One of the first hands of the day also happens to be one of the biggest of the tournament so far.
Alessio Isaia, himself a WPT champion, opened from under the gun and the action folded to Ilan Boujenah in the small blind. He checked his cards and three-bet to 21,000. Isaia then four-bet, Boujenah shoved for 300,000 and Isaia beat him into the pot with a call.
Boujenah:
Isaia:
An ill-timed move by Boujenah looked to be rewards as the first two cards on the flop were the and . However, the third flop card was the gifting Isaia a set. The turn and river were the and and Boujenah plummets to 95,000.
The tournament area is a quieter place after Ilan Boujenah has just lost his stack. Tony G opened to 14,000 from the button, Jackson Genovesi three-bet to 40,000 from the small blind and the split second he three-bet Boujenah four-bet all-in. Tony G folded and the active duo showed their hands.
Boujenah held and Genovesi the . The board ran out and Boujenah busted and Tony G looks upset that his lowly pair of fives would have won him a big pot had he called.
Tony G has just been eliminated at the hands of Zeljko Krizan. It was a raised pot and the flop read and Krizan checked, Tony G bet 20,000 and Krizan moved all-in, covering Tony G. Tony G made the call and turned over to Krizan's .
The locked up the hand for Krizan and when the completed the hand, Tony G left the tournament area having finished in 10th place.
We are down to seven players in the WPT Malta main event after Jack Salter was eliminated by Finland's Sampo Ryynanen.
Ryynanen was in the cutoff and when the action folded around to him, he raised to 20,000. Salter then moved all in from the big blind and Ryynanen instantly called. The reason for his quick call became apparent when he showed and Salter could only muster . The board ran out and with that Salter was no more.