€550 Grand Event Day 1cd | 2019 The Malta Poker Festival

11-01-2019 16:14 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Tarsia	Busted
Nazzareno Buoninfante	Busted
Jacqueline Cachia	Busted
Salvatore Patti	Busted
Federico Cipollini	Busted
Antonio Alba	Busted

Guarantee Surpassed!

Shirley Ang

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

With the 482 entries showing on the tournament clock, the €500,000 guarantee has already been surpassed in the second level of the day as the tournament has now attracted over 1,000 players!

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabi Mrad	90,000 90,000	90,000
Rickie Silcock	30,000 30,000	30,000
Russell Betts	30,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Stacey	30,000 30,000	30,000
Alexander Stevendahl	30,000 30,000	30,000
Steven Watts	30,000 30,000	30,000
Francis Vandendriessche	30,000 30,000	30,000
Byungwook Ahn	30,000 30,000	30,000
Luca Beretta	30,000 30,000	30,000
Steven Fitzpatrick	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jon Kyte	30,000 30,000	30,000
Johan Guilbert	6,000 -24,000	-24,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

11-01-2019 16:50 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Serdar Demircan	103,000 73,000	73,000
Russell Betts	60,000 30,000	30,000
Marion Mizzi	52,000 52,000	52,000
Gerrit Blanckaert	45,000
Matt Adams	35,000 5,000	5,000
Stefanos Troumouchis	30,000 30,000	30,000
Lorenzo Bucci	30,000 30,000	30,000
Tommy Lievens	30,000 30,000	30,000
Alistair Sparrow	24,000 -6,000	-6,000

Logozzo's Check-Raise Takes It

Shirley Ang

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

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

They both checked through the flop to the 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	38,000 8,000	8,000
Asif Warris	37,000 7,000	7,000
Rita Logozzo	31,000 31,000	31,000
Chris Kiefert	29,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tags: Rita Logozzo Sagi Rabinovich

11-01-2019 17:12 UTC+2

Some Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Watts	65,000 35,000	35,000
Jon Kyte	38,500 100	100
Gabi Mrad	37,000 -53,000	-53,000
Alexander Stevendahl	31,000 1,000	1,000
Mitchell Hulscher	29,000 -1,000	-1,000
Max Broens	11,000 -19,000	-19,000

11-01-2019 17:22 UTC+2

Connolly Tank-Folds to Vandendriessche

Shirley Ang

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

The flop read 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 , Vandendriessche took over the initiative and led out for 3,100 which Connolly called.

The river completed the board with the , 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	110,000 110,000	110,000
Gilles Vandendriessche	34,000
Barny Boatman	32,000 2,000	2,000

Nicolaj D'Antoni	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Barny Boatman Gilles Vandendriessche Wilhelmine Connolly

11-01-2019 17:25 UTC+2

First Break of the Day

Shirley Ang

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

With 559 entries showing on the tournament clock, the 502 remaining players have been sent for their first 20-minute break of the day.

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

11-01-2019 18:00 UTC+2

Back In and Out

Shirley Ang

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Guilbert	35,000 29,000	29,000
Clint Sammut	32,000 32,000	32,000
Sami Pulliainen	30,000 30,000	30,000
Fabrice Soulier	30,000 30,000	30,000

Jacqueline Cachia	30,000 30,000	30,000
Evangelos Bechrakis	18,000 -12,000	-12,000
Liran Derei	Busted
Robert James (UK)	Busted
Sascha Manns	Busted
Lorenzo Bucci	Busted
Peter Da	Busted