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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Davey Flops Top Pair

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Daragh Davey raised to 2,700 from under the gun, action folded to Raigo Leinberg on the button who three-bet to 7,000. The blinds folded and Davey called.

They both quickly checked through the {5-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} on the flop and the {k-Spades} on the turn to the {9-Spades} on the river. Davey now bet 9,000 which Leinberg swiftly called but then proceeded to flick his cards into the muck when Davey tabled {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades} for the flopped pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daragh Davey ie
Daragh Davey
81,000
Profile photo of Martijn Kingma nl
Martijn Kingma
66,000
Profile photo of Andreas Klatt de
Andreas Klatt
45,000
Profile photo of Raigo Leinberg ee
Raigo Leinberg
28,000
4,000
4,000

Tags: Daragh DaveyRaigo Leinberg

Matire Bets Big

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The board read {6-Spades}{a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades} with around 63,000 in the middle.

John Forsman had checked in the early position and Potito Martire had bet 44,800 in the mid-position. Forsman had dived deep into the tank while trying to figure out what to do. The clock was called on him by another player on the table and the floor came over. The dealer explained the situation and the floor gave Forsman 30 seconds to take the decision.

After twenty-five seconds, the floor started counting down and declared Forsman's hand dead. Forsman slowly pushed his cards over the line to see the pot being awarded to Martire.

Player Chips Progress
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Potito Martire
120,000

Tags: John ForsmanPotito Martire

First Live Tournament for Boer

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Paul Boer is currently chip leading his table in his first live tournament ever. Boer traveled along with his friend and decided to try and play a tournament himself and currently doing well with an above average stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Boer
120,000
Profile photo of Hwee Hua Loh sg
Hwee Hua Loh
95,000
Profile photo of Konrad Abela pl
Konrad Abela
90,000
Profile photo of Anar Brave
Anar Brave
80,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Zawadowicz Doubles Through Zafonti

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Michele Zafonti raised to 5,000 from mid-position and was called by the player in the lojack and hijack. Pawel Zawadowicz shoved from the button for 39,000 in total and Zafonti decided to do the same with the bigger stack. The initial callers both snap-folded.

Pawel Zawadowicz: {A-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Michele Zafonti: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for Zawadowicz to double up with the higher hole cards.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Martijn Kingma nl
Martijn Kingma
151,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Steven Watts gb
Steven Watts
113,000
Profile photo of Pawel Zawadowicz pl
Pawel Zawadowicz
93,400
Profile photo of Michele Zafonti it
Michele Zafonti
40,000

Tags: Pawel ZawadowiczMichele Zafonti

Marinelli Doubles Kulovainio Up

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Giovanni Salvatore raised to 4,500 from mid-position, Dario Marinelli shoved from the hijack, and Jouni Kulovainio did the same from the cutoff for 26,200. Action folded back to Salvatore who asked the dealer for a count and she confirmed Marinelli had 42,200 in total. Salvatore took one more look at his cards before saying goodbye to them.

Jouni Kulovainio: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Dario Marinelli: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-Hearts} to not provide any danger to Kulovainio's higher kicker as he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Pontus Magnusson
138,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Giovanni Salvatore it
Giovanni Salvatore
90,000
Profile photo of Jouni Kulovainio fi
Jouni Kulovainio
62,300
Profile photo of Dario Marinelli it
Dario Marinelli
16,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Dario MarinelliJouni KulovainioGiovanni Salvatore

Break

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The 94 remaining players have been sent for their last 15-minute break of the night before they have to play two more levels of 45 minutes each before they can bag and tag their chips for Day 2, Sunday, November 4.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300