Ten Left in Main – On Break
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.
Bengtsen Out In 11th Place as Ziemichod Flops Trips (€8,100)
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 10/1,542 Action folded to Jannik Bengtsen, who opened to 240,000 from the Button. Adrian Ziemichod, seated next to Bengtsen in the Big Blind, forced Bengtsen all in for 2,040,000. Bengtsen snap-called. Adrian Ziemichod: Jannik Bengtsen: Two ladies on the hand, but no lady luck on the board for Bengtsen, as…
Szucs Doubles Through Ziemichod
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 11/1,542 Adrian Ziemichod opened to 240,000 from the Button. Short-stacked Attila Szucs raised to 620,000, leaving only 150,000 behind. Ziemichod forced Zsucs all in, and naturally, he made the call. Adrian Ziemichod: Attila Szucs: went all in for 770,000 The runout secured a crucial double up for Szucs. Adrian Ziemichod:…
Tanner Is Out in 12th Place (€7,210)
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 11/1,542 A short-stacked Christoph Tanner went all in from the Cut-off for 1,150,000. Action folded to Jannik Bengtsen in the Big Blind, who called immediately after he took at look at his cards. Christoph Tanner: Jannik Bengtsen: Tanner didn’t connect on the board, and such, he was eliminated in 12th…
Lundström Wins Biggest Pot Of the Tournament so far
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 12/1,542 The flop read at Table 116 with roughly 850,000 in the middle. Flaviano Cammisuli and Oscar Arezzo both checked to Rasmus Lundström who bet 325,000. Back on Cammisuli who now raised to 900,000. Arezzo folded, prior to Lundström making the call. The turn was the , and Cammisuli fired…
News of a Big Pot Incoming…
Play has tightened up significantly since play resumed and there are still 12 players left. However a huge hand has just gone down between two of the chip leaders. Details coming shortly…
Players on Break in Main Event
The Main Event is now on the second break of the day and the chips have been totalled up by the floor staff and this is the current state of play for the Tremendous Twelve. Pos Player Name Chips Table/Seat 1 Flaviano Cammisuli 12,235,000 116/5 2 Adrian Ziemichod 11,335,000 118/3 3 Rasmus Lundstroem 8,910,000…
Dark Knight Rises Again
Two of today’s side events are now well in progress and the Dark Knight has just begun. It’s been a regular fixture at the Battle of Malta for many years and this is the second running of the caped hero’s favourite poker tournament at the Spring Edition. There were 17 players in their seats at…
Ziemichod Wins Another One
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000) Entries: 12/1,542 Adrian Ziemichod opened to 200,000 from the Button. Christoph Tanner was the sole caller as he decided to defend his Big Blind. Tanner check-called a 225,000 bet from Ziemichod on the flop. Action repeated itself on the turn, the only difference being Ziemichod’s bet now was 625,000. Action went…
Benoit Kuhn Busts in 13th (€7,210)
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000) Entries: 14/1,542 Start of day chip leader Benoit Kuhn is the latest player to see his tournament life fizzle out of existence. Shortly before the hand in question he was telling the table that he’s still on tilt from a big pot he lost seven hands earlier. In the hand in…