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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Players in the PokerStars Summer Festival Malta Main Event are heading for a 75-minute dinner break. There are just 26 players remaining, close to the three table redraw. The next payout is worth €4,490. The eventual winner is set to take €153,610.
Play will resume around 9.30 p.m. local time.
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alexandru Stoian | Romania | 730,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Ercan Atmaca | Germany | 760,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Grzegorz Skawinski | Poland | 925,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Eros Nastasi | Italy | 305,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Jordi Ribatallada Ruiz | Spain | 2,500,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Marcin Puczylowski | Poland | 840,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Biger Larsen | Norway | 1,395,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Tommy Nguyen | Norway | 1,350,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Alessandro Sarro | Italy | 605,000 |
| 2 | 2 | David Docherty | United Kingdom | 1,710,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Marco Regonaschi | Italy | 1,850,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Wooram Cho | Korea | 535,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Steven McKeown | England | 1,905,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Fotios Ntamaris | Greece | 775,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Marius Gicovanu | 930,000 | |
| 2 | 8 | Emmanouil Asgoudakis | Greece | 2,035,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Gal Bar | Israel | 1,725,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Florian Ahlmer | Germany | 980,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Ludovic Roperto | France | 910,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Marcin Lesniewski | Poland | 1,400,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Pedro Faustino | Portugal | 755,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Simone Andrian | Italy | 1,020,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Maher Achour | Tunisia | 640,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Antoine Talvard | France | 1,300,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,500,000
1,290,000
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1,290,000 |
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2,035,000
335,000
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335,000 |
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1,905,000
1,584,000
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1,584,000 |
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1,850,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
1,725,000
1,375,000
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1,375,000 |
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1,710,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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1,400,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
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1,395,000
1,172,000
|
1,172,000 |
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1,350,000
1,210,000
|
1,210,000 |
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1,300,000 | |
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1,020,000
360,000
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360,000 |
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980,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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930,000
772,000
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772,000 |
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925,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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910,000
290,000
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290,000 |
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840,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
775,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
760,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
755,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
730,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
640,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
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605,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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535,000
286,000
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286,000 |
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305,000
435,000
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435,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
A couple of hands previous, Marcin Puczylowski lost a huge pot when he got his A♠Q♥ in against Ercan Atmaca's A♦J♦. Atmaca hit a jack on the flop and Puczylowski was left with less than 300,000 chips.
Next, Jordi Ribatallada Ruiz raised from late position and Marcin Puczylowski moved all in. Ruiz made the call and players flipped their cards, with Puczylowski at risk.
Marcin Puczylowski: 9♥9♣
Jordi Ribatallada Ruiz: A♥A♦
Puczylowski had pocket nines, but Ruiz had pocket aces. The board ran out 10♦3♠6♥J♥10♣ and neither player improved. Ruiz held up with his aces, making two pair with the tens on board.
Puczylowski was eliminated from the tournament in 23rd place for €5,170.
Pedro Faustino has also been knocked out. He finished in 24th place for €4,490.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,800,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Action was on the flop on a board of 7♦6♦2♠. Tommy Nguyen bet out and Ercan Atmaca rerased, which Nguyen called.
The turn came the 6♥ and Nguyen checked. Atmaca bet out 210,000 and Nguyen moved all in. Atmaca called and players flipped their cards, with Atmaca at risk.
Ercan Atmaca: J♠J♥
Tommy Nguyen: Q♥Q♦
Atmaca had pocket jacks but Nguyen had pocket queens. The river came the 4♥ and Nguyen held.
Atmaca was eliminated from the tournament in 22nd place for €5,170.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,100,000
750,000
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750,000 |
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Busted |
Marius Gicovanu raised from early position and Marco Regonaschi reraised to 220,000 from the button. Gicovanu moved all in and Regonaschi called. Players flipped their cards, with Gicovanu at risk.
Marius Gicovanu: 10♥10♣
Marco Regonaschi: J♦J♣
Gicovanu had pocket tens but wasn't in good shape facing Regonaschi's pocket jacks. The board ran out 2♦5♣2♥4♥6♠ and Regonaschi held with his jacks.
Gicovanu was eliminated from the tournament in 21st place for €5,170.
Over on one of the other table, Maher Achour was eliminated in 20th place for €5,940.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,950,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Action was on the river on a board of 5♠4♣Q♣J♠6♠. Marcin Lesniewski checked and Florian Ahlmer pushed all in for 580,000. Lesniewski took a moment to think and then calmly made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Ahlmer at risk.
Florian Ahlmer: A♣10♠
Marcin Lesniewski: Q♥10♦
Ahlmer showed ace high and had attempted to bluff the river. Lesniewski showed a pair of queens and had successfully picked off the bluff.
Ahlmer was eliminated from the tournament in 19th place for €5,940.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,550,000
1,150,000
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1,150,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 80,000
