Day 1cd

Wesley Haynes and Dominik Cybulski

The second day of the Battle of Malta 2026 Summer Edition at Casino Malta was even more thrilling than the first, as mystery bounty fever gripped the Eden Arena when 170 players returned for Day 2 of the €300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty.

After a five-way deal, Wesley Haynes of the United Kingdom took the title and €21,020, inclusive of bounties. However it was Poland’s Dominik Cybulski who took the lion’s share of the huge €276,416 prize pool, after he pulled the top €20,000 bounty, taking his total winning’s to €38,300.

Two further flights of the Main Event were also concluded, with Florence Mazet and Dimitrios Asgoudakis topping the Day 1c and Day 1d standings respectively, while there were side-event wins for Wiktor Weiner, Frederik Genzel, and Andrew Fleming.

Another jam-packed schedule awaits on Day 3, with full details below, with the Ladies and HORSE side-events taking center stage.

Wesley Haynes Wins €300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty (€21,020 inclusive of bounties after deal)

A huge field of 1,131 entries were logged to create a €276,416 prize pool, smashing the €100,000 guarantee, and 170 players returned for the finale, with Frenchman Benjamin Fougerouze in the lead.

The knockouts came at a rapid pace, and Dominik Bencan snaffled a €10,000 bounty early.

Dominik Bencan

Fougerouze would be first to fall at the final table, at which point Cybulski pulled the biggest bounty.

After the eliminations of Adam Lawniczak, Alberto Galluzzo and Simone Spina, the five remaining players agreed to a deal. They played on for a portion of the prize pool and the trophy, and Haynes came out on top.

The full results of the event, inclusive of bounties, are as follows:-

*Denotes five-way deal

Day 1c-1d €600 Main Event Recap

Florence Mazet

A total of 629 entries were logged across the two flights of the €700,000 guaranteed event, with 80 players qualifying for Day 2.

Florence Mazet of France (745,000) bagged big in Day 1c, leading from Italian Luigi D’Alterio (735,000) and Audrius Daugvilavicius of Lithuania (665,000), while Dimitrios Asgoudakis of Greece (530,000), Pole Dawid Kocyla (375,000) and Liwei Wang of China (320,000) made up the podium places in Day 1d.

The full counts for each flight are below:-

End of Day 1c Counts

End of Day 1d Counts

Wiktor Weiner Wins €250 PLO Masters (4,5,6) (€2,600)

A field of 41 entries created a €8,479 prize pool, to be split between the top six players, and Wiktor Weiner of Poland emerged triumphant, banking €2,600 after defeating Italian Guido Macchitella heads-up.

Frederik Genzel Wins €220 Bounty Hunter Days (€3,845)

A big field of 166 hopefuls were logged for the Bounty Hunter Days event, creating a €22,908 prize pool.

A total of 23 places were paid, and Frederik Genzel of Germany was the last player standing, defeating Italian Marco Zingarelli heads-up, with the full results as follows:-

Andrew Fleming Wins €150 Hyper Turbo (€3,740)

Another big field of 122 entries gathered for the final side event, creating a €14,908 prize pool, and Brit Andrew Fleming took the trophy and €3,740 after vanquishing Joao Da Silva of Portugal heads-up.

Battle of Malta 2026 Summer Edition Schedule – May 30 2026 – Ladies Event Takes Center Stage with Tickets Up for Grabs

Another massive day of poker action is on the horizon, with two further flights of the Main Event, and a HORSE tournament. As always, the chip leader of each individual flight of the Main Event will receive a package to the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition.

The star of the show today however is undoubtedly the Ladies Event, which is always a huge hit at the Battle of Malta. The €150 buy-in event kicks off at 5 p.m., and players will sit down to a 20,000 starting stack and 20-minute levels. Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 11, and play will continue until a winner is crowned.

OlyBet are adding three €555 tickets to the Queens of Tallinn event in August 2026 to the prize pool. One will be given to the winner, one will console the pain of the player who bubbles, and one will be allocated by a random draw.

The full schedule for today is set out below.

Ladies Event Final Table Spring 2025

We will be on the floor from 1 p.m, and the Battle of Malta’s YouTube, Facebook and Instagram channels will also be bringing you all the big moments from the event, so stay tuned for all your coverage of the Battle of Malta 2026 Summer Edition.

Michael Angelos

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 66/441
Prize Pool: €700,000

Action folded to Michael Angelos, who limped the 8,000 Big Blind from the Button. Luigi D’Alterio made the call from the Small Blind before Marek Grzeska checked his Big Blind.

