A huge day of poker action in the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition at Card Casino Samorin on September 11 saw two trophies awarded, and two Main Event starting flights completed.

Silviu Nemes of Romania and Jonas Bachan of Austria walked away with trophies and bankroll boosts, while Alexandru Popa of Romania and Austrian Rudolf Kosa topped the standings in their respective Main Event flights.

The stand-out performance of the day undoubtedly belonged to Nemes, who claimed almost half the prize pool in the €220 Mystery Bounty after running riot in Day 2.

Silviu Nemes Wins €220 Mystery Bounty (€16,375 Inclusive of Bounties)

A total of 23 players returned for Day 2, and Nemes was at the top of the pile, with the €40,000 prize pool split evenly between cash prizes and bounties.

The Romanian proceeded to run amok, knocking out a barely believable 14 opponents, including every single final table adversary, to claim €11,500 in bounties on top of the €4,875 first-place prize, and the trophy, after defeating Tina Christensen of Denmark heads-up.

However, Nemes did not manage to get his hands on the biggest bounty of €4,700, which went to Dutchman Bas De Laat.

The full results for the event are below:

Place	Player	Country	Prize	Bounties
1	Silviu Nemes	Romania	€4,875	€11,500
2	Tina Christensen	Denmark	€3,140	€700
3	Junyu Liu	China	€2,130
4	Joonas Holm	Finland	€1,520
5	Domenico Casamassima	Italy	€1,130
6	Ozren Cvijanovic	Serbia	€875	€1,700
7	Martin Todorov	Bulgaria	€700
8	Petr Segl	Czechia	€580	€200
9	Norbert Ale	Hungary	€480
10	Ran Eingorn	Israel	€390
11	Salvatore Amico	Italy	€320
12	Filip Jurga	Slovakia	€320	€200
13	Tibor Hegedues	Hungary	€260
14	Lubomir Jasica	Slovakia	€260
15	Or Zadka	Israel	€260
16	Oleh Vasylyuk	Ukraine	€220
17	Bas De Laat	Netherlands	€220	€4,700
18	Sandor Mate	Hungary	€220
19	Vladimir Cocis	Romania	€220
20	Maksym Ronshyn	Ukraine	€220
21	Radovan Fridrich	Slovakia	€220
22	Daniel Georgiev	Bulgaria	€220
23	Andrej Desset	Slovakia	€220

 

Alexandru Popa Tops Main Event Day 1d Standings as Rudolf Kosa Takes Overall Chip Lead in Main Event Day 1e

A total of 12 players qualified from 91 entrants in Day 1d, with Alexandru Popa of Romania (712,000) leading the way, and the full counts as follows:

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Alexandru Popa	Romania	712,000
2	Daniel Georgiev	Bulgaria	584,000
3	Markus Cerny	Austria	476,000
4	Henrich Miculik	Slovakia	362,000
5	Jussi Pohjanharju	Finland	294,000
6	Georgi Stoyanov	Bulgaria	270,000
7	Lajos Varadi	Hungary	259,000
8	Salvatore Oliveri	Italy	222,000
9	Szabolcs Dala	Hungary	136,000
10	Killian Braud‑Chevalier	France	122,000
11	Adrian Sieradzki	Poland	102,000
12	Steve Trizis	United States	102,000

 

Meanwhile in Day 1e, Rudolf Kosa of Austria (1,299,000) joined Day 1a chip leader Sergii Baranov as the only player to hit seven figures, taking the overall chip lead in the process, as he headed 13 qualifiers from 98 entrants, with the full counts below.

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Rudolf Kosa	Austria	1,299,000
2	Peter Tordai	Hungary	371,000
3	Milomir Bubulj	Slovenia	339,000
4	Mario Klaic	Austria	318,000
5	Joonas Holm	Finland	286,000
6	Lukas Eimantas	Lithuania	277,000
7	Daniel Scridon	Romania	238,000
8	Efim Dorfman	Romania	214,000
9	Nenad Velisavljev	Serbia	190,000
10	Petko Stamatov	Bulgaria	131,000
11	Barnabas Lelkes	Slovakia	110,000
12	Jonathan Meshumar	Israel	86,000
13	Tamas Varszegi	Hungary	62,000

 

Those figures mean 141 players have qualified for Day 2 thus far from 1,113 entries, with the overall top ten Main Event counts after the completion of Day 1e as follows:

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Rudolf Kosa	Austria	1,299,000
2	Sergii Baranov	Ukraine	1,036,000
3	Peter Kadlec	Slovakia	900,000
4	Edmond Ala	Austria	818,000
5	Gabriel Otescu	Romania	794,000
6	Alexandru Popa	Romania	712,000
7	Andrej Desset	Slovakia	690,000
8	Silviu Nemes	Romania	667,000
9	Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Ukraine	650,000
10	Martin Lechner	Austria	639,000

 

Jonas Bachan Wins €150 Deepstack Turbo (€3,225)

The €150 Deepstack Turbo attracted 72 entries, creating a €9,500 prize pool, and Jonas Bachan of Austria took the trophy and banked a €3,225 payday after defeating Marcus Heindrich heads-up, with nine places paid as set out below.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Jonas Bachan	Austria	€3,225
2	Marcus Heindrich	Germany	€1,905
3	Georgios Seragos	Greece	€1,235
4	Lukas Noyan	Austria	€865
5	Marek Cunderlik	Slovakia	€645
6	Andrew Ward	United Kingdom	€510
7	Feodor Plamadeala	Romania	€425
8	Ross Whitelaw	United Kingdom	€365
9	Tasho Sehitaj	Albania	€325

 

Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition – Schedule, Saturday, September 12

The action on September 12 is all about the Main Event, with three further starting flights at noon and 5 p.m, featuring 30-minute levels, and Day 1h at 10 p.m., featuring 20-minute levels.

The final starting flight takes place at 10 a.m. on September 13, featuring 15-minute levels, while there is also a flip and go at 2 p.m. on the same day, representing the last chance for players to qualify for Day 2, scheduled for 4 p.m. on September 13.

In addition, a satellite offering five €1,300 packages to the Battle of Malta in October 2026 takes place at 7 p.m, comprising a €600 Main Event ticket, 4 nights of accommodation and €250 in cash.

Today’s schedule is set out below.

Date	Time	Buy-In	Event	Chips	Clock	Late Reg	Prizes
Sept 12	12:00	€400	Main Event Day 1F	40,000	00:30	10	€400,000
Sept 12	13:00	€70	Satellite to Day 1G 5 TCK	20,000	00:15	8	5x TCK
Sept 12	17:00	€400	Main Event Day 1G	40,000	00:30	10	€400,000
Sept 12	18:00	€70	Last Chance Satellite to Day 1H 5 TCK	20,000	00:15	8	5x TCK
Sept 12	19:00	€150	Satellite to Battle of Malta October	20,000	00:25	10	5x Package
Sept 12	22:00	€400	Main Event Day 1H 20 Min Levels	40,000	00:20	10	€400,000

 

We will be on the floor from 2 p.m. bringing you coverage of all the action, so stay tuned for all your coverage of the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition.