2019 The Malta Poker Festival

€550 Grand Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 The Malta Poker Festival

Final Results
Winner
Tomas Sujeta
Winning Hand
98
Prize
€150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€642,140
Entries
1,324
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
21
Players Left
8

Michel Vat Eliminated in 11th Place (€7,000)

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Michel Vat
Michel Vat

Leendert Marcus raised to 180,000 from the hijack and Michel Vat shoved in the cutoff for 1,285,000. Dmitri Dan overshoved in the big blind and Marcus contemplated for a while but opted to fold.

Michel Vat: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Dmitri Dan: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Spades} for Dan to hold and claim another victim as Vat was eliminated in 11th place for €7,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
12,700,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Michel Vat mt
Michel Vat
Busted

Tags: Dmitri DanLeendert MarcusMichel Vat

Mario Manara Eliminated in 12th Place (€7,000)

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mario Manara
Mario Manara

Linda Nguyen shoved from under the gun for 260,000 and was called by Mario Manar on the button for his last 175,000. Tomas Sujeta shoved too from the small blind for Craig Smith to fold his big blind.

Mario Manara: {k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Linda Nguyen: {a-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Tomas Sujeta: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

The flop came {8-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} for them all to hit a pair but keepNguyen ahead.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} which didn't change much and neither did the {6-Diamonds} on the river as Nguyen eliminated Manara and earned a full double-up through Sujeta.

Player Chips Progress
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
4,580,000
-70,000
-70,000
Linda Nguyen no
Linda Nguyen
855,000
385,000
385,000
Mario Manara it
Mario Manara
Busted

Tags: Craig SmithLinda NguyenMario ManaraTomas Sujeta

Another Double-up for De Bruin

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Peter de Bruin raised to 180,000 from the button and Mario Manara three-bet to 580,000 in the small blind. Action folded back to De Bruin who shoved for 1,550,000 and Manara snap-called with the slightly bigger stack.

Peter de Bruin: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Mario Manara: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{q-Spades}{2-Spades}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts} for De Bruin to turn the flush for the double-up and leave Manara short.

Player Chips Progress
Peter de Bruin nl
Peter de Bruin
3,340,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
StakeKings
Mario Manara it
Mario Manara
255,000
-1,130,000
-1,130,000

Tags: Mario ManaraPeter de Bruin

De Bruin Doubles Through Nguyen

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Peter de Bruin
Peter de Bruin

Linda Nguyen shoved from the hijack and was called by Peter de Bruin on the button for his last 770,000 while the blinds folded.

Peter de Bruin: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Linda Nguyen: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The flop came {7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{q-Hearts} to keep De Bruin ahead.

The turn was the {10-Clubs} which gave Nguyen a gutshot to a Broadway but the river completed the board with the {3-Hearts} for De Bruin to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Peter de Bruin nl
Peter de Bruin
1,740,000
590,000
590,000
StakeKings
Linda Nguyen no
Linda Nguyen
470,000
-245,000
-245,000

Tags: Linda NguyenPeter de Bruin

Quentin Lecomte Eliminated in 13th Place (€5,000)

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Quentin Lecomte
Quentin Lecomte

Quentin Lecomte shoved from the button for 720,000 and was called by Pasquale Gregorio in the big blind.

Quentin Lecomte: {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Pasquale Gregorio: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for Gregorio to flop top pair and improve to two pair to eliminate Lecomte in 13th place for €5,000 while the rest of the field picked up a payjump.

Player Chips Progress
Pasquale Gregorio it
Pasquale Gregorio
2,300,000
790,000
790,000
Quentin Lecomte fr
Quentin Lecomte
Busted

Tags: Pasquale GregorioQuentin Lecomte

Martyn Frey Eliminated in 14th Place (€5,000)

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Martyn Frey
Martyn Frey

Dmitri Dan raised to 165,000 from the middle position and Martyn Frey shoved in the hijack. Action folded back to Dan who asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Frey had 1,140,000 behind. Dan made the call.

Martyn Frey: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Dmitri Dan: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for Dan to pick up a gutshot to a wheel.

The turn was the {2-Hearts} for Dan to hit the wheel and the {7-Diamonds} on the river completed the board for Dan to increase his chip lead and sent Frey to the payout desk to collect €5,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
11,640,000
1,340,000
1,340,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Martyn Frey gb
Martyn Frey
Busted

Tags: Dmitri DanMartyn Frey

Teijo Sinervo Eliminated in 15th Place (€5,000)

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Teijo Sinervo
Teijo Sinervo

The board read {2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{5-Diamonds} when Teijo Sinervo bet 300,000 from the small blind and Dmitri Dan shoved on the button which Sinervo called.

Dan tabled {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for the flush while Sinervo held {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for ace-high.

The river completed the board with the {7-Spades} for Sinervo to be eliminated in 15th place for €5,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
10,300,000
2,185,000
2,185,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Teijo Sinervo fi
Teijo Sinervo
Busted

Tags: Dmitri DanTeijo Sinervo

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000