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Malta will be hosting yet another prestigious Live Poker tournament between the 19th and 26th March 2010.
The Poker Event, which is a joint collaboration between 'Pryma Gaming’ (Italy), and ‘Poker Club Management’ (Russia) is being hosted at the Portomaso Casino, St. Julians, Malta, and is part of a series of live poker tournaments taking place as part of the PCM Tour.
The schedule is made up of several poker tourneys with the main event being the €1000 + €100 which gives players a starting chip stack of 15,000 chip. The main event is scheduled to start on the 20th March 2009.
A full event schedule may be found below, with a listing of all the poker events making up this fantastic live poker tournament, starting from the €200 + €20 all the way up to the classy €2,750 + €250 event for the thrill seeking poker professionals in this field.
The No Limit Texas Hold'em main event is expected to attract over 200 players which will be arriving from several European locations with a large influx of Russian and Italian players.
Daily 'Sit and Go' poker tournaments will also be hosted throughout the action packed poker week with buy-ins from €50 to €2,000 and will be offered under Texas Hold’em and Omaha formats.
Several cash tables will also be available with blinds ranging from €1-2 up to €50-100.
A school of poker will also be organised for beginners which will be followed by a special poker tournament. This educational poker appointment will be held every day between 15:00 and 18:00 hrs
Mediterranean Poker Cup - Malta 2010
Poker Tournament Schedule
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DATE
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START
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STACK
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BUY-IN €
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FEE €
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LEVELS
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Event
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19.03.2010
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9:00 p.m.
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6000
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200
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20
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30 min
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NL Hold'em / Satellite / Freezout
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20.03.2010
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6:00 p.m.
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15000
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1000
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100
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45 min
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NL Hold'em / Main Event
(2days)
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21.03.2010
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6:00 p.m.
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10000
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300
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30
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30 min
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NL Hold'em
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22.03.2010
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6:00 p.m.
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10000
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500
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50
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30 min
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NL Hold'em (Championship CGM)
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23.03.2010
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6:00 p.m.
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15000
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2750
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250
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45 min
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NL Hold'em /VIP
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23.03.2010
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8:00 p.m.
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7000
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275
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25
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30 min
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NLHold'em /Knockout /
Bounty
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24.03.2010
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6:00 p.m.
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10000
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400
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40
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30 min
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NL Hold'em
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25.03.2010
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6:00 p.m.
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10000
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500
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50
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30 min
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NL Hold'em/6max
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Malta Poker Events
Live Poker Calendar
Malta Poker Tournaments & Poker Events
Monday:
No Limit Texas Hold’em (Turbo)
Venue: Dragonara Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 7:00pm
Buy-in: €10 + €1 [2,500chips]
Style: Turbo Poker tourney, re-buys permitted
Rebuys allowed: Unlimited for the first hour at €10 [2,500 chips]
1 add-on after the first hour €10+1 [3,500 chips]
Blind levels: 15 minutes
No Limit Texas Hold’em
Venue: Portomaso Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 8:30pm
Buy-in: €40 + €4 [10,000 chips]
Style: Freeze-out Poker tourney
Blinds: 16 minutes
No Limit Texas Hold’em
Venue: Oracle Casino, Qawra, Malta
Time: 8:30pm
Buy-in: €20 + €2 [6,000 chips]
Style: Freezeout Poker tournament
Blinds: 15 minutes
Tuesday:
No Limit Texas Hold’em
Venue: Dragonara Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 8:00pm
Buy-in: €20 + €2 [3,000 chips]
Style: Rebuy Poker tourney
1 Re-buy during the 1st hour @ 20€ [3,000 chips]
1 Add-on after the 1st hour @ 20€ + 2€ [4,000 chips]
No Limit Texas Hold’em OPEN* Freezeout DAY1a
Venue: Portomaso Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 8:30pm
Buy-in: €50 + €5 [10,000 chips]
Style: Freeze-out Poker tourney
Blinds: 18 minutes
Wednesday:
Omaha Hi Pot Limit Freeze-out Venue: Dragonara Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 8:00pm (Every week)
Buy-in: €50 + €5 [10,000] chips
Style: Freezeout Pot limit Poker tournament
Blind levels: 15mins levels.
