Faces in the Field
Photos courtesy of Joseph Hall/The Malta Poker Festival
2019 The Malta Poker Festival
€550 Grand Event
Day: 1b
More New Entries and Eliminations
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Schwaederle Gets the Folds
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Kenneth Johansen limped in from the middle position and Cedric Schwaederle raised to 800 on the button. Shanmugasundaram Jeyamohan defended his big blind and Johansen called too.
The flop came 
, both Jeyamohan and Johansen checked. Schwaederle continued with a bet of 700 which was called by both of his opponents.
The turn was the 
, Schwaederle bet 2,200 this time when it was checked to him and only Johansen made the call.
The river completed the board with the 
, Johansen checked for the last time. Schwaederle now bet 4,800. Johansen contemplated his options for a bit but then opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000 | 62,000 |
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22,000 | 22,000 |
Kyte Gives Back to Derei
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Jon Kyte raised to 500 from the cutoff and as called by Liran Derei on the button and both Tommy Lievens and Achille Olivieri in the blinds.
They all checked through the 
on the flop to the on the turn. Lievens an Olivieri check-folded to the 700 bet of Kyte which Derei did call
The river completed the board with the 
, Kyte now put Derei all-in who tanked for a while and then made the call for his last 8,000. Kyte tabled 
for Derei to double up with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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54,000 | 24,000 |
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19,600 | -10,400 |
Day 1a Entries Surpassed
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
With 226 entries showing on the tournament clock, the number of entries on Day 1b has already surpassed the entries on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Recent Eliminations
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Demircan's Queen is Good
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
The board read 
with around 3,000 in the middle.
Jorgji Kotorri checked from the cutoff and Serdar Demircan bet 2,000 on the button. Kotorri tanked for a while and then made the call but mucked when Demircan tabled 
for the pair of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000 | 8,000 |
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27,000 |
Some More Familiar Faces
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0