Silvio Schembri “So as I was saying, a flush beats a straight and try not to purse your lips when you’re bluffing” Silvio Schembri Gabriele Re Vlasios Argyris quickly went from Hero to chip count Zero Leslie John Alfred Lema Lamnea Davide Iannaco Fabio Peluso
It’s now pumpkin time for the bogging team and we are packing up and heading off to our beds to prepare for what will certainly be the busiest day yet for the Battle of Malta Autumn Edition. The Main Event Day 1e did not quite get to 1,000 entries, but went close, ending up at…
The first mystery bounties were pulled during the first break of Day 2 of the Siege of Malta. There are now 50 of the 154 players who started Day 2 left in the tournament and 104 of the bounties have now been won. However, only 36 of the bounties were drawn during the break and…
Day 2 of the Mystery Siege of Malta began at 9pm after a forced delay due to the late finish of Day 1d, which had 354 entries. It was a fast a furious start to the business end of the tournament, with 60 players being eliminated within the first 40 minutes of play. One of…
Tonight’s main event satellite is preparing to start in the downstairs Poker room at the intercontinental hotel. Due to the extremely busy nature of today, this tournament had a soft cap of 150 players placed on it and all seats have been filled before the tournament started. Depending on how fast other tournaments are moving,…
The final day of the record-breaking €450 Mystery Siege of Malta began at 9 p.m. Some excitement is awaiting the 154 entries from the massive field of 1,034 entries attracted during the four opening flights for a piece of the €196,077 in prizes on tap. This is not all as there will be €206,800 in…
Almost simultaneously, Day 1e has gone on dinner break, just as the half-price Day 1f is getting started. So far 144 players have entered and the clock has been running for less that ten minutes. So far just one player has made the walk of shame and that player is the UK’s Paul Fisher. Unlucky…
With the Main Event Day 1e approaching its dinner break, here’s a glance at what’s going on around the room. Battle of Malta Main Event Day 1e Current Level: 9 Players Left/Entries: 524/890 Who’s Out: Steven Watts, Martin Tsvetanov, Sascha Manns Who’s Still In: Gabriele Re, Vasileios Zisis, Natalie Bromley, Mario Eder, Steve Tucker Its…
Level 9: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 559/875 The Main Event is well on its way to smash the lofty €1.5 million guarantee with more than €1 million contributed to the prize pool with more than 2,300 entries in the mix including 875 entries today. Level 9 just began with blinds at 500/1,000 with a big blind…
Marriage proposals were accepted and a champion was just crowned in the £12,500 guaranteed Redtooth Poker Malta 52. Frankie Chan defeated 48 other entries including Colin Broadhead heads-up to earn the £5,000 top prize. Chan was elated during the interview just conducted during my walkaround on Facebook live and shared that this was his first…