Soon after Alessandro Siena was taken out, the Battle of Malta Main Event has gone on a 75-minute dinner break. With three players left, the blinds will be reduced to 30-minutes after they return. At this stage Vasileios is still on track to go back-to-back. The last three remaining players are currently huddled together, perhaps…
Level 43: 1,000,000/1,500,000 (1,500,000) Entries: 4/5,799 Soon after the demise of Ghasselmou, there was another departure from the final table. This one took place just before the dinner break, which means that when the last three return, the clock will be reduced to 30-minutes. Alessandro Siena shoved the remaining of his chips with , only…
Level 43: 1,000,000/1,500,000 (1,500,000) Entries: 4/5,799 In a blind vs. blind clash, Cosme Martinez completed his small blind, and Alessandro Siena raised to 5,000,000 after looking down at . Martinez took a minute before announcing an all-in, and Siena quickly called, putting Martinez at risk. Siena was still ahead on the flop and turn, needing…
It’s been going since 1pm, when 36 players returned and there are still 11 players left, vying for a place on the final table and a shot at the €48,440. They have had their dinner break and reached the money when there were 13 players left. Fabio Peluso didn’t quite make it, exiting in 15th…
Level 42: 1,000,000/1,500,000 (1,500,000) Entries: 5/5,799 The field has been reduced to four, as we have now lost another competitor. Looking down to in the cutoff, Shervin Ghassemlou moved all-in for 8,750,000 and was quickly called by Vasileios Zisis with dominating . The flop played in Zisis’ favor as Ghassemlou’s kicker was no help here.…
Level 41: 600,000/1,200,000 (1,200,000) Entries: 6/5,799 Fifteen minutes into level 41 another player’s participation in the tournament came to an end. Cosme Martinez raised to 2,400,000 from the button with , and Davide Iannaco quickly pushed all the chips in from the big blind, holding . Martinez made a call and Iannaco was at risk.…
With three exits in the last session of play, the final is now hotting up and the money is beginning to get serious. When play resumes they will be on level 41, with blinds of 600,000/1,200,000 and a 1,200,000 big blind ante. As we are now down to six players, the blinds levels will be…
Level 40: 500,000/1,000,000 (1,000,000) Entries: 6/5,799 Vasileios Zisis opened the pot with a min-raise from under the gun holding , Davide Iannaco completed his small blind with , and Shervin Ghassemlou came along with from the big blind. A flop of was good for the Brit, giving him plenty of ways to win the pot,…
Level 40: 500,000/1,000,000 (1,000,000) Entries: 6/5,799 Alessandro Siena could have been our fourth casualty at the final, calling an all-in from Alexandru Farcasanu, who was trying to steal the blinds with . Siena’s held the lead, but a flop of gave quite a sweat to Italian as Farcasanu had seven outs to kick him out…
Level 40: 500,000/1,000,000 (1,000,000) Entries: 7/5,799 Bust outs in poker tournaments are a little bit like buses, you wait at the stop for ages and then two turn up at the same time. In this case, three buses to the payout desk arrived almost at the same time, as we have now lost three players.…