The Maltese Are Here
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A lot of poker players are living on Malta but only a few of them originate from this island country.
There are four Maltese players in the field today. One of them is Mark Vella. The local hero just lost a small pot against Natalia Panchenko but nothing much to worry about.
The other three players are really close to the top of the Maltese all-time money list. Charlo Azzopardi is placed in second on that list with $116,260. In fourth, we find Konrad Abela who's just $30,000 behind Azzopardi.
Jacqueline Cachia is placed in between those gentlemen.
She just lost a small pot against Miroslav Forman. He three-betted Cachia's opening raise to 1,050 and Cachia called. She check-called 900 on the 
flop.
Both checked when the 
came down on the turn. Cachia then check-folded to a 3,700-bet when the 
showed up at the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |