2026 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition

€600 Main Event
Day: 5
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Event Info
2026 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition
Event Info
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€2,413,281
Total Entries
5,368
Places Paid
726
Players Left
4
Average Chip Stack
48,440,000
Total Chips
193,760,000
Next Payout
Place 4
€62,150
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
1,000,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
8
Players Left
4
Players Left 4 / 5,368

Malatynski Springs a River Trap

Level 38 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
James Malatynski
James Malatynski

Marios Kapiris opened with A♣J♣ and picked up calls from both blinds.

All three players checked the 10♦6♠9♦ flop.

The 7♣ turn saw James Malatynski check his straight with 8♠8♥, while Lulei Hu bet 3,300,000 with a set of tens 10♥10♣. Kapiris folded, but Malatynski made the call.

The 5♥ river completed the board, and Malatynski checked again. Hu fired another bet, this time for 6,600,000. Malatynski then moved all in for 18,900,000.

Hu took his time before asking for a count and eventually making the call. With the pot, Malatynski moved into the chip lead.

Tags: James MalatynskiLulei HuMarios Kapiris