Day 4

Georgios Papakonstantinou has secured the €600 Main Event chip lead going into Day 5.

The 2026 Battle of Malta Summer Edition is on its last stretch. What a week of poker this has been, and the penultimate day surely didn’t disappoint. Tuesday’s action was headlined by Day 4 of the prestigious €600 Main Event.

Twenty-four players returned to the tables at 16:00, ready to resume the fight for eternal glory and the €176,070 first-place payout. Leading the field was Greece’s Stavros Passias, who had the only eight-digit stack (10,760,000) as play resumed on Blinds 50,000/100,000. He would extend this lead after seeing off opponents such as Gareth Hamilton and Igor Pasierbek as the day progressed. At the second break (at which point nine players in total had been eliminated), he was still the chip leader. That being said, France’s Arnaud Boudet and Serbia’s Marko Cosic were close, as they had also surpassed 10,000,000 in chips.

It was then time for Level 33, featuring Blinds 100,000/250,000. Many players were short; they bid their time well, but one after one, they fell. Roughly half past nine, poker media icon Florence Mazet (last woman standing) bid farewell in tenth place for €12,340. As such, the final table of nine players was set. Well, let’s call it the “unofficial” final table, seeing as one more player would go out, before the final eight would bag their chips for tomorrow’s finale.

Nine-handed play lasted for roughly one hour before Boudet shoved his last 14 Big Blinds from the Lo-jack with A♦T♣. Georgios Papakonstantinou made the call from the Small Blind with A♠Q♥, and no ten or any other help were available for Boudet on the board. He went out in ninth place for €14,690, and the survivors bagged their chips.

The chip counts of the final eight players areas follows:-

Tomorrow’s eight-handed final table will kick off at 14:00, June 3. It will be live-streamed on the Battle of Malta YouTube channel; the live coverage on the blog will follow the 30-minute delay. Papakonstantinou will begin the final stage of the Main Event as the chip leader, but he’ll have his work cut out for him. Meanwhile, pressure’s on the shortest stack, Gianluca Donini, to come from behind if he wants to win the title.

Thanks to everyone who’s been following along with today’s coverage. See you all tomorrow at 14:30. Until then, enjoy the full results from today below.

€600 Main Event
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 (300,000)
Entries: 8/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Action folded to Arnaud Boudet, who moved all in for 4,250,000 from the Lo-jack. Georgios Papakonstantinou made the call from the Small Blind, and after Gianluca Donini folded his Big Blind, the two contestants tabled their holdings.

Arnaud Boudet: A♦T♣
Georgios Papakonstantinou: A♠Q♥

Papakonstantinou had his opponent dominated, and Boudet didn’t improve on the 7♥K♣5♠5♦2♦ board. As such, Boudet was eliminated in ninth place for €14,690, and the remaining eight players are now bagging their chips. They will return tomorrow, June 3, at 14:00, and lock horns on the eight-handed final table. They all have their eyes on the prize: the prestigious title, the coveted trophy, and the €176,070 first-place payout.

That wraps up today’s live coverage. However, the editorial office will soon return with the current chip counts, as well as a smaller recap of today’s action. Stay tuned.

Georgios Papakonstantinou: 22,525,000
Arnaud Boudet: 0

Georgios Papakonstantinou

€600 Main Event
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 (300,000)
Entries: 9/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Action folded to Alejandro Asenjo, who min-raised to 600,000 on the Button. Georgios Papakonstantinou defended his Big Blind.

Papakonstantinou check-called a 400,000 bet from Asenjo on the 7♥3♠A♣ flop. Then, Papakonstantinou led out for 625,000 on the T♠ turn. Asenjo made the call, and the dealer revealed the Q♥ on the river. Papakonstantinou bet 1,375,000, and Asenjo called rather swiftly.

Papakonstantinou immediately mucked his hand, and Asenjo raked in the pot.

Georgios Papakonstantinou:17,700,000
Alejandro Asenjo: 14,775,000

€600 Main Event
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 (300,000)
Entries: 9/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Action folded to the small-stacked Arnaud Boudet, who moved all in for 1,600,000. Without hesitation, Stavros Passias called him off from the Big Blind.

Arnaoud Boudet: A♥6♥
Stavros Passias: A♣K♠

The 5♣T♣6♣ brought some excitement. Boudet managed to avoid disaster on the 3♦2♥ runout, and his tournament life was extended.

Stavros Passias: 17,300,000
Arnaoud Boudet: 3,500,000

Angelo Censabella

€600 Main Event
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 (300,000)
Entries: 9/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Chip leader Stavros Passias opened to 500,000 UTG+1. Angelo Censabella (Small Blind) was the sole caller.

