A huge day of poker action at Card Casino Samorin on September 11 saw two trophies awarded, and two Main Event starting flights completed. Silviu Nemes of Romania and Jonas Bachan of Austria walked away with trophies and bankroll boosts, while Alexandru Popa of Romania and Austrian Rudolf Kosa topped the standings in their respective Main Event flights.
The stand-out performance of the day undoubtedly belonged to Nemes, who claimed almost half the prize pool in the €220 Mystery Bounty after running riot in Day 2.
Silviu Nemes Wins €220 Mystery Bounty (€16,375 Inclusive of Bounties)
A total of 23 players returned for Day 2, and Nemes was at the top of the pile, with the €40,000 prize pool split evenly between cash prizes and bounties.
The Romanian proceeded to run amok, knocking out a barely believable 14 opponents, including every single final table adversary, to claim €11,500 in bounties on top of the €4,875 first-place prize, and the trophy, after defeating Tina Christensen of Denmark heads-up.
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However, Nemes did not manage to get his hands on the biggest bounty of €4,700, which went to Dutchman Bas De Laat.
The full results for the event are below:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties |
| 1 |  Silviu Nemes | Romania | €4,875 | €11,500 |
| 2 |  Tina Christensen | Denmark | €3,140 | €700 |
| 3 |  Junyu Liu | China | €2,130 | |
| 4 |  Joonas Holm | Finland | €1,520 | |
| 5 |  Domenico Casamassima | Italy | €1,130 | |
| 6 |  Ozren Cvijanovic | Serbia | €875 | €1,700 |
| 7 |  Martin Todorov | Bulgaria | €700 | |
| 8 |  Petr Segl | Czechia | €580 | €200 |
| 9 |  Norbert Ale | Hungary | €480 | |
| 10 |  Ran Eingorn | Israel | €390 | |
| 11 | Salvatore Amico | Italy | €320 | |
| 12 |  Filip Jurga | Slovakia | €320 | €200 |
| 13 | Tibor Hegedues | Hungary | €260 | |
| 14 | Lubomir Jasica | Slovakia | €260 | |
| 15 | Or Zadka | Israel | €260 | |
| 16 |  Oleh Vasylyuk | Ukraine | €220 | |
| 17 |  Bas De Laat | Netherlands | €220 | €4,700 |
| 18 | Sandor Mate | Hungary | €220 | |
| 19 | Vladimir Cocis | Romania | €220 | |
| 20 | Maksym Ronshyn | Ukraine | €220 | |
| 21 | Radovan Fridrich | Slovakia | €220 | |
| 22 | Daniel Georgiev | Bulgaria | €220 | |
| 23 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | €220 |
Alexandru Popa Tops Main Event Day 1d Standings as Rudolf Kosa Takes Overall Chip Lead in Main Event Day 1e
A total of 12 players qualified from 91 entrants in Day 1d, with Alexandru Popa of Romania (712,000) leading the way, and the full counts as follows:
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Alexandru Popa | Romania | 712,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Georgiev | Bulgaria | 584,000 |
| 3 |  Markus Cerny | Austria | 476,000 |
| 4 | Henrich Miculik | Slovakia | 362,000 |
| 5 | Jussi Pohjanharju | Finland | 294,000 |
| 6 | Georgi Stoyanov | Bulgaria | 270,000 |
| 7 | Lajos Varadi | Hungary | 259,000 |
| 8 | Salvatore Oliveri | Italy | 222,000 |
| 9 | Szabolcs Dala | Hungary | 136,000 |
Meanwhile in Day 1e, Rudolf Kosa of Austria (1,299,000) joined Day 1a chip leader Sergii Baranov as the only player to hit seven-figures, taking the overall chip lead in the process, as he headed 13 qualifiers from 98 entrants, with the full counts below.
