Wednesday was the first full day of the Battle of Malta Autumn Edition. The opening two starting days of the €1.5m guaranteed Main Event took place, alongside a busy schedule of side events at the Eden Arena and Casino Malta in St Julian’s. Swords Drawn At the Spring Edition, the BOM pivoted away from the…
Day 1b of the €600 Main Event attracted 113 entries. Below are the chip counts of those 8 who made it through to Day 2. Position Name Chips 1 Alexander Regler 452,000 2 Pantelis Charalampous 430,000 3 Fabrizio Petroni 364,000 4 Florian Ribouchon 319,000 5 Lulei Hu 271,000 6 Adam Neal 206,000 7 Grigoris Kyriazi…
Day 1a of the €600 Main Event attracted 285 entries. Below are the chip counts of those 43 who made it through to Day 2. Position Name Chips 1 Athony Hughes 1,168,000 2 Nicola Karl 965,000 3 Herli Olop 913,000 4 Luis Marthino 742,000 5 Pablo De Heredia 665,000 6 Jorge Gomez 645,000 7 Pablo…
Level 22: 10,000/15,000 (15,000) Entries: 43/285 After an absolutely ridiculous bubble (which has to be some kind of record), the 43 survivors have now bagged their chips for Day 2. It’s currently 06:28 when I’m writing this; I’m laughing, crying, and experiencing emotions I’ve never felt before. Let’s see if my brain still works as…
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 44/285 Below is a table displaying various activitíes, and how long they take on average. Activity Time Swin between Malta and Greece 15 days For paint to dry 1-2 weeks For me to solve Rubik’s Cube 3-4 weeks A good Whiskey to age 3-18 years For the bubble to burst…
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 45/285 A short-stacked Palina Mankevich moved all in for 51,000 UTG. After seven players folded, Luis Marthino snap-called from the Big Blind. Palina Makevich: Luis Marthino: Mankevich was trailing, but the brought some hope. Things looked even more likely on the turn. Sadly for her, though, it was a severe…
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 48/285 Seated UTG, John Jaffke clicked it to 12,000. Action then folded all the way to Francesco Piro, who moved all in for 122,000 from the Small Blind. After Jorge Gomez folded his Big Blind, Jaffke made the call. Francesco Piro: John Jaffke: It was a classic coin flip situation,…
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 51/285 Action folded all the way to Gustav Frigast, who min-raised to 12,000 from the Button. Seated in the Big Blind, Pablo Molina was the sole caller. Molina check-called a 10,000 bet from Frigast on the flop. Both players then checked the turn. Molina completed the check trifecta on the…
Level 17: 2,000/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 56/285 Action folded all the way to Anton Herrmann, who made it 13,000 from the Small Blind. Big Blind-player Attila Zab took a peek at his holdings before moving all in for roughly 100,000. Herrmann couldn’t have made the call any faster. Attila Zab: Anton Herrmann: Even though his queen…
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 59/285 Action folded all the way to Matthieu Van De Zande, who opened to 8,000 from the Cut-off. Then, seated on the Button, Mike Maas three-bet to 25,000. For good measure, Istvan Magyar four-bet to 82,000 from the Small Blind. “Not too much action,” Van De Zande thought, and moved…