Summer Face/Off - Satellite 4

 

Summer Face/Off Live Satellite - Week 4

 

The 4th Satellite tournament for the Malta Summer Face/Off Tournament took place at the Dragonara Casino on Wednesday 12th May 2010.  In this tournament 22 players got together and went head to head in a €37 + €3 freeze-out competing for the €300 + €30 main event tickets as their prize.

 

6 prizes were given out throughout the tournament which was taken down by Vincenzo Amato  and Nicolas Jouannic who will each be joining the poker action at the Summer Face Off €300 + €30 tournament between the 28th and the 30th May 2010 at the Dragonara Casino.

 

The buy-in for the satellite was €37 + €3 and participating players are benefitting from a buy-in refund courtesy of XLBet.com, online partners for the Summer Face/Off event.  Players were given 5,000 chips as their starting stack to play out in a structure which saw blinds increase every 20 minutes. 

 

The action kicked off at 20:20Hrs and featured players from a variety of nationalities including Maltese, Danish, Italian, British, Swedish and French regions.  The 22 players were split up onto 3 tables and quickly started their plays by forcing their opponents into the tough decisions which are so particular to the game of Texas Hold’em Poker.

 

Early in the tournament an interesting hand took place between Andrew Cutajar and Ivan Farrugia, when both players hit a straight, with Cutajar having the higher straight with his K high.  Ivan was on a Q high straight, however the turn showed a K which resulted into a split pot, and a second chance for Ivan who would have been out of the tournament hadn’t it been for the turn card King.

 

The first player out of the tournament was Michael Curmi, who, whilst holding a pocket 5’s went heads up against T.Tortomasi.  Tortomasi was holding pocket rockets [AA] which kept their strength throughout the flop, turn and river, sending out Curmi at around 21:15Hrs.

 

A few minutes later, with blinds at the 75/150 level, Mark Muscat, who was on the button, ran into Thomas Harvey in a KQ vs. AK battle.  Muscat was already quite low stacked at this stage, making his KQ attractive enough to call Harvey’s AK supported push.  Harvey hit a flush with his hole cards, sending out Muscat relatively early in the satellite tournament.

 

By 21:30, players were back from their first break with Vincenzo Amato in a clear lead.  Blinds were now at the 100/200 level with 25 chips going out as antes.  At this stage, Amato’s lead was followed by Andrew Camilleri and Nicolas Jouannic and 19 players were still in the game.

 

With a total of 22 players in the tournament the prize structure was as follows:

1st  & 2nd Ticket to the Malta Summer Face/Off main event  - €300 + €30

3rd – 6th Ticket to the Malta Summer Face/Off Live satellite event - €37 + €3

By 22:30, players were down to the final table, and the action started to pick up at a steady rate.  Thomas Harvey took a shot at the pot with his pocket 9’s only to run into a pair of ladies held by Swedish Kent Berg.  Kent held a stronger starting hand which got even stronger when the dealer uncovered a Queen on the turn giving Kent a tris and sending out Harvey who was holding a stack of 4,000 at the time.  9 players were left in the game at this stage and were led by new chip leader Kent Berg, followed closely by Stephen Spiteri.

 

Another interesting hand which saw three players go against each other gave Joe Mangion a massive chip top-up, when he went up against Andrew Tabone on the Big Blind, and Thomas Tinglev holding AK.  Thomas pushed and got called by Andrew [AK] and Mangion [QQ].  Mangion’s hand kept it’s strength when the flop showed 34737 and he quickly went up to over 250% of his stack after the hand.  Tinglev was still in the game yet his stackgot relatively damaged in this hand which also saw Andrew Tabone exit the tournament.

A heads up between Thomas Tinglev and Nicolas Jouannic followed with Nicolas maintaining a dominant position with his JJ versus Thomas’s deck-paired 3.  Nicolas managed to stay in the hand and win it, sending out a weakened Tinglev, following his previous run-in with Mangion.

By the break at 23:00hrs, Mangion was in a clear lead followed by Berg and Nicolas Jouannic in third position.  Blinds were now at the 300/600 level with 50 being paid by players as antes.  Players were playing slightly more cautiously as they were in what is often referred to as ‘the bubble zone’, meaning that once the next player was out of the tourney all the remaining players would be in the money.

