f-1h respectively, with a total of 30 players qualifying for Day 2.

As such, a total of 181 players have qualified from Days 1a-1h from 1,424 entries, with the final starting flight, Day 1i, currently underway, and a flip and go due to take place at 2 p.m. on September 13.

Deniz Surucu Leads 15 Qualifiers in Day 1f

Deniz Surucu (960,000) finished top of the standings in Day 1f from 113 entries, followed by Petr Lepka of Czechia (670,000) and Daniel Falus of Hungary (670,000) with the counts of the 15 qualifiers as follows:-

David Urban Leads 17 Qualifiers in Day 1g including Battle of Malta Main Event Champion Dimitrios Anastasakis

Dimitrios Anastasakis

David Urban of Slovakia (970,000) led 17 qualifiers from 135 entries, with a substantial lead over Zdenek Svoboda of Czechia (567,000) and former Battle of Malta Main Event champion Dimitrios Anastasakis of Greece (461,000), with the full counts as below:

Vihren Manolov Leads 8 Qualifiers in Day 1h

Sejdefa Hodzic

Vihren Manolov of Bulgaria (695,000) led eight qualifiers from 63 entries in Day 1h, slightly ahead of Sejdefa Hodzic of Slovenia (670,000), with the full list of qualifiers as follows:

Rudolf Kosa Retains Overall Main Event Chip Lead with Final Flight to be Completed

Rudolf Kosa

Rudolf Kosa remains at the top of the overall standings in advance of Day 2 at present, with the final starting flight still to be completed, and the current overall top ten as follows:

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition – Schedule, Sunday, September 13

The focus of the action is Day 2 of the Main Event, which kicks off at 4 p.m., with the clock increased to 40-minute levels, and play expected to continue until the field is reduced to the final two tables.

The penultimate side event of the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition also takes place, with the one-day €20,000 Second Chance tournament featuring a €200 buy-in, and a 25-minute clock.

We will be on the floor from the start of Day 2, and will provide details of the final Day 2 qualifiers, the Day 2 seat draw, and payouts as soon as possible.

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition

€400 Main Event Day 1g
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 45/135
Prize Pool: €400,000

Late registration has now closed in Day 1g, which gained a total of 135 entries. As such, 17 players are due to qualify for Day 2, representing 12.5% of the field.

Turbo flight Day 1h, featuring 20-minute levels, has gained 37 entries at Level 5, with late registration closing before the start of Level 11, and 30 players currently seated.

The final starting flight, Day 1i is at 10 a.m. on September 13, while there is a flip and go at 2 p.m., offering a last chance saloon opportunity for qualification.

Day 2 kicks off at 4 p.m. on September 13, with the clock increased to 40-minute levels. We will be back on the floor from the start of Day 2, while details of the qualifiers from Days 1g-1i, a recap of today’s action, and the Day 2 seating draw, will be provided as soon as possible.

Deniz Surucu

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 19: 8,000/16,000 (16,000)
Entries: 15/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Deniz Surucu (960,000) finished top of the standings in Day 1f, with the counts of the 15 qualifiers as follows:-

As such a total of 156 qualifiers have booked their Day 2 spots through Days 1a-1f.

Peter Vychlopen

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 19: 8,000/16,000 (16,000)
Entries: 15/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Peter Vychlopen had become short-stacked after barely moving a chip during bubble play, and he moved all-in for 11,000 from under the gun, and received calls from Ozren Cvijanovic on the button, and Petr Segl and Daniel Falus in the blinds.

The active players checked down the Q♠9♣6♥ flop and A♦ turn to the 6♦ river. There, Segl checked, Falus slid out a bet of 16,000, and both of his opponents folded.

Vychlopen tabled Q♣T♣ for second pair, but Falus had usurped him on the turn with A♥3♠.

Play has now concluded in Day 1f, and full counts will follow shortly.

Daniel Falus – 420,000
Petr Segl – 308,000
Ozren Cvijanovic – 190,000
Peter Vychlopen – 0

Shay Namimi

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 19: 8,000/16,000 (16,000)
Entries: 16/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Daniel Falus opened to 32,000, and called a three-bet jam of 62,000 from Shay Namimi.

Shay Namimi: A♠A♣
Daniel Falus: A♦Q♠

Namimi had the goods, and there were no surprises on the 5♦3♠2♣T♣K♣ runout.