D’Alterio donk-bet 15,000 on the 9♣3♣7♥ flop. Grzeska made the call before Angelos raised to 40,000. D’Alterio made the call before Grzeska decided to get out of the way. D’Alterio and Angelos both checked the 4♦ turn. After another check from D’Alterio on the 7♠ river, Angelos bet 207,000; leaving himself with a mere 1,000 behind. D’Alterio decided to force his opponent all in for the last eighth of a Big Blind, and Angelos ultimately made the call.

Luigi D’Alterio: 6♥5♦
Michael Angelos: A♥7♣

D’Alterio’s straight was good, and as such, Angelos became the unfortunate bubble boy. The 66 remaining contestants all bagged their chips, and they have all secured their Day 2 seat.

That wraps up today’s live coverage. Stay tuned for the Day 1c chip counts.

Luigi D’Alterio: 745,000
Michael Angelos: 0

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 68/441
Prize Pool: €700,000

Seated UTG, Carmen-Mariana Zainescu open-shoved for 109,000. Dariusz Maniecki re-shoved for a little bit more than 300,000 from the Hi-jack, and the two of them were soon heads-up to the flop.

Carmen-Mariana Zainescu: A♠Q♠
Dariusz Maniecki: A♣K♠

Zainescu’s outs switched from queens to kings on the T♣J♣6♦ flop. The board completed with J♠A♥, and she was eliminated from Day 1c.

Dariusz Maniecki: 487,000
Camen-Mariana Zainescu: 0

€300 Mystery Bounty “Siege of Malta”
Level 31: 10,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 10/1,131
Prize Pool: €163,316

The top €20,000 bounty has just been pulled in the Mystery Bounty by Poland’s Dominik Cybulski. It’s funny; two hours ago, this live reporter asked Cybulski, “You feeling lucky?” as he was just about to pull two bounties. “Sadly, not,” he admitted, and pulled two €200’s. Well, in the end, he got it. He’s also earned himself great presumptions to take down the title, playing a good stack with 10 players left.

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 71/441
Prize Pool: €700,000

Play has just resumed after the final break of the day. Below are the biggest stacks this live reporter was able to identify.

Lars Stokke

€300 Mystery Bounty “Siege of Malta”
Level 30: 75,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 14/1,131
Prize Pool: €163,316

We interrupt the €600 Main Event Day 1c coverage with a general update from the €300 Mystery Bounty. The 14 players remaining are just now resuming play after a 15-minute break. The current chip leader is Norwegian Lars Stokke with 4,900,000, and the top bounty of €20,000 still hasn’t been pulled. Exciting, to say the least.

Adrian Ziemichod

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 77/441
Prize Pool: €700,000

UTG, Marko Cosic opened to 13,000. Reigning champion Adrian Ziemichod then moved all in for 75,000 on the Button. Cosic made the call without the slightest hesitation.

Adrian Ziemichod: A♥K♣
Marko Cosic: A♦A♣

Unfortunate for Ziemichod, and he couldn’t produce a miracle on the 7♥4♦9♦Q♠4♠ board. Time will tell whether Ziemichod takes another shot for glory tomorrow in any of the two starting-day flights scheduled.

Marko Cosic: 526,000
Adrian Ziemichod: 0

Manuel Maganuco

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 86/441
Prize Pool: €700,000

Seated in the Hi-jack, Laurentiu Avram open-shoved for 76,000. After receiving the count, Manuel Maganuco made the call from the Big Blind.

Laurentiu Avram: 9♠9♥
Manuel Maganuco: A♣J♦

It was a classic coinflip situation. Avram maintained his lead on the T♠5♠3♦ flop, and on the K♠ turn. For good measure, he improved to a flush on the 2♠ river, and doubled up through Maganuco.

Laurentiu Avram: 161,000
Manuel Maganuco: 147,000

Andreas Bjerklund

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 92/441
Prize Pool: €700,000

Andreas Bjerklund (who won yesterday’s €250 NLH White Knight side event) limped the 4,000 Big Blind from UTG. Florence Mazet made it 16,000 from the Small Blind, and Bjerklund made the call.

Mazet bet 12,000 on the T♥A♣6♣, and her Norwegian opponent made the call. Action repeated itself on the 9♣ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Mazet was now 36,000. Mazet then check-called a 50,000 bet from Bjerklund on the T♣ river.

Immediately after making the call, Mazet tabled K♦K♣ for the nut flush. As Bjerklund mucked his hand, reigning champion Adrian Ziemichod (also seated at the table) chuckled, perhaps over the fact that Mazet picked up the Cowboys for the second time in a short period.

Florence Mazet: 525,000
Andreas Bjerklund: 125,000

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 99/441
Prize Pool: €700,000

UTG+1, Bartosch Maciejek open-shoved for 15,000. Seated right next to her, Florence Mazet made it 35,000 from UTG+2. All other players got out of the way, and the two players tabled their hole cards.

