Early Exit for Montealegre
Level 4
: 400/800, 800 ante
Ivonne Montealegre was no longer in her seat and two players at her former table shared her final hand. She was down to about 45,000 in chips and had 
. She got all her chips in the middle with an overpair against the 
held by Oliver Buquiran with two clubs on the flop.
A third club came to give Buquiran a flush and Montealegre was eliminated. The Malta Poker Festival founder can still get back into the action today with late registration open until the start of Level 13. She may also choose to reenter on one of the other opening flights or choose to play in one of the many side events or the nonstop cash games.
Also recently eliminated was Jorge Opaso.
The Day 1b field is currently at 50 entrants with 46 actively playing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
with the 
on the flop with Stefanos Giannakopoulos holding 
.
came on the turn. However, he slammed down his first on the table after the 
came on the river to put a straight on the board for a chopped pot.
came on the flop and Reyes bet 3,300. Oliveiro folded and Sunar called.
came on the turn. Reyes bet 7,400 and the action paused for a couple of minutes before Sunar raised to 20,000.
and Sunar followed by turning over the 
. Reyes then showed he had second pair and a gutshot straight draw after turning over the 
.
and Jose Gonzalez Ribot with 
were all-in preflop in what appeared to be a pot of more than 200,000 in chips with Toloraia having his opponent covered.
ran out on the board and Toloraia's kings held strong.
came on the flop. Quintas raised to 15,000 and Garcia De Blas quickly three-bet jammed for about 80,000. Quintas just as quickly called with the approximately 70,000 he had in his stack.
came on the turn followed by the 
on the river to give Quintas a flush and a big pot.
came on the river. Toloraia turned over