Another busy day of poker action at Card Casino Samorin on September 10 saw the first trophy of the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition awarded, as Martin Bartos was the last player standing in the €1,000 buy-in, €50,000 High Roller, while Maciej Blazejewski led three qualifiers from Day 1c of the €400 buy-in, €400,000 Main Event.
Meanwhile, Silviu Nemes was at the top of 18 qualifiers in Day 1b of the €220 buy-in €40,000 Mystery Bounty.
Martin Bartos Wins Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition €1,000 High Roller (€17,200 plus €500 WSOPC ticket)
A high-quality field of 43 players gathered for the High Roller, and six players split the €50,000 prize pool. Attila Koncz of Hungary came into the final table with the chip lead, but it was Martin Bartos, tenth in the Slovakia all-time money list, who bagged the trophy and €17,200 top prize, after defeating Zdenek Svoboda of Czechia heads-up.
Jessica Vierling of Germany secured a minimum cash, while Ross Whitelaw of the United Kingdom and Jaroslav Peter of Czechia also made the money, with the full results detailed below.
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| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 |  Martin Bartos | Slovakia | €17,200 |
| 2 |  Zdenek Svoboda | Czechia | €11,000 |
| 3 |  Attila Koncz | Hungary | €7,100 |
| 4 | Jaroslav Peter | Czechia | €4,800 |
| 5 |  Ross Whitelaw | United Kingdom | €3,400 |
| 6 |  Jessica Vierling | Germany | €2,500 |
Maciej Blazejewski Leads Three Qualifiers in Day 1c of the €400 Main Event
With the final starting flight of the Mystery Bounty and High Roller also taking place, Day 1c of the Main Event attracted a small field of 24 entries, and three players qualified, led by Maciej Blazejewski of Poland, with the full counts below.
End of Day 1c Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 |  Maciej Blazejewski | Poland | 450,000 |
| 2 | Marek Miklos | Slovakia | 258,000 |
| 3 |  Christoph Hillinger | Austria | 251,000 |
Overall Top Ten Counts After Day 1c – Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition Main Event
As such, a total of 116 players from 924 entries have booked their spots for Day 2 thus far, with the overall top ten as follows:-
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 |  Sergii Baranov | Ukraine | 1,036,000 |
| 2 | Peter Kadlec | Slovakia | 900,000 |
| 3 | Edmond Ala | Austria | 818,000 |
| 4 |  Gabriel Otescu | Romania | 794,000 |
| 5 | Silviu Nemes | Romania | 667,000 |
| 6 | Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | 650,000 |
| 7 | Martin Lechner | Austria | 639,000 |
| 8 | Lubos Svoboda | Czech Republic | 605,000 |
| 9 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 690,000 |
| 10 | Christian Sykora | Austria | 579,000 |
Two more starting flights take place today, September 11, at noon and 6 p.m.
Silviu Nemes Leads 18 Qualifiers in Day 1b of €220 Mystery Bounty
The final starting flight of the Mystery Bounty attracted 142 entries, with 18 players progressing to join the five qualifiers from Day 1a.
Silviu Nemes of Romania (490,000) bagged the chip lead in Day 1b, slightly ahead of Ozren Cvijanovic of Serbia (440,000), while players such as Tina Christensen of Denmark (390,000), Finn Joonas Holm (240,000) and Bulgarian Martin Todorov (135,000) also qualified.
The full counts for the Day 1b qualifiers are listed below.
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Silviu Nemes | Romania | 490,000 |
| 2 |  Ozren Cvijanovic | Serbia | 440,000 |
| 3 |  Tina Christensen | Denmark | 390,000 |
| 4 |  Salvatore Amico | Italy | 385,000 |
| 5 | Sandor Mate | Hungary | 367,000 |
| 6 | Norbert Ale | Hungary | 347,000 |
| 7 | Maksym Ronshyn | Ukraine | 286,000 |
| 8 |  Joonas Holm | Finland | 240,000 |
| 9 | Vladimir Cocis | Romania | 235,000 |
| 10 | Tibor Hegedues | Hungary | 194,000 |
| 11 | Radovan Fridrich | Slovakia | 156,000 |
| 12 | Domenico Casamassima | Italy | 139,000 |
| 13 |  Martin Todorov | Bulgaria | 135,000 |
| 14 |  Bas de Laat | Netherlands | 126,000 |
| 15 | Oleh Vasylyuk | Ukraine | 126,000 |
| 16 | Petr Segl | Czechia | 98,000 |
| 17 | Daniel Georgiev | Bulgaria | 76,000 |
| 18 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 50,000 |
The overall counts for the Day 2 players are as follows:
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Silviu Nemes | Romania | 490,000 |
| 2 |  Junyu Liu | China | 440,000 |
| 3 | Ozren Cvijanovic | Serbia | 440,000 |
| 4 | Tina Christensen | Denmark | 390,000 |
| 5 | Salvatore Amico | Italy | 385,000 |
| 6 | Sandor Mate | Hungary | 367,000 |
| 7 | Norbert Ale | Hungary | 347,000 |
| 8 | Maksym Ronshyn | Ukraine | 286,000 |
| 9 | Lubomir Jasica | Slovakia | 240,000 |
| 10 | Joonas Holm | Finland | 240,000 |
| 11 | Vladimir Cocis | Romania | 235,000 |
| 12 | Tibor Hegedues | Hungary | 194,000 |
| 13 |  Or Zadka | Israel | 146,000 |
| 14 | Radovan Fridrich | Slovakia | 156,000 |
| 15 | Filip Jurga | Slovakia | 139,000 |
| 16 | Domenico Casamassima | Italy | 139,000 |
| 17 | Martin Todorov | Bulgaria | 135,000 |
| 18 | Ran Eingorn | Israel | 115,000 |
| 19 | Bas de Laat | Netherlands | 126,000 |
| 20 | Oleh Vasylyuk | Ukraine | 126,000 |
| 21 | Petr Segl | Czechia | 98,000 |
| 22 | Daniel Georgiev | Bulgaria | 76,000 |
| 23 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 42,000 |
The final day kicks off at 3 p.m. on September 11, and payout details will be provided as soon as possible.
Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition – Schedule, Friday, September 11
Another packed schedule of events is on the menu, with two starting flights of the Main Event, the final day of the Mystery Bounty and the €150 buy-in, €10,000 Deepstack Turbo all set to be completed.
| Date | Time | Buy-In | Event | Stack | Clock | Late Reg | Prizes |
| Sept 11 | 11:00 | €55 | Rebuy/Add-On Satellite to Day 1 5 TCK | 20,000 | 01:00 | 8 | 5x TCK |
| Sept 11 | 12:00 | €400 | Main Event Day 1D | 40,000 | 00:30 | 10 | €400,000 |
| Sept 11 | 15:00 | €220 | Mystery Bounty Final Day | — | 00:35 | — | €40,000 |
| Sept 11 | 18:00 | €400 | Main Event Day 1E | 40,000 | 00:30 | 10 | €400,000 |
| Sept 11 | 19:00 | €150 | Deepstack Turbo | 50,000 | 00:20 | 12 | €10,000 |
| Sept 11 | 20:00 | €70 | Satellite to Day 1F 5 TCK | 20,000 | 00:15 | 8 | 5x TCK |
Full coverage of today’s action will be available from 2.30 p.m. on the Battle of Malta live blog, while poker.pro will have a full recap of today’s action in due course, so stay tuned for your coverage of all the big moments from the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition!
