Stavros Passias in the cutoff opened to 650,000 with A♦10♠ and faced Georgios Papakonstantinou, who called with K♣10♣ from the big blind.
Both players flopped top pair on 2♦10♥4♠, so when Passias continued for 425,000, Papakonstantinou quickly check-called.
They checked the 4♣ turn and Papakonstantinou checked the A♥. Passias bet 500,000. Papakonstantinou snap-called but lost to Passias' two pair.
After he defended from the big blind but folded on the flop in the first hand of the final table and then folded is small blind, Marko Cosic raised to 600,000 from the button with A♦2♣ and Fredrick Bratein defended from the big blind with 10♣7♣.
The dealer fanned a flop of 8♥5♦3♥. Both players checked and checked the 5♠ turn.
Bratein led out for 500,000 on the 9♣ river. Cosic went into the tank and called with ace-high to scoop the pot.
Cards are in the air at the Battle of Malta Main Event final table!
Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
After a short introduction, the eight finalists have taken their seats on stage and the final table can get underway.
PokerNews will now provide updates with a 30-minute delay to respect the stream.
Today is final table day in the €600 Battle of Malta Summer Edition Main Event at Casino Malta!
After outlasting a massive field of 2,667 entries, only eight players remain in the hunt for the €176,070 top prize. The only question now is: who will win the battle?
The answer could be Georgios Papakonstantinou, who finished Day 4 as the chip leader with 22,525,000 after a strong run during the final levels of the night. Or perhaps it will be Stavros Passias, who led the field from the middle of Day 3 until the last moments of Day 4 and will return to the final table second in chips with 19,275,000.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Censabella | Italy | 13,775,000 | 46 |
| 2 | Fredrick Bratein | Norway | 4,850,000 | 16 |
| 3 | Stavros Passias | Greece | 19,275,000 | 64 |
| 4 | Alejandro Asenjo | Spain | 12,850,000 | 43 |
| 5 | Danilo Scevola | Italy | 3,750,000 | 13 |
| 6 | Georgios Papakonstantinou | Greece | 22,525,000 | 75 |
| 7 | Gianluca Donini | Italy | 2,375,000 | 8 |
| 8 | Marko Cosic | Serbia | 16,025,000 | 53 |
Behind the chip leaders, Marko Cosic (16,025,000), Angelo Censabella (13,775,000), and Alejandro Asenjo (12,850,000) will also have their sights set on the trophy and return to the final table with stacks above average.
Meanwhile, the three shortest stacks Fredrick Bratein (4,850,000), Danilo Scevola (3,750,000), and Gianluca Donini (2,375,000) remain firmly in contention despite holding between eight and sixteen big blinds. An early double-up will be needed to put them right back in the mix.
All eight finalists will return to the table at 2 p.m. local time, with 24 minutes remaining in Level 34 and blinds at 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 big blind ante. Play will then continue on 60-minute levels until a champion is crowned.
The final table will be to follow on stream on Battle of Malta’s channels with a delay.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €176,070 |
| 2 | €101,910 |
| 3 | €69,480 |
| 4 | €52,660 |
| 5 | €43,900 |
| 6 | €35,600 |
| 7 | €27,050 |
| 8 | €19,350 |
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action until a player lifts the trophy!
€600 Let The Battle Begin
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