Censabella check-called a 400,000 continuation bet from Passias on the 3♦4♠9♥ flop. The action repeated itself on the 3♥ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Passias now was 1,300,000. On the 2♣ river, it was Censabella who took the initiative with a 1,500,000 bet. Passias mucked, and Censabella won a significant pot.

Stavros Passias: 19,200,000
Angelo Censabella: 13,300,000

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 33: 100,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 9/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

The unofficial final table has now been reached, with the seating draw and counts as follows:-

€600 Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 9/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Florence Mazet open-shoved for 1,475,000 from the Hi-jack. Georgios Papakonstantinou made the call from the Cut-off; Arnaud Boudet contemplated a call from the Small Blind for some time, but eventually mucked. Gianluca Donini let go of his Big Blind; Mazet and Papakonstantinou tabled their holdings.

Florence Mazet: Q♦T♦
Georgios Papakonstantinou: A♥5♥

The J♦J♣A♦ brought some excitement; it would’ve been cool if Mazet survived with a royal flush. She didn’t improve on the 5♠Q♠, and the last woman standing in the field was eliminated in tenth place for €12,340.

As such, only nine players now remain in the €600 Main Event. Play will soon resume on the “unofficial” final table; when one more players goes out, the remaining eight will bag and tag.

Georgios Papakonstantinou: 8,350,000
Florence Mazet: 0

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 33: 100,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 10/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Stavros Passias opened to 500,000 from the hijack, and snap-called a three-bet jam to 3,025,000 from Daniele Renzi on the button.

Daniele Renzi: Q♦Q♠
Stavros Passias: A♦A♥

It was brutal ladies versus rockets cooler, and there was no two-outer on the 8♠6♦4♥6♠2♥ runout.

Stavros Passias – 19,250,000
Daniele Renzi – 0

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

PLO 4 Card
Level 33: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 73/161
Prize Pool: €33,295

Late registration has just closed, with 161 entrants creating a €33,295 prize pool.

There are currently 73 players still seated, with payout information due to be confirmed shortly.

€600 Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 11/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Seated on the Button, Angelo Censabella open-shoved around 7,000,000, having both players in the Blinds covered. Sebastian Mortensen (Big Blind) utilized his 2,600,000 to make the call for his tournament life.

Angelo Censabella: A♠7♥
Sebastian Mortensen: K♣Q♣

Censabella covered his eyes with his hands; he did not want to see the runout. The tournament director announced the board, though; 2♦2♣4♦7♠4♥ was good news for Censabella, and Mortensen was eliminated in twelth place for €11,110.

Angelo Censabella: 9,900,000
Sebastian Mortensen: 0

Daniel Yerin

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 33: 100,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 12/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Daniel Yerin opened to 500,000, and was faced with a three-bet to 1,650,000 from Alejandro Asenjo. Action folded back to Yerin, who four-bet jammed for 5,150,000, and looked dismayed when he received a snap-call.

Daniel Yerin: 7♥7♠
Alejandro Asenjo: Q♠Q♣

Yerin was crushed, and there were no surprises on the A♣9♦3♦3♣K♦ runout.

Alejandro Asenjo – 12,500,000
Daniel Yerin – 0

Mark Vella

€600 Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 13/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Davilo Scevola opened to 500,000 from the Hi-jack. Mark Vella moved all in for 1,750,000 from the Big Blind, and Scevola made the call.

Mark Vella: A♦K♥
Danilo Scevola: 8♠8♥

The snowmen of Scevola was still ahead on the 7♥J♥2♣ flop. Vella picked up a flush draw on the 5♥ turn, but the 5♦ river ultimately saw his tournament life come to an end. He received €9,910 for finishing in fourteenth place. “Let’s go!” Scevola roared as the dealer pushed the chips his way.

Danilo Scevola: 5,375,000
Mark Vella: 0

Georgios Papakonstantinou

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 33: 100,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 14/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

On a flop of 9♠8♦4♦, there was 500,000 in front of Florence Mazet and Georgios Papakonstantinou, before Arnaud Boudet jammed, covering both players. Mazet folded, but the Greek made the call for his 6,700,000 total stack.

Georgios Papakonstantinou: A♦9♦
Arnaud Boudet: 9♥8♥

It was top two pair versus top top and a flush draw, and Papakonstantinou binked the Q♦ turn. He celebrated with a silent fist-pump, and did so again when he faded the full house on the 5♣ river.

