The 2025 Battle of Malta Spring Edition has now reached its final table. It will be played out to a finish at Intercontinental Hotel, adjoined to Casino Malta, with play commencing at 2pm. There are now just eight players left out of the 1,542 who began the quest for ultimate triumph, the €120,000 top prize…
After roughly eight hours of play, Day 4 of the 2025 Battle of Malta Main Event came to an end. It was an absolutely thrilling day, which started with a few short stacks busting during the earlier stages, followed by some thrilling hands that saw many chips trading owners. Let’s take a look at what…
Even though the Main Event has long since ended for the day, three of today’s four side events are still ongoing at Casino Malta and the Intercontinental Hotel in St Julians. The one event that has been completed was the final Pot Limit Omaha event, with a €220 buy-in. It attracted a field of 20…
Day 4 of the Battle of Malta is now history. After Gabriele Carro’s exit, courtesy of Rasmus Lundstroem, play was adjourned. The final table will begin at 2pm on Wednesday 9th April, when the Grateful Eight will return for the final skirmish of the Spring Edition. Grateful, not hateful, there’s only positive vibes at this…
Level 31: 100,000/150,000 (150,000) Entries: 8/1,542 Roughly 15 minutes into the 9-handed unofficial final table, Gabriele Carro opened to 300,000 from the Cut-off. Seated in the Big Blind, Rasmus Lundström decided to call. The flop came . Lundström checked to Carro, who continued for 325,000. Lundström made the call, and the dealer dealt the on…
The final table of nine has now been reached, but play will continue until one more player falls by the wayside, as tomorrow’s TV final table is eight-handed. Here are the chip counts and the seat draw. Play is about to resume, with 64 minutes left in the level. Pos Player Name Chips Table/Seat 1…
Level 30: 100,000/150,000 (150,000) Entries: 9/1,542 Having lost the majority of his stack against Adrian Zeimichod, Eftimov was left with just 650,000. He moved all-in under the gun and was called by Robert Perelman in the big blnd. Eftimov: Perelman: It was all but over on a flop of and the on the turn made…
Level 30: 100,000/150,000 (150,000) Entries: 10/1,542 Adrian Ziemichod opened to 300,000 from UTG, and Big Blind-player Ivaylo Eftimov was the sole caller. On the flop , Eftimov checked to Ziemichod, who continued for 300,000. Eftimov snap-raised to 1,100,000 and Ziemichod decided to call. Action went check-check on the turn. The…
It seems to becoming a two tier event, with a gap beginning to grow between the chip rich and the chip poor. While Adrian Ziemichod and Rasmus Lundstroem are chip aristocrats, Azerro and Szucs are paupers and the rest occupy a burgeoned middle class. Will this chip imbalance bring the day to end in the…
The final ten players in the Battle of Malta Spring Edition have now gone on a 15-minute break. Meanwhile the tournament staff are colouring up and updating the chip counts, which are coming shortly.