2019 The Malta Poker Festival

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
205
Players Left
38

Marinelli Keeps Adding to His Stack

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dario Marinelli
Dario Marinelli

Jon Garaialde raised to 5,500 from under the gun and was called by Dario Marinelli in the late position while the rest of the table folded.

They both checked through the {9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{j-Hearts} flop to the {3-Clubs} on the turn. Garaialde bet 6,500 which Marinelli called.

The {8-Spades} completed the board on the river and Garaialde checked for the final time. Marinelli glanced at Garaialde before betting 31,500. Garaialde flicked in a chip for the call. Marinelli tabled {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} for the rivered set of eights and that was enough to get Garaialde to pay up as he mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Marinelli it
Dario Marinelli
343,000 93,000
Jon Garaialde es
Jon Garaialde
165,500 -5,500
Cristoferro Palermo it
Cristoferro Palermo
112,000
Marco Fontanella it
Marco Fontanella
108,000
Gaetano Brignone it
Gaetano Brignone
66,000 26,000
Giuseppe Palmisano it
Giuseppe Palmisano
63,000 38,000
Daniel Dankelmann de
Daniel Dankelmann
52,500 -41,500
Niklas Nyman se
Niklas Nyman
50,000
Anthony Baitson ie
Anthony Baitson
29,000

Tags: Dario MarinelliJon Garaialde

Bachmann Doubles Through Hari

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Adam Hari shoved from the middle position for 38,000 and action folded to Juergen Bachmann in the big blind who made the call for 27,500.

Juergen Bachmann: {a-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Adam Hari: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} for Bachmann to flop top pair and improve to two pair to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
370,000 70,000
Luca Sebastiani it
Luca Sebastiani
311,000 -24,000
Eviatar Mor pl
Eviatar Mor
Day 1A Chip Leader
295,000 194,000
Vito Montalto au
Vito Montalto
125,000 -37,000
Alexandros Bantzelatze gr
Alexandros Bantzelatze
122,000 45,000
Juergen Bachmann de
Juergen Bachmann
59,000 -21,000
Alf Martinsson it
Alf Martinsson
43,000
Adam Hari hu
Adam Hari
10,500 -37,500
Rares Bodea mt
Rares Bodea
Busted

Tags: Adam HariJuergen Bachmann

De Laat Busts to Sesay

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Bas de Laat was leaving the tournament area as he had just been eliminated by Sulaiman Sesay with {10-}{10-} against Sesay's {a-}{q-}. Sesay flopped two pair and no help came on the turn nor river for De Laat as he was sent to bed to try again on one of the other starting flights.

The following players will also have to try again later:

Player Chips Progress
Sulaiman Sesay mt
Sulaiman Sesay
150,000 52,000
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
Busted
Clint Sammut mt
Clint Sammut
Busted
Jim Odeen se
Jim Odeen
Busted
Antonios Kotsoulakis gr
Antonios Kotsoulakis
Busted
Lasse Ovre no
Lasse Ovre
Busted
Hans Homner de
Hans Homner
Busted

Said Flops a Set

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a hand just before the break, Oliver Said raised to 5,500 from the hijack and was called by Sulaiman Sesay in the cutoff and David Rapenne in the big blind.

The flop came {6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Hearts}, both Rapenne and Said checked. Sesay bet 4,500 and Rapenne called. Said raised to 16,000 which only Rapenne called.

The turn was the {q-Hearts}, Rapenne check-called the 20,000 continuation-bet of Said.

The river completed the board with the {8-Diamonds} and Rapenne quickly checked again. Said contemplated a bit, grabbed 20,000 for a bet, looked at Rapenne and then made it 25,000 to go. Rapenne called almost immediately and then mucked when Said tabled {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for the flopped set of tens.