Georgios Papakonstantinou – 15,500,000
Arnaud Boudet – 5,250,000
Florence Mazet – 2,675,000

Panteleimon Pontos

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 33: 100,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 15/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Panteleimon Pontos was all-in for 2,550,000 and at risk against Stavros Passias.

Panteleimon Pontos: A♥4♥
Stavros Passias: 7♠7♦

Pontos needed help, but a pair of fours was not enough on the Q♦4♠2♠6♠5♣ runout.

Stavros Passias – 20,700,000
Panteleimon Pontos – 0

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 15/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Please see below for the full counts at the second break in Day 4 of the Main Event:-

€450 Novibet Cuatro PKO
Level 14: 3,000/5,000/5,000
Entries: 9/216
Prize Pool: €38,016

The €450 Novibet Cuatro PKO is now at the final table, with the full results thus far as follows:-

Players at the final table include Marius Negrescu, Yarin Matan, Marjan Mitrovski and Mateo Ciglar.

Igor Pasierbek

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 15/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Igor Pasierbek jammed from the cutoff for 2,275,000, and was looked up by Stavros Passias in the big blind.

Igor Pasierbek: T♠T♦
Stavros Passias: A♥4♣

Pasierbek looked in great shape, and the J♠6♥5♥ flop was clear. However the A♥ hit on the turn, and there was no two-outer on the 4♦ river.

Stavros Passias – 15,950,000
Igor Pasierbek – 0

Danilo Scevola

€600 Main Event
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 16/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Danilo Scevola opened to 425,000 from UTG+1. Daniel Yerin then three-bet to 800,000 from the Hi-jack. When the action came back to Scevola, he moved all in for 2,100,000. Yerin snap-called, and the two players were shortly given the green light to table their holdings.

Danilo Scevola: K♠K♦
Daniel Yerin: Q♣Q♦

“Vamos!” Scevola let out a mighty roar, as the J♣J♥9♥A♣J♦ board saw him double up the last hand before the second 15-minute break of the day.

Daniel Yerin: 6,350,000
Danilo Scevola: 4,700,000

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

€400 Malta Championship 
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 15/166
Prize Pool: €56,174

Only 15 players remain in the €400 Malta Championship, with the eliminations in the money as follows:-

The chip counts for the final table are as follows:-

Arnaud Boudet

€600 Main Event
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 16/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Fredrick Bratein opened to 400,000 from the Cut-off, and Arnaud Boudet defended his Big Blind.

Boudet check-called 300,000 from Bratein on the K♥2♥7♠ flop, and another 500,000 on the 4♦ turn. Action went check-check on the 9♣ river.

Boudet tabled A♣5♣, and Bratein mucked his hand. Boudet has a top-three stack.

Arnaud Boudet: 11,600,000
Fredrick Bratein: 2,700,000

Konstantinos Asgoudakis

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 16/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Konstantinos Asgoudakis was all-in for around 2,750,000 and at risk against Arnaud Boudet.

Konstantinos Asgoudakis: A♥Q♣
Arnaud Boudet: A♠K♥

Asgoudakis was crushed, and Boudet made trips across the K♦J♠6♠2♣K♣ runout.

Arnaud Boudet – 10,000,000
Konstantinos Asgoudakis – 0

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 17/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Alejandro Asenjo opened to 400,000 from the cutoff, and snap-called a three-bet jam of 2,500,000 from Robin Kruhai.

Robin Kruhai: T♦T♥
Alejandro Asenjo: J♣J♠

Kruhai was crushed, but he found a set on the T♣9♣2♥ flop.

The K♦ turn gave Asenjo outs to the straight, and the J♥ hit on the river in miracle fashion to give Asenjo a better set.

Tiberiu Florescu

€600 Main Event
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 18/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Stavros Passias opened to 400,000 UTG before Danilo Scevola moved all in for 1,250,000 from UTG+1. Action then folded to Tiberiu Florescu, who moved all in for 1,000,000 on the Big Blind. Passias made the call, and the three contestants tabled their holdings.

Danilo Scevola: 3♥3♣
Tiberiu Florescu: T♣T♦
Stavros Passias: A♦Q♦

Passias took a solid lead on the 5♠Q♠9♥ flop to take a firm grip. He improved to trips on the Q♥ turn, but it was Scevola who hit a full house on the 3♦ river. When the dust settled, it was confirmed that Florescu was out in nineteenth place for €7,530. Scevola nearly trippled up, and a small dent was made in Passias’ stack.

Stavros Passias: 12,125,000
Danilo Scevola: 3,700,000
Tiberiu Florescu: 0

Tomas Major

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 19/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Tomas Major moved all in for 2,200,000, and Florence Mazet followed suit for the exact same stack.

