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Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2026 WSOP Circuit Malta
€1,500 WSOP-C Main Event
Day: 1a
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Level 6
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The 55 players of the Main Event are now on a 15-minute break.
Level 6
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a board of 8♥Q♦7♣6♥J♦ with 13,400 in the pot, Evangelos Charalampous in the small blind bet 5,000. Andreas Backlund in the big blind raised to 20,000, so Charalampous went deep into the tank.
Charalampous eventually made the call with J♣9♥ and caught Backlund bluffing with 10♠4♥. "You made a big raise. If you made less big..." Charalampous said to justify his call.
Level 6
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Three-way on a board of 6♣A♦2♣10♦, Florian Ribouchon in the big blind potted to 8,000. Ilay Uziel under the gun called while Salvatore Guana on the button folded.
Ribouchon continued for 21,000 on the 2♦ river. Uziel went into the tank but folded.
In the next hand, Andrew Salami limped from the hijack and called after Florian Ribouchon in the small blind raised to 4,400.
Both players checked a flop of A♥5♠2♣ and the 5♣ turn to find the 3♥ river which was checked by Ribouchon. Salami overbet to 24,500 and Ribouchon went deep into the tank. He folded and Salami revealed 4♦4♥ for a straight.
Level 6
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
The action was picked up after Evangelos Charalampous in the big blind moved all-in for 11,100 and was called by Evangelos Charalampous under the gun. Danilo Colomba in the cutoff raised to 26,100 and Charalampous called.
Charalampous checked a flop of 7♦9♣8♣, Colomba moved all-in and Charalampous quickly folded.
Macie Krolak: K♣10♣ 
Danilo Colomba: A♥A♦
Krolak ran into queens but was lucky enough to hit a straight with the 6♦ turn. The J♠ landed on the river and he doubled up.
Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Tommy Mokhtari opened to 1,600 from the hijack. Muhamet Perati on the button called but Enzo Nicolas in the small blind three-bet to 6,000. Mokhtari four-bet to 16,600 to make Perati fold, but Nicolas called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 10♠2♣4♠ which was checked by Nicolas. Mokhtari jammed for 29,500, so Nicolas went into the tank.
He prepared some chips to call, but ultimately folded.
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
David Sommer in the hijack opened to 1,800. Gabriele Paone in the big blind three-bet to 7,500, then Sommer moved all-in. Paone snap-called off his last 29,400.
Gabriele Paone: A♦Q♦
David Sommer: A♥K♥
Paone stood up as he flopped top pair on 10♠Q♥5♦. The 10♣ turn and the 2♦ river kept him in the lead and he doubled up.
Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
