2018 Malta Poker Festival

€550 Grand Event
Day: 2
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

Banks Doubles Through Cortorillo

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Gary Banks
Gary Banks

Gary Banks was all-in for 495,000 from the mid-position and was at risk as he was called by Francesco Cortorillo in the cutoff with the bigger stack.

Gary Banks: {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Francesco Cortorillo: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The flop came {8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for Banks to flop the flush draw but keep Cortorillo ahead.

The turn was the {10-Spades} which didn't really change the situation.

The river completed the board with the {q-Diamonds} which gave Banks the flush indeed to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Banks gb
Gary Banks
1,067,000 867,500
Francesco Cortorillo it
Francesco Cortorillo
800,000 210,000

Tags: Francesco CortorilloGary Banks

Ritrovato Rushed Out by Napolitano

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Salvatore Ritrovato shoved from the small blind for about 350,000 and was called by Emanuele Napolitano in the big blind.

Salvatore Ritrovato: {9-Spades}{8-Spades}
Emanuele Napolitano: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for Ritrovato to hit a pair of eights on the flop but not get any further help. Ritrovato was eliminated in 40th place and managed to grab a pay jump as he will get to collect €2,100 from the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Henning Andre se
Henning Andre
1,700,000 400,000
Emanuele Napolitano it
Emanuele Napolitano
920,000 525,000
Lior Afllalo il
Lior Afllalo
580,000 400,000
Salvatore Ritrovato it
Salvatore Ritrovato
Busted

Tags: Emanuele NapolitanoSalvatore Ritrovato

Furneri Burns Down

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Jona Wilmsmann raised to 65,000 from the hijack, Alessandro Furneri shoved for 308,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Wilmsmann snap-called,

Alessandro Furneri: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Jona Wilmsmann: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for Wilmsmann to improve his pocket pair of nines to a set on the flop to eliminate Furneri in 41st place for €1,800.

Player Chips Progress
Jona Wilmsmann de
Jona Wilmsmann
2,400,000 356,000
Alessandro Furneri it
Alessandro Furneri
Busted

Tags: Alessandro FurneriJona Wilmsmann

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Mancini Gets Paid by Gumz

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

The board read {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{q-Spades}{j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} with a substantial pot in the middle already.

Fabian Gumz had checked in the small blind and William Mancini bet 70,000 from under the gun. Apparently, Gumz 's tank was lasting so long that Cristian Dragomir called the clock on him. The floor came over and gave Gumz 30 seconds to take the decision. Before the floor could even start counting down, Gumz made the call but then mucked when he saw Mancini had {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for the turned full house.

Player Chips Progress
Cristian Dragomir
Cristian Dragomir
963,000 813,000
Fabian Gumz de
Fabian Gumz
Day 3 Chip Leader
947,000 697,000
Emanuele Onnis it
Emanuele Onnis
860,000 330,000
Enrico Crella it
Enrico Crella
531,000 -159,000
William Mancini
William Mancini
516,000 286,000
Luigi D'Alterio it
Luigi D'Alterio
320,000 -740,000
Giovanni Salvatore it
Giovanni Salvatore
273,000 57,000

Tags: Fabian GumzWilliam Mancini