After ten levels on a marathon Day 3 just 12 players remain in the Battle of Malta Main Event ahead of the final day tomorrow (Tuesday).

The remaining players are all guaranteed €20,100 from a total prize pool of over €2.2m, but will all be chasing the €306,205 that awaits the winner.

Leading the remaining players is a familiar name in Josef Gulas who bounced back from seeing his chip lead taken by several players to bag 25,500,000 at the end of the night. Behind him comes Steven van Zadelhoff, who eliminated Byungwook Ahn in one of the last hands of the night to move over 22 million in chips.

With 88 players at the beginning of Day 3, a long day was in store from the start and it wasn't long until players started to slip out of the tournament area and towards payouts.

Josef Gulas was in the lead, but he was usurped by Cedric Schwaederle early on. Notable Ludovic Geilich had a spell on the feature table but was eliminated after flopping a straight only for his opponent to river a flush.

Dehlia De Jong ran queens into aces to see her Main Event run come to an end, as Van Zadelhoff moved into the lead.

That was until a stunning run from Serghei Lisiii saw him run up a stack and become the first player over the ten million chip mark.

Lisii continued to dominate as the winners of MPN's €1,5000 Last Longer were decided. MPN's Platinum Partners were handed a lanyard and the final three still in possession of both their identifying neckwear and chips in the Main Event are now heading to Madrid!

Congratulations to Johan Goslings, Babis Lappas and Colum Higgins - who made it through to Day 4 - who have already locked up their next trip on the MPNPT.

With the blinds increasing all the time, the swings were massive and despite the last-minute elimination of Ahn by Van Zadelhoff, Gulas had done enough to retain his chip lead into the final day.

By the end of the night, the average had reached 10.5m in chips with blinds set to be 200,000/400,000 when play resumes on the final day's play.

Stay tuned to our live updates as we bring you all the action as we crown a winner here in the largest Battle of Malta Main Event of all time.

Byungwook Ahn open-shoved from the cutoff for around four million chips. Van Zadelhoff reached forwards to grab the all in triangle and place it in front of him, moving all in over the top from the button.

The blinds folded and the cards were turned over.

Byungwook Ahn:
Steven van Zadelhoff:

There was no help for Ahn on the board and he was eliminated.

Steven Van Zadelhoff raised from the cutoff, and Valerii Firstenko shoved for 10m from the button. The action folded back to Van Zadelhoff, and he snap-called. 

Van Zadelhoff:

Firstenko:

Board:

Van Zadelhoff held to win the massive pot, and Firstenko was reduced to 2m. 

Antonio Alba moved all in for 2.6m from middle position, and Leo Worthington-Leese called from the small blind. 

Alba:

Worthington-Leese:

Board:

The board fell in Worthington-Leese's favor, and Alba was eliminated in 13th place. 

After doubling up Leo Worthington-Leese, Terje Brenseth moved all in for 400,000 from middle position. Flavio Laudani called on the button as did Josef Gulas in the big blind.

The pair checked down a board and Brenseth showed . However, Gulas had rivered a straight with and Brenseth was eliminated.

Christian Cipriano got his last chips in with against the of chip leader Serghei Lisiii.

Lisiii flopped a set ont he flop, with Cipriano picking up a flush draw. The turn was the and the river the sending Cipriano to the rail.

Terje Brenseth shoved from the small blind and Leo Worthington-Leese called in the big blind. Brenseth just covered his opponent and was ahead with against the of the Brit.

The board ran out and Worthington-Leese doubled, leaving Brenseth short.

Meanwhile, on the other table, Vincenzo Pinna shoved from the small blind and Greger Larsson called all in from the big blind.

Vincenzo Pinna:
Greger Larsson:

Pinna flopped a pair on the flop and held on the runout to eliminate Larsson.

Serghei Lisiii opened from the hijack and called a shove from Gabriele Re in the cutoff for 1,100,000.

Serghei Lisiii:
Gabriele Re:

The board came with no help for Re who was eliminated. The final 16 players are all guaranteed €15,580 and are now redrawing around two tables.

Shaun De Cesare limped in the cutoff. Valerii Firstenko raised to 800,000 on the button, with Leo Worthington-Leese calling and De Cesare folding.

On a flop, Worthington-Leese check-called 750,000 before both players checked the turn.

Worthington-Leese bet 1,500,000 on the river and Firstenko called. Worthington-Leese showed for a missed straight draw, and Firstenko won the pot with for two pair.

Bruno Massimo held and would need to win a crucial flip against Gabriele Re who held

Massimo was all in for around 1,500,000 and did in fact hold on the run out, chipping up to around 3,000,000 leaving Re with around five big blinds.

