2019 The Malta Poker Festival
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Shaun Decesare raised to 1,600 from the middle position and was called by Jostein Grodum in the hijack and Stefan Manara in the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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, Manara checked, Decesare continued with a bet of 2,100 which only Grodum called.
The turn was the
, Decesare fired a bet of 6,300 into the pot which was called again.
The river completed the board with the
and both players checked.
"Ace-high," Decesare announced.
Grodum quickly tabled ![]()
for the turned pair of eights to claim the pot.
Photos courtesy of Joseph Hall/The Malta Poker Festival
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
With 307 entries showing on the tournament clock, the 196 remaining players have been sent for a 75-minute dinner break. Play should resume at 8:12 pm local time.
With only a few minutes left until the dinner break, there 300-mark has been surpassed as the clock is showing 307 entries right now:
Alan Ball limped in from the hijack and so did Tracy Taylor in the cutoff. Stefanos Troumouchis raised to 1,200 from the button. Action folded back to Ball who made the call and so did Taylor.
The flop came ![]()
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, Ball check-folded to the 2,000 bet of Taylor which Troumouchis did call.
The turn was the
, Taylor now checked and Troumouchis fired a bet of 3,500 over the line. Taylor contemplated her options but opted to fold in the end.