Another busy day of poker action at Card Casino Samorin on September 10 saw the first trophy of the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition awarded, as Martin Bartos was the last player standing in the €1,000 buy-in, €50,000 High Roller, while Maciej Blazejewski led three qualifiers from Day 1c of the €400 buy-in, €400,000 Main Event, and Silviu Nemes was at the top of 18 qualifiers in Day 1b of the €220 buy-in €40,000 Mystery Bounty.

Martin Bartos Wins Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition €1,000 High Roller (€17,200 plus €500 WSOPC ticket)

A high-quality field of 43 players gathered for the High Roller, and six players split the €50,000 prize pool. Attila Koncz of Hungary came into the final table with the chip lead, but it was Martin Bartos, tenth in the Slovakia all-time money list, who bagged the trophy and €17,200 top prize after defeating Zdenek Svoboda of Czechia heads-up.

Jessica Vierling of Germany secured a minimum cash, while Ross Whitelaw of the United Kingdom and Jaroslav Peter of Czechia also made the money, with the full results detailed below.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Martin Bartos	Slovakia	€17,200
2	Zdenek Svoboda	Czechia	€11,000
3	Attila Koncz	Hungary	€7,100
4	Jaroslav Peter	Czechia	€4,800
5	Ross Whitelaw	United Kingdom	€3,400
6	Jessica Vierling	Germany	€2,500

 

Maciej Blazejewski Leads Three Qualifiers in Day 1c of the €400 Main Event

With the final starting flight of the Mystery Bounty and High Roller also taking place, Day 1c of the Main Event attracted a small field of 24 entries, and three players qualified, led by Maciej Blazejewski of Poland, with the full counts below.

Day 1c Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event Counts

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Maciej Blazejewski	Poland	450,000
2	Marek Miklos	Slovakia	258,000
3	Christoph Hillinger	Austria	251,000

 

Overall Top Ten Counts After Day 1c – Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event

As such, a total of 116 players from 924 entries have booked their spots for Day 2 thus far, with the overall top ten as follows:-

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Sergii Baranov	Ukraine	1,036,000
2	Peter Kadlec	Slovakia	900,000
3	Edmond Ala	Austria	818,000
4	Gabriel Otescu	Romania	794,000
5	Silviu Nemes	Romania	667,000
6	Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Ukraine	650,000
7	Martin Lechner	Austria	639,000
8	Lubos Svoboda	Czech Republic	605,000
9	Andrej Desset	Slovakia	690,000
10	Christian Sykora	Austria	579,000

 

Two more starting flights take place today, September 11, at noon and 6 p.m.

Silviu Nemes Leads 18 Qualifiers in Day 1b of €220 Mystery Bounty

The final starting flight of the Mystery Bounty attracted 142 entries, with 18 players progressing to join the five qualifiers from Day 1a.

Silviu Nemes of Romania (490,000) bagged the chip lead in Day 1b, slightly ahead of Ozren Cvijanovic of Serbia (440,000), while players such as Tina Christensen of Denmark (390,000), Finn Joonas Holm (240,000) and Bulgarian Martin Todorov (135,000) also qualified.

The full counts for the Day 1b qualifiers are listed below.

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Silviu Nemes	Romania	490,000
2	Ozren Cvijanovic	Serbia	440,000
3	Tina Christensen	Denmark	390,000
4	Salvatore Amico	Italy	385,000
5	Sandor Mate	Hungary	367,000
6	Norbert Ale	Hungary	347,000
7	Maksym Ronshyn	Ukraine	286,000
8	Joonas Holm	Finland	240,000
9	Vladimir Cocis	Romania	235,000
10	Tibor Hegedues	Hungary	194,000
11	Radovan Fridrich	Slovakia	156,000
12	Domenico Casamassima	Italy	139,000
13	Martin Todorov	Bulgaria	135,000
14	Bas de Laat	Netherlands	126,000
15	Oleh Vasylyuk	Ukraine	126,000
16	Petr Segl	Czechia	98,000
17	Daniel Georgiev	Bulgaria	76,000
18	Andrej Desset	Slovakia	42,000

 

The overall counts for the Day 2 players are as follows:

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Silviu Nemes	Romania	490,000
2	Junyu Liu	China	440,000
3	Ozren Cvijanovic	Serbia	440,000
4	Tina Christensen	Denmark	390,000
5	Salvatore Amico	Italy	385,000
6	Sandor Mate	Hungary	367,000
7	Norbert Ale	Hungary	347,000
8	Maksym Ronshyn	Ukraine	286,000
9	Lubomir Jasica	Slovakia	240,000
10	Joonas Holm	Finland	240,000
11	Vladimir Cocis	Romania	235,000
12	Tibor Hegedues	Hungary	194,000
13	Or Zadka	Israel	146,000
14	Radovan Fridrich	Slovakia	156,000
15	Filip Jurga	Slovakia	139,000
16	Domenico Casamassima	Italy	139,000
17	Martin Todorov	Bulgaria	135,000
18	Ran Eingorn	Israel	115,000
19	Bas de Laat	Netherlands	126,000
20	Oleh Vasylyuk	Ukraine	126,000
21	Petr Segl	Czechia	98,000
22	Daniel Georgiev	Bulgaria	76,000
23	Andrej Desset	Slovakia	42,000

 

The final day kicks off at 3 p.m. on September 11, with players in the money and bounties up for grabs from the start of play, and payout details will be provided as soon as possible.

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition – Schedule, Friday, September 11

Another packed schedule of events is on the menu, with two starting flights of the Main Event, the final day of the Mystery Bounty and the €150 buy-in, €10,000 Deepstack Turbo all set to be completed.

Date	Time	Buy-In	Event	Stack	Clock	Late Reg	Prizes
Sept 11	11:00	€55	Rebuy/Add-On Satellite to Day 1 5 TCK	20,000	01:00	8	5x TCK
Sept 11	12:00	€400	Main Event Day 1D	40,000	00:30	10	€400,000
Sept 11	15:00	€220	Mystery Bounty Final Day	—	00:35	—	€40,000
Sept 11	18:00	€400	Main Event Day 1E	40,000	00:30	10	€400,000
Sept 11	19:00	€150	Deepstack Turbo	50,000	00:20	12	€10,000
Sept 11	20:00	€70	Satellite to Day 1F 5 TCK	20,000	00:15	8	5x TCK

 

We will be on the floor from 2.30 p.m. bringing you coverage of all the action, so stay tuned for all your coverage of the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition.