2026 Battle of Malta Autumn Edition

€600 Main Event
Day: 4
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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
8
Average Chip Stack
24,220,000
Total Chips
193,760,000
Next Payout
Place 8
€21,150
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
24
Players Left
8
Players Left 8 / 5,368
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Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Dor Itah Eliminated in 14th Place (€13,350)

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Dor Itah
Dor Itah

Lulei Hu opened to 550,000 from under the gun before Dor Itah three-bet to 1,650,000 from the button. Hu came back with a four-bet to 2,900,000, and Itah moved all in for around 5,800,000. Hu snap-called with the covering stack, and the cards were turned over.

Dor Itah: A♥K♦All in
Lulei Hu: K♥K♠

Itah had run into Hu's pocket kings and needed to improve to stay in the tournament. However, the board ran out 4♠5♣Q♥10♦10♠, giving Hu two pair with the kings and tens to win the pot.

Tags: Dor ItahLulei Hu

Vernerova Wins a Big Pot Against Coronado

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Tereza Vernerova
Tereza Vernerova

Marco Lopez Coronado and Tereza Vernerova were involved in a button versus big blind pot with 1,200,000 in the middle on an A♣K♣4♦ flop.

Coronado check-raised to 1,000,000 after Vernerova bet 350,000, and she made the call.

The A♦ turn brought another check from Coronado, who then called a bet of 1,900,000 from Vernerova.

Both players checked the 3♥ river, and Vernerova showed A♠8♦ for trip aces, which was good against Coronado's K♥4♥ for two pair.

Tags: Marco Lopez CoronadoTereza Vernerova

Gabriele Nuzzo Eliminated in 15th Place (€13,350)

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Gabriele Nuzzo
Gabriele Nuzzo

Action folded to Gabriele Nuzzo on the button, and he moved all-in for around 1,950,000. Rosario Saddemi then reshoved from the small blind for about 2,400,000, forcing the big blind out. The cards were turned over.

Gabriele Nuzzo: J♠J♦All in
Rosario Saddemi: Q♣J♥

Nuzzo was ahead with his pocket jacks, but the 5♣Q♠9♥ flop gave Saddemi a pair of queens, leaving Nuzzo with only a few outs. The 3♣ turn and 9♣ river brought no help for Nuzzo, who was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Gabriele NuzzoRosario Saddemi

Final Two Tables Chip Counts

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChip countBig Blind
1091Marco Lopez Coronado28,500,000114
1092   
1093Vittorio Bevilacqua4,150,00017
1094Alessandro De Michele19,600,00078
1095Ofer Tadmor20,300,00081
1096Vasileios Tsaknis9,300,00037
1097Tereza Vernerova27,900,000112
1098Jakub Skurzynski7,500,00030
     
1101Dor Itah6,300,00025
1102Gabriele Nuzzo2,125,0009
1103Rosario Saddemi2,950,00012
1104Emmanouil Chalkiotis9,100,00036
1105Lulei Hu10,500,00042
1106James Malatynski11,700,00047
1107Marios Kapiris18,500,00074
1108Ivane Khazaradze6,500,00026

Casper Jensen Eliminated in 16th Place (€12,000), Shai Arbel Eliminated in 17th Place (€12,000)

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Casper Jensen
Casper Jensen

Marco Lopez Coronado opened to 500,000 from under the gun before Shai Arbel moved all-in for 4,400,000 from the hijack. Casper Jensen used a time bank card before making the call for most of his stack. Coronado then moved all-in over the top, and Jensen called for his remaining chips. The three players turned over their cards, with Arbel and Jensen both at risk.

Shai Arbel: A♣10♣All in
Casper Jensen: Q♠J♠All in
Marco Lopez Coronado: A♦K♠

Coronado was ahead with ace-king and stayed in front as the board ran out 6♥3♦5♣5♥7♠, securing the pot and eliminating both opponents.

Arbel had the shorter stack and finished in 17th place for €12,000. Jensen followed in 16th place, also collecting €12,000.

Shai Arbel
Shai Arbel

With two players eliminated, the field was down to 15, and the final two tables were set.

Tags: Casper JensenMarco Lopez CoronadoShai Arbel

Paschalis Papadopoulos Eliminated in 18th Place (€10,800)

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Paschalis Papadopoulos
Paschalis Papadopoulos

Action folded to Paschalis Papadopoulos in the small blind, where he moved 2,100,000 into the middle, leaving himself with just 250,000 behind. Marios Kapiris then moved all-in from the big blind. Papadopoulos took his time before calling, hoping to make the pay jump, and the cards were turned over.

Paschalis Papadopoulos: 10♠9♦All in
Marios Kapiris: A♠5♦

The board ran out Q♣3♣Q♥8♣4♠, and Kapiris held with ace-high to win the pot. Papadopoulos was eliminated in 18th place for €10,800.

Tags: Marios KapirisPaschalis Papadopoulos

Anton Makejev Eliminated in 19th Place (€10,800)

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Anton Makejev
Anton Makejev

Anton Makejev opened from under the gun, and action folded to Alessandro De Michele in the big blind, who made the call.

On the J♠2♠J♣ flop, De Michele check-raised Makejev's bet of 300,000 to 875,000, and Makejev called.

De Michele checked again on the 8♠ turn, and Makejev bet 1,200,000. De Michele took his time before making the call.

The 10♥ river completed the board, and De Michele checked once more. Makejev bet 1,600,000, leaving himself around 3,500,000 behind. De Michele then moved all in, covering Makejev, who made the call.

De Michele showed J♥J♦ for quad jacks, while Makejev held A♠5♠ for a flush. It was not enough to beat De Michele's quads, and Makejev was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Alessandro De MicheleAnton Makejev