€550 Grand Event Day 1b | 2018 Malta Poker Festival

11-03-2018 02:38 UTC+2

Siciliano Shot Down by Monteiro

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Fares Shehadeh raised to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Marco Siciliano in mid-position, Pedro Monteiro on the button, and David Carrasco in the big blind.

The flop came , both Carrasco and Shehadeh check-folded when Monteiro raised the 11,500 bet of Siciliano to 26,000 and Siciliano called.

The turn was the to pair the board up. Siciliano shoved for around 58,000 and Monteiro called.

Marco Siciliano:
Pedro Monteiro:

They both held a pocket pair with Monteiro holding the better one.

The river completed the board with the for the situation to not change and Siciliano getting eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Monteiro	220,000	220,000
Fares Shehadeh	98,600	98,600
David Carrasco	73,000	73,000
Marco Siciliano	Busted

Tags: David Carrasco Fares Shehadeh Marco Siciliano Pedro Monteiro

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

11-03-2018 02:04 UTC+2

Break

Shirley Ang

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

The 119 remaining players have headed into their last 15-minute break of the day.

11-03-2018 01:52 UTC+2

Privitera Doubles Through Belski

Shirley Ang

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

Fabrizio Privitera shoved from the small blind for 17,600 and Ilana Belski contemplated for a while in the big blind. In the end, she reluctantly made the call.

Fabrizio Privitera:
Ilana Belski:

The board ran out for Privitera to stay ahead and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilana Belski	147,600	1,600
Fabrizio Privitera	37,900	37,900

Tags: Fabrizio Privitera Ilana Belski

11-03-2018 01:41 UTC+2

D'Antoni Into the Chip Lead

Shirley Ang

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

Daniel Mor raised to 4,500 from the lojack and was called by Naji Ghoson in the hijack. Nicolaj D'Antoni three-bet to 13,800 from the button and Mor was the only one to make the call.

The flop came , Mor check-snap-called the shove by D'Antoni with the shorter stack so he'd be at risk.

Daniel Mor:
Nicolaj D'Antoni:

They both held ace-high with D'Antoni with the higher kicker but Mor had the flush draw.

The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to eliminate Mor from the tournament and propel D'Antoni into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolaj D'Antoni	259,000	176,000
Daniel Mor	Busted
Andreas Uhde	Busted

Tags: Daniel Mor Naji Ghoson Nicolaj D'Antoni

11-03-2018 01:29 UTC+2

Sorbo Doubles Through Ferrara

Shirley Ang

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

Both Marino Ferrara (middle position) and Torstein Sorbo (hijack) had their cards open in front of them.

Torstein Sorbo:
Marino Ferrara:

The board ran out for Sorbo to flop a pair of aces to double up for the 36,100 he had behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Uhlen Jorstad	91,000	12,000
Torstein Sorbo	77,900
Marino Ferrara	40,000
Karl-Tim Ibald	Busted

Tags: Torstein Sorbo Marino Ferrara

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

11-03-2018 01:18 UTC+2

Drosakis Loses it All

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Alexandros Drosakis raised to 3,600 from mid-position, Yotam Bar-Yosef three-bet to 8,300 from the hijack, and Arie Kliper four-bet to 23,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Drosakis who shoved for 34,400. Bar-Yosef decided to also shove with the bigger stack. Kliper tanked as he still had around 30,000 left so he would be at risk if he made the call. After a while, Drosakis called the clock on him. The floor came over and the dealer explained the situation to the floor. The floor didn't say anything to Kliper and Kliper folded after contemplating for a bit longer.

Alexandros Drosakis:
Yotam Bar-Yosef:

The board ran out for Bar-Yosef to hold with the pocket aces to eliminate Drosakis from the Grand Event for today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yotam Bar-Yosef	202,000	71,000
Aladin Mrkaljevic	100,000	10,000
Arie Kliper	30,500	30,500
Alexandros Drosakis	Busted

Tags: Arie Kliper Yotam Bar-Yosef Alexandros Drosakis

11-03-2018 01:08 UTC+2

Marinelli Doubles Through Cohen

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Dario Marinelli shoved all in for 22,600 from the lojack and was called by Tsvi Cohen in the big blind.

Dario Marinelli:
Tsvi Cohen:

The flop came for Marinelli to stay ahead.

The turn was the so Marinelli just needed to avoid the ace or king to stay alive.

The river brought them the to pair the board and double Marinelli up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsvi Cohen	64,000
Dario Marinelli	47,800	-22,200

Tags: Dario Marinelli Tsvi Cohen

11-03-2018 00:56 UTC+2

Mrkaljevic Gets the Fold

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Aladin Mrkaljevic raised to 3,500 from mid-position and Daniel Jacobsen three-bet to 10,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Mrkaljevic who took some time before making the call.

The flop came , Mrkaljevic check-raised Jacobsen's bet of 8,000 to 22,000. Jacobsen considered it for a bit but then folded.