No Limit Texas Hold’em OPEN* Freezeout DAY1b
Venue: Portomaso Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 8:30pm
Buy-in: €50 + €5 [10,000 chips]
Style: Freeze-out Poker tourney
Blinds: 18 minutes
*FREEZEOUT OPEN FORMULA: Players out on DAY1A can re-buy
in on DAY1B. ALL FINAL TABLE WILL BE IN THE MONEY
Thursday:
No Limit Texas Hold’em Terminator / Knockout
Venue: Dragonara Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 8:00pm
Buy-in: €20 + €2 [3,000 chips]
Style: Knockout Poker tournament
Scalp prize: €10 for every player eliminated
1 Rebuy for 1st hour: €20 [3,000 chips]
1 Add On after the 1st hour: €20 + €2 [4,000 chips]
Texas Hold’em No Limit REBUY Tournament Satellite to MONTHLY TOURNAMENT
Venue: Portomaso Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 8:30pm
Buy-in: €20 + €2 [2,000 chips, ADDON 4000 chips, Blinds 20minutes]
Style: REBUY SATELLITE Poker Tourney
Blinds: First four levels by 20 minutes
No Limit Texas Hold’em OPEN* Freezeout FINAL DAY
Venue: Portomaso Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 8:30pm
Buy-in: €50 + €5 [10,000 chips]
Style: Freeze-out Poker tourney
Blinds: 18 minutes
Friday:
Texas Hold’em Satellite for End-of-month Tournament
Venue: Dragonara Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 8:00pm
Buy-in: €25 + €3 [3,500 chips]
Style: Freezeout Poker tourney
Prize: Entry to €200 + €20 event
Texas Hold’em No Limit Rebuy
Venue: Oracle Casino, Qawra, Malta
Time: 8:30pm
Buy-in: €5 [2,000 Chips], Rebuy: €5, Addon €5 [4,000 chips]
Style: Rebuy Poker tourney
Rebuys: Unlimited
Blinds: 20 minutes
Sunday:
PRO-STRUCTURE No Limit Texas Hold’em Freezeout
Venue: Portomaso Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 6:30pm
Buy-in: €100 + €10 [10,000 chips]
Style: Freeze-out Poker tourney
Blinds: 20 minutes
Monthly Tournaments
MONTHLY Tournament - NL Texas Hold'em FREEZEOUT PRO-STRUCTURE
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of March
Venue: Portomaso Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Time: 4:00pm
Buy-in: €200 + €20 [15,000 chips]
Style: Freeze-out Poker tourney
Blinds: 40 minutes
St.Patrick Day tournament
Venue: Dragonara Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Date: 17th March 2010
Time: 20.00
Buy-in: €30 + €5 [5000 chips]
Style: 1 Rebuy for 1st hour: €30 [5,000 chips]
1 Add On after the 1st hour: €30 + €5 [6,000 chips]
Monthly €220 No Limit Hold'em Poker Tournament
Venue: Dragonara Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Date: 20th March 2010
Time: 5:00pm
Buy-in: €200 + €20 [15,000 chips]
Style: Freezeout Poker tourney
Blind levels: 30 minutes throughout
Heads-Up League
Venue: Dragonara Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Date: 27th March 2010
Time: 15.00
Buy-in: €100 + €10 [3000 chips]
Registration: 1st March till 20th March
Malta Poker Events
Past Events
Malta Poker - NY Special Edition 2010
Venue: Portomaso Casino, St. Julians, Malta
Dates: Tournament start time has been changed to 16:00Hrs [4pm]
Day 1 - 16:00Hrs Tuesday, 29th December 2009 - €330 Freezeout Tournament
Day 2 - 16:00Hrs Wednesday, 30th December 2009 - €330 Freezeout Tournament
Starting stack: 10,000 chips
Blinds: 45 minutes
Buy-in: €300+30
Style: Freeze-out
Cap: 100 players
Registration options
Direct buy-in: Portomaso Casino, St. Julians, Malta.
Live satellite tournaments at the Portomaso Casino
Live Satellite Schedule - Join us at the Portomaso Casino for live poker action!
28th Dec Monday 20:30 €37+3 Satellite for €330
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16th Dec Wednesday 20:00Hrs - Freeroll [Freeze-out]
22nd Dec Tuesday 20:00Hrs - €3.30 Cheaproll
27th Dec Sunday 20:00Hrs - €37+3 Satellite for €330
Dave Meli - 'King of November' in this month's 220 Poker Tourney Added On: 30/11/2009
Host: Malta Poker Events
Venue: Portomaso Casino
Main Event: €220 Freeze-out
Side Event: €50+5
Registered Players: 49
Tourney Duration: 8 Hours
Another fantastic live poker tournament took place on Sunday the 29th November 2009 in the charming Maltese Islands at the heart of the mediterranean. The ‘Kings and Queens of November’ by Malta Poker Events drew together 49 players at the Portomaso Casino, St. Julians for November’s €220 Freeze-out tournament, taking up the prize pool to almost €10,000.