Tomas Major: Q♦Q♥
Florence Mazet: T♠T♥

It was a cooler, and Mazet looked crushed. However she found a set on the flop, and Major could not reverse the position, across the A♣T♦4♥9♦5♠ runout.

Florence Mazet – 4,900,000
Tomas Major – 0

Tomas Major

€600 Main Event
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 20/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Action folded to Tomas Major, who moved all in for 1,000,000 on the dot from the Small Blind. The sole woman remaining in the field, Florence Mazet, peeked at her hole cards, then made the call from the Big Blind.

Tomas Major: 9♣8♦
Florence Mazet: A♦3♠

Mazet was a small favorite, but it was Major who benefited the most from the 8♥3♣2♦ flop. He improved to two-pair on the 9♠ turn; for good measure, he rivered a full house on 9♥, and doubled through Mazet.

Florence Mazet: 2,300,000
Tomas Major: 2,200,000

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 20/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Mark Vella jammed from under the gun for 1,625,000, and was looked up by Arnaud Boudet.

Mark Vella: A♣3♦
Arnaud Boudet: K♥Q♥

Vella was ahead, and he made trips across the J♠5♥4♦3♠[3sh] runout.

Mark Vella – 3,750,000
Arnaud Boudet – 5,000,000

Daniel Yerin

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 20/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Daniel Yerin opened to 400,000, and was faced with a three-bet jam to 4,425,000 from Tiberiu Florescu from the small blind. After a good spell in the tank, Yerin called off for his 4,075,000 total stack.

Daniel Yerin: T♥T♠
Tiberiu Florescu: A♥9♥

Yerin was in good shape versus a single overcard, and flopped a set, and rivered a full house, on the K♠T♦8♠5♠K♣ runout.

Daniel Yerin – 8,650,000
Tiberiu Florescu – 325,000

Stavros Passias

€600 Main Event
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 20/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

The board read 9♠3♠T♣Q♥ with 1,100,000 in the middle. Chip leader Stavros Passias (Lo-jack) bet 475,000, and Daniele Renzi (Cut-off) made the call. Passias then fired 900,000 on the 2♠ river, and Renzi made the call.

Passias tabled A♥Q♦; Renzi couldn’t beat it, and the chip leader extended his lead even further.

Staros Passias: 12,500,000
Daniele Renzi: 4,500,000

Battle of Malta Summer Edition

€400 Malta Championship 
Level 18: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 34/166
Prize Pool: €56,174

A total of 166 entries created a €56,174 prize pool, with 23 places to be paid, and €13,050 to the winner.

There are currently 34 players still seated, with Vikram Digpal, Davide Iannaco and Markus Dahl among this in the mix.

€600 Main Event
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 20/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Tiberiu Florescu

Tiberiu Florescu opened to 350,000 from the Cut-off, and Daniele Renzi made the call from the Big Blind.

Renzi donk-bet 350,000 on the 7♠6♠T♣ flop, and Florescu made the call. Renzi sized up to 850,000 on the Q♦ turn, and Florescu moved all in for 2,325,000. This sent Renzi into the tank; he contemplated his decision for two, maybe three minutes, before eventually folding. Renzi revealed one of his cards, the Q♣, before stacking his chips.

Daniele Renzi: 6,300,000
Tiberiu Florescu: 5,100,000

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 21/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

With 1,700,000 in the middle on a board of A♥T♣8♣9♠, Gianluca Donini fired out a bet of 550,000, which failed to shake off Alejandro Asenjo.

The T♠ river was checked through, and Asenjo’s J♠J♦ was good versus Donini’s J♣9♥.

Alejandro Asenjo – 6,400,000
Gianluca Donini – 6,450,000

Fredrick Bratein

€600 Main Event
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 20/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Marko Cosic opened to 300,000 UTG. Fredrick Bratein moved all in for 2,125,000 from the Big Blind, and Cosic made the call.

Fredrick Bratein: A♥K♠
Marko Cosic: T♦T♣

Cosic’s pocket pair maintained its lead on the 3♦9♠J♣ flop, but Bratein overtook the driver’s seat on the K♦ turn. No improvement for Cosic on the 3♥ river, and Bratein secured a full double-up.

Marko Cosic: 9,700,000
Fredrick Bratein: 4,450,000

 Danilo Scevola

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 21/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Igor Pasierbek limped from the hijack, before Panteleimon Pontos raised to 500 from the cutoff. Danilo Scevola jammed from the big blind for 600,000, Pasierbek folded, and Pontos made up the difference.

