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

11-02-2019 16:40 UTC+2

Galvin Taken Down by Koopmann

Shirley Ang

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Andrei Tamaduianu limped in from under the gun and Raymond Church raised to 18,000 in the early position. Aidan Galvin shoved from the hijack for around 170,000 and action folded to Frank Koopmann in the big blind who decided to shove for more. Tamaduianu and Church quickly folded for them to battle it out.

Aidan Galvin:
Frank Koopmann:

The board ran out for Koopmann to flop top pair immediately and stay ahead throughout the board to eliminate Galvin just before the first break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Koopmann	415,000 309,000	309,000
Raymond Church	360,000 60,000	60,000
Lars Viggander	275,000 25,000	25,000
Andrei Tamaduianu	120,000 -92,000	-92,000
Gaetone Brignone	Busted
Aidan Galvin	Busted
Ron Mamon	Busted
Luigi D'Alterio	Busted

Tags: Aidan Galvin Andrei Tamaduianu Frank Koopmann Raymond Church

11-02-2019 16:48 UTC+2

First Break of the Day

Shirley Ang

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The 152 remaining players have been sent for their first break of the day which will last 15 minutes. Nine players are left to bust before the remainder of the field will be in the money.

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

11-02-2019 17:05 UTC+2

Day 2 Photos

Shirley Ang

Photos courtesy of Samuel Meilak/The Malta Poker Festival

11-02-2019 17:08 UTC+2

More Eliminations

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There are now 147 players left and the bubble is really looming now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Calleja	Busted
Emilio Solimeno	Busted
Yri Raizberg	Busted
Tamir Kaminsky	Busted

11-02-2019 17:13 UTC+2

Musacchia Falls Before the Bubble

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The chips all went in on the turn or river when Mario Musacchia was all-in and covered by David Knight.

Mario Musacchia:
David Knight:

The board read when all the cards were dealt for Musacchia to be eliminated before the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Knight	400,000 294,500	294,500
Mario Musacchia	Busted
Luigi Shehadeh	Busted

Tags: Mario Musacchia David Knight

11-02-2019 17:14 UTC+2

Time for the Bubble

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The tournament clock has been paused as hand-for-hand play will commence for the bubble with 145 players left in the field.

11-02-2019 17:40 UTC+2

Three Double-Ups

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michele Tocci shoved from the early position for 22,000 and was called by both Andrea De Silvestre on the button and Sergio Benso in the big blind.

Benso and De Silvestre both checked through the whole board.

Michele Tocci:
Andrea De Silvestre:
Sergio Benso:

Tocci tripled up.

On Table #9, the board read and Daniele Degennaro had shoved from the big blind for 137,000 and was called by Michal Janczarski on the button with for the straight but Degennaro had for the full house to double up with.

On Table #11, Thomas Noske had shoved for 22,000 from the early position and was called by Mark Vella in the small blind.

Thomas Noske:
Mark Vella:

The flop came which kept Noske ahead. The turn was the to give Vella a pair of tens. The river completed the board with the for Noske to double up.

Tags: Andrea De Silvestre Daniele Degennaro Mark Vella Michal Janczarski Michele Tocci Thomas Noske Sergio Benso

11-02-2019 18:00 UTC+2

Two More Double-Ups

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Table #9:
Gary Armstrong raised to 17,000 from the early position and Alan Kelleher shoved from the late position for 77,000. Armstrong tanked for a while and then made the call after the action folded to him.

Alan Kelleher:
Gary Armstrong:

The board ran out for Kelleher to hold and double up.

Table #11:
Pablo Boegershausen raised from the cutoff and Thomas Noske shoved again, now from the big blind for 60,000 which Boegershausen called.

Thomas Noske:
Pablo Boegershausen:

The board ran out for Noske to hold and double up again.

Tags: Pablo Boegershausen Alan Kelleher Thomas Noske Gary Armstrong

11-02-2019 18:13 UTC+2

Two More Double-Ups Again

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Table #19:
Mehmet Ongorur shoved from the cutoff for 119,000 and was called by Salvatore Cultraro in the big blind.

Mehmet Ongorur:
Salvatore Cultraro:

The flop came for Caltraro to flop an open-ended straight draw and a gutshot straight draw for Ongorur. The turn was the for Ongorur to hit the straight indeed. The river completed the board with the for Ongorur to hold and double up.

Table #17:
Robert Law shoved from under the gun for 89,000 and was called by Dario Barone in the big blind.

Robert Law:
Dario Barone:

The flop came fpr Law to hit a set but for Barone to draw to a Broadway. The turn was the which didn't change things and neither did the on the river as Law to double up.

Tags: Mehmet Ongorur Robert Law Dario Barone Salvatore Cultraro