Battle of Malta 2012 Poker Tournament Gets Underway

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The highly anticipated Battle of Malta 2012 poker tournament has begun with a total of 153 entrants. 

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Big name poker pros Daniel “Jungleman” Cates and Gaëlle Baumann made it through to Day 2.

Leading the pack of 67 who survived to earn a seat on Day 2 is France’s Michael Agoutborde who bagged 135,500 when all was said and done.

Also finishing in the top ten was Gareth Edwards, Director of Marketing and Strategy at 888.com.

The tournament has a €150k guarantee.

Here are the top ten chip counts after Day 1A. Click here for the full and official counts.

Michael Agoutborde

135,500

Stevan Sudar

97,300

Peter Öttl

95,000

Alexander Lieff

91,400

Louis Salter

88,000

Gareth Edwards

85,000

Johan Linder

79,300

Maris Zilgalvis

79,000

Johan Nilsson

78,600

Thoma Panayiotis

78,000

- Patrick Flanagan, Gambling911.com

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