2019 The Malta Poker Festival

€550 Grand Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
274
Players Left
21

Lombardo Eliminates Brzezinski

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski shoved from the button with {a-Diamonds}{j-} and was called by Simone Lombardo in the big blind with {a-Spades}{q-Spades}.

The board ran out {6-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{a-Clubs} for them both to hit trips but for Lombardo to have the higher kicker to send Brzezinski to the payout desk in 25th place after Ioannis Vogiatzoglou had just busted before him.

Player Chips Progress
Simone Lombardo it
Simone Lombardo
1,775,000 355,000
Tomasz Brzezinski pl
Tomasz Brzezinski
Busted
Ioannis Vogiatzoglou gr
Ioannis Vogiatzoglou
Busted

Tags: Simone LombardoTomasz BrzezinskiIoannis Vogiatzoglou

Morales Busts to Dmitri

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The flop read {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts} when all the chips went in. Shawn Morales was at risk as he was covered by Dmitri Dan.

Shawn Morales: {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Dmitri Dan: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}

The rest of the board was completed with the {a-Diamonds} on the turn and the {8-Clubs} on the river for Dan to improve to a full house to send Morales to the rail in 27th place.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
Day 3 Chip Leader
4,340,000 1,770,000
Shawn Morales gb
Shawn Morales
Busted

Tags: Dmitri DanShawn Morales

Vat Triples Up; Eliminates Comitini

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Michel Vat raised from under the gun, Giuseppe Comitini shoved for almost 1,000,000 from the middle position. Dario Barone shoved with the bigger stack in the big blind. Vat called for the 985,000 he had behind.

Giuseppe Comitini: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Michel Vat: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Dario Barone: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Spades} for Vat to hold and take Comitini out and earn a full double through Barone.

Player Chips Progress
Michel Vat mt
Michel Vat
3,000,000 1,948,000
Dario Barone it
Dario Barone
340,000 -1,260,000
Giuseppe Comitini it
Giuseppe Comitini
Busted

Tags: Dario BaroneGiuseppe ComitiniMichel Vat

Sesay Shot Down by Tortomasi

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Sulaiman Sesay was all-in from the big blind and covered by Domenico Tortomasi.

Sulaiman Sesay: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Domenico Tortomasi: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} for Tortomasi to river a full house to send Sesay to the rail in 29th place.

Player Chips Progress
Domenico Tortomasi it
Domenico Tortomasi
1,500,000 998,000
Sulaiman Sesay mt
Sulaiman Sesay
Busted

Tags: Domenico TortomasiSulaiman Sesay

Dan Dusts Janczarski Off

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The board read {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{j-Spades} and Michal Janczarski had checked in the big blind. Dmitri Dan bet 155,000 in the hijack and Janczarski responded with a shove for 780,000 in total. Dan considered his options and then made the call with {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} for the rivered set of jacks. Janczarski tabled {q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for the missed flush draw.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Dan il
Dmitri Dan
Day 3 Chip Leader
2,570,000 1,358,000
Michal Janczarski pl
Michal Janczarski
Busted

Tags: Dmitri DanMichal Janczarski

Manara Doubles Through Marcus

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Leendert Marcus raised to 95,000 from the middle position and was called by Mario Manara in the cutoff while the rest of the table folded.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, Marcus continued with a bet of 150,000 which Manara called.

They both checked through the {5-Hearts} on the turn to the {a-Spades} on the river. Marcus bet 250,000 and snap-called when Manara shoved. Manara tabled {j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for the rivered Broadway. Marcus held {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for the pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
Leendert Marcus nl
Leendert Marcus
2,050,000 -450,000
Mario Manara it
Mario Manara
1,180,000 680,000

Tags: Leendert MarcusMario Manara

Gregorio Doubles Through Comitini

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Pasquale Gregorio shoved from the early position for 425,000 and was called by Giuseppe Comitini in the big blind.

Pasquale Gregorio: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Giuseppe Comitini: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{j-Spades} for Gregorio to flop a set to double up with.

Player Chips Progress
Pasquale Gregorio it
Pasquale Gregorio
910,000 516,000
Giuseppe Comitini it
Giuseppe Comitini
655,000 -353,000

Tags: Giuseppe ComitiniPasquale Gregorio

Vella Hits the Turn for a Huge Double

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Edoardo Mancinelli raised to 65,000 from the hijack and Mark Vella three-bet to 240,000 in the big blind. Mancinelli responded with a shove with the bigger stack. Vella dived deep into the tank for about four minutes, apologizing to the table several times. In the end, he made the call for the 1,380,000 he had in total.

Mark Vella: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Edoardo Mancinelli: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Vella got up from his chair immediately, almost afraid to look.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{3-Spades}{9-Clubs} with the king in the window for Mancinelli to hit the higher pair.

The turn was the {q-Spades} to give Vella the set and he cheered.

The river completed the board with the {4-Hearts} for Vella to secure a huge double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Vella mt
Mark Vella
2,820,000 1,440,000
Edoardo Mancinelli it
Edoardo Mancinelli
865,000 -1,135,000

Tags: Edoardo MancinelliMark Vella

Marinelli Has the Higher Straight

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dario Marinelli
Dario Marinelli

The board read {7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} with a big pot brewing the middle already.

Linda Nguyen had checked her small blind and Dario Marinelli bet 295,000 in the cutoff. Nguyen contemplated for a bit and then put in the chip for the call. Marinelli tabled {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for the jack-high straight. Nguyen nodded and showed the {8-Diamonds} first for the lower straight and later the {9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Linda Nguyen no
Linda Nguyen
1,725,000 275,000
Dario Marinelli it
Dario Marinelli
1,560,000 -90,000

Tags: Dario MarinelliLinda Nguyen

Selection of Chip Counts

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Salvatore Cultraro it
Salvatore Cultraro
2,700,000 200,000
Simone Lombardo it
Simone Lombardo
1,420,000 420,000
Tomasz Brzezinski pl
Tomasz Brzezinski
1,375,000 -325,000
Oskar Wedde no
Oskar Wedde
1,155,000 115,000
Jacopo Achille it
Jacopo Achille
WSOP 1X Winner
1,055,000 377,000
Quentin Lecomte fr
Quentin Lecomte
890,000 440,000
Craig Smith us
Craig Smith
800,000 50,000
Ioannis Vogiatzoglou gr
Ioannis Vogiatzoglou
340,000 -120,000
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
Busted
Raymond Church gb
Raymond Church
Busted
Matteo Parlato it
Matteo Parlato
Busted