Shay Namimi – 154,000
Daniel Falus – 397,000

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 16/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Anton Lichvar opened to 30,000, and Shay Namimi moved all in for 32,000. Action folded back to Lichvar, who made up the difference.

Shay Namimi: J♣J♥
Anton Lichvar: T♣T♥

Namimi had an overpair, and he rivered an unnecessary set on the A♣5♦4♠2♣J♦ runout.

Shay Namimi – 94,000
Anton Lichvar – 235,000

On the other table at the same time, Miklos Zsuffa had jammed from the small blind with the covering stack against Daniele Renzi, who called off for his 106,000 stack.

Daniele Renzi: K♣9♣
Miklos Zsuffa: Q♦2♥

Renzi was ahead, and could barely have asked for a better flop than the T♠9♠9♦ the dealer provided. However he chopped in unbelievable fashion after the turn and river came T♥T♦.

Miklos Zsuffa – 460,000
Daniele Renzi – 121,000

Daniele Renzi

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 16/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Deniz Surucu opened to 25,000, and called an all-in of 59,000 from Daniele Renzi.

Daniele Renzi: A♠7♠
Deniz Surucu: K♣9♣

Renzi was ahead, and held across the T♥6♥4♣T♦6♦ runout.

Daniele Renzi – 148,000
Deniz Surucu – 500,000

Samuele Matarazzi

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 16/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Samuele Matarazzi moved all in for 39,000 from early position, and Ozren Cvijanovic produced a three-bet to 100,000 from the next seat, forcing folds from the rest of the table.

Samuele Matarazzi: A♠J♥
Ozren Cvijanovic: A♦K♦

Matarazzi was dominated, but the jack was in the window, and he dodged turned flush and straight draws, on the J♠9♦6♣Q♦5♠ runout.

Samuele Matarazzi – 103,000
Ozren Cvijanovic – 275,000

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 16/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Around an hour of bubble play is approaching, and play has been very cagey, with lots of raise and takes, opens and folds to three-bets, and little significant post-flop action.

Jessica Vierling

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 16/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Jessica Vierling was all-in for 100,000, and at risk against Deniz Surucu.

Jessica Vierling: Q♦Q♠
Deniz Surucu: 6♠6♣

Vierling was in great shape, but Surucu flopped a set on the A♦6♦5♠8♠8♥ runout.

“Unbelievable, tenth bullet incoming” lamented Vierling as she left the table, to presumably enter Day 1g.

We are now on the Day 1f bubble.

Deniz Surucu – 730,000
Jessica Vierling – 0

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 17/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Andrea Mazza jammed from the cutoff for 104,000, and was looked up by Daniele Renzi in the big blind.

Andrea Mazza: A♦J♦
Daniele Renzi: A♥K♠

Mazza was dominated, but he rivered a jack on the 7♣5♥2♣T♥J♠ runout to survive.

Andrea Mazzi – 228,000
Daniele Renzi – 257,000

Petr Segl

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 17/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Petr Segl opened to 12,000 from the button, and called a three-bet jam of 140,000 from Hassibullah Hafizi in the big blind.

Hassibullah Hafizi: J♥9♠
Petr Segl: A♣K♥

Hafizi was in trouble, and was drawing dead by the turn on the A♦4♥3♠7♦7♥ runout.

Petr Segl – 300,000
Hassibullah Hafizi – 0

Jessica Vierling

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 18/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

With 70,000 in the middle on a board of K♠9♣9♥8♠, Miklos Zsuffa was all-in for 78,000, and Jessica Vierling was in the tank.

She ultimately made the call, and saw her K♠4♠ had two outs versus Zsuffa’s 9♠5♠. The 5♦ river was a brick to double Zsuffa.

However in the next hand, Vierling found a double with A♠6♥ on a double-paired board versus Hassibullah Hafizi, whose cards had already been mucked.

Miklos Szuffa – 226,000
Jessica Vierling – 135,000
Hassibullah Hafizi – 170,000

Petr Lepka

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 18/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

With around 70,000 in the middle on a completed board of Q♦9♦3♥Q♣T♥, there was 135,000 in front of Dimitrios Anastasakis, and Petr Lepka was all-in for 250,000.

Anastasakis had 35,000 behind, and after some time in the tank, made the call. He tabled K♥J♣ for the straight, but Lepka had Q♥T♣ for the full house.

