2019 The Malta Poker Festival

€550 Grand Event
Day: 1cd
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 1cd
Entries
790
Players Left
178

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Suyabatmaz Doubles Through Zhadanov

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

The board read {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} with around 15,000 in the middle already.

Berk Suyabatmaz had bet from the early position and Nikolay Zhadanov shoved in the hijack which Suyabatmaz called for his last 25,500 with {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. Zhadanov had {a-Spades}{10-Clubs} for the turned two pair.

The river completed the board with the {k-Hearts} to give Suyabatmaz the higher two pair to double up and stay alive with.

Player Chips Progress
Berk Suyabatmaz tr
Berk Suyabatmaz
67,000
Nikolay Zhadanov ru
Nikolay Zhadanov
2,000

Tags: Berk SuyabatmazNikolay Zhadanov

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Connolly Tank-Folds to Vandendriessche

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

The flop read {j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{q-Clubs} with 2,300 in the middle already.

Gilles Vandendriessche and Barny Boatman checked in the blinds and Wilhelmine Connolly bet 1,700 on the button. Vandendriesschemade the call after a few seconds but Boatman folded.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds}, Vandendriessche took over the initiative and led out for 3,100 which Connolly called.

The river completed the board with the {3-Hearts}, Vandendriessche now bet 5,800 which sent Connolly into the tank. After a while, Connolly slowly pushed her hole cards over the line for the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Wilhelmine Connolly ie
Wilhelmine Connolly
110,000 110,000
Gilles Vandendriessche be
Gilles Vandendriessche
34,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
32,000 2,000
Nicolaj D'Antoni it
Nicolaj D'Antoni
10,000 10,000

Tags: Barny BoatmanGilles VandendriesscheWilhelmine Connolly

Logozzo's Check-Raise Takes It

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Sagi Rabinovich raised from the button and Rita Logozzo defended her big blind.

They both checked through the {2-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop to the {8-Hearts} on the turn. Logozzo checked again and now Rabinovich bet 1,000. Logozzo responded with a raise to 4,000 immediately. Rabinovich shook his head lightly and then opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Rickie Silcock gb
Rickie Silcock
38,000 8,000
Asif Warris gb
Asif Warris
37,000 7,000
Rita Logozzo it
Rita Logozzo
31,000 31,000
Chris Kiefert gb
Chris Kiefert
29,000 -1,000

Tags: Rita LogozzoSagi Rabinovich