Level 13: 1,000/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 657/1,990 The players have just returned from a 20-minute break. It has been announced that play will conclude when 299 remain. Below are some of the biggest stacks I was able to identify in the room. Player Chips Big Blinds Lior Sahar 556,000 185 Max Crespo 505,000 168 Evangelos Argyris…
The Day of the Dead is nearly over and there have been countless tournament life deaths today, but none of their relatives visited the graves of the fallen. Its also my last post of this very long day, which still has a long way to go, but the blog will continue, authored by my esteemed…
Level 12: 1,000/2,500 (2,500) Entries: 735/1,990 Bartosz Mielczarek opened to 5,500 from UTG+1. Action folded all the way to Martin Mulsow, who moved all in for 24,000 from the Small Blind. Mielczarek didn’t take long before making the call. Martin Mulsow: Bartosz Mielczarek: “The queen is coming on the river,” Mulsow said. He must possess…
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 815/1,990 I paid Table 76 a visit to see how Mike Alonso (who was the chip leader at the most recent break) was getting along. At the exact moment I got there, he called a 4,500 open from Dimitrios Orfanidis (UTG+1). Considering Alonso was the Big Blind, he was first…
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 876/1,990 Seated in the Cut-off, Alex Gleeson opened to 4,000 from the Cut-off. Nikola Filipovic decided to defend his Big Blind. Filipovic donked 3,000 on the flop, and Gleeson made the call. Filipovic continued the aggressive path on the turn, and, again, Gleeson decided to stick around. You’d think Filipovic…
Registration has just closed in Day 1g of the Battle of Malta Main Event. The final number of entries, subject to verification, is a staggering 1,989! 1,990 (they did find another player after all) This is a single biggest starting day ever in the battle of Malta’s history and perhaps one of the largest starting…
The dinner break has now ended and the tenth level of Day 1h has now begun. There are still 980 participating in this biggest ever Battle of Malta starting day, with 1,939 entries made so far and just 30 minutes left for players to join the flight.
With Day 1g on dinner break, its time for a quick roundup of everything that’s going on at Casino Malta and the Eden Arena. Main Event Day 1h has just started its 3rd level, with 293 entries so far. There are still just under 3 hours until late registration closes in this one. The MAS…
Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500) Entries: 969/1,908 The players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. In roughly one hour, they will resume play on Level 10. I wandered the tournament area and identified some of the biggest stacks. Player Chips Big Blinds Mike Alonso 365,000 243 Evangelos Argyris 322,000 215 Robert Previsic 312,500 208 Andreas…