Danilo Scevola: J♥6♥
Pantelemion Pontos: 7♣7♦

Scevola looked in trouble, but he paired the flop, and never looked back, across the Q♠J♦2♥9♣9♥ runout. Scevola celebrated another double with gusto.

Danilo Scevola – 1,775,000
Panteleimon Pontos – 4,900,000

Joao da Silva

€600 Main Event
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 20/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Action folded to Marko Cosic, who min-raised to 300,000 on the Button. Seated in the Small Blind, João da Silva moved all in for 2,700,000. Cosic made the call.

João da Silva: 2♠2♣
Marko Cosic: 8♦8♣

The 7♠J♣A♦J♠4♥ board offered a smooth runout for the snowmen, and da Silva was eliminated in twenty-first place for €6,340.

Marko Cosic: 10,700,000
João da Silva: 0

Tomas Major

€600 Main Event
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 21/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Action folded to Mark Vella in the Small Blind, who forced Tomas Major (Big Blind) all in for 925,000. Major spent some time in the tank (considering the payjump) before ultimately making the call.

Mark Vella: Q♠T♦
Tomas Major: A♦K♥

The Big Slick of Major got the job done on the 9♦4♥K♣Q♦A♣, securing him a full double-up.

Tomas Major: 2,000,000
Mark Vella: 1,825,000

Gareth Hamilton

€600 Main Event
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 21/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Chip Leader Stavros Passias opened to 325,000 from the Lo-jack. Gareth Hamilton contemplated his decision for a while before moving all in for roughly 2,000,000 from the Small Blind. Passias immediately flicked in a chip for the call.

Gareth Hamilton: K♠T♥
Stavros Passias: A♥J♥

Both players improved to a pair on the 5♦A♠K♦ flop, Passias still in the lead. No luck of the Irish on the 6♣7♦ runout, and Hamilton’s tournament life came to an end; for hiis twenty-second-place finish, Hamilton was awarded €6,340.

Stavor spassias: 12,000,000
Gareth Hamilton: 0

Sebastian Mortensen

€600 Main Event
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 22/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

In a blind on blind battle, Sebastian Mortensen was all-in for 1,550,000 and at risk against Arnaud Boudet.

Sebastian Mortensen: A♣3♥
Arnaud Boudet: A♦K♦

Mortensen was crushed, but he turned a straight on the 6♠5♥4♣2♦Q♣ runout.

Sebastian Mortensen – 3,550,000
Arnaud Boudet – 4,050,000

Daniel Yerin

€600 Main Event
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 22/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

With 900,000 in the middle on a flop of 9♠8♠3♥, Daniel Yerin checked from the big blind to Stavros Passias, who fired out a bet of 375,000.

Yerin check-raised to 1,100,000, and snap-called a jam from Passias for his total stack of 1,925,000.

Daniel Yerin: 9♣8♣
Stavros Passias: A♠9♥

It was a two pair versus top pair cooler, and although Passias picked up outs to the flush on the 7♠ turn, he bricked the 5♦ river.

Daniel Yerin – 5,200,000
Stavros Passias – 9,800,000

€600 Main Event
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000)
Entries: 22/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Below are the full chip counts at the first 15-minute break of Day 4.

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

The €250 PLO 4 Card is about to get underway at 6 p.m., with ten players currently registered.

Players receive a 20,000 starting stack, with 20-minute levels in play. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 11.

Fredrick Bratein

€600 Main Event
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 22/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Norwegian Fredrick Bratein opened to 250,000 UTG. Seated in the Small Blind, Alejandro Asenjo was the sole caller.

Asenjo check-called a 200,000 continuation bet from Bratein on the A♥3♠J♣ flop. Action repeated itself on the T♦ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Bratein now was 400,000. Asenjo checked for a third time on the Q♥ river, and Bratein moved in for roughly 1,000,000.

“Mama mia,” Asenjo sighed, leaning back in his chair. He didn’t take too long before folding, revealing his A♠J♠ holdings.

“The river saved me,” a happy Bratein said as he stacked his newly-won chips, before all players went on the first 15-minute break of the day.

Alejandro Asenjo: 3,225,000
Fredrick Bratein: 2,800,000

€600 Main Event
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 22/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

The 22 players remaining in the Main Event have been sent on a 20-minute break.

Rami Amuri

€600 Main Event
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 22/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Action folded to short-stacked Rami Amuri, who opened to 360,000 on the Button, leaving himself with 580,000 behind. Georgios Papakonstantinou (Small Blind) and Konstantinos Asgoudakis (Big Blind) both made the call.