Petr Lepka – 420,000
Dimitrios Anastasakis – 0

Deniz Surucu

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 14: 2,500/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 19/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Deniz Surucu (510,000) tops the standings ahead of Daniele Renzi (425,000), Zakir Heyushev (326,000) and Anton Lichvar (325,000) at the third break in Day 1f.

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 14: 2,500/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 20/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

With around 130,000 in the middle on a flop of J♠5♣2♦, Petr Lepka was all-in for 77,500 and at risk against Ozren Cvijanovic.

Petr Lepka: A♠A♣
Ozren Cvijanovic: T♥T♠

Lepka had the goods, and there was no two-outer on the K♣6♣ runout, Lepka letting out a quiet “Yes!” when the river hit.

The players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Petr Lepka – 285,000
Ozren Cvijanovic – 315,000

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 14: 2,500/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 20/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Anton Lichvar all-in for 80,000 and at risk against Ronen Mordechai.

Anton Lichvar: A♠Q♠
Ronen Mordechai: K♥K♦

Lichvar looked in trouble, and remained behind after the 7♣7♠2♦ flop. However the A♣ rolled off on the turn, followed by the Q♣ on the river, to send him the double-up.

Anton Lichvar – 172,500
Ronen Mordechai – 140,000

Hassibullah Hafizi

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 14: 2,500/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 20/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Hassibullah Hafizi opened to 10,000, and was met with a three-bet jam of 23,000 from Marin Dragutan. Peter Vychlopen cold-called, but then folded to a four-bet jam from Hafizi.

Marin Dragutan: J♦T♥
Hassibullah Hafizi: A♥K♣

Dragutan was live, and hit top pair on the J♠6♣4♦ flop. However the A♣ hit on the turn, and the Q♥ river confirmed Dragutan’s departure.

Hassibullah Hafizi – 195,000
Peter Vychlopen – 70,000
Marin Dragutan – 0

Shay Namimi

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 14: 2,500/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 23/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Marin Dragutan was counting out a bill of 132,000 to Shay Namimi, after Dragutan’s 5♦5♥ came off worst against Namimi’s 8♠8♣, the board reading A♥T♠6♥7♥9♣, Namimi rivering an unnecessary straight.

Shay Namimi – 277,000
Marin Dragutan – 6,000

Daniel Falus

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 24/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Sejdefa Hodzic opened to 10,000 from the cutoff, and was met with a three-bet jam of 141,000 from Daniel Falus on the button. Zdenek Svoboda was in the big blind, and he moved all-in for around 72,000, while Hodzic folded.

Zdenek Svoboda: A♥T♠
Daniel Falus: K♥Q♣

Svoboda was ahead, but Falus found top pair on the K♠2♦2♣ flop, and there was no reversal of the position on the 9♣ turn or 4♦ river.

Daniel Falus – 233,000
Zdenek Svoboda – 0

Peter Vychlopen

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 24/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Peter Vychlopen jammed from the button for 53,000, and was looked up by Miklos Zsuffa in the big blind.

Peter Vychlopen: T♦T♥
Miklos Zsuffa: K♣Q♥

It was off to the races, and Zsuffa could not connect with the 8♣4♦2♣9♦7♣ runout. Vychlopen pumped his fists in triumph as the river hit.

Peter Vychlopen – 116,000
Miklos Zsuffa – 205,000

Jessica Vierling

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 25/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Jessica Vierling was all-in for 90,500 and at risk against Zdenek Svoboda.

Jessica Vierling: J♦J♥
Zdenek Svoboda: T♦T♣

Vierling was in great shape with an overpair, and comfortably held across the A♦K♥2♦K♠9♥ runout.

Jessica Vierling – 191,000
Zdenek Svoboda – 108,000

Miklos Zsuffa

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 27/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Miklos Zsuffa was raking in a big pot, after a bill of 134,000 was being collected from his opponent Jozsef Dobos, who had the same stack, while he also collected the 24,000 of Jonathan Meshumar.

Zsuffa had Q♥Q♦, Meshumar held A♥8♠, and Dobos had K♦8♦, with the board reading A♠Q♠T♣A♣5♦, with Zsuffa making a full house.

Miklos Zsuffa – 302,000
Jozsef Dobos – 0
Jonathan Meshumar – 0

Dimitrios Anastasakis

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 31/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Antonio Georgiev opened to 6,000 from the cutoff, and 2022 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Main Event winner Dimitrios Anastasakis defended the big blind.

