Olop Joins the Rail

Level 27: 20,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 103/5,799 Herli Olop, who finished in eighth place during the 2023 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition Main Event, was on line to collect his 104th place prize of €3,920 when he shared the nitty-gritty of how he lost his stack. Olop shared he was card dead and folding for an…

Trip Jacks for Iannaco to Oust Vitale

Level 27: 20,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 104/5,799 Francesco Vitale jammed for 530,000 from middle position. Davide Iannaco asked for a count from the cutoff before he called. The rest of the table folded and the hands were tabled. Francesco Vitale: Davide Iannaco: Jacks not only held but Iannaco hit a jack on the flop to improve…

Lerga Runs Nines Into Mihu’s Queens

Level 27: 20,000/50,000 (50,000) Entries: 110/5,799 Cristian Mihu min-raised from under the gun and was called by Manuel Licata from one seat over. Luka Lerga three-bet shoved for 1.25 million. Mihu came over the top for about 1.5 million and Licata accidentally exposed his before Licata acted. Licata tanked for a bit before he folded…

Chip Leaders at the Break

The story of the tournament is beginning to taking shape and big stacks are starting to emerge. Defending champ Vasilsios Zisis is still one of the chip leadersm having grown his stack to 3.9m, however the current chip leader is now Kryzstof Mielnik, who is the first player to build a stack over 5m. He…

What’s Going On?

Yes, there’s a lot going on at the Battle of Malta today, currently there are five other events in play. in addition to the Main. Here’s a roundup of the state of play in each of them at the moment. High Roller Current Level: 14 Players Left/Entries: 285/540 Registration Closed Full Tilt Catania Bounty Current Level:…

More Heads Tumble in the Main Event

Level 26: 20,000/40,000 (40,000) Entries: 119/5,799 The latest spate of executions has now been completed and the following players have all had their tournament heads chopped off. This fresh batch of victims secured €3,580 paydays, with the exception of three players, who won a little more, thanks to winning starting day big stack bonuses. The…

Ace-Queen Does the Trick for Jarefjall

Level 26: 20,000/40,000 (40,000) Entries: 121/5,799 There was around 800,000 in the pot with the on the board after the turn when Michael Kim Falcon bet 420,000. Nils Jarefjall paused for about 30 seconds before he called. Both players checked the river. Jarefjall turned over the and his top pair and queen kicker did the…