Action was checked to Amuri on the 7♦Q♠8♠ flop, and he moved all in for the aforementioned 580,000. Papakonstantinou made the call, before Asgoudakis immediately re-shoved for perhaps 3,300,000. Papakonstantinou folded 6♣6♥ face-up, and the two contestants tabled their holdings.

Rami Amuri: K♠K♣
Konstantinos Asgoudakis: Q♣8♣

Amuri was praying for a seven on the turn. The Poker Gods didn’t hear his prayers, but seeing as the turn was the 5♥, he received some additional outs. The T♣ river didn’t help him, though, and he became the second casualty of Day 4, busting out in twenty-third place for €6,340.

Konstantinos Asgoudakis: 6,300,000
Rami Amuri: 0

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

€450 Novibet Cuatro PKO
Level 14: 3,000/5,000/5,000
Entries: 28/216
Prize Pool: €38,016

The players are now in the money, with the first eliminations in the paid places being Seymour Savelloni (€165), Dimitrios Sarris (€165), Leif Kirk (€330) and Gabriel Rymar (€165).

Konstantinos Asgoudakis

€600 Main Event
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 23/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Rami Amuri opened to 240,000 UTG. Georgios Papakonstantinou made the call from UTG+1, and Konstantinos Asgoudakis then immediately moved all in for 1,795,000. Amuri then re-shoved for around 2,700,000; Papakonstantinou requested counts of both stacks, but ultimately mucked.

Konstantinos Asgoudakis: Q♦Q♣
Rami Amuri: J♣J♥

Asgoudakis was already way ahead, and he left Amuri drawing very slim on the Q♠7♦3♣ flop. The board completed with 3♦T♠, and Asgoudakis received a full double-up.

Konstantinos Asgoudakis: 3,750,000
Rami Amuri: 885,000

Alejandro Asenjo

€600 Main Event
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 23/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

With around 900,000 in the middle on a flop of Q♦9♥6♥ hit on the turn, and Censabella checked once more. Asenjo jammed for 1,135,000, and after a good two minutes in the tank, Censabella called.

Alejandro Asenjo: A♣Q♥
Angelo Censabella: J♠T♥

Asenjo was ahead with top pair versus Censabella’s second pair and draw, and the 2♥ river was a brick.

“Yes!” shouted Asenjo, as his dream of the Battle of Malta Main Event title stayed alive.

Alejandro Asenjo

€600 Main Event
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 23/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Action folded to Gianluca Donini in the Small Blind. He forced Alejandro Asenjo (Big Blind) all in for 1,195,000. Asenjo peeked at his holdings, then made the call.

Ginaluca Donini: A♦J♦
Alejandro Asenjo: 3♠3♦

It was a classic coin flip confrontation, and the pocket pair of Asenjo stood the test of time as the board spelled out Q♦2♦2♠8♠6♠.

Gianluca Donini: 4,065,000
Alejandro Asenjo: 2,510,000

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 23/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Danilo Scevola was all-in for 530,000 and at risk against Daniel Yerin.

Danilo Scevola: K♠Q♦
Daniel Yerin: 7♥7♣

It was a fair fight, and Scevola looked to be heading for the exits after the 6♥6♥4♦ flop and 4♣ turn, but he binked the Q♥ river, letting out a whoop of delight and pumping his fists as it hit.

Danilo Scevola – 1,360,000
Daniel Yerin – 2,250,000

Luigi D’Alterio

€600 Main Event
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 23/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Germany’s Robin Kruhai opened to 260,000 from UTG+1. Lugi D’Alterio then three-bet to 760,000, leaving himself with 375,000 behind. Kruhai then forced his opponent all in, and D’Alterio made the call.

Robin Kruhai: Q♠J♠
Luigi D’Alterio: A♦Q♦

Things were looking good for D’Alterio to secure a full double-up. He maintained his lead on the 8♣T♥6♥ flop. The 2♠ turn didn’t change anything, but the 9♠ ultimately saw Kruhai improving to a straight. As such, D’Alterio became the first casualty of the day, earning €5,200 for his twenty-fourth-place finish.

Robin Kruhai: 7,700,000
Luigi D’Alterio: 0

Luigi D’Alterio

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 24/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Luigi D’Alterio was counting out a bill of 2,500,000 to Marko Cosic, after Cosic made the nut flush with A♦Q♦ on K♠6♦4♥2♦5♦. D’Alterio’s cards had already been swept away.

Marko Cosic – 8,500,000
Luigi D’Alterio – 1,100,000

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 24/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

On a board of 4♦3♣2♣ with 625,000 in the middle, Igor Pasierbek led out with a bet of 450,000, and was met with a raise to 1,100,000 from Tiberiu Florescu. After some thought, Pasierbek jammed for 3,200,000, and Florescu folded after a lengthy spell in the tank.