On the J♦6♦6♥ flop, Anastasakis check-called in the face of a bet of 6,000 from Georgiev.

The A♣ hit on the turn, and Anastasakis checked once more. Georgiev moved all-in for 25,000, and Anastasakis snap-called.

Antonio Georgiev: Q♠7♠
Dimitrios Anastasakis: T♠6♠

Georgiev was drawing dead versus his opponent’s trip sixes, and the J♣ river completed the board.

Dimitrios Anastasakis – 113,000
Antonio Georgiev – 0

A satellite to the Battle of Malta, which runs from October 27 to November 4, kicks off at 7 p.m.

Five packages worth €1,300 are guaranteed to be up for grabs, which comprise a seat worth €600 to the €1.5 million guaranteed Main Event, €250 in cash and four nights of accommodation.

Players will sit down to a 20,000 starting stack, with 15-minute levels in play and late registration open until the start of Level 9.

Daniele Renzi

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 11: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 35/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

Szabolcs Solymosi opened to 6,000 from the button, and Daniele Renzi defended the big blind.

On the K♣T♠4♠ flop, Renzi check-called in the face of a bet of 6,000 from his opponent.

The J♠ hit on the turn, and Renzi check-raised to 36,000 over a double-barrel of 15,000 from Solymosi, who folded in fairly rapid fashion.

Daniele Renzi – 275,000
Szabolcs Solymosi – 60,000

Deniz Surucu

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 11: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 35/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

With 42,000 in the middle on a completed board of K♣T♠4♠T♥9♣, Deniz Surucu checked from the small blind to Shay Namimi in the hijack, who slid out a bet of 11,000.

Surucu took about 30 seconds before he made the call. Namimi tabled 7♦6♠ for air, and tapped the table when he saw Surucu had called him down with 5♣4♣.

Deniz Surucu – 395,000
Shay Namimi – 96,000

Battle of Malta Slovakia Trophies

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 11: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 36/113
Prize Pool: €400,000

The ticker has stopped at 113 entries in Day 1f, meaning 15 players are due to qualify for Day 2, representing 12.5% of the field, with 36 players currently seated.

Ozren Cvijanovic

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 38/109
Prize Pool: €400,000

Ozren Cvijanovic (450,000) leads the way from Deniz Surucu (337,000), Daniele Renzi (250,000), Andrea Mazza (232,000) and Mehmet Sarigoz (230,000).

The players have been sent on a 30-minute dinner break, and late registration will close before the start of the next level.

Oleh Vasylyuk

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 39/108
Prize Pool: €400,000

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Oleh Vasylyuk and Tambet Nugin all-in for 26,200 and 47,200 respectively, and at risk against Hassibullah Hafizi.

Oleh Vasylyuk: A♥T♠
Tambet Nugin: K♠K♦
Hassibullah Hafizi: 7♦6♦

Nugin looked in great shape, and remained ahead after the Q♣J♥8♦ flop.

However, the 9♠ hit on the turn to give Vasylyuk a straight, and the 4♠ river did not alter matters.

Vasylyuk secured a triple-up, while Nugin took the 42,000 side pot against Hafizi.

Oleh Vasylyuk – 83,600
Tambet Nugin – 42,000
Hassibullah Hafizi – 75,000

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition

€400 Main Event Day 1g
Level 1: 100/200 (200)
Entries: 27/27
Prize Pool: €400,000

Day 1g of the Main Event has just kicked off, with 27 players seated.

Players sit down to a 40,000 starting stack, with the clock set to 30-minute levels, and late registration remains open until the start of Level 11.

Turbo flight Day 1h takes place at 10 p.m. tonight featuring 20-minute blinds, while the final starting flight takes place at 10 a.m. on September 13, featuring 15-minute levels.

Deniz Surucu

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 46/106
Prize Pool: €400,000

Deniz Surucu opened to 4,000 from middle position, and was met with a three-bet to 11,000 from Olekszandr Lizanec in the next seat.

Action folded back to Surucu, who called to see the A♣9♦3♠ flop, which was quickly knuckled through.

The 6♣ hit on the turn, and Surucu fired out a bet of 50,000, covering Lizanec.

Lizanec took about 40 seconds before folding.

Deniz Surucu – 122,000
Olekszandr Lizanec – 33,500

Ozren Cvijanovic

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 46/106
Prize Pool: €400,000

Each of Daniele Renzi, Shay Namimi, Sejdefa Hodzic Ozren Cvijanovic and Michael Scharnagl had put in 4,500 preflop, and checked the Q♣9♣9♥ flop.

