€550 Grand Event Day 2 | 2019 The Malta Poker Festival

11-02-2019 21:03 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Marinelli	1,650,000 250,000	250,000
Michal Janczarski	1,580,000 271,000	271,000
Linda Nguyen	1,450,000 250,000	250,000
Dmitri Dan	1,212,000 112,000	112,000

Teijo Sinervo	957,000 45,000	45,000
Peter de Bruin	773,000 363,000	363,000
Justinas Smilingis	495,000 300,000	300,000
Jens Hauschke	318,000 154,500	154,500

Levy Taken Out by Church

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Shirley Ang

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Hod Levy was all-in from the early position for around 200,000 and called by Raymond Church in the small blind.

Hod Levy:
Raymond Church:

The board ran out for Church to hold with the higher hole cards and made two pair on the river to bust Levy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raymond Church	1,815,000 315,000	315,000
Samuel Quesada	1,225,000 225,000	225,000
Edoardo Mancinelli	1,171,000 171,000	171,000
Domenico Tortomasi	502,000 112,000	112,000
Nicola Lodato	390,000 174,000	174,000
Pablo Boegershausen	370,000 187,000	187,000
Hod Levy	Busted

Tags: Raymond Church Hod Levy

11-02-2019 21:36 UTC+1

Latest Selection of Chip Counts

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Shirley Ang

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Sujeta	2,300,000 800,000	800,000
Giovanni Piccione	1,800,000 200,000	200,000
Dario Barone	1,600,000 225,000	225,000
Michel Vat	1,052,000 651,500	651,500
Giuseppe Comitini	1,008,000 654,000	654,000
Nicolaj D'Antoni	982,000 612,000	612,000
Sven Kolwes	Busted
Rein Isane	Busted
Paul Monaghan	Busted
Jon Garaialde	Busted
Nicola Lodato	Busted
Tondaro Tancredi	Busted
Jens Hauschke	Busted

11-02-2019 21:46 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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Shirley Ang

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The 39 remaining players have been sent for a 60-minute dinner break.

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

11-02-2019 22:49 UTC+1

Nachmias Busts Immediately After Dinner

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Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Itzhak Nachmias shoved from the button for 280,000 and was called by Michal Janczarski in the small blind.

Itzhak Nachmias:
Michal Janczarski:

The board ran out for Nachmias to turn a pair but brick the river as he was eliminated in 39th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Janczarski	1,475,000 105,000	105,000
Itzhak Nachmias	Busted

Tags: Michal Janczarski Itzhak Nachmias

11-02-2019 22:57 UTC+1

A Dutch Battle

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Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The board read with a pot of over 700,000 in the middle already.

Leendert Marcus bet 200,000 from the early position and Peter de Bruin was considering his options from the middle position. He ended up making the call and mucking as Marcus tabled for the full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leendert Marcus	1,535,000 513,000	513,000
Peter de Bruin	730,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Leendert Marcus Peter de Bruin

11-02-2019 23:01 UTC+1

Sesay Doubles Up

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Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Sulaiman Sesay shoved from the middle position for 305,000 in total. Action folded to Raymond Church in the big blind who first looked at one card and then the other before making the call.

Sulaiman Sesay:
Raymond Church:

The board ran out for Sesay to turn trips immediately to double up.

Unfortunately, this wasn't the same for Justinas Smilingis and Ion Stanica as they were eliminated over on one of the other tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raymond Church	1,495,000 320,000	320,000
Sulaiman Sesay	655,000 345,000	345,000
Justinas Smilingis	Busted
Ion Stanica	Busted

Tags: Ion Stanica Justinas Smilingis Raymond Church Sulaiman Sesay

11-02-2019 23:05 UTC+1

Herzali Runs into Aces

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Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Sarah Herzali has just been eliminated by Salvatore Cultraro.

Sarah Herzali:
Salvatore Cultraro:

The board ran out for Cultraro to hold with the rockets to eliminate Herzali.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salvatore Cultraro	1,155,000 555,000	555,000
Oliver Said	Busted
Sarah Herzali	Busted

Tags: Salvatore Cultraro Sarah Herzali

11-02-2019 23:14 UTC+1

Boegershausen Busts to Mancinelli

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Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Samuel Quesada raised to 75,000 from the button and Pablo Boegershausen shoved in the small blind for 395,000. Edoardo Mancinelli responded with a shove of his own in the big blind and Quesada quickly folded.

Pablo Boegershausen:
Edoardo Mancinelli: