Day 2

Hassibullah Hafizi

Chips flew in all directions on Day 2 of the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event at Card Casino Samorin on September 13, with a Day 2 field of 185 players reduced to the final 15 combatants after thirteen 40-minute levels of play.

When play concluded after the elimination of the €220 Mystery Bounty winner Silviu Nemes of Romania in the last hand of the day, Hassibullah Hafizi of Austria (9,710,000) and Peter Kadlec of Slovakia (9,425,000) had opened up a significant lead over the rest of the field, with their closest challenger being Marcus Skalicky of Austria (4,820,000), and they will be the favorites to land the chunky €51,400 first-place prize in the final day.

Peter Kadlec

Hafizi and Kadlec have already secured career-best tournament scores, while Skalicky is a WSOP-C ring holder having taken the title in the Mystery Bounty event in Rozvadov in January 2025. Marian Flesar and Zdenek Svoboda appear to be the most experienced of the remaining players, with over $384,000 and $236,000 in recorded cashes respectively.

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event Chip Counts Start of Day 3 Chip Counts

Play concluded with one minute left in Level 28, with blinds of 80,000/160,000 (160,000), and the full counts are set out below. The clock is increased to 50-minute levels for the final day.

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event Day 3 Seating Draw

The seating draw for the final day is set out below, with Table 111 being the streamed feature table. The final day will be live streamed on Card Casino’s YouTube channel on a 30-minute delay, with commentary provided by Jason Glatzer of poker.pro, and our coverage will be synced with the stream to avoid spoilers.

The Day 3 seating draw is set out below:-

Remaining Payouts

All players have guaranteed a €3,200 payday, while a spot at the final table is worth €4,400, with the remaining payouts up for grabs as follows:

In addition, the final four will receive a €1,500 ticket to the WSOP Circuit event in Bratislava in February 2027, and fifth to ninth will receive a €1,200 package to the Battle of Malta in October. All prizes are deducted from the prize pool.

Recap of Day 2 Action

A total of 1,510 entries across nine starting flights created a €402,840 prize pool, and 185 players returned for Day 2 with a €700 minimum cash secured, but all with their sights firmly fixed on the €51,400 reserved for the champion.

They were led by Rudolf Kosa of Austria and Sergii Baranov of Ukraine, while Kadlec was sitting in fifth, and Hafizi was in the middle of the pack. Tthe action was fast and furious from the outset, with over 60 players sent to the rail by the first break, including Andrei Pocol, Ondrej Lon and Christoph Hillinger.

Kosa maintained his lead through the first two breaks, but ultimately came unstuck in 29th, shortly after Baranov and hometown hero Andrej Desset hit the rail. Radoslav Herman soared to the top of the standings when he spiked a two-outer to claim a double knockout, and he was joined by Austrian Mario Klaic by the time of the third break.

Radoslav Herman

Geischlaeger secured a crucial triple-up with a low pair, leaping out his chair and celebrating with passion when the river hit, and Skalicky was then the beneficiary of an aces versus queens cooler to vault up the standings.

The final three tables were set when Otto Hiebel disposed of Emil Trenkov, by which stage Flesar had moved into the lead. Thereafter, Hafizi and Kadlec started to catch some momentum to pull away from the field. Hafizi found a two-outer to bust Martin Sedilek. Kadlec then went to war with Nemes, doubling through him twice in successive hands to take the chip lead.

Klaic sent Petko Stamatov to the rail in 20th in a button versus big blind spot, before Hafizi disposed of Flesar with a turned full house.

A huge three-way all-in resulted in Marek Grinaj tripling up, and Hafizi busting Alexandru Popa in a more significant side pot, before Kadlec cracked ‘Bubo’ with a nut flush and Hafizi secured the elimination of Nemes to bring play to a close.