Bartosch Maciejek: 5♥4♠
Florence Mazet: K♠K♥

It’s safe to say that Mazet was the favorite, but the A♠6♦3♣ brought some excitement. Maciejek picked up more outs on the 4♣ turn, but the 9♠ eventually sealed the deal in Mazet’s favour.

Florence Mazet: 369,000
Bartosch Maciejek: 0

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 103/441
Prize Pool: €700,000

Action folded to Daniele Puccio, who opened to 10,000 from UTG+1. Jonathan Raab made the call from UTG+2 before Endre Nagy moved all in for 77,000. Puccio re-shoved for around 250,000; Raab contemplated his decision for a minute before letting his hand go.

Endre Nagy: A♥K♥
Daniele Puccio: A♠Q♣

Nagy had his opponent dominated, but Puccio couldn’t have asked for a better flop. He took a solid lead on 5♠Q♠6♠, and Nagy wasn’t able to catch up on the 2♦J♥ runout. As such, Nagy’s tournament life came to an end.

Daniele Puccio: 345,000
Endre Nagy: 0

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 110/441
Prize Pool: €700,000

Pinhas Belezada opened to 6,000 from the Hi-jack. Daniele Puccio (Small Blind) and Jonathan Raab (Big Blind) both made the call.

All three brave warriors checked the 6♥7♣K♥ flop. After a check from Puccio on the 7♦ turn, Raab dipped his toes in the waters with a 12,000 bet, a bet that was called by both contestants. Action then went check-check-check on the 4♥ river.

Belezada tabled Q♠Q♦ and was awarded the pot. This live reporter has now covered two hands in a row where Belezada has picked up this specific premium pair.

Pinhas Belezada: 230,000
Jonathan Raab: 200,000
Daniele Puccio: 187,000

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 120/441
Prize Pool: €700,000

Pinhas Belezada opened to 7,000 UTG+1. Endre Nagy (Small Blind) and Grigorios Archontakis (Big Blind) both decided to make the call.

Action was checked to Belezada on the 5♠8♣T♥ flop, and he bet 11,000. Nagy made the call, while Archontakis surrendered. Nagy check-called a 16,000 bet from Belezada on the T♦ turn, before action went check-check on the K♣ river.

Endrey Nagy: 7♠7♥
Pinhas Belezada: Q♣Q♦

Pocket queens were good enough for Belezada to take down the decently sized pot.

Pinhas Belezada: 290,000
Endrey Nagy: 112,000

€300 Main Event Day 1d
Level 12: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 49/188
Prize Pool: €700,000

Late registration closed in Day 1d of the €300 Main Event a while ago. Considering the turbo flights are playing down to 7,5% of the field, 14 players will make it to Day 2. The flight scored 188 entries.

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 121/441
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

The remaining players in Day 1c of the €600 Main Event are currently on a 20-minute break. Below are the biggest stacks identified.

€300 Mystery Bounty “Siege of Malta” Day 2
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 44,1,131
Prize Pool: €163,316

The remaining 44 players in the Mystery Bounty are just now resuming play after a 15-minute break. Below are all the results from the tournament so far (not counting bounties).

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 12: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 136/441
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Matteo Ferrara min-raised to 5,000 UTG. Emmanouil Livanos then put in a 5,000 chip, announcing, “raise”; he turned out to have missed Ferrara’s opening. As such, he was forced to three-bet to 7,500. The unconventional hand would soon get even weirder; action was now on Antal Mezei in the Small Blind, but Luis Marthino (Big Blind) accidentally acted out of turn, four-betting to 25,000. Once Mezei had the opportunity to make his decision, he moved all in for 81,500. Marthino made the call, and the remaining players got out of the way. That wrapped up the bamboozling pre-flop action; Mezei and Marthino tabled their holdings.

Antal Mezei: J♠J♦
Luis Marthino: A♥A♦

Just to put the cherry on top, Mezei cracked aces on the 4♠2♣8♥J♥7♣ board to double up.

Antal Mezei: 175,500
Luis Marthino: 54,500

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 145/441
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Luigi D’Alterio opened to 4,000 UTG. Seated right next to him, Kevin Whelan moved all in for 70,000 on the dot from UTG+1. Action eventually came to Mateusz Pieprzka, who moved all in for 27,000 from the Small Blind. D’Alterio folded, and the two contestants tabled their holdings.

Kevin Whelan: A♣Q♠
Mateusz Pieprzka: 9♣9♥

It was a classic coin flip confrontation, and Whelan took a solid lead on the Q♣7♦7♥ flop. The board completed with 6♠2♠, and Pieprzka’s tournament life came to an end.