Steven van Zadelhoff opened to 575,000 and called a shove from Abraham Faraj for 2,200,000.

Steven van Zadelhoff:
Abraham Faraj:

The board ran out with Van Zadelhoff flopping a straight draw but rivering a pair of tens which was enough for him to send Faraj to the rail. Just 17 players remain in the Battle of Malta Main Event.

Steven van Zadelhoff raised from under the gun. Renato Messina three-bet all in from the big blind for 2,100,000 and Van Zadelhoff called.

Steven van Zadelhoff:
Renato Messina:

The board came with Van Zadelhoff avoiding counterfeit outs to send his opponent to the rail.

Gabriele Re opened to 425,000 and called a shove from Antonio Alba for 1,280,000.

Gabriele Re:
Antonio Alba:

Alba's big slick held on the and Re handed over chips to his opponent.

Players are going on a 20-minute break, with the final 18 players returning with the blinds increasing to 100,000/250,000.

Oskar Szwed was all in for around 2,500,000 with against the of Greger Larsson.

The board however, gave Larsson a flush and sent Szwed to the rail.

The action folded around to Oskar Szwed in the small blind, and he shoved for 1.9m, which Steven Van Zadelhoff called in the big blind. 

Szwed:

Van Zadelhoff:

Board:

Szwed was behind before the community cards fell and received no help when they appeared after Van Zadelhoff improved to two pair. 

Serghei Lisiii raised from middle position then called a 2.8m shove from Flavio Laudani on the button. 

Lisiii:

Laudani:

Board:

Laudani was far behind but was propelled into the lead when he hit trips on the flop. The Italian's unlikely double up was confirmed on the turn, and Laudani moved up to 5.8m. 

Johan Goslings was all in for around 2,700,000 with against Valerii Firstenko's

There was no help for Goslings on the board and Firstenko moved up to around ten million in chips.

Joining the action on a turn, Valerii Firstenko bet 1,150,000 and Leo Worthington-Leese called.

The river was the and Firstenko thought before shoving for 3,285,000.

Worthington-Leese double-checked his cards before calling. Firstenko showed for a full house and Worthington-Leese flung face-up on the table as his opponent doubled up.

Johan Goslings opened the action with a raise from under the gun and Shaun De Cesare three-bet from the hijack, which Goslings called. 

With close to 2m in the middle, the flop fell , and Goslings check-called a 690,000 bet. 

The hit on the turn, and Goslings checked. 

De Cesare moved all in for 5m, and Goslings folded, with 2.7m behind, after over 90 seconds in the tank. 

Fabio Frusca bet 500,000 from the small blind on a flop, against Leo Worthington-Leese called from the big blind. 

Frusca checked on the turn, and Worthington-Leese moved all in for 6m. 

Frusca had 2.1m behind and went deep into thought for nearly two minutes before he called. 

Worthington-Leese tabled for bottom pair, and Frusca was ahead with top pair holding . 

However, the river card fell the , and Worthington-Leese hit two pair. 

"No!" exclaimed Frusca as he jumped up from the table after being eliminated on the river. 

Worthington-Leese moved up to 9m, and a disappointed Frusca made his way to the payout desk in 20th place. 

According to tournament officials, Rune Moerk and chip leader Serghei Lisii got it in on a with Moerk holding for a set against the open-ended straight draw of Lisii.

The turn improved Moerk to a full house and left Lisiii drawing dead. The river was the and Moerk doubled up.

Players who qualified with MPN's Platinum Partners were handed a swanky lanyard bearing the legend "€1,500 LAST LONGER" when they picked up their player bags, and those still in possession of both their identifying neckwear and chips in the main event are now heading to Madrid!

Why hand out just one prize when the field is so gargantuan?  While the title of Longest Lasting is strictly still up for grabs (Colum Higgins and Johan Goslings are still in the running on the last four tables), they, together with Babis Lappas (pictured; 35th for €7,230) have already locked up their next trip on the MPNPT.

Congratulations!

The final 23 players are going on a 75-minute dinner break.

When they return the blinds will be 80,000/160,000. The current average is just over five million chips.

Melech Prozan moved all in from middle position, and Johan Goslings called in the big blind. 

Prozan:

Goslings:

Board:

Prozan had run into a dominating hand and found no way back on the board. 

The board was down , and all the chips went into the middle between Renato Messina, in the cutoff, and Enrico Grella in the big blind. 

Messina held for trips, but Grella had found a flush with . 

With both players playing very similar stacks, it was all on the line with one card to come, and when the appeared, Messina improved to a full house to steal the pot. 

Grella was left with just 200,000 and departed in the very next hand when he ran ace-nine into ace-jack. 

