2019 The Malta Poker Festival

€550 Grand Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2019 The Malta Poker Festival

Final Results
Winner
Tomas Sujeta
Winning Hand
98
Prize
€150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€642,140
Entries
1,324
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
8
Players Left
1

Two Big Stacks Even Out

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Dmitri Dan raised to 550,000 from under the gun with {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. Tomas Sujeta defended his big blind with {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{a-Hearts}, Dan picked up the open-ended straight and a flush draw. Sujeta check-called the 475,000 bet of Dan.

The turn was the {3-Spades} and both players checked for the {5-Diamonds} to complete the board. They both checked again for Sujeta to pick up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
Day 3 Chip Leader
14,000,000 -1,000,000
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
13,000,000 2,000,000

Tags: Dmitri DanTomas Sujeta

Sujeta Shoves on Dan

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Leendert Marcus limped in from under the gun with {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. Tomas Sujeta raised to 925,000 on the button with {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}. Dmitri Dan glanced at Sujeta's stack and then three-bet to 2,600,000 in the small blind with {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Craig Smith folded immediately and so did Marcus. Sujeta opted to shove for 8,200,000. Dan looked at the clock, went through the options in his head and then opted to fold,

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
Day 3 Chip Leader
15,000,000 -2,000,000
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
11,000,000 2,000,000
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
8,400,000 -400,000
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
5,500,000 -200,000

Tags: Craig SmithDmitri DanLeendert MarcusTomas Sujeta

Dan Gets Marcus to Fold

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Leendert Marcus raised to 500,000 from the button with {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Dmitri Dan defended his big blind with {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for Dan to hit a pair of fives. They both checked through to the {2-Clubs} on the turn. Dan bet 350,000 which Marcus called.

The river completed the board with the {3-Spades}, Dan led out for 850,000 and that was enough for Marcus to fold to.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
Day 3 Chip Leader
17,000,000 2,000,000
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
5,700,000 -1,200,000

Tags: Leendert MarcusDmitri Dan

Sujeta Doubles Through Marcus

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Tomas Sujeta
Tomas Sujeta

Tomas Sujeta found {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} in the under-the-gun position and limped in. Craig Smith held {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds} in the small blind and completed it. Leendert Marcus opted to check his big blind while holding {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}.

The flop came {3-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades} for Sujeta to hit a set of jacks. They all checked through to the {7-Clubs} on the turn. Smith bet 350,000 with ace-high, Marcus called with the open-ended straight draw. Sujeta took some time and raised to 1,400,000. Smith folded and Marcus made the call.

The river completed the board with the {q-Spades} for Marcus to pair up with but keep Sujeta ahead. Marcus checked and Sujeta shoved for 2,500,000. Marcus looked at his cards once more and made the call and saw he had to pay up.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
Day 3 Chip Leader
15,000,000 -300,000
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
9,000,000 4,875,000
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
8,800,000 -625,000
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
6,900,000 -4,100,000

Tags: Craig SmithLeendert MarcusTomas Sujeta

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Third Break of the Day

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Leendert Marcus found {a-Clubs}{q-Spades} in the under-the-gun position and raised to 550,000. Action folded to Craig Smith in the big blind who made the call.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{a-Spades}, Smith checked and Marcus bet 850,000 which was enough for Smith to fold so the four remaining players could go for their third break of the day.

Please find the official chip counts below:

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
Day 3 Chip Leader
15,300,000 300,000
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
11,000,000
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
9,425,000 1,125,000
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
4,125,000 -1,375,000

Oskar Wedde Eliminated in 5th Place (€32,440)

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Oskar Wedde
Oskar Wedde

Oskar Wedde shoved from the small blind and was called by Craig Smith in the big blind.

Oskar Wedde: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Craig Smith: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The flop came {6-Spades}{q-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for Smith to hit the pair of queens.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} for Wedde to pick up a flush draw but the river completed the board with the {k-Clubs} for Wedde to brick it. Wedde was eliminated in fifth place for €32,440

Player Chips Progress
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
8,300,000 2,300,000
Oskar Wedde no
Oskar Wedde
Busted

Tags: Craig SmithOskar Wedde

Dan Catches Marcus' Bluff

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Dmitri Dan
Dmitri Dan

Dmitri Dan raised to 440,000 from the cutoff with {8-Spades}{6-Spades} and Leendert Marcus defended his big blind with {a-Clubs}{4-Hearts}.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{10-Spades}{4-Spades}, Marcus check-raised the 525,000 bet of Dan to 1,100,000 with the pair of fours. Dan looked at his cards again and saw he had the gutshot to the straight before making the call.

The turn was the {5-Spades}, Marcus bet 1,200,000 which Dan called.

The turn was the {9-Spades} for Dan to make the straight. Marcus snap-bet 1,600,000 and Dan contemplated his options for a while. In the end, he made the call

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
Day 3 Chip Leader
15,000,000
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
11,000,000 -2,000,000

Tags: Dmitri DanLeendert Marcus

Marcus Wins a Big Pot

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Leendert Marcus
Leendert Marcus

Craig Smith found {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and raised to 500,000 from under the gun. Leendert Marcus was the only one to make the call from the cutoff with {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{2-Spades}{8-Diamonds} to keep Smith ahead. Smith bet 400,000 and Marcus called after checking his cards again.

The turn was the {8-Hearts} for Marcus to improve his pair of eights to trips. Smith quickly checked. Marcus bet 1,200,000 and Smith took some time before making the call.

The river completed the board with the {5-Diamonds}. Smith checked for the last time and Marcus contemplated his options before also checking to pick up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
13,000,000 3,000,000
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
6,000,000 -1,500,000

Tags: Craig SmithLeendert Marcus