Ross Whitelaw Wins Second Chance One-Day Event (€4,560)

Ross Whitelaw

The penultimate side event of the festival, the €200 Second Chance event, attracted 115 entries creating a €19,000 prize pool, and it was Ross Whitelaw of the United Kingdom who took the trophy and €4,560 first-place prize, defeating Filip Lakatos of Slovakia heads-up. It caps a stellar week for Whitelaw, who also final tabled the High Roller.

The full results are as follows:-

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition – Schedule, Monday, September 14

The final day of the festival also sees the final side event take place, with the €150 Closer kicking off at 5 p.m., featuring a 30,000 starting stack and 20-minute levels, and late registration is open until the start of Level 11.

Our coverage of the final day will kick off at 4.30 p.m. keeping in sync with the stream delay, so stay tuned for all your coverage of what is sure to be a thrilling finale to the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition.

Hassibullah Hafizi

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 15/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Hassibullah Hafizi and Peter Kadlec stormed to the top of the standings after catching some heat late on, and hold a commanding lead over the rest of the field, with the full end of Day 2 chip counts detailed below:-

The full results from the event thus far are below:

A full recap of today’s action will follow in due course, with the final day scheduled for 4 p.m. on September 14. The final day will also be live streamed on Card Casino’s social media channels on a 30-minute delay, with commentary provided by poker.pro‘s Jason Glatzer.

Silviu Nemes

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 15/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Silviu Nemes jammed from the button for 1,350,000, and was looked up by Hassibullah Hafizi in the small blind.

Silviu Nemes: Q♦5♦
Hassibullah Hafizi: A♥Q♠

Nemes was crushed, and there was no help on the 9♠7♠2♦J♥3♠ runout.

Hassibullah Hafizi – 9,710,000
Silviu Nemes – 0

Play has now concluded in Day 2, stay tuned for updated chip counts.

Bubo

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 16/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

With around 1,000,000 in the middle on a board of 8♦6♦2♦, Bubo was all-in for 800,000, and at risk against Peter Kadlec.

Bubo: 8♠7♠
Peter Kadlec: A♦Q♣

It was top pair versus the nut flush draw, and although the 6♠ turn was a brick, the 4♦ river gave Kadlec the flush.

Peter Kadlec – 9,425,000
Bubo – 0

Alexandru Popa

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 17/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Hassibullah Hafizi opened to 325,000, and was met with a three-bet jam to 2,750,000 from Alexandru Popa on the button. Marek Grinaj was in the big blind, and he moved his stack of 720,000 into the middle.

Hafizi spent about two minutes in the tank before making the call with the covering stack, creating a three-way all-in scenario.

Marek Grinaj: A♥K♣
Alexandru Popa: Q♣T♥
Hassibullah Hafizi: Q♥Q♠

Hafizi was ahead, but Grinaj spiked a king on the 7♠7♣5♣K♥8♥ runout.

Hafizi busted Popa in the side pot.

Marek Grinaj – 2,265,000
Hassibullah Hafizi – 8,080,000
Alexandru Popa – 0

Hassibullah Hafizi

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 18/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

With around 1,400,000 on a board of 7♣5♥5♣T♥, Marian Flesar fired out a bet of 775,000, and Hasibullah Hafizi called.

On the Q♦ river, Flesar jammed with the covering stack, and Hafizi snap-called for his 1,705,000 stack.

Flesar tabled A♣Q♥ for two pair, but Hafizi had T♣T♦ for the turned full house.

Hasibullah Hafizi – 6,750,000
Marian Flesar – 0

Sandor Rabi

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 18/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Marian Flesar opened to 250,000, and called a three-bet jam of 710,000 from Sandor Rabi.

Sandor Rabi: K♣Q♣
Marian Flesar: A♥J♦

Rabi needed help, but he bricked the 9♠6♣6♦9♦8♣ runout.

Marian Flesar – 4,400,000
Sandor Rabi – 0

Petko Stamatov

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 19/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Petko Stamatov opened to 300,000 from the button, and called off for his 2,925,000 stack versus a three-bet jam from Mario Klaic with the covering stack.