Johan Goslings raised from the cutoff, and Greger Larsson moved all in for 2.6m from the big blind, which Goslings snap-called. 

Goslings:

Larsson:

Board:

The perfect scenario for Larsson got even better on the flop when he hit top set. 

Larsson held on the river and doubled to 5.5m. 

A short while ago, Serghei Lisiii added yet more chips to his stack after eliminating Marc Schembri. Lisiii held against the of Schembri. The money went in pre-flop with Lisiii spiking another nine on the turn to improve toa  set.

Serghei Lisiii then defended his big blind after a Johan Goslings open to 300,000. 

The flop came and Lisiii check-called 250,000. The pair checked the turn and Goslings folded to a bet of 600,000 from Lisii who chipped up to over 17,500,000.

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Leo Worthington-Leese opened to 210,000 from under the gun. Antonio Alba called before Massimo Scioscia raised all in for 255,000.

Worthington-Leese and Alba both called and checked down a board.

Scioscia showed and that held against the of Worthington-Leese and the of Alba.

Valeri Firstenko raised to 200,000 from under the gun, and Abraham Faraj called on the button before Enrico Grella moved all in for 950,000 from the small blind. 

Firstenko asked for a count, then called, and Faraj folded. 

Firstenko:

Grella:

Board:

Grella had his tournament life on the line but held in a tense finish to double up to 2m. 

There was just one level of late registration at the start of Day 2 of the Battle of Malta High Roller, with just 74 players remaining.

The prizepool and payouts have been confirmed with the top 47 places paid and a min-cash of €2,135. The winner will take home €73,070.

Overnight chip leader Jon Kyte is still in, with the likes of Fraser Macintyre, Ian Simpson, Mateusz Moolhuizen, Fabrice Soulier and Georgios Zisimopoulos all still in contention.

Byungwook Ahn opened too 170,000 and Mehmet Ongurur defended his big blind.

The flop was and Ongurur check-called 155,000. The turn was the and Ongurur checked again. Ahn bet 225,000 and Ongurur check-raised to 775,000.

Ahn called and the river was the . Ongurur moved all in for 775,000 and Ahn called.

Ongurur showed for ace-high with Ahn having turned a flush with to send Ongurur to the rail.

Cedric Schwaederle opened from middle position then called a 2.6m shove from Vincenzo Pinna from the button. 

Schwaederle:

Pinna:

Board:

Pinna took the lead on the flop with top pair and held as the board completed to seal yet another double up, while former chip leader Schwaederle is reduced to 1.7m. 

Vincenzo Pinna, on the button, and Shaun De Cesare, in the big blind, got all their chips into the middle pre-flop with Pinna, the player at risk. 

Pinna:

De Cesare:

Board:

Pinna held to win the flip and doubled his stack to 2.3m. 

Players are going on their second 20-minute break of the day. The tournament clock shows 33 players remaining.

A reminder, the schedule for today is to play down to a final table of nine.

The blinds when they return 50,000/100,000 and the average stack is just over 3,500,000.

Shaun De Cesare raised from the hijack and Abraham Faraj three-bet to 360,000 from the cutoff. 

De Cesare four-bet to 1,150,000 and Faraj called.

The flop fell and Faraj called a 625,000 bet. 

When the appeared on the turn, De Cesare moved all in for 3.6m. 

Faraj had 3m behind and went into the tank. 

"You have ace-king?" said De Cesare as he stood from his chair. 

Faraj remained silent, and De Cesare called the clock after two minutes passed. 

"You're not going to call," said De Cesare.

"You have nothing; you would have called already."

Faraj sat thinking while the clock ran down, and when the TD announced five seconds, he let the time pass before his hand was declared dead. 

De Cesare won a big pot and moved up to 7.7m. 

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He three-bet all in from the small blind for 1,500,000 after Shaun De Cesare opened from the cutoff. De Cesare called with and was up against the of Sey.

The board ran out and Sey was eliminated.

Steven van Zadelhoff has chipped up considerably while on the feature table, and must now surely be a contender for overall chip leader.

Byungwook Ahn defended his big blind after Mehmet Ongorur opened to 150,000.

The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Ahn bet 190,000. Ongorur called.

The river was the and Ahn bet 430,000. Ongorur tank-called at the feature table before calling with for two pair but Ahn had flopped a straight with and took down the pot.

The completed board showed , and with around 1.7m in the middle, Flavio Laudani was all in for 1.5m from the cutoff. 

Oskar Szwed was the player with the decision to make playing from middle position and was in the tank with 3.2m behind. 

"Nice hand," said Szwed after he decided to fold, and Laudani picked up the pot. 

Here are the chip counts for the remaining players in the Battle of Malta Main Event.