Player Chips Progress
Oliver Said mt
Oliver Said
340,000 303,000
Borge Dypvik no
Borge Dypvik
204,000 92,000
Davorin Stevanovic si
Davorin Stevanovic
125,000 3,500
Thomas Lind mt
Thomas Lind
118,000 22,700
David Rapenne fr
David Rapenne
105,000 6,000
Sulaiman Sesay mt
Sulaiman Sesay
98,000
Bas de Laat nl
Bas de Laat
49,500 -43,600

Tags: Sulaiman SesayOliver SaidDavid Rapenne

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Ferrante Falls to Myhre

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Lelio Ferrante shoved his last chips in from the early position and was called by Roger Myhre in the big blind.

Lelio Ferrante: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Roger Myhre: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{9-Spades} to not bring any help to Ferrante as he walked away unhappily and rambling along in Italian.

Player Chips Progress
Francesco Aru it
Francesco Aru
170,000 80,000
Samuel Dray fr
Samuel Dray
143,000
Alan Vinnicombe gb
Alan Vinnicombe
130,000 36,000
Hans Homner de
Hans Homner
72,000
Roger Myhre no
Roger Myhre
68,000 25,000
Jaroslaw Wolny pl
Jaroslaw Wolny
61,000
Linda Nguyen no
Linda Nguyen
40,000 -20,000
Lelio Ferrante it
Lelio Ferrante
Busted

Tags: Roger MyhreLelio Ferrante

Latest Chip Counts and Eliminations

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jeroen van de Pol nl
Jeroen van de Pol
191,000 191,000
Jana Krcova it
Jana Krcova
112,000 84,000
Andre Sivertsen no
Andre Sivertsen
80,000 80,000
Sarah Herzali fr
Sarah Herzali
72,500 27,500
Francois Laurent fr
Francois Laurent
61,000 61,000
Clint Sammut mt
Clint Sammut
60,000 -10,000
Salvatore Ritrovato it
Salvatore Ritrovato
55,000 -10,000
Nicolas Courbin fr
Nicolas Courbin
36,000 36,000
Marcin Puczylowski pl
Marcin Puczylowski
24,000 -21,000
Serdar Demircan se
Serdar Demircan
Busted
Jacqueline Cachia mt
Jacqueline Cachia
Busted
Pablo Boegershausen ar
Pablo Boegershausen
Busted
Luca Beretta it
Luca Beretta
Busted
Luigi Knoppers nl
Luigi Knoppers
Busted
Kyle Pullicino mt
Kyle Pullicino
Busted

Sujeta Makes the Right Call Against Demircan

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Serdar Demircan
Serdar Demircan

In the last hand of the previous level, Serdar Demircan raised to 3,500 from the middle position. Tomas Sujeta three-bet to 12,500 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Demircan.

"I know you have a good hand, but I have good too, so I have to call," Demircan declared before making the call and then checking blind.

The flop came {5-Clubs}{7-Spades}{a-Hearts}. Sujeta continued with a bet of 7,000 which Demircan check-called.

The turn brought them the {4-Spades}, Demircan led out for 17,000 and Sujeta called.

The river completed the board with the {4-Clubs}. Demircan now fired a bet of 33,000 over the line.

"What do you have? A set of sevens?" Sujeta asked.

"I don't have sevens, I swear!" Demircan replied.

"Set of Fives?" Sujeta pressed.

"I don't have a set of sevens," Demircan replied again.

"I can't fold, I have a full house," Sujeta concluded before putting the chips in and showing {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for the flopped pair of sevens, turned two pair, and rivered full house.

Demircan mucked and complimented Sujeta: "Nice hand, well played,"

Sujeta replied: "yes, you too."

Player Chips Progress
Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
242,000 242,000
Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
134,000 134,000
Frank Koopmann de
Frank Koopmann
117,000 24,000
Anders Auset no
Anders Auset
112,000 112,000
Lukasz Winski pl
Lukasz Winski
85,000 25,000
Sven Kolwes de
Sven Kolwes
67,000 67,000
Serdar Demircan se
Serdar Demircan
46,000 -14,000
Gaetano Brignone it
Gaetano Brignone
40,000 40,000
Kyle Pullicino mt
Kyle Pullicino
35,000 35,000

Tags: Serdar DemircanTomas Sujeta