Right before that hand played out, this live reporter saw reigning champion Adrian Ziemichod winning a massive pot with a full house. He now plays a very respectable stack.

Adrian Ziemichod: 209,000
Kevin Whelan: 105,000
Mateusz Pieprzka: 0

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 162/441
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Late registration has closed in Day 1c of the €600 Main Event with 441 entries. That means that 66 players (i.e., 15% of the field) will make it through to Day 2. Yesterday’s Day 1a flight wrapped up around 02:30; the 1c players could expect to finish sometime around 03:30.

In other news, the €300 Day 1d turbo flight (which 7,5% will make it through from) are currently on Level 9 with 170 entries (79 players currently in). Late registration is open for another 45 minutes in that one.

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 170/441
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Raffael Wilbertz min-raised to 4,000 from the Lo-jack. Marek Grzeska (Small Blind) and Ruggero Magri (Big Blind) both made the call.

All three players checked the T♦8♣6♦ flop. Grzeska bet 9,000 on the 4♣ turn; Magri folded before Wilbertz made the call. Grzeska sized up to 21,000 on the 5♣ river; Wilbertz relieved a heavy sigh before making the call.

Marek Grzeska: Q♣9♣
Raffael Wilbertz: 7♣7♠

One can understand Wilbertz’s call, having the blockers. Nevertheless, the pot belonged to Grzeska.

Marek Grzeska: 173,000
Raffael Wilbertz: 38,500

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries: 184/439
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

UTG, Rasmus Lundström opened to 3,000. Albin Terllabuqi made the call from the Button, and Guillem Ullastre joined in on the fun as well, seated in the Big Blind.

Ullastre checked the 6♣3♠6♦ flop, and Lundström continued for 4,500. Both of his opponents called, and the dealer revealed the K♣ turn. After another check from Ullastre, Lundström bet 8,000; Terllabuqi made the call before Ullastre decided to let his hand go.

On the Q♠ river, Lundström sized up to 13,000, and was more or less snap-called by Terllabuqi.

Rasmus Lundström: 9♦9♠
Albin Terllabuqi: K♠5♠

Lundström seemed somewhat surprised over his opponent’s holdings. Nevertheless, Terllabuqi took down the pot.

Albin Terllabuqi: 138,500
Rasmus Lundström: 44,000

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries: 187/436
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Poker media profile Jonathan Raab opened to 4,000 from the Hi-jack. Gianmarco Grande (Cut-off) and Alessandro Signoriello (Small Blind) both made the call.

After an initial check from Signoriello, Raab bet 8,000 on the Q♠A♥4♦ flop. Grande made the call before Signoriello got out of the way. Both players checked the K♥ turn before Raab bet 20,000 on the 2♣ river. After a minute’s worth of consideration, Grande decided to let his hand go.

Jonathan Raab: 130,000
Gianmarco Grande: 39,000

Vanessa Webley

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 2
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 117/170
Prize Pool: €276,416

The following players have hit the buffers quickly in Day 2:-

Dominik Bencan

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 2
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 124/170
Prize Pool: €276,416

Dominik Bencan of Croatia was straight up to pull a bounty after securing an elimination, and it was a big one, with €10,000 sliding out of the envelope, much to his delight.

There were also plenty of whoops of happiness as the UK’s Wesley Haynes secured a €5,000 envelope.

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 2
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 170/170
Prize Pool: €276,416

A huge field of 1,131 entrants created a €276,416 prize pool, which will be split between cash and bounty prizes as below.

The champion will take home €29,500, while all 170 players remaining have locked up a €260 payday.

The biggest bounty is the huge sum of €20,000, representing 66 buy-ins. There are also two €10,000 and four €5,000 envelopes to be snaffled.

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 2
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 170/170
Prize Pool: €276,416

Benjamin Fougerouze of France (923,000) has a solid lead over Konstantinos Kogkalidis of Greece (649,000) and Kiren Osborne of the UK (540,000) at the start of Day 2 of the Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty.

Payout information will be confirmed at the start of Day 2, which is scheduled to kick off at 9.45 p.m, with the full Day 2 counts as follows:-

The seat draw for Day 2 is as follows:-

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries: 199/417
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

The €600 Main Event Day 1c players are currently on a 75-minute dinner break. In roughly one hour, they will resume play on Level 10. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now.

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries: 199/417
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Vikentios Fisentzou opened to 3,500 UTG. Rasmus Lundström made the call from the Big Blind, and the two of them were soon heads-up to the flop.

Lundström donk-bet 2,000 on the 5♠4♣3♠ flop, and Fisentzou made the call. Lundström kept the aggression going with a 10,500 bet on the Q♣ turn, and Fisentzou made the call once more. Lundström forced his opponent all in for 20,000 on the Q♠ river. After contemplating his decision for a minute or two, Fisentzou made the call.