Petko Stamatov: K♠T♠
Mario Klaic: K♥J♣

Stamtov was pipped, and Klaic’s better kicker played on the 8♥7♦3♥A♦3♣ runout.

Mario Klaic – 3,700,000
Petko Stamatov – 0

Peter Kadlec

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 20/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

‘Bubo’ opened to 200,000 from middle position, and was met with a three-bet to 600,000 from Silviu Nemes in the cutoff. Peter Kadlec was in the small blind, and he cold four-bet jammed for 1,300,000.

Bubo folded, but Nemes called.

Peter Kadlec: T♥T♦
Silviu Nemes: K♦Q♠

It was off to the races, and Kadlec turned a straight on the J♣9♥8♣7♦6♣ runout.

In the next hand, Kadlec was scooping in a double-up, after the chips hit the middle on the turn on a board of A♠T♥J♠2♦.

In a cooler, Nemes held A♦2♥ for two pair, but Kadlec had better with A♥T♦, and the 3♥ river was a brick.

Kadlec has now stormed from middling stack to clear chip leader in less than two minutes..

Peter Kadlec – 6,250,000
Silviu Nemes – 100,000

Daniel Georgiev

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 20/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

There was 1,100,000 in front of Mario Klaic, and Daniel Georgiev was all-in for 2,100,000. After a good spell in the tank, Klaic folded.

Daniel Georgiev – 3,200,000
Mario Klaic – 3,400,000

Zdenek Svoboda

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 20/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Zdenek Svoboda was raking in a double-up, after his A♦K♣ held against Daniel Georgiev’s A♠Q♥, the board reading Q♣J♥2♥T♥T♦, after a double domination rotation situation.

Zdenek Svoboda – 3,200,000
Daniel Georgiev – 2,175,000

Martin Sedilek

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 20/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Martin Sedilek was all-in for 675,000 and at risk against Hassibullah Hafizi.

Martin Sedilek: Q♣Q♦
Hassibullah Hafizi: 7♥7♣

Sedilek looked in great shape, but Hafizi found a set on the K♠T♥7♠5♦T♦ runout.

Hassibullah Hafizi – 3,300,000
Martin Sedilek – 0

Martin Lechner

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 26: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries: 21/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Martin Lechner opened to 160,000 from early position, and was met with a three-bet to 450,000 from Petko Stamatov in the hijack.

Action folded back to Lechner, who four-bet jammed for around 1,350,000, and Stamatov snap-called.

Martin Lechner: A♥K♠
Petko Stamatov: Q♠Q♦

It was the classic race, and Lechner bricked the 8♣7♣2♠2♣5♦ runout.

Petko Stamatov – 4,340,000
Martin Lechner – 0

Reinhard Antretter

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 26: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries: 22/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Reinhard Antretter was all-in for 600,000 and at risk against Petko Stamatov.

Reinhard Antretter: A♥K♠
Petko Stamatov: T♣T♠

It was off to the races, but Antretter missed the 8♣3♣2♥9♣4♠ runout.

Petko Stamatov – 2,900,000
Reinhard Antretter – 0

Zsolt Zanati

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 26: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries: 23/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Zsolt Zanati was all-in for 435,000 and at risk against Sandor Korodi.

Zsolt Zanati: A♦5♣
Sandor Korodi: 5♥5♠

Zanati needed help, but he missed the K♦Q♠2♣T♠Q♥ runout.

Sandor Korodi – 1,200,000
Zsolt Zanati – 0

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 26: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries: 23/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

The final three tables redraw is below:-

Emil Trenkov

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries: 24/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Emil Trenkov was getting up out of his chair, after his pair of nines came off worst against Otto Hiebel’s ace-queen on an ace-high runout.

Gergo Feteke also busted at another table.

Otto Hiebel – 875.000
Emil Trenkov – 0

Rudolf Kosa

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries: 26/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Start of day chip leader Rudolf Kosa has fallen, along with the following players:

Anton Lichvar

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries: 31/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Anton Lichvar was all-in for 550,000 and at risk against ‘Bubo’.