7 Poker players were paid out at the end of the poker tourney which had Dave Meli in first place winning €3,000 for his efforts. Meli protected his stack and took it up to over 180,000 when he started the heads up on the final table against Sergei Cutajar who placed in second, winning himself €2,100. Utilising an extremely aggressive heads up strategy, Meli managed to take over Cutajar’s stack and win himself the title of ‘Poker King of November 2009’. This is Meli’s second consecutive win in the end of month tourneys, after he placed fourth in last months Halloween €220 tournament taking home €1250 winning a total €4250 in the last two events.
The tournament started when players took their seats by 16:30hrs after being handed their 7,000 chips. They slowly started building up their stack further in the moderately paced 30 minute blind levels, by taking shots at their opponents hands – checking, betting and smartly folding their way to later stages of the game.
By 9pm, the tournament had been reduced to 2 tables which took the average stack to around 17,000 chips – 2 hours later, players were at the final table in bubble territory with 8 players left in the game and an average stack of 43K.
With Dave Meli in the chip lead, the players at the final table in this month’s end of tourney were the following:
- Dave Meli
- Sergei Cutajar
- Patrick Mifsud Tommasi
- Jackie Cachia
- Tania Apap
- Giovanni Tozzolino
- Andrea Wirth
- Kevin Price
Some action from the final table –
With the blinds at the 12th level at 1,500/3,000 + 300 antes, Kevin price pushed all-in holding A10. Kevin was quite low stacked at this stage yet took his chances with a relatively strong hand. Dave Meli called Kevin’s push whilst holding QQ, a hand which maintained its strength after the board showed 4 7 6 5 9. Kevin exited the tournament in what could have turned out to be a straight, had an 8 come out on the board, yet as the river card was uncovered, he lost his entire stack to Dave and left the tourney in 8th position, almost placing himself in the money.
At the 13th level of blinds, now at 2,000/4,000 + 400 antes, Andrea Wirth [Germany] was down to her last 30,000 chips. She took her chances at an all-in with a very respectable K 10 – a move which got called by Sergei Cutajar who held A K at the time. The dealer uncovered a 2 7 9 3 9 giving Sergei the advantage with his A high and pair of 9’s on the board. Andrea went out in 7th position winning €330.
6 players were left in the Game and the action started heating up considerably as the game dynamics started to allow for a wider range of starting hands – Here, Tanya Apap, pushed her 11K stack into the pot and got called by Patrick Mifsud who held a much larger stack in comparison at around 60K. Tanya’s K5 went up against Patrick’s A10 who hit a pair when a 10 came out on the board. Tanya’s hand didn’t gain any strength by the river which sent her out in 6th position winning a respectable €475.
A head to head clash took place towards the later stages of the game when Segei Cutajar pushed all in with 70K after seeing the flop show 9 6 7. Sergei had top pair with a chance for a straight yet this didn’t stop Patrick Mifsud from insta-calling him – Patrick had already hit his straight on the flop with his 8 9. The turn came out as a nine which now gave Sergei a set of 9’s, yet he was still behind Patrick’s straight. The river card came out as a 7 which paired another 7 on the board giving Sergei a runner-runner-Full house, and a terrible bad beat to Patrick, whose call didn’t cover Sergei’s stack, which sent Patrick out in 5th position with €700 in cash as his prize. Sergei was now up to 143,000 chips and leader at his table with Dave Meli now in a not so distant second.
Jackie Cachia, the last remaining female at the table pushed her 23K stack whilst holding Q10. Sergei was at a slight disadvantage with his J10, yet called Jackie’s bet in an attempt to take over her entire chip stack and widen the gap between him and Meli. The community cards showed a 7 A 5 K 3 which didn’t strengthen Sergei’s hand and gave Jackie a quick double up, which came as a blessing at this stage of the game. Jackie was now at 46K.
The next hand saw two pocket holders go head to head with KK held by Dave Meli who pushed all in and got called by Giovanni Tozzolino, who held 10 10. Dave kept his advantage throughout the flop turn and river cards, winning 20K in chips and sending out Giovanni in 4th position with €1,115.