Rasmus Lundström: Q♥5♣
Vikenitos Fisentzou: A♠J♠

A fortunate scenario for Lundström, who won the considerable pot and eliminated Fisentzou with a boat over the nut flush. What goes around, comes around; roughly one hour ago, Lundström semi-bubbled Day 1c of the €300 Mystery Bounty “Siege of Malta” with three-of-a-kind against his opponent’s full house.

Rasmus Lundström: 84,000
Vikenitos Fisentzou: 0

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 1c
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 81/539
Prize Pool: €276,416

The full counts of the 81 qualifiers from Day 1c of the Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty are as follows, with Benjamin Fougerouze of France (923,000) topping the standings, ahead of Konstantinos Kogkalidis of Greece (649,000) and Kiren Osborne (540,000) of the UK.

Battle of Malta Summer Edition Day 2

€600 Main Event 1c
Level 1: 100/100 
Entries: 70/70
Prize Pool: €700,000 Guaranteed

Day 1d of the Main Event is underway, featuring a €300 buy-in and 20-minute blinds, and 70 players are already registered. Play will continue until 7.5% of the field remains, with late registration open until the start of Level 11.

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 (1,500)
Entries: 213/413
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Salvatore Ritrovato opened to 3,500 UTG. Gabriel Dinu (Button) and Victor Azanon (Big Blind) both made the call.

The flop was 5♥Q♦2♥. Azanon checked, Ritrovato bet 3,600, Dinu called, and Azanon folded. Ritrovato bet 8,500 on the 3♠ turn, and Dinu swiftly called. On the 5♠ river, Ritrovato wasted little time before forcing Dinu all in for 28,600. Dinu made the call just as fast.

Salvatore Ritrovato: 9♥8♥
Gabriel Dinu: Q♣J♥

Dinu’s gut feeling was right all along, and he more than doubled up.

Gabriel Dinu: 71,000
Salvatore Ritrovato: 37,000

Battle of Malta Summer Edition Day 2

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 1c
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 81/539
Prize Pool: €276,416

It was another painless bubble for players, bar Matteo Viva, as he came off on the wrong end of this hand to be the last player to leave the Mystery Bounty empty-handed, this being the last starting flight.

Viva jammed for around 65,000, and was looked up by Angelo Vietti in the big blind.

Matteo Viva: J♠J♥
Angelo Vietti: Q♣8♦

Viva looked in good shape versus a solitary overcard, and the K♥7♠5♣ flop was clear. However, the Q♠ hit on the turn in cruel fashion, and the A♣ river completed the board.

Angelo Vietti – 345,000
Matteo Viva – 0

That brings Day 1c to a close. Stay tuned for updated chip counts, and the seat draw for Day 2. Day 2 will kick off at 9.45 p.m.

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 224/409
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

2023 Battle of Malta (Summer Edition) €600 Main Event winner Dario Barone opened to 2,500 from the Lo-jack. Patryk Szysz made the call from the Cut-off, and prominent Latvian player Roberts Krigers joined the fun from the Big Blind.

All three players checked the 6♦T♣K♠ flop. Action was checked to Szysz on the 6♠ turn, and he bet 3,500. Krigers mucked before Barone made the call. Barone and Szysz both checked the 9♦ river.

Dario Barone: 3♦3♥
Patryk Szysz: 7♣7♠

Szysz took down the pot with a superior pocket pair.

Patryk Szysz: 89,000
Roberts Krigers: 65,000
Dario Barone: 18,000

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 225/403
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Action folded to Alexandru Boboc, who opened to 3,000 from the Cut-off. Maciej Blazejewski then moved all in for 14,500 from the Small Blind. After receiving the count, Boboc made the call.

Maciej Blazejewski: A♥6♥
Alexandru Boboc: K♦Q♣

Blazejewski maintained his lead on the 4♦J♣4♠ flop, but Boboc improved to a straight on the fortunate 9♠T♠ runout. As such, Blazejewski’s tournament life came to an end.

Alexandru Boboc: 67,000
Maciej Blazejewski: 0

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 237/399
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Alessandro Marongiu opened to 2,500 UTG+1. Seated in the Big Blind, Panagiotis Petrou (who finished eleventh in the 2024 Battle of Malta 2024 Autumn Edition €600 Main Event) was the sole caller.

Petrou check-called a 1,700 bet from Marongiu on the 7♦4♠5♣ flop. Both players checked the 7♠ turn, and after a check from Petrou on the J♣ river, Marongiu bet 5,000. Petrou made the call.

Marongiu tabled K♠K♥ and secured the small pot with the premium pair.