Anton Lichvar: A♠4♠
Bubo: A♥K♦

Lichvar needed help, but none was forthcoming on the Q♣9♠3♦Q♦J♣ runout.

Bubo – 2,920,000
Anton Lichvar – 0

Petr Lepka

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries: 34/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Petr Lepka is among the players whose attempt to land the title has been derailed since the third break.

Hassibullah Hafizi

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries: 35/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Mark Kristoffy moved all in from early position for 465,000, and received calls from Hassibullah Hafizi and Alexander Geischlaeger in the blinds.

On the A♣9♥4♦ flop, Hafizi overbet jammed for around 1,700,000, and looked concerned when Geischlaeger snap-called with the covering stack.

Mark Kristoffy: A♦8♦
Hassibullah Hafizi: A♥K♦
Alexander Geischlaeger: A♠K♣

Kristoffy needed an eight, and it did not arrive on the Q♠ turn or J♥ river, and his opponents chopped up his stack.

In the next hand, Maksym Ronshyn moved all in for 645,000, and Hafizi rejammed, forcing out all other opponents.

Maksym Ronshyn: A♥T♠
Hassibullah Hafizi: A♦K♦

Ronshyn was dominated, but rivered a one-card flush on the Q♠8♦3♠8♠K♠ runout. “Yes, easy game!” said Ronshyn when the river hit, giving the rest of the table a good chuckle.

Maksym Ronshyn – 1,415,000
Hassibullah Hafizi – 1,800,000
Alexander Geischlaeger – 2,450,000

Markus Skalicky

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries: 40/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Dragos Iosub opened to 105,000 under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 225,000 from Marcus Skalicky on the button.

Action folded back to Iosub, who took some time for thought before pumping it up to 775,000. Skalicky didn’t take long before five-bet jamming for 1,625,000 total, and Iosub called, slightly covering his opponent.

Markus Skalicky: A♦A♠
Dragos Iosub: Q♦Q♣

It was a pure cooler, and there were no surprises on the 9♠8♥2♣T♥2♠ runout, although the turn was sweaty for Skalicky, who allowed himself an understated celebration when the river hit.

Iosub was left with 100,000, and busted shortly after.

Markus Skalicky – 3,375,000
Dragos Iosub – 0

Alexander Geischlaeger

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries: 42/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Maksym Ronshyn opened to 120,000 under the gun, and received a call from Hassibullah Hafizi in the next seat, before Alexander Geischlaeger three-bet jammed from middle position for 645,000.

Martin Rus was in the small blind, and he cold four-bet jammed for 785,000. Ronshyn folded, but Hafizi called, covering both of his opponents, to create a three-way all-in scenario.

Alexander Geischlaeger: 5♣5♥
Martin Rus: A♥Q♥
Hassibullah Hafizi: 9♥8♥

Geischlaeger was ahead, and he held across the 6♦4♣2♠7♣4♦. Geischlaeger had sat through the runout with his hands over his mouth looking pensive, but when the river hit, he leapt out of his chair, clapped his hands and shouted “Yes, Yes!”, understandably delighted with the crucial triple-up.

Rus won a 140,000 side pot against Hafizi.

Alexander Geischlaeger – 2,180,000
Hassibullah Hafizi – 1,350,000
Martin Rus – 280,000

Radoslav Herman

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 42/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Radoslav Herman leads at the third break, with the top counts as follows:

Radoslav Herman – 3,430,000
Mario Klaic – 3,425,000
Peter Kadlec – 2,890,000
Silviu Nemes – 2,850,000
Norbert Kerepesi – 2,520,000

The full results from the event thus far are as follows:

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 42/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Sergii Baranov, who started the day second in the standings, has been sent to the rail, with the latest eliminations as follows:

The players have been sent on a 30-minute break.