 

Running with a below average stack, Wayne Borg took his chances at a run-in with Nicolas Jouannic.  Wayne was holding A5 vs. Jouannic’s TT.  Blinds were at the 500/1000 level and it seemed like the last resort for Wayne to call Jouannic’s push, which dominated  Wayne’s hand sending him out as the Bubble.  All the remaining players were now ‘in the money’

Klint Berg was racking up quite an impressive chip stack by now and seemed to be dominating the table with a series of well placed bets.  He entered a pot against Andrew Camilleri when the latter pushed All in holding QT vs Berg’s 9Ts.  Berg hit his flush on this hand, sending out Andrew in 6th position handing his stack of 7k over to Berg, now chip leader at the final table.

 

The next player out of the tourney was dominated by Joe Mangion, one of the better stacked players at the table, who held AK when he went against Stephen Spiteri’s snowmen [88].  Joe hit a King on the flop immediately putting him in the lead, which he maintained throughout the river.  Stephen lost his entire stack of 7,000 chips to Joe Mangion.  Joe was now officially one of the Big Boys at the table.

 

An interesting hand between Nicolas Jouannic and Amato, saw Amato push All in with his 12,000 chips.  Jouannic called with a pair of ducks [22] but his hand was not strong enough to hold up against  Amato’s K which paired up with another King on the Flop.  Nicolas lost a sizeable portion of his chip stack to Amato who was now a ‘bigger force’ at the table.

 

By 12:15am, the blinds were at 800/1600 and 200 were being paid out by players as antes.  The 4 remaining players were led by Klint Berg, followed by Joe Mangion and Vincenzo Amato while Nicolas Jouannic was trailing in at a not so distant 4th.  Within a few hands Nicolas also managed to regain position which saw the tables turn and Joe Mangion move into 4th from his positioning in 2nd a few hands earlier.

 

Mangion’s stack started deteriorating at a faster rate, when he finally reached the bottom with his pair of 2’s against Klint Berg’s 55.  Joe was on the button in this hand holding around 3,000 chips.  He called a 10,000 bet from Klint but his cards did not get any stronger resulting in his exit from the tournament in 4th place.

 

The next few hands saw Amato increase his stack considerably when in one particular hand, he re-raised Berg’s 10K bet by an additional 15K.  We never got to see the player’s hole cards as both players folded their hands, althought It didn’t seem worth it for Berg to call a re-raise of that  size at such a pivotal point of the tournament.

 

Amato was now up to 43,000 chips and the monster at the table when he pushed in the final hand of the game with his TT which got called by Berg.  Amato’s hand was the prevailing one after the dealer showed a 6Q54J on the felt, sending out Berg in 3rd position, ending the game with Amato in first, and Jouannic in second, both winning their entry to the Malta Poker Summer Face/Off €300 + €30 tournament.

 

Winners: Vincenzo Amato & Nicolas Jouacim

The next edition of the Live Satellites for the Summer Face/Off tournament is taking place on Wednesday 19th May 2010.  The tournament shall take place at the Dragonara Casino and is expected to start at 20:00hrs.  Players will be given a 5,000 starting stack for their €37 + €3 buy-in, and shall compete in a live satellite freeze-out featuring 20 minute blind levels.

 

The Summer Face/Off Main Event tournament is taking place at the Dragonara Casino between the 28th and the 30th May 2010.  Players are encouraged to pick their starting days, Day 1A or Day 1B as early as possible, since many players have already started giving indications of their preferred starting days.

 

You may register for the €300 + €30 Summer Face/Off Poker tournament by buying in directly at the Dragonara Casino, or by participating at the final two live satellites taking place at the Dragonara Casino on the 19th May and the 26th May.

 

Seats for the Summer Face/Off tournament are limited, so make sure you register early to participate in Malta’s hottest Poker Tournament in Summer 2010!