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 7: 500/1,000 (1,000)
Entries: 248/397
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Action folded to Yujun Kim, who limped from the Small Blind. Marko Grujic wouldn’t allow it; he made it 3,500 from the Big Blind. Kim decided to make the call.

Both players checked the K♥3♦T♠ flop and the J♦ turn. Kim then check-called 7,500 from Grujic.

Grujic tabled J♥6♣, and a pair of jacks was enough to take down the small pot.

Marko Grujic: 49,200
Yujun Kim: 26,000

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 6: 500/1,000 (1,000)
Entries: 255/390
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Jürgen Onuzi opened to 2,000 from the Cut-off. Seated in the Big Blind, Manuel Maganuco was the sole caller.

Maganuco check-called a 2,000 bet from Onuzi on the 8♥A♠3♦ flop. Action repeated itself on the 9♠ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Onuzi now was 6,000. Action went check-check on the J♥ river.

Maganuco didn’t show his cards; he immediately threw them in the muck, which meant Onuzi didn’t have to show either. What they had will forever be an enigma.

Jürgen Onuzi: 61,000
Manuel Maganuco: 81,000

€300 Mystery Bounty “Siege of Malta” Day 1c
Level 15: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 138/539
Prize Pool: €276,416

Seated UTG, Joao Sobral opened to 10,000. Action folded to Rasmus Lundström (who finished fourth in the 2025 Battle of Malta Summer Edition €600 Main Event), who moved all in for roughly 60,000 from the Small Blind. Nikola Dzeletovic committed his 15,000 stack from the Big Blind, and Sobral also made the call, having both of his opponents covered.

Rasmus Lundström: J♣J♠
Nikola Dzeletovic: 8♣5♠
Joao Sobral: 7♣7♦

The 8♠T♦6♦ flop brought some excitement. The board completed with 6♥J♥; Lundström won a considerable pot, and Dzeletovic was eliminated.

Rasmus Lundström: 143,000
Joao Sobral: 69,000
Nikola Dzeletovic: 0

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 6: 400/800 (800)
Entries: 259/377
Prize Pool: €700,000 Guaranteed

The players have just been sent on their second 20-minute break, with the following players sitting pretty with significant stacks:-

Fouad Chouri – 175,000
Grigorios Archontakis – 156,000
Piero Formichella – 155,000
Robert Baker – 155,000
Audrius Daugvilavicius – 150,000

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 6: 400/800 (800)
Entries: 259/377
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

The reigning champion of the Battle of Malta (Summer Edition), Adrian Ziemichod, has arrrived to the paradise island, and is currently in Day 1c.

Ziemichod opened to 1,600 UTG. Peter Buttner made the call from the Hi-jack before Piero Formichella made it 7,300 from the Cut-off. Ziemichod made the call before Buttner got out of the way.

Ziemichod check-called a 7,000 bet from Formichella on the 2♥4♥7♠ flop. Ziemichod checked again; Formichella grabbed a big pile of blue 5,000 chips, but Ziemichod mucked before Formichella pushed them across the line.

Piero Formichella: 127,000
Adrian Ziemichod: 47,500

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

€220 Bounty Hunter Days
Level 6: 500/1,000 (1,000)
Entries: 83/116
Prize Pool: €24,252

A big field of 116 entries have been logged thus far in the €220 Bounty Hunter Days event, with late registration open until the start of Level 11.

The prize pool currently stands at €24,252, with players such as Mark Attard, Alfredo Cuti, Antoan Katsarov and Matthew Madanat in the field.

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 6: 400/800 (800)
Entries: 277/357
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Two of the most prominent names in the Day 1c field arguably are David Taborsky ($851,122 in total live earnings according to The Hendon Mob) and Saar Wilf ($1,704,597).

At Wilf’s table, action folded to Matteo Kerbaol in the Small Blind, who opened to 2,200. Ercan Hasan decided to defend his Big Blind.

Hasan called a 1,500 continuation bet from Kerbaol on the 4♣2♥2♣ flop. Kerbaol then check-called 3,500 from Hasan on the 8♥ turn. Both players checked the 3♣ river.

Matteo Kerbaol: A♣7♥
Ercan Hasan: J♦8♦

The pair of eights saw Hasan securing the small pot.

David Taborsky: 76,000
Ercan Hasan: 70,000
Saar Wilf: 56,500
Matteo Kerbaol: 23,500

€250 PLO Masters (4,5,6)
Level 7: 400/800 (800)
Entries: 15/27
Prize Pool: €5,585

A total of 27 entries thus far, with 15 players still seated, and late registration due to close at the start of Level 11.

The prize pool currently stands at €5,585, and JJ Hazan is the current chip leader, leading from Olli Kupiainen and Derek Reid.

