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

Field Has Aces

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mateusz Wozniak raised to 5,500 from the middle position and Akos Molnar shoved in the small blind. Frederick Field asked for a count in the big blind and the dealer confirmed Molnar had 77,500 in total. Field contemplated for a while and then made the call for his last 57,300. Wozniak quickly folded.

Frederick Field: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Akos Molnar: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

The flop came {q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} which kept Field ahead.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} for Molnar to be drawing dead. The river completed the board with the {k-Hearts} as a formality as Field doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Mateusz Wozniak pl
Mateusz Wozniak
315,000
140,000
140,000
Frederick Field gb
Frederick Field
122,600
61,600
61,600
Akos Molnar hu
Akos Molnar
20,200

Tags: Frederick FieldMateusz WozniakAkos Molnar

Skyers Falls to Boegershausen

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Robert Skyers shoved from the small blind and was called by Pablo Boegershausen in the big blind.

Robert Skyers: {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Pablo Boegershausen: {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades} for Skyers to flop top pair but for Boegershausen to turn the higher pair to send Skyers to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Boegershausen ar
Pablo Boegershausen
130,000
130,000
130,000
Robert Skyers gb
Robert Skyers
Busted

Tags: Pablo BoegershausenRobert Skyers

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Pichierri Doubles Through Tarsia

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

Giuseppe Tarsia raised to 3,000 from the early position and Alessandro Pichierri shoved from the middle position. Ricky van Ravenstein asked for a count from the big blind and the dealer confirmed Pichierri had 42,000 behind. Van Ravenstein opted to fold in the end and Tarsia made the call.

Alessandro Pichierri: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Giuseppe Tarsia: {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} with the king in the window for Pichierri to get up from his chair.

The turn was the {10-Hearts} which didn't change things but the {a-Diamonds} on the turn made Tarsia slam the table as Pichierri rivered the higher two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Alessandro Pichierri it
Alessandro Pichierri
91,500
7,500
7,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Giuseppe Tarsia it
Giuseppe Tarsia
82,500
-47,500
-47,500

Tags: Alessandro PichierriGiuseppe Tarsia

Latest Selection of Chip Counts

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michel Vat mt
Michel Vat
380,000
Oskar Wedde no
Oskar Wedde
365,000
240,000
240,000
Hod Levy il
Hod Levy
300,000
147,000
147,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
290,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
265,000
Michal Janczarski pl
Michal Janczarski
260,000
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
250,000
Jos ten Have nl
Jos ten Have
220,000
-70,000
-70,000
Nicolaj D'Antoni it
Nicolaj D'Antoni
140,000
-20,000
-20,000
Rickie Silcock gb
Rickie Silcock
80,000
42,000
42,000
Emanuele Onnis it
Emanuele Onnis
Busted
Daniele Bisaccia it
Daniele Bisaccia
Busted
Danut Chisu ro
Danut Chisu
Busted
Robert Blaauwgeers nl
Robert Blaauwgeers
Busted
Esther Koning nl
Esther Koning
Busted
Steven Fitzpatrick gb
Steven Fitzpatrick
Busted
Craig Drew gb
Craig Drew
Busted

Bossuyt Busts to Morales

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

Shawn Morales raised to 13,000 from the hijack and Robert Bossuyt shoved from the small blind for 91,000. Morales tanked for a while, cut out calling chips, counted the remainder of his stack, and then made the call.

Robert Bossuyt: {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Shawn Morales: {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Spades}{2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} for Morales to flop top pair, turn two pair, and river a full house to send Bossuyt out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Comitini it
Dario Comitini
480,000
33,000
33,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Shawn Morales gb
Shawn Morales
275,000
37,000
37,000
Robert Bossuyt be
Robert Bossuyt
Busted

Tags: Robert BossuytShawn Morales

Play Ended

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

Play has ended for today in Day 1c with Day 1d finishing a few hours ago. The full chip counts, recap and Day 2 seat draw are to follow.