With 196 entries showing on the tournament clock, the 124 remaining players have been sent for a 75-minute dinner break. Play should resume at approximately 8:12 p.m. local time.
With 196 entries showing on the tournament clock, the 124 remaining players have been sent for a 75-minute dinner break. Play should resume at approximately 8:12 p.m. local time.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Photos courtesy of Joseph Hall/The Malta Poker Festival
Marcin Puczylowski was all-in for 11,400 from the cutoff and at risk as he was called and covered by Giulio Di Salvo in the early position.
Marcin Puczylowski: ![]()
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Giulio Di Salvo: ![]()
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The board read ![]()
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by the time all the cards were dealt for Puczylowski to have flopped top pair and improve to two pair to double up and stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
41,000 | |
|
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24,300 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
80,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
59,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
51,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
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|
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32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
15,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Gerben Miedema shoved from under the gun for 13,800 and was called by Alan Vinnicombe in the cutoff while the rest of the table folded.
Gerben Miedema: ![]()
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Alan Vinnicombe: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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for Miedema to hold with the pocket pair to double back to almost the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
29,100
14,100
|
14,100 |
The flop read ![]()
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with 5,300 in the middle already.
Tomasz Brzezinski had checked in the big blind and Petter Redemo led out for 3,500. Brzezinski responded with a shove for just over 16,000 which sent Redemo into the tank. After a while, Redemo opted to let the hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
34,500
50,500
|
50,500 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
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Jana Krcova raised to 1,300 from the hijack and was called by both Liran Derei on the button and Jim Odeen in the small blind.
The flop came ![]()
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, both Odeen and Krcova checked. Derei bet 2,600 which only Odeen called.
They then both checked through the
on the turn and the
on the river for Odeen to claim the pot with ![]()
for the flopped pair of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
58,000 | |
|
|
28,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |