It’s the seventh-inning stretch. This is a baseball saying for a late break in the action and applies to the Grand Event as well as the final break is upon us.
The blinds will increase to 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante before increasing to 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante. Surviving players will bag chips for the evening after 3 a.m. after these two blind levels.
Level 21: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 93/1,441
Unibet Poker qualifier William Johnstone was one of the friendliness new guys we have seen on tour. He had a heck of a run in the Grand Event but lost his stack in the “most classic way” when his queens didn’t win a flip against big slick.
Johnstone took 95th place for €1,310 and can live with his deep-run exit.
“It was a good run,” said Johnstone. “Not bad at all for a recreational player like myself. I took 95th place and went out in the most classic way.”
We hope to see Johnstone again at the Malta Poker Festival. He was visibly enjoying his experience and wish him the best of luck at his next event.
Level 21: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 93/1,441
FLIP women’s group ambassador Ann-Roos Callens is representing and is the last lady standing in the Grand Event.
She is sitting with a stack of 700,000 still at the same table as David Lappin and Jonathan Briscoe White.
Best of luck to Ann-Roos for advancing to the final table and beyond similar to what La Sengphet did during the last Malta Poker Festival Grand Event in the Spring.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | Daniel Kuhlmann | €1,210 |
| 105 | Antoine Talvard | €1,210 |
| 106 | Martin Danielsen | €1,210 |
| 107 | Paiman Sakhi | €1,210 |
| 108 | Thomas Lange | €1,210 |
| 109 | Giovanni Nava | €1,210 |
| 110 | Dimitrios Panagopoulos | €1,210 |
| 111 | Giovanni Palma | €1,210 |
| 112 | Marnin Santandrea | €1,210 |
| 113 | Marc Schembri | €1,110 |
| 114 | Michel Glansberg | €1,110 |
| 115 | Christina Read | €1,110 |
| 116 | Andre Grech | €1,110 |
| 117 | Samuel Tebege | €1,110 |
| 118 | Babak Movazzafi | €1,110 |
| 119 | Brieuc Broudic | €1,110 |
| 120 | Jonathan Stoll | €1,110 |
| 121 | Jiany Lu | €1,110 |
| 122 | Dario Sorrenti | €1,110 |
| 123 | Michael Fohs | €1,110 |
| 124 | Ralph van Veen | €1,110 |
| 125 | Jeppe Bisgaard | €1,110 |
| 126 | Alain Monluc | €1,110 |
| 127 | Stefan Bormann | €1,110 |
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 107/1,444
Andrea Melluzzo three-bet jammed for less than ten big blinds from the button and was called by Guillaume Bessolles who opened from the hijack.
Andrea Melluzzo: A♠9♥
Guillaume Bessolles: Q♦9♣
Melluzzo won the hand with two pair after the 3♠9♠A♥10♥2♦ ran out on the board to double his stack.
Colin Cooper, who was also at the table, appeared even happier than Melluzzo about the outcome and was audibly clapping very loudly after Melluzzo won the hand.
Guillaume Bessolles – 700,000
Andrea Melluzzo – 365,000
Chris Read had a great run in the Grand Event but sometimes a good thing must come to an end. She shared she hit the rail in 115th place when her nines were no good against tens.
Although today was good for Read, yesterday was even better as she managed to ship the €150 Ladies First! event for more than €2,000. This was the second time Read has won this event to become the first two-time Ladies First! champion.
Read didn’t even take much of a break. She left her Malta Poker Festival and Women’s Poker Association trophies from the Ladies First! at the media desk and immediately entered the €1,100 High Roller. We wish Read the best of luck and will try to include more coverage about Read’s run in the High Roller either in the blog or as a follow-up after the event.
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 113/1,444
Charif Akhoun was busy in back-to-back hands putting players at risk. First, Michel Glansberg three-bet jammed for about 10 big blinds and was called by Akhoun.
Michel Glansberg: A♥10♥
Charif Akhoun: 6♥6♠
Glansberg connected with his ten on the 8♠10♠K♠ flop and was still ahead on the 4♥ turn. However, the J♠ river improved Akhoun to a flush to eliminate Glansberg.
The next hand, Antonio Brancati open-jammed for 125,000 from the button and Akhoun called from the big blind.
Antonio Brancati: 8♥8♦
Charif Akhoun: 9♠7♠
Brancati’s snowmen held on the 5♠K♦J♣2♥4♥ runout to double his stack instead of meeting the same fate as Glansberg.
Charif Akhoun – 500,000
Michel Glansberg – 280,000
Michel Glansberg – 0
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 122/1,444
Jeppe Bisgaard had his last 230,000 in the middle and was up against Ciro Perna.
Jeppe Bisgaard: A♣A♥
Ciro Perna: Q♠9♠
Bisgaard was in an amazing spot to double but the poker gods weren’t on his side. Perna nailed a straight to crack Bisgaard’s aces and sent him to the locker room after the 8♣6♥4♣5♦7♣ ran out on the board.
Ciro Perna – 1,150,000
Jeppe Bisgaard – 0
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 128 | Bengt Hallner | €1,110 |
| 129 | Adam Diamond | €1,110 |
| 130 | John Madden | €1,110 |
| 131 | George Waud | €1,110 |
| 132 | Luka Urosevic | €1,110 |
| 133 | Alberto Galluzzo | €1,110 |
| 134 | Vincent Calenti | €1,110 |
| 135 | Istvan Krizsan | €1,110 |
| 136 | Petter Erlandsen | €1,110 |
| 137 | Joost Idema | €1,110 |
| 138 | Andrew Cutajar | €1,110 |
| 139 | Ali Bozdogan | €1,110 |
| 140 | Greger Larsson | €1,110 |
| 141 | Petrus Berkhout | €1,110 |
| 142 | Rosarie Roberts | €1,110 |
| 143 | Tugce Hallner | €1,110 |
| 144 | Andrea Agnoletto | €1,110 |
| 145 | Garry Spinks | €1,110 |
| 146 | Saverio Giuzio | €1,110 |
| 147 | Anders Karlsen | €1,110 |
| 148 | Giuseppe Incognito | €1,110 |
| 149 | Nico Seghorn | €1,110 |
| 150 | Alex Montgomery | €1,110 |
| 151 | Antonin Hays | €1,110 |
| 152 | Leon Gerada | €1,110 |
| 153 | Oyvind Stangnes | €1,110 |
| 154 | Nicos Sotiriou | €1,110 |
| 155 | Manfred Quint | €1,110 |
| 156 | Vytautas Rubeziu | €1,110 |
| 157 | Dylan Cechowski | €1,110 |
| 158 | Daniele Grasso | €1,110 |
| 159 | Vincenzo Scarpitti | €1,110 |
We noticed three players at break with stacks above 2 million among the 127 players remaining as follows:
Ionut Dinu – 2.4 million
Kamil Skawinski – 2.4 million
Antonios Onoufriou – 2.1 million