3 players were left in the game at this stage and Sergei Cutajar was still at the lead followed by Dave Meli and Jackie Cachia. In an attempt to double up whilst holding Q9, Jackie pushed once again and got called by Dave with his K 10. The flop showed a 4 T 7 giving Dave a pair which turned into a set when another 10 came out on the turn. Jackie took her final blow when Meli’s hand changed into a full house when the second 7 came out on the river. Meli was now in the chip lead holding over 180K when he sent out Jackie in 3rd position with €1,580 as her prize.
A relatively balanced heads up between Sergei and Dave started at 1:00Am with each of them holding approximately 50% of the tourney chips. The blinds were 3k/6k + 500 antes at the 14th level.
Dave, a regular and experienced live player who frequently makes it to the final table in his live and online tourneys was quite comfortable in this environment. A heads up specialist, with a well sized stack to complement his position was ready for the challenge against his slightly less experienced yet competent opponent Sergei.
Within a few hands, using an extremely aggressive strategy, Dave managed to dominate Sergei and take over a large proportion of his stack, reducing it to around 30k before giving Sergei his final blow.
The final hand had Sergei start at an advantage while holding QQ when he pushed all in and got called by Dave when he held 6 9. The board showed a 7 5 7 which kept Sergei in the lead, but didn’t maintain its strength when the turn and river cards came out as a 6 and another 6 which gave Meli the lead with a set of sixes.
Dave meli won the tournament sending Sergei out in 2nd with €2,100. Dave went home with €3,000 in this months €220 tourney.
A €50+5 side event was also hosted for players who either busted out early or didn’t make it into the €220 tournament.
The final hand of this 10 player sit ‘n’ go saw some interesting action between Henning Frick and Etienne Roe. Etienne Roe flopped a straight with his Kh J and pushed against Henning who held AK at the time. The J on the turn gave an advantage to Henning who now had an Ace high straight, yet lost the hand when the river gave a K high flush to Roe. Etienne Roe won the tourney taking home €250 for placing first.
Dave Meli [Left] and Sergei Cutajar [Right]
€220 Tourney Results:
1. Dave Meli - €3000
2. Sergi Cutajar - €2100
3. Jackie Cachia - € 1580
4. Giovanni Tozzolino - € 1115
5. Patrick Mifsud - € 700
Photos of the Event may be viewed at the Gallery at MaltaPokerEvents.com. A highlights video of the tournament will also be online in the coming days.
The December satellite tournaments are back starting from Thursday, the 3rd December at the Portomaso Casino. Winners of these €37+3 satellite events will win their seats into the 2 day Poker NYE Special Edition €330 taking place at the Portomaso Casino on 29th and 30th December 2009. Check out the events section at Maltapokerevents.com for the full live schedule.
Malta Poker Events
Malta Poker Events – Halloween €220 Tournament 1.11.09
64 poker players registered for the Halloween €220 Freeze-out tourney at the Portomaso Casino hosted by Malta Poker Events. The prize-pool reached just under €13,000 giving out cash prizes to the 9 poker players who made it into the money this month. The first prize of €4000 went out to Beatriz Bernal Leonardo [Spain], for placing first.
The game came to a close at around 2:00am when Leo pushed All-in holding K9 only to get called by Beatriz who held a much stronger hand – A pair of Kings. The flop showed 94T64, which gave Beatriz a much stronger lead, as Leo’s hand didn’t gain strength with any of the Flop, Turn or River cards. By now, Beatriz’s stack covered Leo’s push which guaranteed her 1st Place in the Halloween tourney, sending out Leo Said in a very respectable 2nd place with €2500 and winning herself €4000 in cash in addition to the Poker Table generously sponsored by Malta Poker Supplies.
Beatriz who is our first ever female participant to win such an event, was delighted with her biggest win to date, and admitted that she hardly ever plays live tournaments at such an entry price, yet was encouraged to play by a close friend, who also participated in the event, yet didn’t place himself ‘in the money’. Her well paced aggressive style and heads-up strategy, were the decisive strengths with which she managed to outsmart her final opponent in a heads up challenge that saw her chip stack increase by over 700% in the last few hands of the tourney.
With her stunning performance at the final table, this young and flourishing player has proven that Poker, which usually features a higher male participation rate, is a game which goes beyond gender, and serves as a perfect example for aspiring female poker players giving them more confidence in participating in similar events held around the islands.
Results:
1. Beatriz Bernal Leonardo [Spain] - €4000
2. Leo Said [Malta] – Satellite - €2500
3. Chris Sammut [Malta]- € 1490
4. David Meli [Malta[ – Satellite - € 1250
5. Spartaco Vivaldi [Italy] - € 950
Photos of the Event may be viewed at the Gallery at MaltaPokerEvents.com. A highlights video of the Halloween tournament will also be online in the coming days.
