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
Players Left 1 / 1,324
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Deschuttyer Shuts Bucci Down

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Tom Deschuytter
Tom Deschuytter

Tom Deschuytter raised to 500 from the early position and was called by Jan Stigter in the middle position and Frederick Field in the hijack. Lorenzo Bucci three-bet to 2,500 from the cutoff and action folded back to Deschuytter who made the call. Stigter folded and Field called too.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, both Deschuytter and Field checked. Bucci shoved for 18,500 and Deschuytter took a few seconds before shoving too with the bigger stack. Field contemplated his options for a while and then opted to fold to let them battle it out.

Lorenzo Bucci: {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Tom Deschuytter: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}

Bucci had flopped top pair but so did Deschuytter. Deschuytter had also picked up the nut flush draw.

The turn brought them the {k-Clubs} to bring the nut flush to Deschuytter and the {j-Clubs} on the river made the flush even prettier as Bucci was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Deschuytter
62,000
62,000
62,000
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Lorenzo Bucci
Busted

Tags: Frederick FieldJan StigterLorenzo BucciTom Deschuytter

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Tregoning and Theuma Clash Again

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Corel Theuma raised to 800 from the middle position and Andrew Tregoning three-bet to 2,200 from the hijack. Action folded back to Theuma who called after confirming the raise.

They both quickly checked through the {4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop to the {2-Diamonds} on the turn. The 5,000 bet was called for the {8-Hearts} to complete the board. Theuma checked for the last time. Tregoning bet 5,100 and Theuma looked at his cards once more.

"I missed..." Theuma said before folding.

"I didn't," Tregoning commented while raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Tregoning
33,000
7,000
7,000
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Corel Theuma
24,000
3,000
3,000

Tags: Andrew TregoningCorel Theuma

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Sammut Won't Let Anyone Touch His Big Blind

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Clint Sammut (during last year's MPF)
Clint Sammut (during last year's MPF)

Clint Sammut was seen stacking up a bunch of chips after eliminating Julian Micallef and was kind enough to relay what had happened.

"First of all, nobody will touch my big blind!" Sammut explained.

Everyone folded and Micallef limped in from the cutoff. Alan Trueick raised to 1,300 from the small blind and I called, so did Micallef.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, Trueick check-folded to my bet which Micallef called.

The turn was the {k-Hearts}, I bet 5,000, he shoved, I called with {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for the turned two pair. Micallef held {q-}{6-} for the flopped lower two pair.

The river completed the board with the {4-Spades} for Sammut to hold and eliminate Micallef.

"Please add that he was lucky," Luca Beretta commented and the whole table chattered away for a while after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Clint Sammut
69,000
39,000
39,000
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Luca Beretta
30,000
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Julian Micallef
Busted

Tags: Clint SammutLuca BerettaJulian Micallef