The final table has been set for the Battle of Malta at Casino Malta. Tereza Vernerova of the Czech Republic leads the final eight players and, with a clear lead, has high hopes of winning.
24 players returned to the tables for the €530 + 70 Battle of Malta Main Event. The goal was to determine the eight finalists. With 5,368 entries, the Main Event’s prize pool stands at €2,413,281, clearly surpassing the $1.5 million guarantee. A prize of €227,835 awaits the winner.
In the final hand of Day 4, Jakub Skurzynski was eliminated. He went all-in with
but ran into Rosario Saddemi’s
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from Lulei Hu. The board—
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—brought Day 4 to a close. Skurzynski took home €18,900 in prize money as consolation.
Tereza Vernerova heads to the final table with a clear chip lead. With 68,750,000 chips, she holds a lead of more than 2:1 over second-place Ofer Tadmor (31,250,000). Vernerova entered the first break as the chip leader with over 30,000,000 chips. Later, she eliminated Vasileios Tsaknis in 12th place and then Alessandro De Michele in 10th place, both times with a pair of kings. The Czech player holds about one-third of the chips in play
The chip counts are tight among the other players. Rosario Saddemi rounds out the top three with 21,470,000 chips. Lulei Hu sits at the bottom of the field with 19 big blinds.
The Final Table will be broadcast at the Battle of Malta You Tube Page. The live streaming will start at 2pm.
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Tereza Vernerova | Czech Republic | 68,750,000 | 172 |
| 2 | Ofer Tadmor | Israel | 31,250,000 | 78 |
| 3 | Rosario Saddemi | Italy | 21,470,000 | 54 |
| 4 | Ivane Khazaradze | Georgia | 20,250,000 | 51 |
| 5 | James Malatynski | United Kingdom | 16,500,000 | 41 |
| 6 | Marco Lopez Coronado | Spain | 15,020,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Marios Kapiris | Greece | 12,750,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Lulei Hu | China | 7,720,000 | 19 |
For more information, visit the Battle of Malta website.

