The online edition of the Battle of Malta is in full swing at Natural 8 and on the GG Network and there have been some big winners. Sylvain “LaBeSSeRoyA” Cisterna is one of those with a padded bankroll courtesy of triumphing in the Siege of Malta Bounty MILLION$ event.
Cisterna was one of 9,542 players who bought into the Siege of Malta Bounty MILLION$ event. That number of entrants meant the €1 million guarantee was missed by €45,800, which meant more value for those finishing in the money places.
With bounties included, nobody at the nine-handed final table walked away with less than €6,747, and all but two of the finalists saw their bankrolls swell by five-figures, impressive considering the tournament only costs €105 to enter.
“Bees44” fell in ninth for a combined prize worth €6,747 with “blachu32” of Argentina walking away with €8,014 when their progress halted in eighth place.
The first of the five-figure scores, namely €11,096, went to “Fulli” before “CN Darwin2” (€12,389) and “SickGG!” (€19,725) fell by the wayside and left only four players in the running for the title of champion.
Those four became three when Brener “Runnerb 2” Vicente dusted off his stack; he collected €25,896 for his deep run. Vicente’s fellow Brazilian, Rafael “horyshet” Do Prado crashed and burned in third for €34,398, which set up a one-on-one clash between Cisterna and “Soraya Estrada”.
The fight went the way of Cisterna, and he got his hands on €72,793, leaving the runner-up to head into the night with €56,631 reasons to be happy with their performance.
Siege of Malta Bounty MILLION$ Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Bounties | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvain “LaBeSSeRoyA” Cisterna | Morocco | €30,715 | €72,793 |
| 2 | Soraya Estrada | Andorra | €14,553 | €56,631 |
| 3 | Rafael “horyshet” Do Prado | Brazil | €4,115 | €34,398 |
| 4 | Brener “Runnerb 2” Vicente | Brazil | €4,102 | €25,896 |
| 5 | SickGG! | Austria | €4,040 | €19,725 |
| 6 | CN Darwin2 | China | €1,100 | €12,389 |
| 7 | Fulli | Cyprus | €2,972 | €11,096 |
| 8 | blachu32 | Argentina | €2,167 | €8,014 |
| 9 | Bees44 | UAE | €2,539 | €6,747 |
BongNBacon Smokes The Three Cities Challenge Opposition
Canada’s “BongNBacon” can call themselves a Battle of Malta champion after they outlasted 893 opponents in the €330 buy-in Three Cities Challenge. The victory came with a €38,162 addition to the champion’s lifetime winnings, a princely sum they secured after defeating Ricardo “rickzera” Da Rocha heads-up; the second-place finisher banked $29,578.
Other five-figure scores from this event went to Domenico “y3sWeek3nD” Lando (€22,926), “injustice” (€17,769), Sergio “TonyGPT” Veloso (€13,773), and Menachem “didi2” Araval (€10,675).
Three Cities Challenge Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BongNBacon | Canada | €38,162 |
| 2 | Ricardo “rickzera” Da Rocha | Brazil | €29,578 |
| 3 | Domenico “y3sWeek3nD” Lando | Malta | €22,926 |
| 4 | injustice | China | €17,769 |
| 5 | Sergio “TonyGPT” Veloso | Croatia | €13,773 |
| 6 | Menachem “didi2” Arava | Israel | €10,675 |
| 7 | BilboBeggi | Ukraine | €8,274 |
| 8 | Kerly1990 | Estonia | €6,413 |
| 9 | Angelos “Aggelars17” Michael | Cyprus | €4,971 |
More Huge Payouts Are Coming Your Way at Natural8
You may have missed out on the Siege of Malta Bounty MILLION$ but there is another €1 million guaranteed event running right now. Event #10 is the MILLION$ European Cup, a €50 buy-in freezeout with a seven-figure guaranteed prize pool.
More than 50 Day 1s, at the time of writing, remain. Make it through to the end of the 15th ten-minute level to progress to the final day, which kicks off at exactly 8:30 p.m. BST on July 18.
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