Battle of Malta Summer Edition 2026

Main Event Day 1a
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 53/214
Prize Pool: €700,000 GTD

Nigel Hartwell limped the 3,000 Big Blind from UTG. Philip Pearson (Hi-jack) and Shaun Decesare (Button) both made the call, before Oliver Mihajlovski moved all in for 70,500 from the Small Blind. Pearson was the sole caller.

Oliver Mihaljovski: A♠Q♣
Philip Pearson: 7♠7♦

It was a classic coin flip confrontation. Mihaljovski took a solid lead on the 3♠A♦5♥ flop, and Pearson wasn’t able to catch up on the 6♠2♥ runout.

Oliver Mihaljovski: 153,000
Philip Pearson: 83,500