On the 2♠ turn, Renzi led out with a bet of 8,500, which only Cvijanovic called.

The Q♠ hit on the river, and Renzi double-barreled with a bet of 35,000. Cvijanovic responded with a raise to 80,000, and Renzi quickly folded.

Ozren Cvijanovic – 325,000
Daniele Renzi – 134,000

Tambet Nugin

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 9: 800/1,600 (1,600)
Entries: 49/106
Prize Pool: €400,000

With 21,000 in the middle on a board of Q♦8♠6♣K♥T♦, Tambet Nugin slid out a bet of 10,500, and received a call from Domenico Casamassima.

Nugin showed A♦K♠ for top pair, and Casamassima nodded and mucked.

Tambet Nugin – 108,000
Domenico Casamassima – 49,500

Mehmet Sarigoz

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 56/99
Prize Pool: €400,000

With around 20,000 in the middle on a board of 9♦5♠4♥Q♦, Mehmet Sarigoz was all-in for 76,000 and at risk against Andrei Mican.

Mehmet Sarigoz: Q♠9♣
Andrei Mican: K♥K♣

It was top two pair versus cowboys, and Mican could not find an escape on the 6♦ river.

Mehmet Sarigoz – 172,000
Andrei Mican – 7,000

Marius Zemgulys

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 56/99
Prize Pool: €400,000

Ronen Mordechai opened to 2,500 from the hijack, and received calls from Stefano Di Caro and Marius Zemgulys in the blinds.

On the K♥T♠8♣ flop, action was checked to Mordechai, who slid out a bet of 3,000.

Only Zemgulys called to see the 6♠ turn, which was checked to the 8♥ river.

Zemgulys led out with a bet of 5,000, and Mordechai called. Zemgulys tabled J♥T♦ for two pair, and Mordechai mucked.

Marius Zemgulys – 34,000
Ronen Mordechai – 31,700

Marin Dragutan

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 56/99
Prize Pool: €400,000

Around 20,000 had made its way into the middle on a completed board of A♣9♥8♠Q♠6♠, in a hand between Stefan Makoviny and Juraj Liska in middle position, and Marin Dragutan in the big blind.

Dragutan checked, and Makoviny fired out a bet of 16,000. Liska folded, but Dragutan called after a decent spell in the tank.

Makoviny tabled 6♦4♦ for bottom pair, and Dragutan had a ten-high straight with T♦7♦.

Marin Dragutan – 120,000
Stefan Makoviny – 71,500
Juraj Liska – 51,200

Shay Namimi

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 7: 500/1,000 (1,000)
Entries: 54/94
Prize Pool: €400,000

Vasile Zeicu jammed from the cutoff for 9,000, and was looked up by Shay Namimi in the big blind.

Vasile Zeicu: 5♠4♠
Shay Namimi: 6♣4♣

The players had a good chuckle when Zeicu saw he was dominated, and Namimi found a pair on the 9♥9♣6♠3♥Q♠ runout.

Shay Namimi – 90,000
Vasile Zeicu – 0

Ozren Cvijanovic

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 7: 500/1,000 (1,000)
Entries: 58/93
Prize Pool: €400,000

Peter Rakaczki opened to 2,500 from middle position, and was met with a three-bet to 6,500 from Ozren Cvijanovic in the hijack.

Daniele Renzi cold-called in the big blind, before Rakaczki produced a four-bet to 21,500. Cvijanovic didn’t take long before he five-bet jammed for 70,600, and while Renzi folded, Rackaczki called, slightly covering Cvijanovic.

Ozren Cvijanovic: J♥8♥
Peter Rakaczki: A♣K♠

Cvijanovic needed some help, and he found top pair on the 8♦4♥3♣ flop, and Rakaczki could not reverse the position on the 7♠ turn or T♥ river, and shook his head in frustration when the river hit.

Ozren Cvijanovic – 150,200
Peter Rakaczki – 5,500
Daniele Renzi – 138,000

Nugin Tambet

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 7: 500/1,000 (1,000)
Entries: 58/88
Prize Pool: €400,000

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Oleksandr Smirnov all-in for 13,200 and at risk against Tambet Nugin.

Oleksandr Smirnov: A♣A♥
Tambet Nugin: Q♣Q♥

It was a rockets versus ladies cooler, and there was no two-outer for Nugin on the J♦4♥2♦J♣K♥ runout.

