2018 Malta Poker Festival

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1c
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

Proust Doubles Through Velardita

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Nicolas Proust raised to 2,000 from the hijack and Andrea Velardita three-bet to 8,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Proust who shoved for 20,700 and Velardita snap-called.

Nicolas Proust: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Andrea Velardita: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

The flop came {j-Hearts}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs} for Velardita to stay ahead.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds} to Velardita to still stay ahead but now Proust had some extra outs as he had an open-ended straight draw.

The river completed the board with the {a-Spades} which was one of the original outs Proust needed to double up indeed.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Adams gb
Matt Adams
54,000
Nicolas Proust fr
Nicolas Proust
43,600 43,600
Alexander Stevendahl se
Alexander Stevendahl
37,800 -25,200
Andrea Velardita it
Andrea Velardita
35,000 35,000

Tags: Andrea VelarditaNicolas Proust

Moschitta Doesn't Need to Show

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jonas Eriksson raised to 1,600 from mid-position and was called by Luca Moschitta in the hijack, Kashi Kambiz on the button, and Simon Goldthorpe and Ilya Shvartsman in the blinds.

The flop came down {4-Spades}{a-Hearts}{7-Spades}, everyone checked to Moschitta who decided to bet 3,700 and Goldthorpe was the only one to make the call.

They both checked through the {j-Spades} on the turn to the {7-Hearts} on the river to pair the board up and complete the flush draw. Now Goldthorpe took over the initiative by leading out for 7,200 which Moschitta snap-called. Goldthorpe took a second and then flung his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Kashi Kambiz se
Kashi Kambiz
136,000 136,000
Simon Goldthorpe il
Simon Goldthorpe
81,000 81,000
Massimiliano Rosi it
Massimiliano Rosi
73,000 23,000
Luca Moschitta it
Luca Moschitta
69,000 45,000

Tags: Ilya ShvartsmanJonas ErikssonKashi KambozLuca MoschittaSimon Goldthorpe

Last Few Minutes

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

There are currently five minutes left on the clock for Level 8. For the players that want to register late or reenter, this is the last chance to try and make it to Day 2.

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Magnusson Eliminated by Onnis

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Emanuele Onnis and Lars Magnusson were heads-up and all-in with Magnusson at risk from the button as Onnis had the bigger stack in the cutoff.

Lars Magnusson: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Emanuele Onnis: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{5-Spades} for Onnis to hold with the pair of kings to eliminate Magnusson from the tournament as the reentry period has been closed.

Player Chips Progress
Emanuele Onnis it
Emanuele Onnis
100,000 100,000
Lars Magnusson
Lars Magnusson
Busted

Tags: Emanuele OnnisLars Magnusson

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200