Welcome back to our coverage of the 2023 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Main Event. The field has been trimmed down to just 27 hopefuls for the penultimate day.
Expect tons of excitement with one-hour blind levels and plenty of play as players battle their way to tomorrow’s eight-max official final table.
Italy’s Alberto Cigliano leads the way to start off the action with a massive stack of 10,225,000, good for 85 big blinds with the action beginning at 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante. Marko Luksa (7,060,000), Raoul van Wersch (7,040,000), Gabriele Re (6,230,000), and Renato Ribeiro (4,465,000).
Joshua Stewart (4,150,000), Day 2 chip leader Mitchell Hynam (4,010,000), Florent Colin (2,440,000), Herli Olop (1,835,000), and Pavle Peclej (680,000) are among the notable players in contention. Meanwhile, the biggest name remaining in Christophe de Meulder is also in the mix with 2,130,000.
Top 10 Chip Counts Entering Day 4
Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
1 | Alberto Cigliano | 10,225,000 | 85 |
2 | Marko Luksa | 7,060,000 | 59 |
3 | Raoul van Wersch | 7,040,000 | 59 |
4 | Gabriele Re | 6,230,000 | 52 |
5 | Renato Ribeiro | 4,465,000 | 37 |
6 | Joshua Stewart | 4,150,000 | 35 |
7 | Mitchell Hynam | 4,010,000 | 33 |
8 | Enrico Grella | 3,755,000 | 31 |
9 | Xavier Zuczkowski | 3,725,000 | 31 |
10 | Pierluigi Melli | 2,805,000 | 23 |
Remaining Payouts
The field of 27 remaining players each locked up €5,710 before even playing a hand on Day 4. Payouts jump up from there with all players advancing to tomorrow’s final table, which will appear on a live stream with hole cards exposed on a variety of channels including our website, Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook, laddering up to at least €11,240.
Tomorrow’s winner will be awarded tons more with a whopping €209,500 top prize!
Place | Payout |
1 | €209,500 |
2 | €129,500 |
3 | €65,500 |
4 | €45,550 |
5 | €29,950 |
6 | €18,150 |
7 | €14,350 |
8 | €11,240 |
9-11 | €8,430 |
12-15 | €6,650 |
16-23 | €6,140 |
24-39 | €5,710 |
Cards are in the air at 2 p.m. Best of luck to all of the Day 4 players in the Main Event in becoming the latest Battle of Malta legend!