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Dario Marinelli during the 2025 Battle of Malta.

Dario Marinelli was seated on the Button and forced Francis Van Uden (Small Blind) all in for roughly 50,000. Van Uden made the call; Inigo Perez Sollano folded his Big Blind and it was time for showdown on the bubble.

Dario Marinelli: J♦J♥
Francis Van Uden: 9♠9♣

No help for Van Uden on the 6♥3♠T♣8♥6♦ runout, and such, the remaining 103 players received a plastic bag to put their chips in.

Chip counts from Day 1c and Day 1d will be posted as soon as possible, as will a short summary of Day 1c.

Tomorrow, April 6, the live coverage will start with Day 2 at 19:00 local time. Before that, however, we’ll share the chip counts from Day 1e which will be played tomorrow morning. Seat draws will also be published as soon as possible.