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

11-02-2018 18:08 UTC+2

Wettavik Takes Rundstrom Out

Shirley Ang

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

The flop read , and Stefan Rundstrom had shoved from mid-position which Lise Wettavik snap-called on the button.

Stefan Rundstrom:
Lise Wettavik:

Rundstrom had the overpair but Wettavik had flopped the wheel for Rundstrom to need a lot of help of the board.

The turn was the which was the first card towards getting Rundstrom towards the full house to double up but the on the river meant Wettavik stayed ahead to eliminate Rundstrom from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lise Wettavik	46,000
Stefan Rundstrom	Busted

Tags: Lise Wettavik Stefan Rundstrom

11-02-2018 18:15 UTC+2

New Entries

Shirley Ang

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

The following players are some of the ones who have taken their seats after the break:

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lappin	25,000 25,000	25,000

Andrew Hedley	25,000
Dario Marinelli	25,000 25,000	25,000
Anton Morgenstern	25,000
Jona Wilmsmann	25,000
Espen Uhlen Jorstad	25,000 25,000	25,000

11-02-2018 18:25 UTC+2

Up and Down

Shirley Ang

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cat Winch-Johnson	37,000 12,000	12,000
Daiva Byrne	36,000 7,000	7,000
Andreas Hoivold	26,000 1,000	1,000

Jon Kyte	18,000 -7,000	-7,000
Sebastian Jancso	Busted
Israel Avraham	Busted
Pasquale Grimaldi	Busted
Tsvetelina Pavlova	Busted
Michael Lapitski	Busted
Stefan Borjesson	Busted
Alessandro Furneri	Busted
Mark Berman	Busted
Yigal Schneider	Busted
Antonio Bassi	Busted
Widar Salte	Busted
Martynas Racinskas	Busted

11-02-2018 18:37 UTC+2

Demircan Gets a Fold

Shirley Ang

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Jelmer van der Wal raised to 1,300 from mid-position and was called by Serdar Demircan in the big blind.

The flop came and they both checked to see the on the turn. Demircan bet 3,000 and Van der Wal quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serdar Demircan	31,000 31,000	31,000
Jelmer van der Wal	25,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

11-02-2018 18:41 UTC+2

Recent Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kework Besiktasliyan	73,000 48,000	48,000
Ronni Borg	51,000 29,000	29,000
Monika Zukowicz	36,000 11,000	11,000

Steven Penny	35,000 10,000	10,000
Cat Winch-Johnson	34,000 -3,000	-3,000
Daiva Byrne	32,000 -4,000	-4,000
David Lappin	32,000 7,000	7,000

Andreas Hoivold	27,000 1,000	1,000

Steven Iglesias	17,200 17,200	17,200
Jona Wilmsmann	17,000 -8,000	-8,000
Donna Morton	16,000 -9,000	-9,000

11-02-2018 18:52 UTC+2

Danis Doubles Morgenstern Up

Shirley Ang

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Anton Morgenstern had shoved from mid-position for 3,175 and was called by Serge Danis in the big blind.

Anton Morgenstern:
Serge Danis:

The flop came for Morgenstern to hit a pair of jacks, the rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to ensure Morgenstern would double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Morgenstern	6,950

Tags: Anton Morgenstern Serge Danis

11-02-2018 19:00 UTC+2

Faces in the Field

Shirley Ang

11-02-2018 19:12 UTC+2

D'Alterio Claims One

Shirley Ang

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

The board read with 6,500 in the middle.

Wouter Schuurbiers checked in the big blind, Luigi D'Alterio bet 3,500 from the hijack and Mattia Baccassino folded in the cutoff. Schuurbiers contemplated it for a few seconds but then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grazia Caruso	115,000
Luigi D'Alterio	49,000
Mattia Baccassino	36,000
Wouter Schuurbiers	20,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Luigi D'Alterio Mattia Baccassino Wouter Schuurbiers

11-02-2018 19:19 UTC+2

Pagano Eliminates Koop

Shirley Ang

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Claudio Pagano raised to 1,000 from mid-position and Niko Koop shoved for 5,800 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Pagano who made the call.

Niko Koop:
Claudio Pagano:

"I normally run quite good in these'" Koop remarked.

The flop came for Koop to still be ahead but Pagano picked up some extra outs to eliminate Koop as he now also had a gutshot to the straight draw.

The turn was the which didn't change the situation but the on the river was one of the cards Pagano was looking for to eliminate Koop for now. Koop made his way to the cashier to pay for his reentry.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aladin Mrkaljevic	59,000
Claudio Pagano	32,000
Niko Koop	Busted

Tags: Claudio Pagano Niko Koop