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Rudolf Kosa | Austria | 1,299,000 |
| 2 | Peter Tordai | Hungary | 371,000 |
| 3 |  Milomir Bubulj | Slovenia | 339,000 |
| 4 | Mario Klaic | Austria | 318,000 |
| 5 | Joonas Holm | Finland | 286,000 |
| 6 |  Lukas Eimantas | Lithuania | 277,000 |
| 7 | Daniel Scridon | Romania | 238,000 |
| 8 | Efim Dorfman | Romania | 214,000 |
| 9 | Nenad Velisavljev | Serbia | 190,000 |
| 10 | Petko Stamatov | Bulgaria | 131,000 |
| 11 | Barnabas Lelkes | Slovakia | 110,000 |
| 12 | Jonathan Meshumar | Israel | 86,000 |
| 13 | Tamas Varszegi | Hungary | 62,000 |
The overall top ten Main Event counts after the completion of Day 1e are as follows:
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Rudolf Kosa | Austria | 1,299,000 |
| 2 | Sergii Baranov | Ukraine | 1,036,000 |
| 3 | Peter Kadlec | Slovakia | 900,000 |
| 4 | Edmond Ala | Austria | 818,000 |
| 5 | Gabriel Otescu | Romania | 794,000 |
| 6 | Alexandru Popa | Romania | 712,000 |
| 7 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 690,000 |
| 8 | Silviu Nemes | Romania | 667,000 |
| 9 | Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | 650,000 |
| 10 | Martin Lechner | Austria | 639,000 |
Jonas Bachan Wins €150 Deepstack Turbo (€3,225)
The €150 Deepstack Turbo attracted 72 entries, creating a €9,500 prize pool, and Jonas Bachan of Austria took the trophy and banked a €3,225 payday after defeating Marcus Heindrich heads-up, with nine places paid as set out below.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Jonas Bachan | Austria | €3,225 |
| 2 |  Marcus Heindrich | Germany | €1,905 |
| 3 |  Georgios Seragos | Greece | €1,235 |
| 4 | Lukas Noyan | Austria | €865 |
| 5 | Marek Cunderlik | Slovakia | €645 |
| 6 |  Andrew Ward | United Kingdom | €510 |
| 7 | Feodor Plamadeala | Romania | €425 |
| 8 | Ross Whitelaw | United Kingdom | €365 |
| 9 |  Tasho Sehitaj | Albania | €325 |
Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition – Schedule, Saturday, September 12
The action on September 12 is all about the Main Event, with three further starting flights at noon and 5 p.m, featuring 30-minute levels, and Day 1h at 10 p.m., featuring 20-minute levels.
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The final starting flight takes place at 10 a.m. on September 13, featuring 15-minute levels, while there is also a flip and go at 2 p.m. on the same day, representing the last chance for players to qualify for Day 2, scheduled for 4 p.m. on September 13.
Today’s schedule is set out below.
| Date | Time | Buy-In | Event | Chips | Clock | Late Reg | Prizes |
| Sept 12 | 12:00 | €400 | Main Event Day 1F | 40,000 | 00:30 | 10 | €400,000 |
| Sept 12 | 13:00 | €70 | Satellite to Day 1G 5 TCK | 20,000 | 00:15 | 8 | 5x TCK |
| Sept 12 | 17:00 | €400 | Main Event Day 1G | 40,000 | 00:30 | 10 | €400,000 |
| Sept 12 | 18:00 | €70 | Last Chance Satellite to Day 1H 5 TCK | 20,000 | 00:15 | 8 | 5x TCK |
| Sept 12 | 19:00 | €150 | Satellite to Battle of Malta October | 20,000 | 00:25 | 10 | 5x Package |
| Sept 12 | 22:00 | €400 | Main Event Day 1H 20 Min Levels | 40,000 | 00:20 | 10 | €400,000 |
Full coverage of today’s play will be available from 2 p.m. on the Battle of Malta live blog, while poker.pro will have a full recap of the action in due course, so stay tuned for your coverage of all the big moments from the Battle of Malta Slovakia Edition!
- Photos courtesy of Battle of Malta and Igor Bezborodov
