Card Casino Samorin was again a hive of activity on September 12, as three starting flights of the €400 Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event were completed.

When the dust settled, Deniz Surucu of Turkey (960,000), David Urban of Slovakia (970,000) and Vihren Manolov of Bulgaria (695,000) rose to the stop of the standings in Days 1f-1h respectively, with a total of 30 players qualifying for Day 2.

As such, a total of 181 players have qualified from Days 1a-1h from 1,424 entries, with the final starting flight, Day 1i, currently underway, and a flip and go due to take place at 2 p.m. on September 13.

Deniz Surucu Leads 15 Qualifiers in Day 1f

Deniz Surucu (960,000) finished top of the standings in Day 1f from 113 entries, followed by Petr Lepka of Czechia (670,000) and Daniel Falus of Hungary (670,000) with the counts of the 15 qualifiers as follows:-

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Deniz Surucu	Turkey	960,000
2	Petr Lepka	Czechia	670,000
3	Daniel Falus	Hungary	435,000
4	Miklos Zsuffa	Hungary	332,000
5	Mehmet Sarigoz	Turkey	325,000
6	Petr Segl	Czechia	308,000
7	Zakir Heyushev	Ukraine	289,000
8	Anton Lichvar	Slovakia	281,000
9	Oleh Vasylyuk	Ukraine	218,000
10	Ozren Cvijanovic	Serbia	190,000
11	Shay Namimi	Israel	164,000
12	Daniele Renzi	Italy	161,000
13	Vittorio Morello	Italy	74,000
14	Andrea Mazza	Italy	68,000
15	Samuele Matarazzi	Italy	47,000

 

David Urban Leads 17 Qualifiers in Day 1g including Battle of Malta Main Event Champion Dimitrios Anastasakis

David Urban of Slovakia (970,000) led 17 qualifiers from 135 entries, with a substantial lead over Zdenek Svoboda of Czechia (567,000) and former Battle of Malta Main Event champion Dimitrios Anastasakis of Greece (461,000), with the full counts as below:

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	David Urban	Slovakia	970,000
2	Zdenek Svoboda	Czechia	567,000
3	Dimitrios Anastasakis	Greece	461,000
4	Martin Kuran	Slovakia	440,000
5	Matej Riszdorfer	Slovakia	440,000
6	Ivan Nagy	Slovakia	419,000
7	David Savocka	Czechia	411,000
8	Reinhard Antretter	Austria	407,000
9	Efim Dorfman	Romania	343,000
10	Norbert Kerepesi	Hungary	277,000
11	Marcus Heindrich	Germany	190,000
12	Rubin Okotie	Austria	166,000
13	Israfil Abdullaiev	Ukraine	112,000
14	Piotr Wasilewski	Poland	65,000
15	Barnabas Lelkes	Slovakia	62,000
16	Tasho Sehitaj	Albania	34,000
17	Feodor Plamadeala	Romania	32,000

 

Vihren Manolov Leads 8 Qualifiers in Day 1h

Vihren Manolov of Bulgaria (695,000) led eight qualifiers from 63 entries in Day 1h, slightly ahead of Sejdefa Hodzic of Slovenia (670,000), with the full list of qualifiers as follows:

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Vihren Manolov	Bulgaria	695,000
2	Sejdefa Hodzic	Slovenia	670,000
3	Christian Zeindlhofer	Austria	328,000
4	Artur Meburnutov	Ukraine	248,000
5	Constantin Dumitru	Romania	165,000
6	Peter Kamaras	Hungary	147,000
7	Hakan Saglam	Turkey	131,000
8	Jan Turjak	Slovakia	117,000

 

Rudolf Kosa Retains Overall Main Event Chip Lead with Final Flight to be Completed

Rudolf Kosa remains at the top of the overall standings in advance of Day 2 at present, with the final starting flight still to be completed, and the current overall top ten as follows:

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Rudolf Kosa	Austria	1,299,000
2	Sergii Baranov	Ukraine	1,036,000
3	David Urban	Slovakia	970,000
4	Deniz Surucu	Turkey	960,000
5	Peter Kadlec	Slovakia	900,000
6	Edmond Ala	Austria	818,000
7	Gabriel Otescu	Romania	794,000
8	Alexandru Popa	Romania	712,000
9	Vihren Manolov	Bulgaria	695,000
10	Andrej Desset	Slovakia	690,000

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition – Schedule, Sunday, September 13

The focus of the action is Day 2 of the Main Event, which kicks off at 4 p.m., with the clock increased to 40-minute levels, and play expected to continue until the field is reduced to the final two tables.

The penultimate side event of the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition also takes place, with the one-day €20,000 Second Chance tournament featuring a €200 buy-in, and a 25-minute clock.

Date	Time	Buy-In	Event	Stack	Clock	Late Reg	Prizes
Sept. 13	10:00	€400	Main Event Day 1I 15 Min Levels	40,000	00:15	10	€400,000
Sept. 13	14:00	€400	Flip and GO one hand	10,000	00:01	—	€4,000
Sept. 13	16:00	—	Main Event Day 2	—	00:40	—	€400,000
Sept. 13	17:00	€200	Second Chance ONE DAY	40,000	00:25	10	€20,000

 

We will be on the floor from the start of Day 2, and will provide details of the final Day 2 qualifiers, the Day 2 seat draw, and payouts as soon as possible.