Igor Pasierbek – 5,225,000
Tiberiu Florescu – 2,675,000

Stavros Passias

€600 Main Event
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 24/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

At Table 13, Gianluca Donini opened to 200,000 from the Hi-jack. Alejandro Asenjo made it 450,000 from the Cut-off, and Donini decided to make the call.

Donini check-called a 220,000 continuation bet from Asenjo on the T♠8♥5♦ flop. Action repeated itself on the 3♣ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Asenjo now was 325,000. Both players then checked the 5♠ river. Donini tabled 9♣8♣ and was awarded the pot, seeing as Asenjo mucked his holdings.

Gianluca Donini: 5,475,000
Alejandro Asenjo: 1,265,000

Simotaneously at Table 14, Stavros Passias opened to 250,000 from the Cut-off, and called a 750,000 three-bet from Daniele Renzi (Small Blind).

Renzi bet 400,000 on the A♣4♥3♠ flop, and Passias made the call. Renzi fired again on the J♠ turn, and Passias wasn’t going anywhere just yet. Renzi slowed down and checked the T♠ river. Passias now pulled the trigger with a 1,275,000 bet. Renzi contemplated his decision long and well, before eventually mucking, showing the A♥.

“Show one,” table mate Gareth Hamilton urged Passias. Passias obliged, turning over the K♦. Passias, the Day 4 chip leader, added even more chips to his already impressive stack.

Stavros Passias: 1,265,000
Deniele Renzi: 6,060,000

Fredrik Bratein

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 24/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Angelo Censabella opened to 300,000 from early position, and called a three-bet jam to 900,000 from Fredrik Bratein in the big blind.

Fredrik Bratein: 5♥5♠
Angelo Censabella: J♣6♥

It was a flip, and Censabella bricked the K♦Q♣8♦A♣Q♦ runout, much to Bratein’s delight.

Fredrik Bratein – 2,050,000
Angelo Censabella – 5,875,000

€600 Main Event
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 24/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

The only Irishman left in the field, Gareth Hamilton, opened to 200,000 from the Hi-jack. Tournament chip leader Stavros Passias made the call from the Big Blind.

Passias checked the K♣7♣A♦ flop, and Hamilton continued for 225,000. Passias then completed a check-raise move to 550,000; Hamilton spent some time in the tank before making the call. Both players swiftly checked the intriguing A♣ turn. On the 6♦ river, Passias swiftly folded to a 750,000 bet from Hamilton.

Stavros Passias: 9,960,000
Gareth Hamilton: 3,180,000

€600 Main Event
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 24/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Action folded to Danilo Scevola, who opened to 200,000 from the Cut-off. Seated on the Button, Daniele Renzi was the sole caller.

Action went check-check on the 4♥5♠7♣ flop. Scevola bet 115,000 on the 2♣ turn, and Renzi made the call. After a check from Scevola on the 7♣ river, Renzi bet 250,000. Scevola spent a minute in the tank before letting his hand go.

Daniele Renzi: 7,660,000
Danilo Scevola: 850,000

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

€600 Main Event Day 4
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 24/2,667
Prize Pool: €1,186,962

Play is underway in Day 4 of the Main Event, with 24 players left vying for the €176,070 first-place prize. Stay tuned for your coverage of all the action, of what is sure to be a day of poker thrills and spills.

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

€450 Novibet Cuatro PKO
Level 14: 3,000/5,000/5,000
Entries: 51/216
Prize Pool: €38,016

Day 2 of the Novibet Cuatro PKO is underway, with each player receiving a €800 bounty token, and Marius Negrescu of Romania leading the way from Andrei Piatruschanka and Mateo Ciglar.

31 places will be paid, with €6,730 reserved for the winner, and the full payouts are as follows:-

Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

The first side-event of the day, the €400 NLH Malta Championship, kicks off at 2 p.m. Players will receive a 50,000 starting stack, with the clock set to 15-minute levels. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 11, and play will continue until a winner is crowned.

Stavros Passias

Another massive day of poker action went down at Casino Malta on June 1, as the Battle of Malta 2026 Summer Edition continued apace, with the Main Event field reduced to 24 players, four side-event trophies awarded, and the Novibet Cuatro PKO getting underway.

Stavros Passias of Greece (10,760,000) leads Italian duo Angelo Censabella (8,880,000) and Daniele Renzi (7,340,000) heading into the penultimate day of the Main Event, with the huge sum of €176,070 awaiting the champion.