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Malta Poker Events - October Satellite Tournament – Episode 3 [15.10.09]

Date: 15.10.09
Time: 20:30hrs
Venue: Portomaso Casino, Malta
Starting stack: 3000 chips
Blind levels: 18 minutes


The Portomaso casino was full of fun packed poker action last night as the casino’s poker halls accommodated the Malta Poker Events October satellite – Episode 3 as well as the Poker Idol €330 side event for the group of professional poker players who qualified for the poker holiday package through the Poker Idol Poker Room. A €5/€10 cash game and the regular €1/€2 were also held for the many players who stormed the casino last night. Several Italian players were also present as they also joined in on the action against some of the best players introduced to the Maltese Poker Scene by Poker Idol, the online poker room tagged as ‘the future of online poker’.

The satellite event for the Halloween themed tournament attracted 19 local players this week, resulting in 5 payouts - 2 main event tickets being given out to the prize winners, two tickets for next week’s satellite event plus the remaining pot for Jackie Cachia, who placed fifth. The multi table tourney started at 20:30Hrs and progressed at the normal rate with the break taking place after approximately 75 minutes.

As a mid-game surprise for our players, the Portomaso Conference centre was set-up for this eventful day with a full blown buffet featuring a vast array of carefully prepared gourmet to suite the most discerning tastes. Players were invited to indulge in a wide range of sea food, pasta, cold cuts and an assortment of cheeses, sweets and exotic fruits to complement the fantastic overall turnout last night. In the buffet area, Malta Poker Events players also had the opportunity of meeting up and networking with professional poker players who participated in the Poker Idol Open side event which took place last night at the Portomaso Casino.

After refuelling with the exquisite food preparation, players rejoined their tables to compete for the final prizes for their respective tournaments.

The final table of the October edition Satellite tournament commenced at around 23:15Hrs and featured many of the regular players who participate in the weekly satellites as well as some new players who were hopeful about winning their buy-in to this month’s Halloween-themed event. Among these were also previous satellite winners JP Grech, Massimo Pappalardo, Rueben Velden and Leo Said.


After the tournaments were over and prizes given out, players were invited to club 22 at the Portomaso tower for a night of partying in company of the Poker Idol crew and players.


Photos may be viewed at the gallery section on the Malta Poker Events website.



Winners of the Halloween themed €220 event on the 1st November 2009 pictured above.
• Leo Said [Left]
• David Meli [Right]

Winners of satellite tickets
• Rueben Velden
• Joe Camilleri

Winners of remaining pot:
• Jackie Cachia

With just two remaining satellite events before the €220 tourney this month, join us next Thursday the 22nd October at the Portomaso Casino for your chance to win a seat into the Halloween themed poker tournament being held on the 1st November 2009. Prize pool is expected to exceed €13,000 this month!

Free parking, snacks and beverages for all our players.

For more information on our current event schedule, please contact us on info@maltapokerevents.com

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September Satellite - Episode 1

September Satellite - Episode 1

September Satellite - Episode 1 Added On: 04/09/2009
After a long summer break for many, Thursday the 3rd September marked the start of an action-packed season full of No Limit Hold'em.

50 poker players signed up for Episode 1 of the September satellite tournament by Malta Poker Events

6 €220 main event prizes were given out, which entitles the winners entry to the end of month €220 freezeout taking place at the Portomaso Casino on Sunday the 27th September 2009.

The tourney was completed within 4 hours, with blinds increasing every 18 minutes.

There were many familiar faces, several players who attended the Malta Poker Seminar and the Malta Chili Poker Open 2009, and a mix of regular local card players who contributed €27 each to the pot.

Players were all seated by 20:30hrs and within ninety minutes at the break, 30 players were left in the game, taking the average chip stack up to 5000 from the initial 3000.

The final table started at 23:15hrs with 9 players at the table. Steven Spiteri held the chiplead here with 29,000 chips.

In the final stages of the game, Luke Lyttleton called Carmel’s 12,700 push and was shown the only hand that could beat him pre-flop: Rockets! Furthermore, Luke’s confident call did not see his KK develop into a hand stronger than Carmel’s AA and Luke lost a very large portion of his stack leaving him 5,400 while callus now held over 25,000.