The November satellite tournaments are back starting from Thursday, the 5th November at the Portomaso Casino. Winners of these satellite events will win their seats into the November €220 taking place at the Portomaso Casino on Sunday the 29th November 2009.
Visit the events section for more info on this event, as well as the live satellite event schedule.
Monthly tournament - September Edition [27.09.09]
Malta Poker Events - €220 Monthly Tournament: September Edition
Buy-in: €220
Style: Freeze-out
Satellite entries: 26
Total players registered: 67
Venue: Portomaso Casino, St.Julians, Malta
67 poker players registered for the first episode of our ‘Monthly €220 Poker Tournaments’ with their eyes set on the first prize of €4000 out of a pool which reached over €13,000 this month.
The September Edition was hosted in the larger, smoke-free poker hall at the Portomaso Casino; the same hall which was utilized for the internationally broadcast Malta Chili Poker Open 2009. The well-lit open space featured an area stacked with savoury snacks and refreshments for players to enjoy through the eight hour tournament.
Among the players present, there was a large part of Maltese poker players, and many Scandinavian players from the local igaming community. The tournament also attracted a few players from neighbouring Italy, and players from countries like Russia, Portugal and France. There were also a few EMOP participants present, who played at the international poker tournament held at the Casino di Venezia, Vittoriosa, earlier last week.
The first hand of the night was dealt at 18:45, and players quickly started their road to the final table of this months edition at the Portomaso Casino, holding a chip stack of 6000 with blinds increasing every 25 minutes.
By the first break the player count was down to 46 players taking the average stack to about 8500. Here, players started getting a feel for each other’s plays and taking advantage of the information at hand to take more calculated decisions at the felt.
Players kept up a steady pace with very active plays throughout the tournament and at around 12:30Am 9 players were left at the final table.
Towards the final hands with only 5 players left in the game, the blinds were now at 5k/10k and Therese Harvey [Malta] pushed with her 20K stack. She got called by Arthur Voskanyan [Russia] and Stefan Eric Johnson [Sweden] who then checked their way to the river holding Q6 and QT respectively. Therese’s Q9 paired a nine on the flop and kept its strength all the way to the river, tripling up and taking her stack up to 60,000 chips.
A few hands later, Stefan Eric Johnson, weakened from his previous loss, was all-in with 76 and got called by Georg Westin who was holding AT. Georg hit two pairs when the dealer showed AJT99 on the felt and sent out Stefan in fifth place taking home €1000.
With 4 remaming players at the table, Arthur Voskanyan from Russia, pushed his stack from under the gun while holding A10. What seemed like a steal turned into a successful play by Arthur as he got called by Therese’s K6. The flop gave Arthur a trips aces winning him the pot and sending out Therese in a highly respectable 4th place, taking home €1300. Therese gained entry to the €220 event through a €27+3 satellite tournament held earlier last week at the Portomaso Casino.
With 3 players left in the game and around €8000 to be won, Stefan Lundberg pushed all in holding Q9. Arthur called Stefan’s push and uncovered a stronger starting hand, AQ. The community cards came out showing 5T24A giving Arthur a pair of aces on the river. Stefan lundberg finished in third position and took home €1530 in his final hand before returning home to Sweden after his poker holiday in Malta.
Around seven and a half hours into the game, Arthur Voskanyan and Georg Westin went heads up in the final hand of the September edition of the monthly Malta Poker Events tournaments at the Portomaso Casino. With the blinds at 6k/12k, Arthur pushed all in holding Q10 and waited for Georg to act. Georg called this push right away while holding KQ and proceeded to watch the dealer uncover 96A32 giving him the advantage with his K high. Arthur won €2600 in second position and Georg took home the biggest share of the pot for his placing first - €4000.
9 players [of which two Maltese players – Antoine DeGiorgio and Therese Harvey] made it in the money and shared the chunky prize-pool, with €4000 going to 1st place, Georg Westin from Sweden. The top five players in last night’s tournaments were:
- Georg Westin [Sweden]- €4000
- Arthur Voskanyan [Russia]- €2600
- Stefan Lundberg [Sweden] - €1530
- Therese Harvey [Malta] - €1300
- Steffan Eric Johnson [Sweden] – €1000
Photos of last night’s event may be viewed at the
Gallery on Maltapokerevents.com
Join us for the next edition of the Monthly tournaments with the October Edition Satellites starting on Thursday the 1st October at the Portomaso Casino. Entry is a low €27+3.