€600 Main Event Day 1c
Level 5: 300/600 (600)
Entries: 271/346
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Julian Micallef limped from the Cut-off. Pinhas Belezada also made the call on the Button, before Michael Angelos pumped it up to 3,500 from the Small Blind. Micallef swiftly folded before Belezada made the call.

Angelos continued on the aggressive path with a 3,500 bet on the A♥9♥K♦ flop, and Micallef snap-called. Action went check-check on the Q♣ turn, and Angelos then bet 10,000 on the 7♠ river. Micallef made the call.

Angelos tabled A♣4♣. Micallef saluted his opponent on a nice hand; he revealed the K♥ before mucking.

Michael Angelos: 85,000
Julian Micallef: 9,500

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 1c
Level 10: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 289/539
Prize Pool: €276,416

The final numbers are in for the Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty, and a huge 1,131-runner field has created a €276,416 prize pool, obliterating the €100,000 guarantee.

A total of 81 players are scheduled to qualify from Day 1c, to join the 89 players who bagged in the earlier flights.

There are currently 289 players seated, and Day 2 will kick off at 9.45 p.m. this evening.

October 2025 Battle of Malta Ladies Event Final Table

The €150 buy-in Ladies Event is always much anticipated at the Battle of Malta, and this year’s edition kicks off at 5 p.m. on May 30.

Players will sit down to a 20,000 starting stack, with the clock set to 20-minute levels. Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 11, and play will continue until a winner is crowned.

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 1c
Level 10: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 287/510
Prize Pool: €269,818

As the players are sent on their final break before the close of late registration, the following players top the standings:-

Vanessa Webley – 160,000
Pia Franssen – 155,000
Michal Modrzejewski – 140,000
Clint Sammut – 140,000
Dino Borovina – 136,000

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 1c
Level 10: 600/1.200 (1,200)
Entries: 287/510
Prize Pool: €269,818

The players will shortly be sent on a further 20-minute break, after which late registration for this event will be closed.

The prize pool currently stands at a huge €269,818, obliterating the €100,000 guarantee.

€600 Main Event 1c
Level 4: 200/400 (400)
Entries: 246/274
Prize Pool: €700,000 Guaranteed

As the players return from their first break, the following top the standings:-

Mario Menicanin – 140,000
Robert Baker – 110,000
Kristaps Krapans – 110,000
Robert Previsic – 98,000
Raffael Wilbertz – 90,000

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

€220 Bounty Hunter Days
Level 1: 100/100 (100)
Entries: 15/15
Prize Pool: €2,070

The €220 Bounty Hunter Days event is about to get underway, with 15 players currently registered.

Players will sit down to a 25,000 starting stack, with the clock set to 20-minute levels. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 11.

Early birds include, Max Eberle, Mark Berman and Bruno Atlan

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 1c
Level 7: 400/800 (800)
Entries: 319/439
Prize Pool: €252,221

Vanessa Webley opened to 2,000 from the cutoff, and received calls from Mohamed Turki on the button and Maros Guzej in the big blind.

On the A♣K♣K♥ flop, action was checked to Webley, who fired out a bet of 3,000, which failed to shake off either opponent.

The 6♠ turn was checked to the 4♠ river, where Webley bet out of turn for 8,000. Guzej checked, and Webley’s bet stood.

Turki called, and before Guzej had made his decision, Webley almost tabled her cards. Guzej folded, and Webley said “nines”, and sent her cards to the muck, sending a chunky pot to Turki unopposed.

Day 1c has a huge total of 439 entries, with the total figures now over 1,000. Late registration remains open in the final flight until the start of Level 11. Day 2 is at 9.45 p.m. this evening.

Mohamed Turki – 84,000
Vanessa Webley – 141,000
Maros Guzej – 20,000

Battle of Malta 2026 Summer Edition

€250 PLO Masters (4,5,6)
Level 1: 100/100 (100)
Entries: 13/13
Prize Pool: €2,690

The PLO Masters (4,5,6 card) is underway, with 13 players seated. The clock is set to 20-minute levels, and players sit down to a 25,000 starting stack. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 11.

€600 Main Event 1c
Level 2: 100/200 (200)
Entries: 206/215
Prize Pool: €700,000 Guaranteed

Piero Solimero opened to 700 from middle position, and received calls from Richard Sambron and Tin Baranasic in the blinds.

On the K♠9♣3♣ flop, action was checked to Solimero, who continued with a bet of 1,100.

Only Sambron stuck around for the 8♣ turn, where he check-raised to 5,100 versus a double-barrel of 2,400 from Solimero.

Solimero spent a while in the tank, but eventually shook his head and folded.

