2018 Malta Poker Festival

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2018 Malta Poker Festival
Final Results
Winner
Emanuele Onnis
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€662,510
Entries
1,366
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
40,000
Players Left 1 / 1,366
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Fang Folds to Motta

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Shiyan Fang raised to 300 from the cutoff and was called by Salvatore Motta in the big blind.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, Motta check-called the 350 continuation-bet of Fang.

The turn brought them the {a-Spades}, Motta now check-called the 750 continuation-bet of Fang.

The river completed the board with the {8-Hearts}, Motta now took over the initiative by leading out for 1,000 and Fang took a few seconds to consider her options before folding. Motta showed he had the {a-Hearts} first for the turned two pair and then also showed the {q-Spades} for the queen-kicker to go with it.

Player Chips Progress
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Salvatore Motta
27,000
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Shiyan Fang
17,900

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Scheer Flops the Jacks

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Nico Scheer raised to 300 from under the gun and was called by Reinhard Meusburger in the early position, the player in mid-position, Jesper Hougaard in the small blind and the player in the big blind.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Hearts}, Hougaard, the big blind, and Scheer all checked, Meusburger bet 775 and only Scheer made the call,

The turn brought them the {2-Diamonds}, Scheer now check-called the 1,275 continuation-bet of Meusburger.

The river completed the board with the {a-Clubs} for both players to check through. Scheer tabled {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for the flopped pair of jacks and that was enough to make Meusburger muck his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Nico Scheer
31,000
31,000
31,000
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Reinhard Meusburger
24,000
24,000
24,000
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Jesper Hougaard
23,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 2X Winner
bet365

Tags: Jesper HougaardNico ScheerReinhard Meusburger

Mountford Wins One

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Salvatore Ritrovato in early position raised to 350 and was called by the player in mid-position. Paris Fernandez three-bet to 1,125 from the cutoff and Daniel Mountford called in the big blind. Ritrovato folded and the mid-position player made the call.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{j-Hearts}, Mountford was the only one to check-called when Fernandez continued with a bet of 1,625.

They both checked through the {8-Diamonds} on the turn and the {j-Spades} on the river for Mountford to pick up the pot with {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Paris Fernandez
22,000
22,000
22,000
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Daniel Mountford
21,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Daniel MountfordParis FernandezSalvatore Ritrovato

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Larsson Wins a Pot

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

The board read {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{9-Spades} with 3,400 in the middle already.

Panagiotis Chatzisofoldis and Marcus Larsson were in the blinds and heads-up and both checked on the river. Chatzisofoldis tabled {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for the flopped pair of eights but was behind against the {k-Spades}{j-Clubs} of Larsson who had flopped a higher pair with the jacks.

Player Chips Progress
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Panagiotis Chatzisofoldis
43,000
43,000
43,000
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Marcus Larsson
24,000
24,000
24,000

Tags: Marcus LarssonPanagiotis Chatzisofoldis

Iglesias Joins the Field

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Steven Iglesias & Daniel Grytten
Steven Iglesias & Daniel Grytten

Some of you might know him from the 2017 WSOP, Steven Iglesias has just taken his seat and has Daniel Grytten with him again.

Iglesias is legally blind and has Grytten to help him to whisper the cards, help with the chips and chip counts. Iglesias cashed during the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed Championship and the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Monster Stack in 2017 and will be looking to having a good time in Malta, here at the Portomaso Casino.

Player Chips Progress
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Steven Iglesias
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Daniel GryttenSteven Iglesias

Lappin Luckboxes a Big Stack

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

"Do you want to know how I luckboxed this stack?" Lappin said to the PokerNews live reporting team and he was kind enough to relate what had happened previously.

"Shayne Farquhar raised to 300 from the hijack with {j-}{j-}, I three-bet to 1,150 from the small blind with {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. He four-bets to 3,025 and I call. The flop came {j-}{9-}{4-} rainbow, I check-called the 2,000 bet. The turn was an {a-}, I check-call the 4,200 bet. The river was the {q-} to give me the straight, I shove, he doesn't snap-call but does do it in the end."

Player Chips Progress
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David Lappin
51,000
51,000
51,000
WPT Global
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Shayne Farquhar
7,000
7,000
7,000

Tags: David LappinShayne Farquhar

Break

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

The tournament clock is showing that there are 260 entries in total and of those 260, 242 players are remaining. They have all just been sent for their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25