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

Tags: Dario MarinelliJon Garaialde

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

More for Mor

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Giulio Spampinato raised to 7,000 from the middle position and was called by both Alexandros Bantzelatze in the hijack and Eviatar Mor in the big blind.

The flop came [kc2ctc, Mor bet 13,000 only Spampinato made the call.

The turn brought them the {9-Clubs} for Mor to bet 25,000 and Spampinato to give up on the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luca Sebastiani it
Luca Sebastiani
410,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Eviatar Mor pl
Eviatar Mor
367,000
72,000
72,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
228,000
142,000
142,000
Profile photo of Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
151,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Alexandros Bantzelatze gr
Alexandros Bantzelatze
139,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Vito Montalto au
Vito Montalto
125,000
16,000
16,000
Profile photo of Juergen Bachmann de
Juergen Bachmann
65,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Alf Martinsson se
Alf Martinsson
51,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: Eviatar MorGiulio SpampinatoAlexandros Bantzelatze

Martinsson Doubles Through Spampinato

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alf Martinsson was all-in and at risk for his last 49,000 from the cutoff as he was called and covered by Giulio Spampinato on the button.

Alf Martinsson: {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Giulio Spampinato: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

The board ran out {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for Martinsson to flop two pair and stay ahead throughout the rest of the board to double up and stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
170,000
58,000
58,000
Profile photo of Alf Martinsson se
Alf Martinsson
105,500
54,500
54,500

Tags: Giulio SpampinatoAlf Martinsson

Lind Rivers a Wheel

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tomas Lind
Tomas Lind

The board read {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} with over 70,000 in the middle already.

Thomas Lind bet 70,000 from the cutoff and David Rapenne had dived deep into the tank. After a while, Rapenne opted to make the call but mucked and sighed when Lind tabled {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for the rivered wheel.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Lind mt
Thomas Lind
300,000
182,000
182,000
Profile photo of David Rapenne fr
David Rapenne
37,000
68,000
68,000

Tags: David RapenneThomas Lind

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eviatar Mor pl
Eviatar Mor
441,500
74,500
74,500
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Luca Sebastiani it
Luca Sebastiani
400,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Dario Marinelli it
Dario Marinelli
361,500
18,500
18,500
Profile photo of Linda Nguyen no
Linda Nguyen
337,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of Thomas Lind mt
Thomas Lind
303,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Oliver Said mt
Oliver Said
279,500
60,500
60,500
Profile photo of Anders Auset no
Anders Auset
233,500
121,500
121,500
Profile photo of Jeroen van de Pol nl
Jeroen van de Pol
225,000
34,000
34,000
Profile photo of Jon Garaialde ee
Jon Garaialde
225,000
59,500
59,500
Profile photo of Sven Kolwes de
Sven Kolwes
224,000
157,000
157,000
Profile photo of Borge Dypvik no
Borge Dypvik
213,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Georgios Antoniou gr
Georgios Antoniou
201,000
64,000
64,000
Profile photo of Andre Sivertsen no
Andre Sivertsen
199,000
119,000
119,000
Profile photo of Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
190,500
39,500
39,500
Profile photo of Paul Monaghan gb
Paul Monaghan
176,000
96,000
96,000
Profile photo of Tomas Sujeta lt
Tomas Sujeta
175,000
67,000
67,000
Profile photo of Alexandros Bantzelatze gr
Alexandros Bantzelatze
149,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Marco Fontanella it
Marco Fontanella
143,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Alan Vinnicombe gb
Alan Vinnicombe
136,500
6,500
6,500
Profile photo of Sulaiman Sesay mt
Sulaiman Sesay
131,500
18,500
18,500
Profile photo of Giulio Spampinato it
Giulio Spampinato
119,500
50,500
50,500
Profile photo of Francesco Aru it
Francesco Aru
106,500
63,500
63,500
Profile photo of Frank Koopmann de
Frank Koopmann
106,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Alf Martinsson se
Alf Martinsson
101,000
4,500
4,500
Profile photo of Cristoferro Palermo it
Cristoferro Palermo
99,500
12,500
12,500

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Mor, Sebastiani, and Marinelli Finish in Top 3 of Day 1a of the €550 Grand Event at The Malta Poker Festival

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Luca Sebastiani
Luca Sebastiani

The first starting flight of the €550 Grand Event at The Malta Poker Festival has come to an end after 14 levels of 45 minutes each were played at the Portmaso Casino. The €500,000 guaranteed prize pool attracted 205 players to the first of four Day 1s and a mere 38 of them made it through to Day 2 which will take place on Saturday, November 2.

Claiming the Day 1a chip lead is Eviatar Mor with 441,500 in chips. Mor has four tournament cashes according to The Hendon Mob but there was a six-year gap in his resume with his last two cashes taking place in the last seven months. The last cash before that took place in 2013. Mor is followed closely by someone that might sound a bit more familiar: Luca Sebastiani. Sebastiani bagged 400,000 in chips at the end of the night. The Italian poker pro was near the top of the chip counts throughout most of the day and stayed there.

Another Italian poker player is closing out the podium, Dario Marinelli finished third in the chip counts with 361,500. Rounding out the top five are Linda Nguyen (337,000) and Thomas Lind with 303,000. The latter is actually a Maltese resident from Swedish origin but a big part of the Malta Poker community also known as the Malta Poker Fish group on Facebook.

Also through to Day 2 are Borge Dypvik who finished in seventh place in the 2018 edition of the Malta Poker Festival, Mats Karlsson, Frank Koopmann, Domenico Gala, and Sarah Herzali. Not everyone was that fortunate though, Clint Sammut, Bas de Laat, Serdar Demircan, Luca Beretta, Jacqueline Cachia, Barny Boatman, Andreas Klatt, Daragh Davey, Romain Nardin, and David Lappin are some of the many who fell throughout the day.

But they can all try again as Day 1b is set to start at 2 p.m. local time on Thursday, October 31 with the exact same structure as Day 1a. Registration will remain open for the first eight 45-minute levels and one reentry is permitted per flight. The PokerNews live reporting team will be there too to bring to all the latest as more players battle their way into Day 2.

Tags: Andreas KlattBarny BoatmanBas De LaatBorge DypvikClint SammutDaragh DaveyDario MarinelliDavid LappinDomenico GalaFrank KoopmannJacqueline CachiaLinda NguyenLuca BerettaLuca SebastianiMats KarlssonRomain NardinSarah HerzaliSerdar DemircanThomas Lind