Frode Gjesdal was under the gun and he opened to 1,100. The player to his immediate left folded but Jason Wheeler made the call. To Wheeler's left was Serkan Kurnar and he squeezed to 3,600 which folded out Gjesdal pretty quickly but Wheeler gave his next action much more thought. After 15-20 seconds thinking time Wheeler got out of the way.
Jason Mercier may be multi-tasking right night, dividing his time between WPT Malta and the various WCOOP events taking place online but that as not stopped him being as ferocious as ever.
Ioan Jurca opened from middle position and Mercier three-bet on the button. Jurca then four-bet to 7,400 and Mercier announced he was all-in for 56,000 in total. Jurca reluctantly folded and Mercier got back to doing three hundred things at once.
Tony G is in his seat and has already caused a bit of a stir. He is currently speaking to Daniel Negreanu on the PokerStars WCOOP Radio show despite being in action here in Malta!
Tony G bought in late due to taking part in the first two events of his triathlon with Phil Hellmuth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Level 6 has come to an end, registration is closed and everyone has been sent on a 75-minute dinner break.
Rejoin us in 75-minutes when we will play out the final two levels of Day 1b.
Marcelo Marigliano does not have the face of a man you would say is an online legend, but the man better-known as "luckexpress' is certainly that. Back in 2009, Marigliano took on Tom "Durrr" Dwan in the Million Dollar Challenge and he has just graced WPT Malta with his presence, albeit a short visit.
We missed the hand but we just saw him heading out of the tournament floor and where his chips once were is now an empty space. It is safe to say he has busted out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Mustapha Kanit has been on life support for the last level or so and now he has been put out of his misery thanks to Tomasz Gluszko.
The button raised to 800 and Gluszko called in the small blind. Kanit then moved all in for 6,800 in the big blind and when the button got out of the way Gluszko made the call.
Gluszko held king-jack suited and was up against the pocket sixes of Kanit. A king and a jack appeared on the flop and Kanit has gone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Champions Club member Sean Jazayeri has been eliminated from the WPT Malta Main Event in cruel circumstances. Jazayeri got his chips in with pocket aces against the queens of Svetlana Afanasjeva. The aces stayed ahead until the turn when a third queen made an appearance and like that Jazayeri has been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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69,800
6,650
|
6,650 |
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56,600
5,950
|
5,950 |
|
55,700
16,100
|
16,100 |
|
51,500
35,750
|
35,750 |
|
49,600
5,350
|
5,350 |
|
|
||
|
47,300
19,325
|
19,325 |
|
41,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
35,200
-12,900
|
-12,900 |
|
28,600
22,150
|
22,150 |
|
26,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
25,200
-12,400
|
-12,400 |
|
24,000
-18,300
|
-18,300 |
|
21,000
-3,025
|
-3,025 |
|
|
20,350
1,900
|
1,900 |
|
|
||
|
16,400
-13,600
|
-13,600 |
|
16,200
-13,800
|
-13,800 |
|
14,175
-9,925
|
-9,925 |
|
|
9,450
-18,550
|
-18,550 |
|
|
7,750
-4,650
|
-4,650 |
|
|
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|
7,300
-9,425
|
-9,425 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