The first player out after the break put his AJ up against Steve Spiteri’s KK. With blinds at 1,000, Steve raised 5,000 and was pushed all-in by Zsolt Noji. Steve called the additional 4,000 and saw the dealer unfold a favourable flop, turn and river, taking his chip-count to approximately 40,000.

Luke Lyttleton was the next player out of the game finishing in eight position. He pushed all-in holding KJ and got called by Charles Sammut holding A10. Sammut paired his ten on the flop, and took hold of all of Luke’s 5,400 stack.

The game came to a close when Chris Sammut went all in holding 5 8 against Kristian Jorgensen’s pocket 3’s. Kristian called and hit trips on the turn, sending Sammut out in seventh place. Sammut’s placing gained him entry to next week’s satellite taking place on Thursday, 10th September at the Portomaso Casino.

€220 Tickets for the September 27th Freezeout were given to the following players:
- Steve Spiteri
- Carmel Callus
- Kristian Jorgensen
- Charles Sammut
- Jeremy Harding Roberts
- Lawrence bonnici



€27+3 Ticket for 10th September satellite:
Chris Sammut



The next satellite will be taking place on the 10th September at the Portomaso Casino.
The Event will start at 20:30Hrs.

Free parking available at the Portomaso Car Park

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Malta Poker Events - Satellite Update 9.04.09

Another fantastic event at this week’s Malta Poker Events satellite tournament. The event was held on Thursday the 9th April at the Portomaso Casino. With two weeks to go, players are definitely giving the Malta ChiliPoker Openits due importance as one of Malta’s most anticipated Poker events. The satellite tournament attracted 43 Players who competed for 6 prizes which included 4 Malta ChiliPoker Main event Tickets [€330 Buy-in] and 2 tickets for the Malta Poker Seminar, headlined by Poker pro, Ron Rose.

The 5 tables allotted to the satellite were filled with poker players from different walks of life and different nationalities like Malta, Germany, Uk, France, Czech Republic and Austria. The majority of players were male, yet we noticed a positive increase in the number of female players compared to the previous weeks.

The tournament lasted around four and a half hours with almost half the players out of their seats by the first 90 minutes play. Early hands seen in the first stage of the tournament included Anthony Deguara holding AK where he went up against Lina Theuma holding an AQ. Tony pushed with 5900 chips and hit a King on the river sending Lina out of the tournament with her dominated Queen.

Karsten Busch’s all in and final hand got called by Kevin O’neill who held a better hand and a greater than average chip stack at this time. The flop uncovered a queen that gave Kevin a pair of queens which remained the highest valued cards on the felt by the river. This gave Kevin an even stronger position than he held before, turning him into chip leader on his table. O’neill knocked out another player, Andrea Stellato holding AK in his final hand when he went up against Kevin, holding pocket tens, and all in. The players hands didn’t get stronger when combined with the community cards. The deal won Kevin all of Andrea’s chips.

Trevor Borg, a new face at the Malta Poker Events tournaments, pulled a flush on the river against his opponent who held a respectable QQ. Trevor pushed all in as his final last move in the hand which got called winning him his opponent’s pot. Trevor kicked out another player when his AA went up against 88. None of the player’s hands improved and Trevor won yet another sizeable pot, giving him a favourable position at this stage of the tournament.

Trevor Caruana, a regular at the Malta Poker Events games, who won his ticket to this week’s satellite by placing fifth in last week’s game, got trapped by Matthew Barry’s Flush which dominated Trevor’s KJ. Barry claimed all of Trevor’s chips with his move.

Kevin O’neill who was still on a good run so far, encountered a setback when he caught a KQ. Three players were in on this hand, with bets being called by Adrian Sciberras [A7] and Stefan Kaindlstorfer [KJ] who was on two pairs as the flop was showing K2J. A king on the river made the waters more dangerous for Kevin who was now holding a set of Kings against Steffan’s full house. Kevin pushed all in only to be called by Steffan who won the hand beating both players and giving him a much greater advantage as the tournament was halfway through.

Matthew Barry came out victorious in yet another hand when he called Mario Magri’s all in. Mario pushed all in holding a K10, and Barry called with his AJ. Mario, holding a flush draw and gut shot lost the hand as Barry hit two pairs. The paired AJ held their strength, finishing off Mario’s chances to enter the top six positions.

Down to the final table, the average stack was around 11,000 chips with the chip leader holding around 25k. Here, Luke Galea, one of the more focused players throughout the tournament held pocket 10’s as he gave his final push. He got called by Anthony Deguara holding KQ who paired a Queen on the turn, thus eliminating Luke.

Anthony’s hand strength was forced once again onto Chris Sammut, low stacked at the time. Chris went all in holding 97 yet he got called by Anthony Deguara, holding K6. Anthony’s King paired up on the felt winning him all of Chris’s chips

As the action started getting tougher, Anthony Deguara went all in with an A7 and got called by Etienne Do’s A6. None of the players hit on the flop turn or river, yet a pair of Kings and 2 over cards surfaced on the table which saved Etienne Do as the hand resulted in a split pot between the two players.

By this time the blinds had reached 800/1600 and 6 players were left in the game. The game slowed down considerably with far fewer hands being called. All the remaining players were eligible to prizes at this point as the tourney paid out 4 main event tickets as well as 2 Malta Poker Seminar tickets. Two players out at this stage would result in the end of the tourney, so players were playing very carefully in order to secure their seat in the Malta Chili Poker Open.

An all-in by Etienne Do, holding A10 got called by Barry who, also holding A10 called Etienne’s bet. There was the possibility for a flush, yet the pot ended up split between the two players. This was the second time Etienne showed his cards, and his second split pot on the final table.

The next hand saw the table going down to five players when Daniel Briffa went all in with 6400 chips while holding A10. He got called by Etienne Do whose 77 kept their strength when the community cards showed 45K96.

Anthony Deguara, now grinding his way through, came to a turning point in the tournament when he went all in with 3,200 chips. He got called by Etienne Do and Matthew Barry holding KJ and QJ respectively. The felt was Queen High, but Anthony’s pocket Kings held up against the other player’s cards by the river which allowed him to triple up turning him into the second biggest stack on the table.

After several more tight plays on the table, Anthony Deguara went all in with his Hooks [JJ] and got called by Stefan Kaindlstorfer, the chip leader at the time. Stefan was holding JQ which gave him two pairs as there were a J and Q on the felt, yet Anthony’s trips gave him the advantage here giving him chip leader position, now holding over 17000 chips.

Another heads up between Anthony and Stefan saw Stefan go all in with AJ against Anthony’s K6 which hit a King on the flop. Stefan won this hand though as he also paired his Ace on the flop when the table showed a K5A77

The tournament came to a close at the 13th level, with the blinds at 1400/2800. The final hand saw Anthony push all-in when he hit the nuts on the river with a full house holding 45 in big blind position. To his misfortune, Barry [K8] was drawing a dead straight which he hit on the turn as the 4 on the river sent Barry out in 5th place. The final deal showed 54764 on the table.


The Satellite Winners 1st through 4th:
Malta ChiliPoker Open Main Event Tickets [Final 4 positions]
Anthony Deguara
Stefan Kaindlstorfer
Matthew Calascione
Etienne Do

Malta Poker Seminar Tickets [5th and 6th]
Matthew Barry
Daniel Briffa

2 more satellite tournaments will be held next week on Thursday the 16th April at the Portomaso Casino and the Oracle Casino. The events are scheduled to start at 20:30Hrs

Winners wil get the chance to win tickets to the Malta Chilipoker Open, and the Malta Poker Seminar. The Malta Poker Seminar is being held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre on the 18th & 19th April 2009. Professional Poker player Ron Rose will be headlining the event.

The remaining tickets for the Malta Poker Seminar are available from the Portomaso Casino, the Mediterranean Conference Centre and may also be booked through info@maltapokerevents.com

Photography from the satellite tournament may be viewed in the photo gallery at maltapokerevents.com

Malta Poker Events - Malta Chilipoker Open Satellite Update

Malta Poker Events - Malta Chilipoker Open Satellite Update

The fifth Malta Poker Events Satellite tournament attracted 30 players who all shared the same goal: To win a seat to the Malta Chilipoker Open being held at the Portomaso Casino from the 24th till the 26th April 2009.

Payouts for last night’s tournament included three seats to the €330 Malta Chilipoker Open event and three tickets to next week’s satellite.

The players were all seated by 20:30 when the tournament commenced. Various familiar faces plus a host of new ones graced the tables with their different styles and strategies. Some of who were sporting headphones, sunglasses and caps, mimicking their idols as they appear on televised events like the WSOP, WPT and other international events.

Most of the players were Maltese yet there were also some foreign players who participated in the satellite, from which players started dropping out after a few hands were dealt. The 3 table tournament was down to two tables by the beginning of the first break.

Following the intermission, the weakest players began to get blinded out and initiated a series of pushing tactics in order to double up and increase their chances of making it to the final six positions. The tactic worked for a few, yet the majority lost their chips to better stacked players who either trapped the weaker ones, or called, simply because of their relative stack size hitting pairs and trips by the turn or river.

Lawrence Galea bubbled in seventh position against Clive Tong, who paired his Ace [5 kicker] against the KQ held by Lawrence. He was followed by Hubert Micallef whose AQ didn’t hit develop into a stronger hand against Joseph Grech’s pocket 8’s. Hubert won a ticket to next week’s satellite. The next player out was Mario Magri, a 9 to 1 underdog with his Q8 against Trevor Caruana’s A8. Mario also made it into the top six and won himself a seat to next week’s satellite.

The remaining players at this stage were Trevor Caruana, Clive Tong, Joseph Grech and Joseph Camilleri. Here Trevor Caruana, who was relatively short stacked started pushing very aggressively which resulted in him quickly becoming chip leader.

Trevor did not maintain his position though, as Clive, who was the short stack a few hands before, managed to take some of Trevor blinds. In addition, Trevor also started to call several hands against other players, only to fold before the turn in most of them.

A match between Clive and Joseph Grech saw an all in from Clive who hit trips on the flop only to be called by Joe, who hit a full house with his 9,2. Luckily for Clive, the turn and river were 3 and 3 which resulted in a split pot between the two players, who also benefited from Trevor’s 3500 bet after Joe’s call. This was a deciding hand for Clive who luckily survived, giving him a slightly bigger stack than when he entered it.


The game started getting to a close as Trevor’s chip stack started deteriorating. The final hand saw Trevor push once again with his A7 only to be called by Clive. Trevor didn’t hit on the flop, or turn, and when the Ace surfaced on the river, it gave Trevor the higher pair, but it also resulted in a straight for Clive, who won the final hand of last night’s satellite.

Thanks to the great attendance last night, 6 prizes were given out to the players who made it in the top 6 positions.

Prizes were awarded as follows:
1st through 3rd - €330 Malta Chilipoker Main Event winners:
Clive Tong, Joseph Grech & Joseph Camilleri

4th through 6th - Satellite tickets for next week’s tournament:
Trevor Caruana, Mario Magri & Hubert Micallef

Next week’s satellite will be taking place at the Portomaso Casino on Thursday the 9th April. The event is scheduled to start at 20:30Hrs. Early registration is recommended.

For photos of last night’s satellite please visit the Gallery at MaltaPokerEvents.com
You may contact us for more information on info@maltapokerevents.com

Malta Chilipoker Open - Satellite Tournament

Malta Chilipoker Open - Satellite Tournament

Malta Poker Events Satellite tournament taking place on Thursday, the 2nd April at the Portomaso Casino, St.Julians, and the Oracle Casino, Bugibba, Malta.

This week we have scheduled 2 tournaments which will be taking place at two separate locations. You may participate at the casino of your preference.

Time: 20:30Hrs
Buy-In: €37+3
1st Prize – Entry to Malta ChiliPoker Open Main Event [Worth €330]
2nd Prize – Entry to Malta ChiliPoker Open Satellite Tournament [Worth €37+3]

We recommend early registration to avoid disappointment.

Ayu Fievet wins 1st Prize at the 4th satellite for the Malta Chilipoker Open 2009

Malta Poker Events - Satellite update.

Last night’s event kicked off at 20:30Hrs at the Portomaso Casino where two tables were set up for the participants. The event lasted around 4 hours in total with Ayu Fievet emerging as the winner of the 1st prize and seat to the main event of the Malta Chilipoker Open 2009.

The Malta Poker Events satellite was well attended with 13 players who got together for the 4th satellite tournament so far. The increased amount of players gave this week’s tournament an additional prize for third pacing and also included cash winnings for second and third place winners. Players included some familiar faces like Clive Tong [Previous winner], Konrad Abela, Trevor Caruana, and Ayu Fievet, who came second in a previous satellite, giving her free entry to last night’s satellite.

With some rare outcomes like a 5 way split pot, a majority of the players kept it tight for the initial stages of the tournament, yet there were some unfortunate flops for strong handed players like Jovin Genovese whose pocket Kings didn’t survive past the river.

The players were moved to the final table a few minutes before the tournament break, where the participants started picking up the pace as blind levels started to become more pronounced.

The action kept heating up as players started dropping out of the table following traps set up by better positioned players as well as well timed calls by those players who had the stacks to afford them.

With 5 players still left in the tournament, a pair of snowmen [88] helped Konrad Abela double up against Carmel Callus, chip leader at the time. Konrad's all-in was called almost instantly by Carmel, who showed an A6 which didn’t develop into a stronger hand by the river.

Carmel didn’t last much longer at the table as a series of events turned him weaker and he exited the table at fifth place. Carmel was followed by Trevor Caruana, who ended up as the bubble, leaving Clive Tong, Konrad Abela and Ayu Fievet to battle it out for their placing in the final three positions.

Another All-in from Konrad who was holding 10Q was called by Ayu with her KQ. Clive also called this hand with his 99, yet Ayu came out as the winner when she hit her king on the flop, sending Konrad out in third place while leaving her and Clive in a heads-up for the first prize.

Being relatively short stacked at this stage and in need of a double up, the last three hands saw three All-ins by Clive. Ayu kept her focus and finally called Clive’s suited 10, 2 with her 10 Q when she paired her Q to claim her prize as winner of this week’s satellite.

Prizes given out during this week’s satellite were as follows:
1st Prize – Ayu Fievet – Seat to Main event of Malta Chilipoker Open 2009
2nd Prize – Clive Tong – Seat to next week’s satellite + €50
3rd Prize – Konrad Abela – Seat to next week’s satellite + €20.

Photos of the event may be viewed on maltapokerevents.com. A highlights video featuring interviews with some players will also follow shortly.

Next week’s satellite will be taking place at the Portomaso Casino on the 2nd April 2009. The event is set to start at 20:30Hrs

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The 3rd Malta Poker Open Satellite Tournament came to a close in the early hours of this morning...

The 3rd Malta Poker Open Satellite Tournament came to a close in the early hours of this morning with a heads up bout between Andrew Tabone and Carmel Micallef. The final hand saw Ks8s versus JhJd where Carmels hooks kept their lead all the way to the river. Obtaining a flush draw on the turn, Andrew pushed Carmel all-in almost 4 hours after the satellite had started.


A nine of spades crushed Carmels chances of winning the hand, yet he called Andrews all-in for him to reveal a Flush, King High.

Last night’s tournament took place at the Oracle Casino, Qawra. The event started at 20:30Hrs and was completed by 01:00Hrs. Andrew won a seat to the Malta Poker Open €330 main event taking place at the Portomaso Casino in April, while Carmel won a seat to next week’s satellite, giving him another shot at the €330 seat.

Next week’s satellite will be taking place at the Portomaso Casino on Thursday the 26th at 20:00Hrs. Players are advised to register early to ensure they find a place as tables are filling up promptly.

Check the events section in the Malta Poker Events website for more information on current events.

Filming of tonight's satellite !

We are filming some content throughout tonight's satellite being held at the Portomaso Casino, including some of the action at the felt and interviews with players.

This will help promote our favourite card game so feel free to drop by to give your support!