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

One for Gregorio

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Pasquale Gregorio limped in on the button with {j-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and Craig Smith completed his small blind while holding {q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Leendert Marcus found {7-Hearts}{5-Clubs} in the big blind and opted to check. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{10-Spades}, both Smith and Marcus checked. Gregorio bet 210,000 with the gutshot to a straight for both of his opponents to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
9,500,000 -1,500,000
Pasquale Gregorio it
Pasquale Gregorio
4,600,000 200,000
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
2,000,000 -200,000

Tags: Craig SmithLeendert MarcusPasquale Gregorio

Peter de Bruin Eliminated in 7th Place (€20,000)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Peter de Bruin
Peter de Bruin

Leendert Marcus raised from the cutoff to 350,000 and Peter de Bruin shoved in the small blind for 1,700,000 which Marcus called.

Peter de Bruin: {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Leendert Marcus: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}

The flop came {8-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Hearts} for De Bruin to hit a pair of eights but it also gave Marcus the flush and straight flush draw.

The turn was the {j-Diamonds} for Marcus to hit the higher pair and the river completed the board with the {j-Hearts} for him to improve to trips to send his fellow countryman to the rail in seventh place. De Bruin gets to take home €20,000.

Player Chips Progress
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
11,000,000 1,700,000
Peter de Bruin nl
Peter de Bruin
Busted

Tags: Leendert MarcusPeter de Bruin

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Dario Marinelli Eliminated in 8th Place (€14,000)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Dario Marinelli
Dario Marinelli

Leendert Marcus raised to 300,000 from under the gun with {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and action folded to Pasquale Gregorio on the button. He three-bet to 930,000, Dario Marinelli was in the small blind and shoved for 1,100,000. Marcus quickly folded and Gregorio called.

Dario Marinelli: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Pasquale Gregorio: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{9-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Hearts} to not bring any help to Marinelli as the Italian player was sent packing with €14,000 for finishing in eighth place.

Player Chips Progress
Pasquale Gregorio it
Pasquale Gregorio
4,400,000 1,785,000
Dario Marinelli it
Dario Marinelli
Busted

Tags: Dario MarinelliLeendert MarcusPasquale Gregorio

Marinelli Doubles Through Sujeta

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Dario Marinelli
Dario Marinelli

Tomas Sujeta raised to 200,000 from the middle position and Dario Marinelli shoved from the big blind for 590,000

Dario Marinelli: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Tomas Sujeta: {a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}{q-Spades} for Marinelli to hold with the pair of kings to double up with.

Player Chips Progress
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
6,000,000 -685,000
Dario Marinelli it
Dario Marinelli
1,200,000 610,000

Tags: Dario MarinelliTomas Sujeta

Smith Gets De Bruin to Fold

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Craig Smith raised to 250,000 from the cutoff with {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Peter de Bruin defended his big blind holding {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

They both checked through the {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop to the {j-Diamonds} on the turn. De Bruin checked again and Smith bet 280,000 which was enough to get De Bruin to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Peter de Bruin nl
Peter de Bruin
2,100,000 -215,000
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
1,800,000 330,000

Tags: Craig SmithPeter de Bruin

Shuffle Up and Deal

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

After the introductions and the announcement of the remaining prize money by Ivonne Montealegre, the final table photos have been taken. The dealer has been instructed to shuffle up and deal.

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000