In the side-events, Fabian Wolf of Germany banked the chunky first-place prize of €46,180 in the €1,100 Star Yes High Roller, Michal Krzyminski of Poland took the €300 Bounty Hunter trophy (€4,255) after a heads-up deal with Armins Daugis, while German Sascha Manns locked up the Beer Poker Tour event title (€6,920), and Yamen Ghamen of Israel won the €150 Hyper Turbo (€3,700), again after a heads-up deal. In the Novibet Cuatro PKO, Marius Negrescu of Romania leads 54 qualifiers for the final day, who will return at 3 p.m. on June 2.

Another sumptuous day of poker action awaits, as the €400 Malta Championship and €2,200 Super High Roller take prime position among the side-events offered today.

€600 Main Event Day 3 Recap

Only 75 players returned for the third day of combat, led by Ugnius Vestertas of Lithuania, and with all players having guaranteed a minimum €2,000 payday. The knockouts came thick and fast, with Roar Aspas and Matiss Celmins among those to exit quickly.

Vestertas would ultimately hit the rail in 26th, and by halfway through the day, Censabella had soared to the top of the standings, and was joined by Passias by the conclusion of the flight. Players such as Theodoros Ampelikiotis, Erland Kalstad and Marko Grujic fell towards the end of play.

Angelo Censabella

Florence Mazet (3,375,00) is the last woman standing, while Mark Vella (4,215,000) is the final home hope still in the mix, while there are three Greeks and five Italians represented in the penultimate day.

Florence Mazet

The full counts of the remaining 24 players are as follows:-

The players will return at 4 p.m. on June 2 for the penultimate day to blinds of 50,000/100,000 (100,000), with a €5,200 payday guaranteed, and play will continue on a 60-minute clock until the official final table of eight is reached.

The remaining payouts are as follows:-

The Day 4 seating draw is as follows:-

The full results thus far are as follows:-

Fabian Wolf Wins €1,100 Star Yes High Roller (€46,180)

Fabian Wolf

A big field of 232 runners was obtained in the €1,100 Star Yes High Roller, creating a €218,080 prize pool, to be shared between 31 players. Fabian Wolf (€46,180) came out on top after besting compatriot Florian Henck heads-up.

The full results are as follows:-

€450 Novibet Cuatro PKO Recap

A total of 216 entries created a €38,016 prize pool, with 54 players progressing to Day 2. They are led by Marius Negrescu of Romania (461,000), who is chased by Andrei Piatrushchankaof Belarus (403,000) and Mateo Ciglar of Croatia (400,000).

All players receive a bounty token worth €800 at the start of Day 2, with payouts to be confirmed at the start of play. The counts at the start of the final day, which kicks off at 3 p.m., are as follows:-

Michal Kryzminski Wins €300 Bounty Hunter (€4,255)

A total of 265 entries created a €25,016 prize pool, which was split between the the top 39 players. Lukasz Sajnog was the unfortunate player to bubble, and when the dust settled Michal Kryzminski of Poland was left standing with the trophy, after banking €4,255 after a heads-up deal with Armins Daugis of Latvia (€4,040).

The full results are as follows:-

*Denotes heads-up deal

Sacha Manns Wins €200 Beer Poker Tour Event (€6,920)

Sascha Manns

A huge field of 204 runners created a €32,599 prize pool in the Beer Poker Tour Event, with 31 places paid. Sascha Manns went one better after his runner-up finish in the H.O.R.S.E event, securing gold after defeating Maik Herrmann heads-up. Manns also secured a package to the upcoming Beer Poker Tour Event in Bratislava worth €600.

The full results are as follows:-

Yamen Ghamen Wins €150 Hyper Turbo (€3,700)

Dominik Bencan

The final side event of the day drew 146 entries, creating a €17,841 prize pool, to be split among the top 20 finishers. Yamen Ghamen of Israel (€3,700) and Dominik Bencan of Croatia (€3,480) did a deal heads-up, with Ghamen taking the trophy.

The full results are as follows:-

*Denotes heads-up deal

Battle of Malta 2026 Summer Edition Schedule – June 2 2026

Another massive day of tournament poker lies ahead as the penultimate day of the festival arrives. Apart from Day 4 of the Main Event, the main attractions are the €400 Malta Championship, and the two-day €2,200 Super High Roller, while the €450 Novibet Cuatro PKO will play to a winner.

We will be live on the tournament floor from 4 p.m., but general updates will be provided in the interim. In the meantime, check out The Battle of Malta’s YouTube, Facebook and Instagram channels to catch up on all the big moments of the event thus far.