Battle of Malta Main Event has now concluded, and 25-year-old Serghei Lisii from Moldova was the top winner, who took home the trophy and the cash prize worth €247,167.
Battle of Malta 2019
- Schedule: October 15 to 22, 2019
- Venue: InterContinental Hotel, St Julian's, Malta
- €1,000,000 GTD Main Event
For the 8th year since its inception, Battle of Malta broke records once again, with 4,657 entries and a colossal prize pool of €2,258,645. The tournament venue was packed throughout the week-long festival that hosted a total of 35 events with over 13,000 tournament players who attended.
An extra day was actually added to the €1M guarantee Main Event.
Dutch player Steven van Zadelhoff and Serghei Lisii struck a heads-up deal to secure €217,167 each, which left the trophy and €30,000 on the line.
BOM 2019 was Lisii's first-ever visit to Malta after qualifying online with 32Red. This win is more than four times his live tournament winnings by far. His previous best live result was finishing 7th in the WSOPE Little One for One Drop in Rozvadov for €20,710 two years ago.
BOM Event Director Diane Fenech said, "We'd like to thank absolutely everyone who helped make Battle of Malta 2019 such an incredible success - all our players, their guests, the tournament, casino and hotel staff, our many sponsors and all the media. The numbers were simply staggering this year - not just in the Main Event which had 4,657 entries, 841 more than last year - but also in all the side events. Congratulations to our champion Serghei Lisii and we look forward to seeing everyone again next year. Do come join us in 2020 and let's break records yet again!"
BOM Main Event - Final Table Results
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Player
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Prize (EUR)
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Prize (USD)
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1
|
Serghei Lisii
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€247,167*
|
$273,119*
|
2
|
Steven van Zadelhoff
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€217,167*
|
$239,969*
|
3
|
Josef Gulas
|
€102,050
|
$112,765
|
4
|
Colum Higgins
|
€74,540
|
$82,366
|
5
|
Leo Worthington-Leese
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€56,470
|
$62,399
|
6
|
Rune Moerk
|
€42,910
|
$47,415
|
7
|
Bruno Massimo
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€33,880
|
$37,437
|
8
|
Shaun De Cesare
|
€27,100
|
$29,945
|
9
|
Flavio Laudani
|
€24,620
|
$27,205
|
*denotes a heads-up deal was made
Source:
https://battleofmalta.com/2019/10/23/serghei-lisii-wins-battle-of-malta-2019-for-e247167-zadelhoff-runner-up/