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

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

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

Marcus Folds to Sujeta

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

Leendert Marcus found {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} in the hijack and raised to 360,000. Tomas Sujeta picked up {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} in the cutoff and took some time to consider his options. He grabbed some chips and then made the call.

The flop came {q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, Marcus continued with a bet of 460,000 and Sujeta responded with a raise to 1,400,000. Marcus looked at his cards once more and then looked at Sujeta for tells before opting to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
8,700,000 -800,000
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
6,700,000 900,000

Tags: Leendert MarcusTomas Sujeta

Smith Doubles Through Gregorio

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

Pasquale Gregorio raised to 265,000 from the button and Craig Smith shoved in the small blind for 1,900,000. Leendert Marcus quickly folded his big blind and Gregorio made the call after eyeing up how much the shove was for.

Craig Smith: {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Pasquale Gregorio: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The flop came {7-Hearts}{a-Spades}{3-Hearts} for Smith to hit top pair.

The turn was the {k-Hearts} for not change anything and neither did the {3-Spades} on the river as Smith doubled up while his rail celebrated loudly.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
4,000,000 2,000,000
Pasquale Gregorio it
Pasquale Gregorio
2,600,000 -2,000,000

Tags: Craig SmithPasquale Gregorio

Smith Makes the Right Call

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

Oskar Wedde raised to 255,00 from the hijack with {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. Craig Smith called on the button with {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. Tomas Sujeta found {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} in the big blind and defended it.

The flop came {q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades} for Smith to hit a pair of eights, Sujeta checked, Wedde continued with a bet of 325,000 which was called by both Smith and Sujeta.

The turn was the {4-Clubs}, they all checked through to the {8-Clubs} on the river for Smith to improve to trips. Sujeta led out for 750,000, Wedde folded and Smith made the call after contemplating it for a while to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
5,900,000 1,900,000
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
5,300,000 -1,400,000
Oskar Wedde no
Oskar Wedde
1,900,000 -600,000

Tags: Craig SmithTomas SujetaOskar Wedde

Pasquale Gregorio Eliminated in 6th Place (€26,000)

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

Tomas Sujeta raised to 240,000 from the cutoff with {j-Clubs}{10-Spades}. Pasquale Gregorio defended his big blind with {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for Sujeta to hit a straight. Gregorio hit middle pair. Gregorio check-called the 205,000 bet of Sujeta.

The turn was the {5-Hearts} and Gregorio checked again. Sujeta glanced at Gregorio and Gregorio's stack. He then looked at Wedde's stack before betting 750,000. Gregorio took some time and then made the call.

The river completed the board with the {3-Clubs}. Gregorio checked for the last time and now Sujeta shoved with the bigger stack. Gregorio checked his cards once more and dived into the tank. After a while, the clock was called on him. The floor gave him 30 seconds to make a decision and in the end, Gregorio made the call for his whole stack to be sent home in sixth place for €26,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
Day 3 Chip Leader
14,090,000 90,000
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
10,025,000 1,325,000
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
8,340,000 3,740,000
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
5,675,000 -225,000
Oskar Wedde no
Oskar Wedde
1,720,000 -180,000
Pasquale Gregorio it
Pasquale Gregorio
Busted

Tags: Pasquale GregorioTomas Sujeta

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000