Zsolt Zanati

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 43/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Andor Weidlich moved all in for 305,000, and Zsolt Zanati three-bet jammed with the covering stack, isolating his opponent.

Andor Weidlich: 7♣7♦
Zsolt Zanati: K♣K♦

Weidlich had run into a premium, and there were no surprises on the 9♣9♥6♠Q♦J♥ runout.

Zsolt Zanati – 1,200,000
Andor Weidlich – 0

Rudolf Kosa

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 45/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Rudolf Kosa opened to 80,000 from the hijack, and received calls from Norbert Kerepesi in the cutoff and Roman Okolicany in the big blind.

Action was checked to Kosa on the 9♥3♠3♦ flop, who slid out a bet of 75,000.

Only Kerepesi called to see the 9♦ turn, which was checked to the A♦ river.

Kosa led out with a bet of 200,000, and Kerepesi called.

Kosa tabled K♦Q♥, and Kerepesi had Q♠9♠ for the full house,a few eyebrows being raised at the table at Kerepesi’s decision to just call the river.

Norbert Kerepesi – 1,600,000
Rudolf Kosa – 2,250,000

Andrej Desset

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 45/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Andrej Desset will not be getting his hands on another trophy at Card Casino in this tournament, after he came unstuck in successive hands.

Desset opened to 85,000, and somewhat reluctantly called a three-bet jam of 290,000 from Marek Grinaj.

Marek Grinaj: 8♣8♠
Andrej Desset: J♥T♥

It was a flip, but Desset missed the 9♠4♦2♥A♥7♦ runout.

After paying the big blind and ante in the next hand, he only had 45,000 behind. Jakub Bubeliny opened from the button, and called Desset’s all-in.

Andrej Desset: A♥T♣
Jakub Bubeliny: K♦4♣

Desset was ahead, but Bubeliny flopped a pair, and rivered a flush, on the 9♠7♦4♦J♦9♦ runout, Desset wishing the table good luck as he departed.

Jakub Bubeliny – 1,020,000
Marek Grinaj – 680,000
Andrej Desset – 0

Maciej Blazejewski

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 52/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Maciej Blazejewski is among those who have recently been forced to head to the payout desk, with details below.

Radoslav Herman

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 52/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Radoslav Herman was raking in a huge pot after claiming the scalps of two opponents in the form of Sejdefa Hodzic and Georgi Stoyanov.

Herman had Q♦Q♥, and was ahead of Hodzic’s A♦J♦, but behind Stoyanov’s A♠A♣.

However Herman flopped a set on the Q♠4♦3♣9♠7♥ runout, and is now the chip leader.

Radoslav Herman – 3,950,000
Georgi Stoyanov – 0
Sejdefa Hodzic – 0

Jakub Bubeliny

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 60/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Jakub Bubeliny jammed from the small blind for 490,000, and Vladimir Velikov looked him up in the big blind, just covering his opponent.

Jakub Bubeliny: J♦9♣
Vladimir Velikov: A♠8♥

Bubeliny needed help, and he picked up a flush draw on the 6♦5♦4♦ flop.

The J♣ hit on the turn to put him in front, and the T♣ river confirmed his double-up, much to Velikov’s frustration.

Jakub Bubeliny – 1,055,000
Vladimir Velikov – 75,000

Michelle Gross

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 60/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Michelle Gross is among the latest batch of players who have been sent to the payout desk.

Maksym Ronshyn

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 21: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 60/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Maksym Ronshyn opened to 50,000 from the cutoff, and called a three-bet jam of 265,000 from Peter Gubala in the big blind.

Peter Gubala: A♦Q♣
Maksym Ronshyn: J♦J♥

It was a fair fight, but Gubala could not connect with the 9♥7♦6♣9♠8♦ runout.

Maksym Ronshyn – 1,050,000
Peter Gubala – 0

Sandor Korodi

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 21: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 63/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Marius Farcas moved all-in from under the gun for 320,000, and Sandor Korodi rejammed from the small blind, isolating his opponent.

