103 Will Move on

Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 249/686 It’s now been confirmed by the tournament director that 103 players will move on from Day 1c. In this very moment, 249 players are remaining so roughly half of the field will hit the rail before the remaining warriors will receive one plastic bag each.

Day 1d Chip Counts

Even though our main focus is reporting from Day 1c of the Main Event, we’ll be sure to capture the most important moments from all Day 1 flights. Here are the ten biggest stacks in Day 1d at the first break (returning to blinds 500/1,000 with a 1,000 Ante): Player Chips Big Blinds Daniel Nasman…

Day 1c Brings big Numbers

Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 260/686 Level 10 has ended, and as such, late registration is closed for Day 1c of the Main Event. Such, the final number of entries is 686, which is the biggest of any of the flights so far. Day 1a saw 146 entries (with 22 players bagging for Day 2).…

Angelo VS Angelo

Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 280/684 Angelo Patane opened to 3,500 from UTG. From UTG+1, Rosario Angelo decided to call, and Juergen Hoeh joined the fun from the Big Blind. The flop featured and, all three players opted to check. Hoeh bet 3,500 when the fell on the turn; Patange and Angelo both made the…

Di Gennaro has a Queen

Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 285/682 Rasmus Lundström made it 3,000 UTG. Franco Di Gennaro called from the Lo-Jack, and Big Blind-player Enrico Perra also joined the party. On the flop, Perra checked to Lundström who bet 2,500. Di Gennaro announced 7,000; Perra folded, while Lundström decided to go for the call. Both players checked…

Tebege Chases Glory

Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 292/682 The players have returned to the tables after the 75-minute dinner break and are currently playing Level 10, the last level before late registration closes. At Table 24, the board read , and there were roughly 14,000 in the middle. Samuel Tebege bet 14,000 and was quickly called by…

Assorted Chip Leaders During Dinner Break

Player Chips Big Blind Francesco Serra 220,500 147 Davide Iannaco 208,500 139 Alessandro Caffarelli 270,000 180 Vincenzo Mangiapane 225,000 150 Mike Tyson 354,500 236 Enrico Perra 251,500 168 Domenico Morise 280,000 187 Kostadin Mihaylov Mihaylov 284,700 190 Theodoros Ampelikiotis 214,000 143 Fabrizio Gasbarro 332,500 222 Oscar Arezzo 288,000 192

When the Show Has No Name

Today’s Battle of Malta talk shows have been recorded and are currently being reviewed and edited. They will be posted later this evening. One thing that still hadn’t been determined by yesterday’s second episode is the name of the show. a few suggestions have been made, but as yet, no winner has been revealed.  I…

Veselinovic Makes a Move

Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 350/666 From UTG, Vincenzo Pinna decided to limp for 1,200. Michail Tsilikidis then raised to 7,000 from middle position. Milos Veselinovic called from the Big Blind, prior to Pinna folding. On the flop, Veselinovic ramped up his engine and fired a 10,000 bet to the pre-flop aggressor Tsilikidis. Tsilikidis sighed…