Richard Sambron – 40,000
Piero Salimero – 47,000

€600 Main Event 1c
Level 2: 100/200 (200)
Entries: 206/215
Prize Pool: €700,000 Guaranteed

With around 19,600 in the middle in a battle of the blinds between Jose-Luis Rodriguez and Jamie Harding, Rodriguez fired out a bet of 7,500 on a board of 7♣3♠3♣6♣T♦, and Harding was in the tank.

“Sorry guys”, said Harding after a while, “I think I’ve got the worst hand I’d call with.”

He flicked in calling chips, and Rodriguez tabled 3♥2♣ for trip threes. “Oh” said Harding, as he tabled Q♣8♣ for the flush.

Rodriguez felt he’d been slow-rolled but wasn’t overly annoyed, but Harding explained “I didn’t think you’d value bet a straight or trips there, sorry.”

Jamie Harding – 55,000
Jose-Luis Rodriguez – 27,000

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 1c
Level 4: 200/400 (400)
Entries: 303/322
Prize Pool: €223,382

From a perusal of the packed tournament room, the following players seem to be among the leading stacks in the early stages of Day 1c of the Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty:-

Mary Galvin – 88,000
Antonio Costanzo – 72,000
Maik Dehmlow – 70,000
Nemanja Tatar – 67,000
Nicola D’Aquaro – 65,000

Late registration is open until the start of Level 11, with 20-minute levels in play. Day 2 takes place later this evening at 9.45 p.m.

Important information for players – Day 2 of the Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty will now start at 9.45 p.m. local time, instead of 8.30 p.m.

Battle of Malta 2026 Summer Edition

€600 Main Event 1c
Level 3: 100/200 (200)
Entries: 95/95
Prize Pool: €700,000 Guaranteed

A total of 96 players are seated for the start of Day 1c of the Main Event, including Gary Fisher, Arturas Kesleris, Danny Verheij and White Night winner Andreas Bjerklund.

€300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Day 1c
Level 3: 200/300 (300)
Entries: 227/243
Prize Pool: €204,074

Big numbers have gathered for the final flight of the Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty, pushing the prize pool over the €200,000 mark, with 227 players currently seated from 243 entrants. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 11, with 20-minute levels in play.

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Battle of Malta 2026 Summer Edition Welcome Speech

Casino Malta was absolutely packed to the rafters yesterday, May 28, for the first full day of the Battle of Malta 2026 Summer Edition. The atmosphere was electric, and chips flew in all directions, with no fewer than six tournaments completed, along with two satellites, and two trophies awarded.

Konstantinos Dimadis and Jaroslaw Falkowski topped the respective standings in the first starting flights of the €700,000 guaranteed Main Event to lead 37 qualifiers, while Oriol Romero and Sebastian Czajka achieved the same feat in the Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty starting flights, with the €100,000 guarantee smashed, and the final flight still to come.

The first trophies were also awarded, with Clint Sammut taking down the PLO 4 Card, and Andreas Bjerklund emerging as the White Night champion.

Another huge day of action awaits, with the final flight and Day 2 of the Siege of Malta taking center stage, while two further flights of the Main Event are on the menu, in addition to three side events.

Days 1a-1b €600 Main Event Recap

Sebastian Mortensen

A total of 285 entries were gathered across the first two flights, superb numbers considering many players will have decided to start their schedule with the Siege of Malta, and 37 players bagged and tagged for Day 2.

Konstantinos Dimadis of Greece (585,000) topped the standings in Day 1a from Ronen Avraham of Israel (550,000) and Pole Dominik Wochnik (535,000), while Jaroslaw Falkowski of Poland (533,000) led five qualifiers from Day 1b.

The full counts are listed below:-

Day 1a Counts

Day 1b Counts

Two further flights take place today. Day 1c kicks off at 1 p.m. and features a 40,000 starting stack for a €600 buy-in, with the clock set to 40-minute levels, and play continuing until 15% of the field remains, while Day 1d is a €300 buy-in, where players receive a 20,000 starting stack, the clock is set to 20-minute levels, and 7.5% of the field qualify for Day 2.

Days 1a-1b €300 Siege of Malta Mystery Bounty Recap

Swarms of players descended on the Eden Arena for a shot at a mystery bounty bankroll boost, with 592 entries logged across the first two flights, smashing the €100,000 guarantee.

The prize pool currently stands at €153,920, with 89 players qualified for Day 2, and the final flight kicking off at noon today, May 29.

Spaniard Oriol Romero (512,000) led the way in Day 1a from Miika Toeyraes (399,000) and Italian Antonio Russello (392,000), while Sebastian Czajka (523,000), Alberto Galluzzo (436,000) and Dimitrios Apostolidis (427,000) of Italy, Poland and Greece respectively made up the podium places in Day 1b.

Antonio Russello

Day 1a Counts