The completed board was down and in front of Colum Higgins was for a straight. 

Niko Pakalen held and his stack was being counted after the two players had got all their chips into the middle at some point. 

Pakalen was confirmed to have just 5,000 more than Higgins, so despite losing nearly all his stack, he had a 'chip and a chair'. 

In the very next hand, Pakalen picked up ace-jack and split the pot with Dehlia De Jong who held ace-deuce to move up to 40,000. 

Dehlia De Jong opened to 120,000 and Lars Larsson three-bet to 425,000. De Jong then four-bet all in for 1,160,000. Larsson snap-called with and De Jong turned over

The board ran out and De Jong was eliminated, with Larsson moving up to around three million in chips.

Boris Chertin raised to 120,000 from the hijack, and Mike Georges Alonso moved all in for 850,000 from the cutoff. 

The decision folded back around to Chertin, and he pondered for 20 seconds before he called. 

Chertin:

Alonso:

Board:

Alonso found no way back with Chertin hitting trips. 

Alonso exits in 54th place. 

With just 54 players remaining in the Battle of Malta Main Event, the live updates will now pause for 30 minutes to catch up with the official live stream so as to not spoil anything during the latter stages.

The players are on a 20-minute break. 

Ludovic Geilich was down to around 11 big blinds on the stream and was all in with against the of an opponent.

The flop gave Geilich a pair but his opponent both straight and flush draws. The turn was the but the river completed their flush and sent Geilich to the rail.

The cards were down , and short-stacked Paul Guichard was all in. 

Mehmet Ongorur called after two players folded and flipped over for top pair. 

Guichard held and departed after the appeared on the river. 

Gabriele Re raised from early position, and Steven van Zadelhoff called before Arvydas Merfeldas moved all in for 450,000. 

Re folded, and Van Zadelhoff called. 

Merfeldas:

Van Zadelhoff:

Board:

Van Zadelhoff found himself with two overs and hit a pair on the flop to take the lead. 

The Dutchman held his lead after the board completed, and Merfeldas departed. 

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Oskar Szwed raised to 125,000 from under the gun, and Marco Scalia moved all in for 370,000 from the hijack. 

The action folded back to Szwed, and he called after receiving confirmation of the all-in amount. 

Szwed:

Scalia:

Board:

Scalia lost the vital flip and hit the rail as Szwed moved up to 4.4m. 

The cards fell , and Aidan Hynes bet 800,000 from the big blind. 

Schwaederle moved all in, and Hynes called. 

Hynes held for a set, but in a cooler, Schwaederle revealed for the higher set. 

The on the river provided to be no miracle card for Hynes, and he departed from the Main Event despite starting the day as one of the chip leaders. 

Carlos Martinez Casero opened to 110,000 and Petros Theodosiou three-bet to 285,000 from the next position.

Casero tanked and then shoved for 820,000. Theodosiou called.

Carlos Martinez Casero:
Petros Theodosiou:

The jacks held on the with Theodosiou clapping his hands together in celebration as he moved up to around two million in chips.

Action was on an board and Dwayne Sluis had bet 350,000 or  about the size of the pot with Andre Scerri tanking.

Scerri tank-called with but Sluis had turned a straight with much to Scerri's dismay.

The action folded around to Rafael Zuzic in the smal blind, and he called. 

Lars Larsson raised to 190,000, and Zuzic went into the tank for a minute before he shoved for 865,000. 

Larsson also needed time to think, but with 1.7m, behind, he opted to fold.

"I should have checked," joked Larsson, and Zuzic crossed a million. 

John Cahill was all in pre-flop for around 850,000 against Aidan Hynes who was the big stack with 950,000.

John Cahill:
Aidan Hynes:

The flop gave Cahill the lead with top pair, and the turn improved him to trips.

However, the river saw Hynes hit his two-outer to send Cahill to the rail.

Cards are in the air with 88 players remaining in the 2019 Battle of Malta Main Event.

They are all guaranteed €2,480. Good luck to everyone still in!

At 1 PM local time, Day 3 of the 2019 Battle of Malta €550 Main Event will begin with 88 players, all looking to seal a spot at the final table of nine. 

Josef Gulas has the chip lead after he bagged an impressive 3.7m, with Rune Moerk (3.3m), and Oskar Szwed (3.2m) completing the top three counts. 

The well-known names of Steven Van Zadelhoff (2.3m), Leo Worthington-Leese (1.5m), Ludovic Geilich (1.1m), and Dehlia De Jong (1m), will also return. 

The play will start in level 24 with blinds at 20,000-40,000-40,000 on a 60-minute clock, and the action will conclude once the final nine is reached. 

Stay tuned right here for all the live updates throughout the day!