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

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
356,000
Alessandro Furneri it
Alessandro Furneri
Busted

Tags: Alessandro FurneriJona Wilmsmann

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
400,000
Emanuele Napolitano it
Emanuele Napolitano
920,000
525,000
525,000
Lior Afllalo il
Lior Afllalo
580,000
400,000
400,000
Salvatore Ritrovato it
Salvatore Ritrovato
Busted

Tags: Emanuele NapolitanoSalvatore Ritrovato

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
867,500
Francesco Cortorillo it
Francesco Cortorillo
800,000
210,000
210,000

Tags: Francesco CortorilloGary Banks

Rosano Eliminates Mrkaljevic

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

Aladin Mrkaljevic shoved from the small blind for 414,000 and was called by Diego Rosano in the big blind.

Aladin Mrkaljevic: {9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Diego Rosano: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for Rosano to flop a pair of aces to eliminate Mrkaljevic from the Grand Event for €2,100.

Over on Table #1, Clint Sammut was eliminated too for the same amount. With 32 players left, the fifth table has been broken up and four tables are left.

Player Chips Progress
Diego Rosano
Diego Rosano
1,640,000
740,000
740,000
Aladin Mrkaljevic dk
Aladin Mrkaljevic
Busted
Clint Sammut mt
Clint Sammut
Busted

Tags: Aladin MrkaljevicDiego Rosano

Dragomir Done In by Onnis

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

Cristian Dragomir shoved from the hijack for 649,000 and was called by Emanuele Onnis in the big blind.

Cristian Dragomir: {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}
Emanuele Onnis: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{4-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for Onnis to hit a pair of aces on the flop to eliminate Dragomir in 32nd place for €,2400.

Player Chips Progress
Emanuele Onnis it
Emanuele Onnis
3,200,000
2,340,000
2,340,000
Cristian Dragomir
Cristian Dragomir
Busted

Tags: Emanuele OnnisCristian Dragomir

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Amato Doubles Through D'Antoni

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Nicolaj D'Antoni raised to 65,000 from the button, Dario Amato shoved from the small blind for 589,000 and D'Antoni called.

Dario Amato: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Nicolaj D'Antoni: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{6-Spades} for Amato's aces to hold for the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Amato it
Dario Amato
1,258,000
979,000
979,000
Nicolaj D'Antoni it
Nicolaj D'Antoni
1,000,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Nicolaj D'AntoniDario Amato