Break
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
The four remaining players have been sent for a short break with 47 minutes remaining in the current level.
2018 Malta Poker Festival
€550 Grand Event
Day: 4
Giovanni Salvatore Eliminated in 5th Place (€34,000)
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Giovanni Salvatore shoved from under the gun for 2,500,000 and Emanuele Onnis did the same from the cutoff with the bigger stack. The rest of the table quickly folded.
Giovanni Salvatore: 
Emanuele Onnis: 
The board ran out 
for Onnis to stay ahead with the higher kicker to eliminate Salvatore in fifth place for €34,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,540,000 | 1,740,000 |
|
Busted |
Gumz Finds Aces
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Emanuele Onnis raised to 425,000 from the cutoff with 
and Fabian Gumz found 
on the button. Gumz three-bet to 1,200,000 and Nicolaj D'Antoni found 
in the big blind but folded them. Action was back on Onnis who made the call.
The flop came 
, Onnis checked, Gumz took a few seconds and then decided to bet 600,000 which Onnis called.
The turn brought them the 
, Onnis checked once more and now Gumz bet 1,000,000. Onnis stared at the board while trying to decide what to do and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000,000 | 4,000,000 |
|
7,100,000 | -1,000,000 |
|
|
5,800,000 | -530,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | -1,530,000 |
|
1,800,000 | 35,000 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Espen Uhlen Jorstad Eliminated in 6th Place (€28,000)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Espen Uhlen Jorstad shoved all in for 2,300,000 from the under the gun and was called by Nicolaj D'Antoni in the small blind.
Espen Uhlen Jorstad: 
Nicolaj D'Antoni:
The flop came 
for D'Antoni to stay ahead with the pocket aces.
The turn was the for Jorstad to only have the 
as an out as the would give D'Antoni the flush but the river completed the board with the 
and Jorstad was eliminated in 6th place for €28,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,100,000 | 2,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Borge Dypvik Eliminated in 7th Place (€20,600)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Borge Dypvik shoved for 3,000,000 from the cutoff and was called by Fabian Gumz on the button.
Borge Dypvik: 
Fabian Gumz: 
The flop came 
for Gumz to stay ahead with the pocket jacks.
The turn was the for Dypvik to have two more outs to stay alive but the 
wasn't that as he was eliminated in 7th place for €20,600.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000,000 | 4,155,000 |
|
Busted |
Onnis Four-Bets on D'Antoni and Salvatore
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Nicolaj D'Antoni raised to 350,000 from under the gun with , Giovanni Salvatore three-bet to 720,000 from the early position with . Emanuele Onnis found 
in the cutoff and four-bet to 2,000,000. Action folded back to D'Antoni who folded. Salvatore contemplated his options for a while, counted out his stack, and then decided to fold.
Final Table Pictures
Steven Iglesias Eliminated in 8th Place (€14,710)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Nicolaj D'Antoni shoved from the small blind and Steven Iglesias called in the big blind for 855,000.
Steven Iglesias:
Nicolaj D'Antoni: 
The flop came 
for D'Antoni to flop a flush immediately and leave Iglesias drawing dead.
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river.
Iglesias and Daniel Grytten got a huge applause from the rail which showed the respect the have for the legally blind player and friend. Iglesias' best cash ever was in the $10,000 6-Handed Championship in 2017 for $25,139 and this cash for €14,710 will be his second best ever.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,800,000 | 1,115,000 |
|
Busted |
Gumz Puts the Pressure On
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Borge Dypvik raised to 320,000 from the button with 
and Fabian Gumz found in the small blind and decided to shove Henning Andre quickly folded his big blind and so did Dypvik after checking his cards once more.