Oleksandr Smirnov – 28,900
Tambet Nugin – 132,000

Robert Latis

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 5: 300/600 (600)
Entries: 60/80
Prize Pool: €400,000

Robert Latis (212,300), leads the way from Sejdefa Hodzic (155,000) and Filip Marchand (116,000) at the first break in Day 1f of the Main Event.

Card Casino, Samorin

€400 Main Event Day 1f
Level 5: 300/600 (600)
Entries: 62/80
Prize Pool: €400,000

Dan-Ionut Hila opened to 1,500 from early position, and received calls from Bilal Bayrakdar and Deniz Surucu in middle position, and Jakub Bosko and Robert Latis in the blinds.

Action was checked to Hila on the K♦9♦2♣ flop, who fired out a bet of 2,500, which only Bayrakdar and Surucu called.

Hila moved all in for 6,600 before the 6♥ turn was dealt, and both opponents called.

On the 4♦ river, Bayrakdar check-folded versus an all-in bet of 17,300 from Surucu.

Hila tabled A♣K♠ for top pair, but Surucu had got there on the river with J♦8♦ for the flush.

Deniz Surucu – 56,000
Bilal Bayrakdar – 66,000
Dan-Ionut Hila – 0

Silviu Nemes

A huge day of poker action in the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition at Card Casino Samorin on September 11 saw two trophies awarded, and two Main Event starting flights completed.

Silviu Nemes of Romania and Jonas Bachan of Austria walked away with trophies and bankroll boosts, while Alexandru Popa of Romania and Austrian Rudolf Kosa topped the standings in their respective Main Event flights.

The stand-out performance of the day undoubtedly belonged to Nemes, who claimed almost half the prize pool in the €220 Mystery Bounty after running riot in Day 2.

Silviu Nemes Wins €220 Mystery Bounty (€16,375 Inclusive of Bounties)

Silviu Nemes

A total of 23 players returned for Day 2, and Nemes was at the top of the pile, with the €40,000 prize pool split evenly between cash prizes and bounties.

The Romanian proceeded to run amok, knocking out a barely believable 14 opponents, including every single final table adversary, to claim €11,500 in bounties on top of the €4,875 first-place prize, and the trophy, after defeating Tina Christensen of Denmark heads-up.

However, Nemes did not manage to get his hands on the biggest bounty of €4,700, which went to Dutchman Bas De Laat.

Bas de Laat

The full results for the event are below:

Alexandru Popa Tops Main Event Day 1d Standings as Rudolf Kosa Takes Overall Chip Lead in Main Event Day 1e

Alexandru Popa

A total of 12 players qualified from 91 entrants in Day 1d, with Alexandru Popa of Romania (712,000) leading the way, and the full counts as follows:

Meanwhile in Day 1e, Rudolf Kosa of Austria (1,299,000) joined Day 1a chip leader Sergii Baranov as the only player to hit seven figures, taking the overall chip lead in the process, as he headed 13 qualifiers from 98 entrants, with the full counts below.

Rudolf Kosa

Those figures mean 141 players have qualified for Day 2 thus far from 1,113 entries, with the overall top ten Main Event counts after the completion of Day 1e as follows:

Jonas Bachan Wins €150 Deepstack Turbo (€3,225)

Jonas Bachan

The €150 Deepstack Turbo attracted 72 entries, creating a €9,500 prize pool, and Jonas Bachan of Austria took the trophy and banked a €3,225 payday after defeating Marcus Heindrich heads-up, with nine places paid as set out below.

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition – Schedule, Saturday, September 12

The action on September 12 is all about the Main Event, with three further starting flights at noon and 5 p.m, featuring 30-minute levels, and Day 1h at 10 p.m., featuring 20-minute levels.

The final starting flight takes place at 10 a.m. on September 13, featuring 15-minute levels, while there is also a flip and go at 2 p.m. on the same day, representing the last chance for players to qualify for Day 2, scheduled for 4 p.m. on September 13.

In addition, a satellite offering five €1,300 packages to the Battle of Malta in October 2026 takes place at 7 p.m, comprising a €600 Main Event ticket, 4 nights of accommodation and €250 in cash.

Today’s schedule is set out below.

We will be on the floor from 2 p.m. bringing you coverage of all the action, so stay tuned for all your coverage of the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition.