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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Last Level of Registration

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

This is the last level in which players can still register late or reenter if they have busted once today. At the end of the level, registration will officially be closed and players can't enter unless it's on Day 1b, Day 1c, or the Day 1d turbo flight.

Nguyen Gets Ritrovato to Fold

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Linda Nguyen
Linda Nguyen

Linda Nguyen raised to 1,700 from under the gun and Salvatore Ritrovato defended his big blind.

They both checked through the {3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop to the {k-Clubs} on the turn. Ritrovato bet 1,500 which Nguyen called.

The river completed the board with the {2-Diamonds}, Ritrovato now checked and Nguyen fired a bet of 4,000 over the line. Ritrovato went through the options for a bit before flicking his cards into the muck for the fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Linda Nguyen
94,000
32,000
32,000
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Salvatore Ritrovato
35,000

Tags: Linda NguyenSalvatore Ritrovato

Vinnicombe Scores Two Eliminations

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Joep Raemaekers was seen leaving the tournament area but was kind enough to relay what had happened:

Alan Vinnicombe raised to 2,000 from under the gun and Raemaekers shoved from the middle position for 7,400. Massimo Bruno shoved too but for around 12,000 from the button. Action folded back to Vinnicombe who made the call.

Joep Raemaekers: {a-}{q-}
Massimo Bruno: {5-}{5-}
Alan Vinnicombe: {a-}{j-}

The flop came {a-}{a-}{5-} for Bruno to hit a full house immediately and Raemaekers and Vinnicombe trip aces.

The turn was a {10-} which didn't change things but the river completed the board with a {j-} to give Vinnicombe the bigger full house and double knock-out.

Player Chips Progress
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Alan Vinnicombe
94,000
44,000
44,000
Profile photo of Francesco Aru it
Francesco Aru
90,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Tom Deschuytter be
Tom Deschuytter
61,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
Busted
Profile photo of Massimo Bruno it
Massimo Bruno
Busted

Tags: Alan VinnicombeJoep RaemaekersMassimo Bruno

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Garaialde Shows a King

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The board read {2-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} with 5,000 in the middle already.

Achille Olivieri had bet 2,500 from the small blind and was called by Dalibor Laskovic in the hijack. Jon Garaialde raised to 10,000 and Olivieri was contemplating his options. In the end, he opted to fold and so did Laskovic. Garaialde showed he held the {k-Clubs} for at least a flopped pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
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Dalibor Laskovic
100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Jon Garaialde ee
Jon Garaialde
70,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Jacopo Achille it
Jacopo Achille
61,000
61,000
61,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Achille OlivieriDalibor LaskovicJon Garaialde

A Flush for Mor

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dalibor Laskovic raised to 4,000 from the middle position and was called by Eviatar Mor in the small blind.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, Mor check-called the 15,000 continuation-bet of Laskovic.

The turn brought them the {10-Clubs}, Mor checked again and snap-called another 15,000 bet of Laskovic.

The river completed the board with the {9-Hearts}. Mor snap-checked. Laskovic looked at his cards.

"I will call you!" Mor said before Laskovic did anything.

Laskovic nodded and checked too. Mor tabled {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for the flush.

"You're lucky!" Laskovic said and showed he held {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.

A discussion about how the hand played out and what would have happened if one of them did something different ensued.

Player Chips Progress
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Eviatar Mor
135,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Dalibor Laskovic de
Dalibor Laskovic
66,000
34,000
34,000
Profile photo of Alessandro Giordano it
Alessandro Giordano
64,000
Profile photo of Serdar Demircan se
Serdar Demircan
60,000
46,000
46,000
Profile photo of Panagiotis Chatzisofokli gr
Panagiotis Chatzisofokli
57,000
Profile photo of Andreas Klatt de
Andreas Klatt
6,100
30,900
30,900

Tags: Dalibor LaskovicEviatar Mor

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

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