Marius Farcas: 7♥7♠
Sandor Korodi: J♣J♦

Farcas was dominated, and there was no two-outer on the 8♦5♦5♠K♣9♦ runout.

Sandor Korodi – 945,000
Marius Farcas – 0

Marek Miklos

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 21: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 68/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Marek Miklos is among the players who have hit the rail after dinner break, with the details below.

Zdenek Svoboda

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 21: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 71/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

With 620,000 in the middle on a board of K♠5♥4♥5♠, Zdenek Svoboda was all-in for 660,000 and at risk against Martin Koppl.

Zdenek Svoboda: A♠K♥
Martin Koppl: K♦Q♣

Svoboda had Koppl pipped with a better kicker, and the 6♥ river confirmed his double-up.

Zdenek Svoboda – 2,000,000
Martin Koppl – 0

Rudolf Kosa

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 77/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Rudolf Kosa is still out in front at dinner break, with the top counts as follows:

Rudolf Kosa – 2,420,000
Radoslav Herman – 2,140,000
Silviu Nemes – 2,030,000
Sergii Baranov – 1,850,000
Mario Klaic – 1,725,000

Deniz Surucu

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 77/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Day 1f chip leader Deniz Surucu is among the players to have exited before dinner break.

The players have been sent on a 30-minute dinner break.

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 77/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Jakub Bubeliny opened to 40,000 from middle position, and received a call from Andrej Desset in the cutoff.

On the T♠5♥2♠ flop and 8♥ turn, Desset called bets of 75,000 and 115,000 from Bubeliny.

The 3♣ river completed the board, and Bubeliny jammed for 340,000.

After Desset took some time to think, Bubeliny gestured for him to call saying “We have history, you made the High Rolller final table because of me”.

Desset chuckled and said “Not just you, are we even now?” as he sent his cards to the muck.

Jakub Bubeliny – 800,000
Andrej Desset – 320,000

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 81/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Matej Riszdorfer all-in for 400,000 and at risk against David Savocka.

Matej Riszdorfer: A♠9♦
David Savocka: K♦K♥

Riszdorfer needed help, and he duly found it on the A♦5♦3♦ flop. Savocka picked up the nut flush draw, but the 8♠ turn and 7♥ river were bricks, Savocka shaking his head forlornly as the river hit.

Matej Riszdorfer – 850,000
David Savocka – 200,000

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 85/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

With 145,000 in the middle on a flop of K♦K♠3♦, Mario Klaic slid out a bet of 20,000 from under the gun, and called a raise to 50,000 from Edmond Ala in the cutoff.

On the 7♠ turn, Klaic check-called a bet of 110,000 from Ala.

The 5♣ river was checked through. Klaic tabled A♥7♥ for two pair, and Ala was absolutely furious, chucking his cards at the muck with venom, and almost hitting the dealer.

“This is poker, relax” said table mate Guoqing Zhang.

Mario Klaic – 1,205,000
Edmond Ala – 450,000

Daniel Falus

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 85/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Daniel Falus and Dimitrios Anastasakis are among the players who have recently collected their payout card from the tournament director and headed to the cash desk, with the details below.

Sergii Baranov

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 19: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 88/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Michelle Gross in middle position, and Sergii Baranov and Alexandru Popa in the blinds had each put in 135,000 preflop, and action was checked to Popa on the A♥7♠2♥ flop. He fired out a bet of 185,000, which both of his opponents called.

The T♥ turn brought flush possibilities, and Baranov led out with a bet of 325,000, leading to swift folds from both of his opponents.

Popa claimed he folded a set, while Baranov claimed he also had one.

Sergii Baranov – 1,800,000
Michelle Gross – 825,000
Alexandru Popa – 525,000

Dimitrios Anastasakis

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 19: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 93/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Martin Koppl opened to 30,000 from the cutoff, and was met with a three-bet jam from Dimitrios Anastasakis in the big blind with the covering stack.

After a brief spell in the tank, Koppl called off for his 385,000 total stack.

Martin Koppl: A♠Q♥
Dimitrios Anastasakis: A♥9♥

Koppl was in a dominating position, and his better kicker played on the 8♣5♣3♥T♦8♠ runout.

Martin Koppl – 810,000
Dimitrios Anastasakis – 150,000

Zdenek Svoboda

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 19: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 93/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Zdenek Svoboda in the hijack and Marcus Skalicky on the button had both put in 230,000 preflop in a four-bet pot.

Svoboda jammed for 530,000 on the A♣J♣8♠ flop, and Skalicky sent his cards to the muck after a brief period of thought.

Zdenek Svoboda – 1,035,000
Marcus Skalicky – 385,000

Joonas Holm

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 19: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 96/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Joonas Holm is among those who have headed to the payout desk recently, with the details as follows:

Petr Lepka

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 19: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 96/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Petr Lepka opened to 35,000 from early position, and received a call from Alex Rosa in the cutoff, before Martin Rus produced a three-bet to 135,000 from the small blind.

Lepka had a peek at his cards, and four-bet jammed for 275,000. Rosa quickly folded, but Rus made the call, saying hopefully “Flip?”

Petr Lepka: J♠J♣
Martin Rus: 7♦7♣

Rus was dominated instead of being off to the races, and Lepka comfortably held across the T♣4♠3♦K♠Q♠ runout.

Petr Lepka – 625,000
Martin Rus – 515,000

Rudolf Kosa

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 109/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Rudolf Kosa still tops the standings at the first break in Day 2, with the top counts as follows:

Rudolf Kosa – 1,780,000
Henrich Miculik – 1,570,000
Silviu Nemes – 1,550,000
Josef Antons – 1,200,000
Sandor Rabi – 1,025,000

Daniele Renzi

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 109/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Daniele Renzi is among the recent batch of players whose run at the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event title has come to an end.

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 122/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Thomas Bonness was all-in for 140,000 and at risk against Filip Marchand.

Thomas Bonness: T♣T♥
Filip Marchand: A♥K♦

It was a fair fight, and Bonness was up out of his chair. The J♣6♣3♦ flop changed nothing, but the A♣ hit on the turn to put Marchand in front, and Bonness could not find a two-outer on the 9♦ river.

Bonness tapped the table and wished his colleagues good luck as he left the table.

Filip Marchand – 620,000
Thomas Bonness – 0

Stavros Passias

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 122/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Stavros Passias is among the recent casualties, with over 60 players eliminated in the first two levels of Day 2, with full details of the most recent eliminations below:-

Maciej Blazejewski

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 131/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

With 100,000 in the middle on a board of A♣Q♣4♥8♦, Maros Kral check-jammed for 254,000 in the face of a bet of 54,000 from Maciej Blazejewski.

Blazejewski spent about 90 seconds in the tank before he called.

Maros Kral: 7♣6♣
Maciej Blazejewski: A♠8♥

Kral had the flush draw and gutshot versus Blazejewski’s two pair, and the 9♠ river was a brick.

“Sorry man, I misread by hand, I thought I had ace-nine, sorry for the slowroll.”

Maciej Blazejewski – 760,000
Maros Kral – 0

Gergo Fekete

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 131/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

With 100,000 in the middle on a board of A♠9♠3♠K♣, Gergo Fekete checked to Raphael Greiml, who fired out a bet of 35,000.

Fekete responded with a check-raise to 225,000, and after a good spell in the tank, Greiml folded.

Gergo Fekete – 950,000
Raphael Greiml – 85,000

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 142/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

The following players tilt at the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event title has come to an end:

Hassibullah Hafizi

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 142/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Around 225,000 was in the middle on a board of J♣7♥2♦7♠, in a hand between Csaba Kiss and Hassibullah Hafizi.

Kiss slid out a bet of 110,000, and Hafizi responded with an all-in bet of 225,000.

