Main Event
Day 3 Started
2012 World Poker Tour Malta
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Poker Tour Malta
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€491,790
Entries
169
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
WPT Malta Day 3: Jackson Genoves Leads With 26 Players Remaining
Welcome back to the WPT Malta where we are down to just 26 players in the €3,300 Main Event and by the time play ends later tonight we will have reached our six-handed final table.
As was the case at the start of Day 2 it is Jackson Genovesi who is the man to catch, his 767,500 stack putting him way clear of the rest of the field. The dangerous Frenchman Yorane Kerignard (522,000) is certainly one to watch when the play resumes at 13:00 CET.
Here's how the final 26 players will line up:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table 1 | 1 | Jackson Genovesi | 767,500 |
| 2 | Ilan Boujenah | 297,500 | |
| 3 | Hui Chen Kuo | 195,000 | |
| 4 | Alessio Isaia | 201,000 | |
| 5 | Julien Biague | 72,000 | |
| 6 | [Removed:39] | 98,500 | |
| 7 | Gordon Schembri | 120,000 | |
| 8 | Maurizio Arca | 225,000 | |
| 9 | Jusso Leppanen | 70,000 | |
| Table 2 | 1 | Eros Nastasi | 247,000 |
| 2 | Kiryl Radzivonau | 30,500 | |
| 3 | Daniele Mazzia | 80,500 | |
| 4 | Puk Nabuurs | 102,000 | |
| 5 | Serkan Kurnaz | 139,500 | |
| 6 | Rodrigo Dos Santos | 171,000 | |
| 7 | Tony G | 117,000 | |
| 8 | Valeriy Chupin | 70,000 | |
| 9 | Francesco Favia | 429,500 | |
| Table 3 | 1 | Zeljko Krizan | 86,000 |
| 2 | Giovanni Accetta | 88,500 | |
| 3 | Yorane Kerignard | 522,500 | |
| 4 | Sampo Ryynanen | 231,000 | |
| 5 | Jack Salter | 158,000 | |
| 6 | Jonathan Roy | 202,000 | |
| 7 | Claudio Rianaldi | 153,000 | |
| 8 | Enver Abduraimov | 206,000 |
The money bubble will 100% burst today, the unfortunate soul who finishes in 22nd place with earn the title of "bubble boy" and receive nothing for their efforts this week.
Join us shortly for all of the action from the WPT Malta Main Event.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Day 3 Has Begun
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
The dealers have shuffled up and the cards are in the air here in Malta.
Yorane Kerignard Nowhere To Be Seen
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
We have 26 players still in the WPT Malta Main Event but only 25 players in their seats because Yorane Kerignard is so far AWOL. If any of you fine people know him and have a contact number for him then give him a call because he is being blinded away. He does have over 500,000 chips but still.
Tony G Off The Mark
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
From under the gun Tony G opened to 9,000 and found one caller, Rodrigo Dos Santos in the big blind. Dos Santos checked the arrival of the 
flop and then folded when Tony G fired an 11,000 continuation bet.
As he was stacking his chips, Tony G became aware that the player to his left, Valeriy Chupin, is Russian.
"Warren! (calling out to Warren Lush of bwin.party) We've got a Russian here. I'm going to send him home!"
Tony G then smiled at Chupin and said, "Don't worry I will make you famous!"
Isaia Doubles Through Boujenah
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000 | 204,000 |
|
95,000 | -202,500 |
Gordon Schembri Eliminated
Gordon Schembri has become the first player to be eliminated in Day 3 after he lost a clash with Hui Chen Kuo.
The latter opened to 9,000 in late position and then snap-called when Schembri three-bet all in for around 60,000 in the big blind. Schembri flipped over 
and Chen Kuo the .
The board ran out 
and Schembri bsuted out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000 | 60,000 |
|
Busted |
Call Off The Search Party
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Call off the search party as Yorane Kerignard has finally taken his seat here in the Casino at Portomaso.
One of his first tasks was to call a 7,000 button raise from Tony G whilst sitting in the big blind. The flop came down 
and Kerignard check-folded to an 8,000 continuation bet.
Sampo Ryynanen is seated directly to Kerignard's left and he has just searched for his new foe on the Hendon Mob database. He now knows the man to his right has over $850,000 in live tournament winnings and is a very dangerous opponent indeed.
Salter Slays Accetta
We have lost another player here in Malta and the money bubble is looming. Giovanni Accetta is the latest casualty. He got his stack in with 
and ran into the 
of Jack Salter. The jacks held and Accetta busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | 37,000 |
|
|
Busted |