2019 The Malta Poker Festival

€550 Grand Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2019 The Malta Poker Festival
Final Results
Winner
Tomas Sujeta
Winning Hand
98
Prize
€150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€642,140
Total Entries
1,324
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
274
Players Left
21
Players Left 1 / 1,324
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Galvin Taken Down by Koopmann

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: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Frank Koopmann: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts} for Koopmann to flop top pair immediately and stay ahead throughout the board to eliminate Galvin just before the first break of the day.

Tags: Aidan GalvinAndrei TamaduianuFrank KoopmannRaymond Church

Silcock Doubles Through Torrisi

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

The board read {4-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades} with over 90,000 in the middle already.

Rickie Silcock shoved for 89,000 from the cutoff and Illuminato Torrisi was considering his options from the button. In the end, he made the call with {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} for the pair of jacks. Silcock turned over {k-Hearts}{j-Spades} for the same pair of jacks but with the higher kicker.

The river completed the board with the {2-Clubs} for Silcock to stay ahead and double up.

This wasn't the case for Abz Lad and Martin Kilchenmann as they were eliminated to take the field down to 156 players remaining.

Tags: Rickie SilcockMartin KilchenmannAbz LadIlluminato Torrisi

Closing in On the Bubble

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

The eliminations are flying in fast, with only 143 players getting paid and 158 players remaining, the bubble is going to approach soon.

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Sesay Shoves on Kolwes

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

The board read {9-Hearts}{j-Spades}{2-Spades}{5-Spades} with 72,000 in the middle already.

Sven Kolwes bet 30,000 from the middle position and Sulaiman Sesay responded with a shove on the button. Kolwes asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Sesay had 125,500 behind. Kolwes contemplated for a bit but opted to fold in the end.

Bunch of Bustouts

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

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Therme Scores a Huge Double-Up

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The flop read {8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} with 42,000 in the middle already.

Peter de Bruin had checked in the small blind and Fabio Berti bet 12,000 from the early position. Jonathan Therme raised to 30,000 from the middle position and De Bruin responded with a three-bet to 90,000. Berti quickly got out of the way and Therme took a few seconds before announcing he was all-in. De Bruin asked for a count and it was confirmed Therme had 188,500 behind. De Bruin contemplated his options for a while and then made the call.

Jonathan Therme: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Peter de Bruin: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

De Bruin had flopped top pair but Therme had the set of eights.

The turn was the {9-Spades} which now gave De Bruin a gutshot to a straight for them to split the pot.

The river completed the board with the {7-Diamonds} for Therme to hold and double up.

Tags: Jonathan ThermePeter de Bruin

Bigger Stacks Around the Room

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

More Eliminations

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Lecomte Takes Out Pichierri

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Quentin Lecomte
Quentin Lecomte

In one of the last hands, before the level went up, Alessandro Pichierri raised to 9,000 from under the gun. Quentin Lecomte three-bet to 27,000 on the button. Action folded back to Pichierri who tanked for a while and then shoved for just over 100,000. Lecomte snap-called.

Alessandro Pichierri: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Quentin Lecomte: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for Lecomte to flop top pair and improve to two pair on the turn to send Pichierri packing.

Tags: Alessandro PichierriQuentin Lecomte