Kiss spent a reasonable period in the tank, before he folded. “Good fold” said Hafizi, as he flashed A♠A♣.

Hassibullah Hafizi – 565,000
Csaba Kiss – 520,000

Lubor Priesol

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 155/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

With 200,00 in the middle on a completed board of A♠8♣3♠3♥8♦, Lubor Priesol slid out a bet of 62,000, and Jozef Bartalos made a somewhat reluctant call in middle position.

Priesol tabled 8♠7♠ for the rivered full house, and Bartalos nodded, tapped the table and showed A♣K♥ as he mucked.

Lubor Priesol – 580,000
Jozef Bartalos – 65,000

Anton Lichvar

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 157/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

A big pot of at least 220,000 had developed by the river, with the board reading T♠3♠2♥A♦Q♣, in a hand between Anton Lichvar in the small blind, and David Savocka in the cutoff.

Lichvar jammed for 160,000, and Savocka, with 275,000 behind, folded after a brief spell in the tank.

Anton Lichvar – 380,000
David Savocka – 275,000

Jonathan Meshumar

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 165/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Jonathan Meshumar jammed from the cutoff for 66,000, and Marius Rusu called off for his 64,000 stack from the small blind.

Marius Rusu: A♠K♥
Jonathan Meshumar: A♦9♣

Meshumar was crushed, and Rusu’s better kicker played on the A♣J♠4♣8♥Q♣ runout.

Marius Rusu – 148,000
Jonathan Meshmuar – 2,000

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 172/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Tasho Sehitaj, Yasen Dichev, Robert Kiss, David Kristek, Rubin Okotie, Piotr Wasilewski, Weiqiang Hu, Tomas Varszegi, Luka Skare, Feodor Plamadeala, Vincent Botlo, Barnabas Lelkes and Andrea Mazza have all hit the rail in the first couple of hands in Day 2, receiving a minimum cash of €700.

Robert Latis

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 185/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Robert Latis opened to 24,000 from early position, and received calls from Ferenc Limpar in the next seat and Thomas Bonness in the cutoff.

On the 9♦6♣4♥ flop, Latis fired out an overbet of 125,000. Limpar folded, but Bonness jammed for 150,000, and Latis made up the difference.

Robert Latis: 9♥7♥
Thomas Bonness: T♥T♦

Latis had run top pair into Bonness’ overpair, and although the 2♥ turn was sweaty for the Austrian, the J♦ river was a brick, sending Bonness an early double-up.

Thomas Bonness – 344,000
Robert Latis – 145,000

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 185/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

Play is underway here at Card Casino Samorin in Day 2 of the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event.

Stay tuned for your coverage of all the action, as we see who can put themselves in prime position to claim the trophy and €51,400 first-place prize on the final day.

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 185/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

The payouts for the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event have now been confirmed.

All Day 2 players have secured a €700 minimum cash, while a spot a the final table secures a €4,400 payday, but all players will have their eyes firmly fixed on the chunky €51,400 first-place prize.

The full payout details are below:-

Rudolf Kosa

€400 Main Event Day 2
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 185/1,510
Prize Pool: €402,840

After the completion of nine starting flights in the €400 Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event, a total of 1,510 entries were logged, creating a prize pool of €402,840, exceeding the expected €400,000 prize pool.

A total of 185 players have qualified for Day 2, which kicks off at 4 p.m., with a number of players securing multiple bags and qualifying for the multiple qualification bonus. They are led by Rudolf Kosa of Austria (1,299,000), who holds a healthy lead over Sergii Baranov of Ukraine (1,036,000) and David Urban of Slovakia (970,000), with the top ten counts at the start of play detailed below.

Play will restart at Level 16, with blinds of 4,000/8,000 (8,000), with the clock set to 40-minute levels.

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Counts

The top ten counts at the start of play are as follows:

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event Day 2 Seating Draw

The Day 2 seating draw, including full chip count details, is set out below:

Details of payouts will follow shortly.